Congratulations to our 2013 4-H Fair Champions and Trophy Winners

Department		Award		Age Level	Winner
Arts		Champion		Junior	Samantha Jackson
				Intermediate	Katy David
				Senior	Katherine Schenaker
		Reserve Champion		Junior	Ellie Kosek
				Intermediate	Kelly Salguero
		Trophy		Junior	Alina Ampeh
				Intermediate	Kelly Salguero
				Senior	Arielle Ampeh
Black and White Photography		Champion		Junior	Isobel Cobb
				Intermediate	Kelly Salguero
				Senior	Kira Baugh
		Reserve Champion		Intermediate
				Senior	Emma Cantwell
		Trophy		Junior	Casey Schlenker
				Senior	Jamie Soucie
Color Photography		Champion		Junior	Haley Salguero
				Intermediate	Kelly Salguero
				Senior	Kira Baugh
		Reserve Champion		Junior	Renee Coppock
				Intermediate	Katy David
				Senior	Kira Baugh
		Trophy		Junior	Haley Salguero
				Intermediate	Elijah Green
Crafts and Woodworking		Crafts  Champion		Junior	Samantha Jackson
				Intermediate	Daniel Wisdom
				Senior	Katherine Schenaker
		Woodworking Champion		Intermediate	Philip Tozier
		Trophy		Junior	Isobel Cobb
				Intermediate	Kelly Salguero
				Senior	Christy McFarland
Dog				Junior	Sammy Thompson, Julia Chestnut, Gillien Nickeson Tweddle, Isobel Cobb, Becky Randolph
				Intermediate	Sammy Thompson
				Senior	Lex Blanton, Kira Baugh, Ciara Sitko, Kelly Mitchell, Arielle Ampeh, Abbey Peach, Jamie Soucie
Floriculture		Champion		Junior	Samantha Jackson
				Intermediate	Daniel Wisdom
				Senior	Katherine Schenaker
		Best Arrangement in Show			Sarah Coppock
		Trophy		Intermediate	Daniel Wisdom
				Senior	Katherine Schenaker
Foods and Nutrition		Champion		Junior	Renee Coppock
				Intermediate	Daniel Wisdom
				Senior	Kira Baugh
		Reserve Champion		Junior	Colleen Jackson
				Senior	Jamie Soucie
		Trophy		Intermediate	Daniel Wisdom
				Senior	Jamie Soucie
Interior Design		Champion		Junior	Claire Rothman
				Senior	Katherine Schenaker
		Trophy		Junior	Claire Rothman
				Senior	Katherine Schenaker
Rabbits and Cavies		Best in Show - Rabbits			Amy Jenkins
		Best in Show – Cavies			Talia Adler
		Best Opposite Sex – Cavies			Talia Adler
		Best Opposite Sex Rabbit			Manisha Clark
		Champion Showmanship			Savannah Steblein
		Reserve Showmanship			Sarah Coppock
Science and Technology		Champion		Intermediate	Amanda Cohen
				Senior	George Shields
Sewing	Champion			Junior	Renee Coppock
				Intermediate	Katy David
				Senior	Kira Baught
			Trophy	Junior	Isobel Cobb
				Intermediate	Katy David
				Senior	Esther Wisdom
Scrapbooking and Displays			Champion - Scrapbooks	Junior	Noah Beck
				Intermediate	Julia Chestnut
				Senior	Katherine Schenaker and Arielle Ampeh
		Club Scrapbooks		1st	Fairfax City 4-H Community Club
				2nd	Krazy for K-9’s 4-H Dog Training Club
				3rd	Hoofers and Heifers 4-H Livestock Club
Short Film		Champion		Junior	Casey Schlenker
Vegetables		Champion		Junior	Kaela Pollock
				Intermediate	Lily Nickl
				Senior	Kira Baugh
		Reserve Champion		Junior	Michaela Gidick
				Intermediate	Radha Apurada
				Senior	Kira Baugh
		Trophy		Junior	Renee  Coppock
				Senior	Sarah Coppock
Writing		Champion – Poetry		Junior	Colleen Jackson
				Senior	Christy McFarland
		Reserve Champion - Poetry		Senior	Christy McFarland
		Reserve Champion – Writing		Senior	Stephanie Green
		Trophy		Junior	Lily Nickl
				Senior	Savannah Steblein

