Lyndonville—On April 6, 4-H members from 14 clubs in Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille and Orleans Counties traveled to Lyndon Town School in Lyndonville for the 2024 Northeast Regional 4-H Spring Showcase.

Throughout the day, the 4-H’ers demonstrated what they have learned through their 4-H projects and club activities by presenting action exhibits, stage acts, demonstrations and illustrated talks. They also entered photographs, posters and tabletop exhibits along with modeling clothes in a fashion revue and as smart shoppers. For the latter, the 4-H’ers showed off their fashion sense and shopping savvy with an outfit purchased with a $25 budget.

The top entry in most categories received a rosette ribbon. For posters and tabletop exhibits, the best entry from each county earned a rosette ribbon.

Entries that qualified for 4-H State Day, slated for May 4 in Barre, included the following:

CALEDONIA COUNTY

  • ACTION EXHIBIT: Blazing Bridles 4-H Club, Danville (“Lead Rope DNA.” Participants: Kaylee Demars, St. Johnsbury; LeighAnn Judd, Wolcott; Thea Ross, St. Johnsbury; Jenesy Zwart, Danville); Wildlife Warriors, St. Johnsbury (“Canning Jar Ornaments.” Participants: Alexis and Madeline Cotter, East Concord; Breeana Garcia, Woodsville, New Hampshire; Jaida Jenkin, Wheelock)
  • FASHION REVUE: Kaila Call, Waterford (summer top with pants); Lily Call, Waterford (rosette ribbon winner; corset top with lace overtop and full skirt)
  • ILLUSTRATED TALK (Senior Division): Grace Denio, Waterford (“My 4-H Experience”)
  • ILLUSTRATED TALK (Junior Division): Cosimo Franklin, Lyndon Center (“Lupa, She Wolf”) Caleb Morrison, Danville (“Working Steers”); Luke Morrison, Danville (rosette ribbon winner, “Civil War Drummer Boy”)
  • ILLUSTRATED TALK (Cloverbud Division): Natalee Morrison, Danville (“Growing Up a Farm Girl”)
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: Adrian Holbrook and Ryan Holbrook, both from Hardwick; Zayne Franko and Jaida Jenkin, both from Wheelock; Paige Hemond, Waterford; Taylor Peck, Sheffield; Tieghan Perry and Jenesy Zwart, both from Danville; Thea Ross, St. Johnsbury
  • POSTER: Zayne Franko and Jaida Jenkin, both from Wheelock; Paige Hemond, Waterford (rosette ribbon winner for Caledonia County); Thea Ross, St. Johnsbury; Jenesy Zwart, Danville
  • SMART SHOPPER: Kaylee Demars, St. Johnsbury; Jaida Jenkin, Wheelock
  • TABLETOP DISPLAY: Kaila Call, Waterford (“Best Sheep Options”); Lily Call, Waterford (rosette ribbon winner for Caledonia County, “Baa...sics of Owning Sheep”); Molly Larrabee, West Danville (“Hippotherapy and Connection”); Thea Ross, St. Johnsbury (“Horse Anatomy”); Jenesy Zwart, Danville (two entries: “DIY Mini Horse Barn” and “DIY English Saddle Pad”)

ESSEX COUNTY

  • PHOTOGRAPHY:  Evangelynd Ahlmann, Lunenburg; Breeana Garcia, Woodsville, New Hampshire
  • POSTER: Alexis Cotter and Madeline Cotter, both from East Concord; Addalynn Fuller, Madison Fuller (rosette ribbon winner for Essex County) and CJ McNeeley, all from Lunenburg; Breeana Garcia, Woodsville, New Hampshire
  • SMART SHOPPER: Madison Fuller and CJ McNeeley, both from Lunenburg; Breeana Garcia, Woodsville, New Hampshire (rosette ribbon winner)
  • STAGE PRESENTATION (GROUP): Lads and Lassies, Lunenburg (rosette ribbon winner, “I Make it Look Easy” dance. Participants: Jaelyn Bergeron and Paytin Richardson, both from Lunenburg)
  • STAGE PRESENTATION (INDIVIDUAL): Madison Fuller, Lunenburg (rosette ribbon winner, signing to the “Star Spangled Banner”)
  • TABLETOP DISPLAY: Breeana Garcia, Woodsville, New Hampshire (rosette ribbon winner for Essex County, “Arabian History”); Jillyan Normand, North Concord (“DIY Horse Treats”)

LAMOILLE COUNTY

  • DEMONSTRATION (INDIVIDUAL): Amalie Pratt, Wolcott (rosette ribbon winner, “Canine Scent Work”)
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: LeighAnn Judd, Wolcott
  • TABLETOP EXHIBIT: Rhea Ferris, Jeffersonville (rosette ribbon winner for Lamoille County, “Busy Bees”); LeighAnn Judd, Wolcott (“How to Make Maple Syrup”); Amalie Pratt, Wolcott (rosette ribbon winner for Orleans County, “What is Canine Scent Work?”)

ORLEANS COUNTY

  • ACTION EXHIBIT: Kingdom Hoofbeats, Derby Line. “Scratch That Itch” (rosette ribbon winner. Participants: Kassie Koehler, Penelope Longe, Carlie Rondeau, all from Newport); Kingdom Hoofbeats, Derby Line. “Hit the Road and Show.” (Participants: Nora Acheson and Alivia Hisman, both from North Troy; Quinn Charest, Derby Line; Maggie Guyer, Morgan); Kingdom Hoofbeats, Derby Line. “Knotty Knots.” (Participants: Vera Acheson. North Troy; Jayde Hopkins, Newport; Piper Parsons, Derby; Taylor Peck, Sheffield;  Lillie Royer, Newport Center)
  • ILLUSTRATED TALK (Senior Division): Natalie Hill, Greensboro (rosette ribbon winner; “Raising Dogs”)
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: Vera Acheson and Nora Acheson, both from North Troy; Ida Birch, Derby; Carlie Rondeau, Newport
  • POSTER: Hannah Birch, Derby; Harlow Converse, Newport (rosette ribbon winner for Orleans County); Jordyn Kelley, Derby; Emma Pothier, Newport Center; Carlie Rondeau, Newport
  • TABLETOP DISPLAY: Eva Bury, Derby (“Not Milk?”); Claira Coltart, Barton (“Finger Knitting”); Emmaline Coltart, Barton (“Knitting”); Autumn Pavlick, West Burke (“Magpie Duck”) Maia Young, West Glover (“The Origins of Dairy Farming”)

WINDSOR COUNTY

  • DEMONSTRATION (TEAM): Connor, Emmett and Josie Hoyt, South Royalton (“Wrestling, New to the Match”) The Hoyts are members of the Waterford 4-H Club, a Caledonia County club)

The event was organized by University of Vermont Extension 4-H Educators Lindy Birch and Holly Ferris. Judges were Marcia Marble, Morrisville, and Vermont 4-H Assistant Director Amy Miller (demonstrations and illustrated talks); Shelia Martin and  Alexis Sicard, both from Orleans (action exhibits); Hope Ferris, Jeffersonville, and  Joanna Perry, Danville (tabletop exhibits); and Melody Morrison, Danville, and  Clara Nadeau, Holland (fashion revue, smart shopper and stage presentations). Charlie Somers, Lyndonville, served as the judges’ room coordinator and Amanda Turgeon, St. Johnsbury, handled the registration table.

To learn more about 4-H in Essex and Orleans Counties, contact Lindy Birch at melinda.birch@uvm.edu. For Caledonia and Lamoille Counties, contact Holly Ferris at holly.ferris@uvm.edu.