On January 23, McClain County 4-H hosted the spring communications and job readiness contest at the Newcastle Library.
4-H members competed in the communications contest ranging from off-the-cuff speeches to food demonstrations. Results from the communications contest are the following: Cloverbud Demo.
Barrett Beatty, Newcastle 4-H Junior Demonstration 1st place- Archer Beatty, Newcastle 4-H Intermediate Demonstration
1st Place- Norah Thayer, Washington 4-H
2nd Place- Riley Gipson, Blanchard 4-H
Senior Demonstration
1st Place- Theresa Howard, Red Dirt Rabbit 4-H
Intermediate PowerPoint
1st Place- Trent Thayer, Washington 4-H 2nd Place- Cooper Beatty, Newcastle 4-H 3rd Place- Harper Perkins, Newcastle 4-H
Senior PowerPoint
1st Place- Estella Thayer, Washington 4-H 2nd Place- EveLynne Thayer, Washington 4-H
Cloverbud Extemporaneous
Barrett Beatty, Newcastle 4-H
Junior Extemporaneous
1st place- Archer Beatty, Newcastle 4-H 2nd Place- Abigail Gipson, Blanchard 4-H 3rd Place- Piper Terpening, Newcastle 4-H
Intermediate Extemporaneous
1st Place- Harper Perkins, Newcastle 4-H 2nd Place- Cooper Beatty, Newcastle 4-H 3rd Place- Norah Thayer, Washington 4-H 4th Place- Riley Gipson, Blanchard 4-H
Senior Extemporaneous
1st Place- EveLynne Thayer, Washington 4-H The job readiness contest gives members first-hand experience on how a job interview process goes and members gain important record keeping skills while doing a resume for the contest.
Here are the results from job readiness:
Intermediate Job Readiness
1st Place- Cooper Beatty, Newcastle 4-H 2nd Place- Harper Perkins, Newcastle 4-H
Senior Job Readiness
1st Place- Theresa Howard, Red Dirt Rabbit 4-H 4-H is open to all youth in McClain County and all are encouraged to join. If you are interested in enrolling, please contact the McClain County Extension Office at 405-5272174.