Each summer, student interns join the 4-H staff at Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County and provide much needed assistance.
EXTENSION INTERNS
Three full-time interns help with ongoing summer programming, including contests, Clover College, Lancaster County Super Fair and other activities.
• Ellie Latcham (left) assists Extension Associate Kristin Geisert with Clover College, Super Fair static exhibits and contests. Ellie was a Lancaster County 4-H member for 11 years. This is her third summer as a 4-H intern in Lancaster County Extension. Ellie is an upcoming senior at University of Nebraska-Lincoln majoring in Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design.
• Stephanie Stephens (center) assists Extension Assistant Jazmin Jurkevicius Phares with the livestock projects. This is her third summer as a 4-H intern in Lancaster County Extension. Stephanie was a 4-H member in Buffalo County for 13 years. In December, she will graduate from UNL with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Education and minor in Animal Science, then start working as the 4-H Extension Assistant in Otoe County.
• Jacie Pelikan (right) assists Extension Associate Kate Pulec and Extension Assistant Elizabeth Thiltges with the horse, rabbit, dog, cat and household pet projects. This is her second summer as a 4-H intern in Lancaster County Extension. Jacie is an upcoming senior at UNL majoring in Applied Climate Science and Animal Science.
STEM DISCOVERY INITIATIVE INTERNS
Three interns are serving as STEM Discovery Initiative Interns through a collaboration with Nebraska Extension 4-H Youth Development and several 21st Century Community Learning Center (CLC) sites. The interns will create new educational programs to engage youth during out-of-school time at CLCs and other educational 4-H programs.
• Hannah Pedersen (left) is from Phillips, Neb. She participated in a Hamilton County 4-H club through middle school and early high school. She is an upcoming senior in the Emerging Media Arts program at UNL.
• Amber Goertz (center) is from Bennington, Neb., and participated in 4-H for over 10 years. She is an upcoming junior at UNL majoring in Business Administration.
• Paige Trumble (right) is from Platteville, Colo., and was a member of Weld County 4-H for 13 years. She is an upcoming senior at UNL majoring in Agricultural & Environmental Science Communications.