2026 4-H Communication Event
(Clover Kid Reading, Prepared Speech, Radio Public Service Announcements (PSA's),
Illustrated Presentation, Impromptu Speech and Video Communication)
2026 Theme - "Ready Today, Leading Tomorrow"
Step by Step Holt Boyd 4-H Communication Event Online Entries -
1. All Entries submitted through fairwire at https://holt.fairwire.com/ OR https://boyd.fairwire.com/.
2. Contestants MUST ALSO submit their PSA’s (in .wav or .mp3 audio format) and/or Video Communication (in .mp4 format) via email to county office holt-county@unl.edu OR boyd-county@unl.edu
The Holt County and Boyd County Communications Events will be held jointly in 2026. Contestants will compete within their respective counties - Holt County participants will compete against other Holt County participants, and Boyd County participants will compete against other Boyd County participants. Each county will continue to present its own awards.
For 2026, the event will be hosted in Holt County and will be hosted in Boyd County in 2027.
Holt Boyd County Contest -
- Date: April 12, 2026
- Time: 5:00 pm
- Location: Holt County Courthouse Annex, O'Neill
- Due: April 7, 2026 - All entries will be made by using https://holt.fairwire.com/ from March 30 until it closes at 11:59pm on April 7
Resources -
- Holt Boyd County 4-H Communication Event Flyer
- Holt Boyd 4-H Communication Event Handbook
- UNL 4-H Premier Communication Events Website (Good resource for rules and regulations)
- State Premier Communication Event
- June 16-17, 2026 at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, East Campus, Lincoln, NE
- Registrations due by May 29 and entered online by the county extension office
- Contests - Schedule will be released in June
June 16-17 - Illustrated Presentations Contest; Impromptu Speaking Contest; and Showcase of Radio PSA and Video Communication
June 16-17 - Prepared Speech Contest; and Showcase of Radio PSA and Video Communication