4-H

Thurston County 4-H

2025 Dakota-Thurston All Contest Day Results

It was a great day for Dakota and Thurston County 4-H members as they showed off their skills for the All Contest Day.  All Contest Day includes Public Speaking, PSA, Presentation, Music and Favorite Foods Revue.  The Public Speaking and Presentation contests provide the opportunity for the 4-H’ers to advance to a State Competition.  The Favorite Foods Revue and Music contest are county only contests. 

Public Speaking: Topic must include a 4-H component

PSA: is a 60 second long promotional audio recording focused on a year theme. The 2025 theme is “Ready Through 4-H and beyond…….

Added to All contest Day this year was an Impromptu Speech Contest.  Youth drew a random topic then had 15 minutes to prepare a speech. Eight youth participated.

Presentation is a like show and tell, a speech with some type of prop. 

• Grand Champion Speech Intermediate:  Elle Lamplot
• Grand Champion Speech Senior:  Payton Hermelbracht
• Grand Champion PSA Junior:  Kate Hansen
• Reserve Champion PSA Senior:  Logan Hansen
• Grand Champion PSA Senior:  Rylie Hermelbracht
• Grand Champion Impromptu Speech:  Logan Hansen
• Reserve Champion Impromptu Speech:  Benjamin Albrecht
• Grand Champion Presentation Junior:  Benjamin Albrecht
• Grand Champion Presentation Intermediate:  Isaac Albrecht

Ribbons

Speech Contest

• Cloverkids/Participation ribbon: 
• Evelyn Albrecht, Emily Hansen

Intermediate 

• Purple:  Elle Lamplot

Senior

• Purple:  Payton Hermelbracht

PSA (Public Service Announcement)

Junior

• Purple:  Kate Hansen

Senior

• Purple:  Logan Hansen, Rylie Hermelbracht

Impromptu Speech

• Purple:  Taryn Albrecht, Ty Nielsen, Kate Hansen, Logan Hansen, Elle Lamplot, Addison Lamplot, Isaac Albrecht, Benjamin Albrecht 

Presentation Contest

Junior

• Purple:  Benjamin Albrecht

IntermediateSenior

• Purple:  Isaac Albrecht

In the Favorite Foods contest 4-H’ers prepare a menu, usually with a theme, set up a single table setting. This should include plate(s), flatware, drinkware and a centerpiece. The 4-H’er prepare one food item from the menu for the judge to try.

• Grand Champion Favorite Foods Junior:  Benjamin Albrecht
• Reserve Champion Favorite Foods Junior:  Isaac Albrecht
• Grand Champion Favorite Foods Senior:  Audric Cavenee
• Reserve Champion Favorite Foods Senior:  Brooke Raymer

Favorite Foods

Ribbons

• Cloverkids/Participation Ribbon:  Evelyn Albrecht, Emily Hansen

Junior

• Blue:  Carter Twito
• Purple:  Benjamin Albrecht, Kate Hansen, Isaac Albrecht

Senior

• Blue:  Jenna Raymer
• Purple:  Logan Hansen, Brooke Raymer, Audric Cavenee

For the Music Contest 4-H members, sing, play instruments, the piano or maybe even dance. Youth can do solos, duets and groups. 

• Best of Show Grand Champion:  Audric Cavenee
• Best of Show Reserve Champion:  Kylie Kocian

Music Contest

Ribbons

• Cloverkid/Participation Ribbon:  Evelyn Albrecht – piano solo)

Junior

• Blue:  Ty Nielsen (vocal solo)
• Purple:  Taryn Albrecht & Jack Fichter (vocal duet), Isaac Albrecht (vocal solo), Addison Lamplot (vocal solo), Ty Nielsen (piano solo)

Senior

• Blue:  Brooke Raymer (Instrumental solo/bells), Audric Cavenee (Instrumental solo/tongue drum)
• Purple:  Kylie Kocian (Instrumental solo/flute), Audric Cavenee (instrumental solo/double bass), Instrumental solo/tenor sax)

4-H Online Enrollment

It's time to get enrolled in 4-H for the 2024 4-H year! Online enrollments can be completed with drops/additions/changes of projects until June 15th. You MUST meet the June 15th deadline to participate in county or state fair. Nebraska has continued to use the 4-H Online v2 platform. 4-H Online 2.0 is more user friendly and is compatible on cell phones. To enroll, visit https://v2.4honline.com/

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