Texas County 4-H Recognition Night was recently held in conjunction with the University of Missouri Texas County Extension Council’s annual banquet.
“4-H’ers do many wonderful things throughout the program year,” said regional 4-H youth development specialist Janice Weddle.
his year, Texas County had four clubs with 190 members and 49 adult volunteers. Youth who participated in awards night completed project records and recognition forms on the projects they completed during the program year.
The 4-H classes are divided by age, with Clover kids being ages 5-7, Level 1 ages 8 to 10, Level 2 ages 11 to 13 and Level 3 ages 14 to 18.
Janice Weddle
•Clover Kids participants: Kit Benne, Landon Parish, Heidi Pereslete, Clara Pereslete.
•Youth Completing the Level 1 Recognition Form: Shiane Parish (first place), Vera Pereslete (second place).
•Youth Completing the Level 2 Recognition Form: Junior Strohschein (first place), Rhease Manier (second place), Sami Hall (third place).
•Youth Completing Yearly Project Record: Parker McNew, Colten Moore, Jackson Friend, Jonathan Hagler, Adam Hagler, Samuel Johnson, Cassandra Hines, Lilly Hines, Kaitlyn Davis, Devin Casey, Ashlynn Burns, Logan Stines, Cash Koch, Kaden Beasley.
The Texas County 4-H program also recognized the volunteers, who are “the foundation of this strong program,” Weddle said.
“They are not only an asset to the 4-H program but an asset to this community,” she said. “Thank you to the volunteers for making the community a better place for us all and a huge thank you to all who support Texas County 4-H.”
For more information on joining 4-H, or being an adult volunteer, call Weddle at the MU Extension office in Houston at 417-967-4545 or email her at weddlejd@missouri.edu.