Poweshiek County 4-H’ers recognized at annual banquet

Project Awards and Year Member Awards
 
     A number of area 4-H’ers received Project and Year Member Awards. Year Member honors recognize members who have met the minimum expectations of 4-H. Project Award honors recognize members who have demonstrated project learning within the project area. 4-H’ers receiving Project Awards and Year Member Awards are, front row, from left: Lauren Janicki, Grace Schalmo, William Manatt, and  Slane McCue. Back row: Erika Janicki, Thea Larsson, Kirsten Lee, Dasha LaRue, Lucy Turley, Gracie Kaufman, Molly Turley, and William Schalmo. Not pictured: Desirae Roberts, Ellen Cook, Vivian Cook, Gabriella Cushman.

​       The Poweshiek County 4-H Program held its annual awards banquet on Sunday, Nov. 7 at the Montezuma United Methodist Church. The following 4-H’ers were recognized at the banquet. 

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Desirae Roberts – Year Member, AH HA Moment, Outstanding Member, Overall Record Book, Beef, Woodworking
 
Deep River Helping Hands
Ellen Cook – Beef, Sheep, Year Member, Overall Record Book; Vivian Cook – Beef, Sheep, Year Member, Overall Record Book.
 
Poweshiek Pioneers
William Manatt - Clothing & Fashion, Science, Engineering & Technology, Photography, Food & Nutrition, AH HA Moment, Year Member, Overall Record Book.
 
Sheridan
Ava Seney – Child Development, Woodworking.
 
Independent
Gabriella Cushman – Photography, Year Member, Outstanding Member
 
Mighty Golden Clovers
Erika Janicki – Visual Arts, Food and Nutrition, Year Member, AH HA Moment, Outstanding Member; Lauren Janicki – Year Member, Woodworking; Gracie Kaufman – Community Service, Ah Ha Moment, Overall Record Book, Outstanding Member, Animal Science, Poultry, Photography, Horse and Pony; Dasha LaRue – Visual Arts, Year Member, Dog, Horse & Pony; Thea Larsson – Danforth Award, Overall Record Book, Year Member, Project Research; Kirsten Lee – Year Member, Outstanding Member, Overall Record Book, Personal Development and Citizenship, Pets and Animal Science; Slane McCue – Year Member, AH HA Moment, Family Consumer Science, Digital Storytelling; Grace Schalmo – Horticulture, Poultry, Swine, Family Consumer Science, Photography, Shooting Sports; William Schalmo - Music, Swine, Food and Nutrition, Horticulture, Photography, Woodworking, Poultry, Shooting Sports; Lucy Turley – Overall Record Book, Year Member, Community Service, Communication Arts, Music, Visual Arts; Molly Turley – Danforth Award, Outstanding Member, Year Member, Overall Record Book, Achievement, Community Service; Citizenship, Leadership, Visual Arts, Leadership-Project Area, Communication Arts.
 
Make A Difference Award – Sawyer Tindle, Deep River Helping Hands; Maggie Dayton, Mighty Golden Clovers.
 
Club Service Award – Deep River Helping Hands & Mighty Golden Clovers.
 
Pride Club Award – Deep River Helping Hands & Mighty Golden Clovers.
 
Leadership Recognition – Amber Heishman, Poweshiek Pioneers – Five years as a volunteer leader. 
 
Friend of 4-H – Montezuma School District

Outstanding Member
 
    Outstanding Member honors recognize 4-H’ers who have demonstrated leadership skills and have shown personal growth through 4-H. Receiving Outstanding Member honors are, from left: Thea Larsson, Gracie Kaufman, Kirsten Lee, Molly Turley, and Erika Janicki, Not pictured: Desirae Roberts, Gabriella Cushman.

Overall Record Book
 
    Overall Record Book honors recognize 4-H’ers who have maintained excellent record over all their project areas. Area 4-H’ers receiving Overall Record Book honors are, from left: Gracie Kaufman, Kirsten Lee, Thea Larsson, William Manatt, Lucy Turley, and Molly Turley. Not pictured: Desirae Roberts, Ellen Cook, Vivian Cook.

AH HA Moment Award
 
    AH HA Moment Award honors went to, from left: Erika Janicki, Slane McCue, William Manatt, and Gracie Kaufman. Not pictured: Desirae Roberts.

Community Service Award
 
     4-H’ers receiving Community Service Awards included, from left: Lucy Turley, Gracie Kaufman, and Molly Turley, who was also recognized with a Citizenship Award.

Leadership Awards
 
    Molly Turley, a member of the Mighty Golden Clovers 4-H Club, was recognized with the Citizenship, Leadership and Achievement Award honors at the banquet.

​William H. Danforth “I Dare You” Leadership Award

     The William H. Danforth “I Dare You” Leadership Award recognizes 4-H’ers who have an in-depth knowledge of the 4-H program. The goal is to challenge youth to develop their skills for future life endeavors and most importantly service to others. Recipients of this award will receive a scholarship for the second semester of their first year of college. The 2021 recipients are, from left: Thea Larsson and Molly Turley.