Union County 4-H meets monthly with youth in classrooms providing a lesson as well as announcements and upcoming 4-H contest information. During November and December, students are presented with opportunities to participate in the public speaking and poster contests. Many students research, prepare, and practice speeches for their respective in class competitions. At the time of their final presentations, the top speeches are awarded a blue ribbon and participants are invited to speak at the countywide event, held annually in January. At this event, students compete, by grade, in front of a panel of judges, parents, and peers. First place winners in each grade are proudly invited to the sub-regional contest. Also at this time, the children are creating beautiful, creative posters for the in-school 4-H poster contest. The posters are judged at each school and outstanding posters are chosen to move forward to the county contest. These winners are also awarded at the countywide competition in January, alongside public speaking. The top ten are chosen with a first, second, and third place advancing to the state contest. Congratulations to all participants in this year’s contests. There were so many outstanding speeches and ravishing posters. Much appreciation goes out to the time spent by the many outstanding judges, volunteers, guest speakers, parents, teachers and especially the 4-Hers themselves.

Public Speaking Countywide Contest:
4th grade:
1st place – Hayston Henry – MES
2nd place – Sydney Korth – BRES
3rd place – Daniel Nicely – MES
4th place – Derick Nicely – PES
Adelina Montoya – MES
Lincoln Ramirez – MES
Alexis Canter – BRES
Dakota Mitchell – PES
Tanner Brock – MES
Titus Moore – MES
Lucian Muskopf – LES
Alivia Nicely – BRES
Leea Henry - LES

5th grade:
1st place – Gracie Tindell – Homeschool
2ns place – Katie Johnson – LES
3rd place – Milah Hickle – PES
4th place – Kailei Beeler – LES
5th place – Mary Caroline Mondoya – MES
Jonathan Crawford – MES
Khilee Cochran – BRES
Emily Heath – PES
Benjamin Brock – PES
Allie Dake – MES
Ben Woods – BRES
Raleigh Korth – BRES
Emily Sizemore – BRES
Madison Dyer - LES

6th grade:
1st place – Meradeth Whitley – Homeschool
2nd place – Mia Effler – HMMS
3rd place – Emmagayle Malone – HMMS
4th place – Austin James – HMMS
5th place – Hannah Groot – HMMS
April Anderson – HMMS
Iliy Ray – HMMS
Kelsey Holt – HMMS

7th grade:
1st place – Travis Hanna - Homeschool
2nd place – Jonathan Tindell – Homeschool
3rd place – Jeremiah Tindell - Homeschool
4th place – Joannah Kadron - Homeschool
5th place – Jannae Chapell – HMMS

9th grade:
1st place – Kaleb Hanna – Homeschool

11th grade:
1st place – Allyson Hanna

Poster Contest Top Ten:
1st place – Vanessa Coronel – LES
2nd place – Kaleb Hanna – Homeschool
3rd place – Jeremiah Tindell - Homeschool
Meradeth Whitley - Homeschool
Kailei Beeler – LES
Travis Hanna – Homeschool
Alex Shepherd - PES
Allyson Hanna – Homeschool
Valerie Vargas - LES
Jonathan Tindell – Homeschool