During the first two weekends of November county youth and 4-H coordinator Samantha Hardaway presented county awards at club meetings. All record books turned in were from the Greenbrier and Hardin Happy Hustlers 4-H Club. These youth spent a significant amount of time participating in 4-H events and documenting that in their record books. Recipients are as follows:
Junior Merit: Makenzie Wahl, Ashlynn Ball, Abigail Wood
Junior Excellence: Lillian Barrett, Eli Hardaway, Ada Graham, Jaelynn Hedges, Rylan Hostetler, Madison Christensen
Intermediate Merit: Dakota Ostrander, William Graham
Intermediate Excellence: Becca Anderson, Daniel Cerveny, Autumn Barrett
Senior Merit: Patrick Graham, Trey Schilling
Senior Excellence: Cody Stephenson, Bailey Anderson, Grace Hardaway, Carson Cerveny
Overall Junior Record Keeping: Jaelynn Hedges and Madison Christensen
Honorable Mention Junior Record Keeping: Eli Hardaway and Lillian Barrett
Overall Intermediate Record Keeping: Becca Anderson
Honorable Mention Record Keeping: Autumn Barrett
Overall Senior Record Keeping: Bailey Anderson
Honorable Mention Senior Record Keeping: Cody Stephenson
Junior Project Awards:
Madison Christensen: Beef
Eli Hardaway: Sheep, Dogs, Visual Arts Photography
Jaelynn Hedges: Beef, Horse, Clothing and Fashion
Intermediate Project Awards:
Becca Anderson: Communication, Visual Arts, Photography
Dakota Ostrander: Sheep
Senior Project Awards:
Becca Anderson: Child Development, Communication, Visual Arts, Photography
Grace Hardaway: Dogs, Photography
Major Life Skill Awards:
Cody Stephenson: Overall Merit, Agriculture, Achievement
Grace Hardaway: We Challenge You, Overall Leadership, Overall Citizenship
Special Youth Awards:
Junior Spark: Rylan Hostetler
Intermediate Flame: Paisley Lautner
Stellar Senior: Grace Curtis
“All Greene County 4-H’ers did a great job representing the county this year through hard work and passion. Iowa State Extension is excited to watch these youth continue to grow and continue to learn throughout their 4-H experience,” Samantha Hardaway said.
