Youth Showcase Skills At 4-H Communication Arts Contest
Youth from Mountrail and Ward counties showcased their public speaking and presenting skills during the 4-H Communication Arts Contest held March 28 at the Mountrail County South Complex in Stanley.
A total of fifteen contestants participated, including Annie Carter and Callie Carter of Burlington; Avery Fannik and Paisley Rovig of Minot; Keylie Sem of Palermo; Aniyah Honrud of Ross; Nolan Lee, Tanner Lee, Thaddeus Lee, and Zane Lee of Sawyer; Addison Enerson and Oliver Goodall of Stanley; and Adalee Vickery, Hunter Vickery, and Ryker Vickery of Surrey.
The contest is divided into three age groups: Senior (ages 13-18), Junior (ages 8-12) and Cloverbud (ages 5-7).
The North Dakota 4-H Communication Arts program focuses on helping youth develop lifelong communication skills, organize and present information effectively, practice speaking before groups, and build confidence in public presentations.
Cloverbud Division: A. Carter, “God’s Might,” participation; C. Carter, “Little Red Riding Hood”, participation; Thaddeus Lee, “Violin,” participation; A. Vickery, “Piggy and Gerald”, participation
Junior Division: Electronic Presentation: Fannik, “The Wonders of Maui,” Grand Champion; Illustrated Talk: Enerson, “Grasping the Digestive Tract,” Grand Champion; Illustrated Talk: Honrud, “Glensheen Mansion,” Blue; Illustrated Talk: Sem, “The Mane Event, Millions of Years in the Making,” Reserve; Illustrated Talk Team: Enerson and Honrud, “The Process of DSLD,” Grand Champion; Interpretive Reading: H. Vickery, “The Riddle Duel,” Grand Champion; Interpretive Reading: Goodall, “The Grinny Granny Donkey,” Reserve Champion; Interpretive Reading: Tanner Lee, “Changed her Mind,” Blue; Interpretive Reading: Z Lee, Blue; Speech (Prepared): R Vickery, “How to Give a Speech (When You Really Don’t Want To),” Grand Champion; Speech (Prepared): Rovig, “Big Hooves, Bigger Hearts,” Reserve Champion
Senior Division: Interpretive Reading: N. Lee, “My Rendition of the Little Red Hen Story,” Blue
All participants in the Ward and Mountrail County 4-H Communication Arts Contest are eligible to advance to their respective District 4-H Communication Arts contests.
Mountrail County youth will compete in their Multi-County Programming (MPU) district contest in Williston on May 1 alongside Burke, Divide, McKenzie, and Williams counties. Ward County youth will compete in their MPU district contest in Rugby on May 27, joining Bottineau, McHenry, Pierce, and Renville counties.
First place winners at the district level in each Junior and Senior division category (individual and team) qualify to compete at the State 4-H Communication Arts Contest, held during the North Dakota State Fair on Sunday, July 19, beginning at 11 a.m. in the Upper Atrium of the State Fair Center.
For more information about Mountrail County 4-H, or to join as a youth member or volunteer, contact NDSU Extension Mountrail County at 701-628-2835 ext. 1, visit the Mountrail County Extension website, or follow Mountrail County 4-H on Facebook.