The Herndon Horse 4-H Club took a fieldtrip to the Middleburg Polo Academy in June.  The classes were incredibly fun, the horses were beautiful, and the staff was very nice. Club members learned how to swing the polo mallet and hit the ball using a backshot, went on horses to practice polo, and  then went on a beautiful trail ride. The club also had an end-of-the-year luncheon.   

The club is looking forward to hosting the Horse Carnival at the 4-H fair on August 3-4 and upcoming elections in September.

We had a great time at Fairfax, Arlington, and Alexandria 4-H Camp at the Northern Virginia 4-H Center last week.  Campers got to attend three classes a day with class options including horsemanship, archery, canoeing, swimming, robotics, and many more.  Campers also got to go to the pool every day, play fun camp games, and conclude every night with a campfire.  

Mentos Explosion from Weird Science Class

Counselors at the Talent Show

Canoeing Class

Seven Fairfax County 4-H'ers attended Virginia 4-H Congress this June at Virginia Tech.  Esther Wisdom from the Falls Church Community Club and Rachel Stephenson from the Herndon Horse 4-H Club competed in the state-wide extemporaneous speech competition.  Rachel won best of show and Esther got second place overall.  Rachel Stephenson and Arielle Ampeh from Krazy for K-9's were tapped into Virginia 4-H All Stars which is the highest recognition that a Virginia 4-H'er can receive.  Katherine Knight from the Fairfax City 4-H Community Club served as a Northern District Ambassador this year and was re-elected to serve in that role again in the 2013-2014 4-H year.  All delegates had a wonderful time in their workshops and activities throughout the week where they got to learn about veterinary science, leadership, and liberal arts majors.  Arielle Ampeh and Lenah Nguyen will attend National Congress in November as design team members.  Arielle is the first Virginia 4-H'er ever to serve on the National Congress Design Team.

4-H All Star Tapping Ceremony

The 2 B a Bee 4-H Club had a honey tasting on June 8th with honey's from around the world.  All the honey's were pure rather than the mixed variety that is generally available in stores and has an average flavor.  There was no clear favoirte.  Different people liked different ones, however, members did notice differences in flavor. 

The Mt. Vernon 4-H Adventurers have been learning all about technology, website design, and digital photo editing at the Pentagon City Microsoft Store.  The club wanted to learn about website design so they could make a website to track the progress of their intergenerational garden at the Hollin Hall Senior Center.  The Microsoft Store generously donated staff time to teach them how to get started and after working with the group for several weeks they also donated a $500 gift card to the club to help them in their efforts. 

The 2013 4-H Embryology Project concluded this past Friday.  275 classrooms and 7738 students participated in this learning eggsperience in which students learn about incubation, caring for living creatures, and many other fun chicken related concepts. The chicks went to their new homes, Rainbow Acres and B&D Poultry. 

Fairfax County 4-H'ers did quite well at the Virginia Poultry Judging Competition on April 26 in Rockingham County receiving 4th and 1st place junior team awards.  Throughout the month of April, participants learned about grading eggs and meat, identification of parts, and handling hens to determine which ones are better egg producers. They demonstrated their knowledge at the competition and got to participate in a fun and educational poultry carnival while they waited for the competition results.   

Gillien Tweddle handles a hen in the past production class



Noah and David having fun in their biosecurity suits at the Poultry Carnival.

1st place Junior team members from left to right - David Legget, Noah Beck, Lenah Nguyen (coach), and Elizabeth Koranek.