4-H Communication Arts

 

Greg, Angelina, Zeke and Graham all competed in the county 4-H Communication Arts Contest.  All are eligible to advance to the District Contest.  Greg will be at the State FFA Convention, but the rest of the kids plan to attend and compete.  I was able to get pics of all but Greg & Angelina while they were visiting with the judges.

Graham went first!!  He’s a Cloverbud, so he can do a recitation of any length.  He chose ‘The Land of Counterpane’ by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Zeke was up a little later.  He chose to talk about Joaquin Miller and recite his most famous poem, ‘Columbus.’ 

Dash recited an excerpt from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech, ‘The Strenuous Life,’ given at the Chicago Hamilton Club.  I told Greg I chose it for him because I wanted him to learn something from it!  The title itself hints at the content; good lessons for a teen.

Angelina chose to do a demonstration this year (again!).  She made birdseed ornaments and titled the demo ‘Treats for Tweets.’ 

All the kids did a nice job.  There are, of course, areas they could improve, but that’s what’s great about 4-H.  The judges did a great job of providing positive critique that can be applied to improve their presentations before the district contest in June.

 And, CAN YOU BELIEVE JUNE IS NEXT WEEKEND!!!