The statewide Nebraska 4-H Premiere Communication Event was held on June 17–18 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln East Campus. Over 216 4-H’ers from 51 counties across the state competed in five communication events. Congratulations to all Lancaster County 4-H members who participated! Complete results can be found at https://4h.unl.edu/premier-communication-event-contests. Here are the Lancaster County purple ribbon winners:
PREPARED SPEECH CONTEST
• Senior division: Acacia Carlson
• Intermediate division: Brooklynn Nelsen (2nd place), Amorita Payne, Alexa Smith, Callia Thompson (5th place)
• Junior division: Gracelyn Mittan-DeBuhr
RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CONTEST
• Senior division: Emma Thomson
• Intermediate division: Alexa Smith (1st place), Callia Thompson (3rd place), Amorita Payne (5th place)
• Junior division: Korben Payne
IMPROMPTU SPEECH
• Intermediate division: Grace Tetzlaff (3rd place)
ILLUSTRATED PRESENTATION
• Senior division: Kamryn Wanser (5th place)
• Intermediate division: Andrea Bettenhausen (5th place), Brooklynn Nelsen, Alexa Smith
DIGITAL VIDEO COMMUNICATION
• Intermediate division: Silas Pracheil (4th place)
• Junior division: Cora Pracheil (Top 5, blue ribbon)