Island County 4-H Achievement/Rally Night celebrated past achievements and welcomed new members.
Jackie Vannice, 4-H program coordinator, described the celebration as, “Probably the most enjoyable event we have all year. It’s such a pleasure to be able to award our entire 4-H family for their hard work and accomplishments throughout the year.”
The evening opened with a presentation of flags followed by 4-H’er Allyson Roberts’ rendition of the National Anthem.
A candle lighting ceremony marked the recognition of new 4-H members for 2010-2011.
Graduating 4-H members Jayme Hunt, Lance Kidder, Amelia King, Melissa Clark, Alissa Coupe, Allison Duvenez, Adrianna Royal, Christina Fry, Lindsey Johnson, Tailynn Olmstead and Maggie Schuster were recognized for their achievements within the program.
Winner of the 4-H’er of the Year award, Emily Bain, is an Oak Harbor High School senior and is part of the Central Whidbey Cattlemen and Rock’n Doodle Poultry.
Megan Roberts, of Oak Harbor, who participates with K-9 Korps, won the 4-H Leader of the Year award and Sue Williams, of Clinton, leader of the South Whidbey Centaurs and superintendent of the Horse Division, was awarded 4-H superintendent of the year.
“We have many people within Island County 4-H who are deserving of these awards, but each year we find there are those that exceed our expectations in many ways,” Vannice said.
Island County 4-H offers programs for ages 5 through 19. Participants are encouraged to choose a project of interest and work with parents, leaders and other mentors that provide leadership, learning experiences and a meaningful opportunity to help support the community. The program also offers kids a chance to participate in the Island County Fair and State Fair in Puyallup.
For more information, contact WSU Extension, 4-H Youth Development at www.island.wsu.edu, or call Vannice at 679-7328.
Other Awards:
2010-2011 Gold Medal Awards
Achievement
Cara Mathews
Kaccie Hanson
Shaina Nielson
Alpaca
Martha Nehring
Sarah Nehring
Kristen Schuster
Kelly Uhlig
Beef
Jayme Graves
Cameron Jenson
Cat
Julia Beumer
Adi Gribble
Lindsey Johnson
Sarah Rosenberger
Cavies
Mallory Hunt
Food
Holly Fisher
Horse
Brendan Coleman
Kaitlin Ellerby-Muse
Katie Houck
Cara Mathews
Carlee Mills
Kareena Moore
Mackenzie Peterson
Sophie Treadwell
Lacy Williams
Tom Campbell
Leadership
Jayme Graves
Performing Arts
Cara Mathews
Poultry
Emily Bain
Megan deWolf
Lena Hart Bissell
Nicholas Johnson
Rabbits
Kimberly Forster
Computer Technology
Christopher Neal
Avery Scharwat
Dustin Scharwat
JaNoah Spratt
2010-2011 Record Book Pins
Mallory Hunt
Cameron Jensen
Cheyenne Stolmeier
Megan Thorn
Adrianna Royal
Annie Mutschler
Martha Nehring
Sarah Nehring
Kristen Schuster
Kelly Uhlig
Shelby Lubchuck
Holly Fisher
Adrianna Gribble
Julia Beumer
Sarah Rosenberger
Lindsey Johnson
Alexandra Holland
Naomi Holland
Emily Bain
Kaitlyn Ellerby-Muse
Lacy Williams
Christina Houck
Katie Houck
Shaina Neilson
2010-2011 Officer Pins
President
Naomi Holland
Cheyenne Stolmeier
Vice President
Alexandra Holland
Secretary
Lindsay Oppelt
Shelby Lubchuck
Sophie Treadwell
Treasurer
Naomi Holland
Chris Stolmeier
Reporter
Holly Fisher
Patch Awards
Year One
Christopher Neal
Avrey Scharwat
Dustin Scharwat
JaNoah Spratt
Delaney Armstrong
Cheyenne Stolmeier
Lance Kidder
Kristen Schuster
Cara Mathews
Carlee Mills
Shelby Lubchuck
Julia Beumer
Sarah Rosenberger
Sophie Treadwell
Christina Houck
Katie Houck
Sonny Campbell
Kacie Hanson
Year Two
Jayme Graves
Nicholas Johnson
Martha Nehring
Brendan Coleman
Adrianna Gribble
Brent DeWolf
Shaina Neilson
Year Three
Emily Bain
Year Four
Kelly Uhlig
Holly Fisher
Year Five
Lindsey Johnson
Year Six
Mallory Hunt
Island County Fair Round Robin Winners
Large Animal
Kelly Uhlig
Small Animal
Lindsey Johnson
Island County Fair Pie Baking Contest Winners
Best Hot Pie
Monique Stolmeier – “Rueberry Pie”
Best Cold Pie
Cecilia Jacobson-Ross – “Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie”
Public Presentation Awards
Visual Aids
Camden Miller
Composure
Annie Mutschler
Research
Shane Squire
Creativity
Danielle Ricks
