Barre--The Vermont Granite Museum in Barre was the place to be on May 7 as 4-H club members shared their 4-H story through stage presentations, demonstrations, action exhibits, photographs and more.

The event was 4-H State Day, one of the biggest annual University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H events. This year, 80 4-H'ers participated both in person and through virtual submissions, with a number of their entries selected to represent Vermont at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts, in September.

For most of the categories, entries receiving blue ribbons qualified for Eastern States. Eligibility for the posters and photographs was based on "people's choice."

4-H'ers and exhibits selected for Eastern States, listed alphabetically, are:

  • ACTION EXHIBITS: Blazing Bridles 4-H Club, Danville ("Horse Tail Hooks"); Blazing Bridles 4-H Club, Danville ("Horse Tails"); Border Livestock, Derby ("Lil' Bugs in a Bottle"); Caspian Critters 4-H Club, Greensboro ("Fabulous Four Steps to Felting"); Kingdom Hoofbeats, Derby Line ("Hoofbeat Keepsakes"); Kingdom Hoofbeats, Derby Line ("Land of the Hoofbeats"); Whispering Pines 4-H Club, Westford ("Corky Creations"--how to make a cork hot mat)
  • DEMONSTRATION (TEAM): Kaylee Demars, St. Johnsbury, and Macy Roy, Barnet ("How to Make Slime"); Greensboro, and Bryce LaBerge, Greensboro Bend ("Setting Up Your Backyard Flock"); Maegan and Sarah Roy, Barnet ("How to Make Horse Treats")
  • FASHION REVUE: Samantha Flint, Brookfield (prom outfit)
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: Maddie DiStasio, Londonderry ("Sun Sets on Winter"); Whitney Dunklee, Vernon ("Unexpected Visitor"); Sydney Gorton, Milton ("Summer Days with Maple"); Brailey Livingston, New Haven ("Peridot's Twilight"); Madison Markwell, Greenfield, Massachusetts ("Calm Before the Storm"); Amalie Pratt, Morrisville ("Sports With Dogs"); Britney Zager, Gill, Massachusetts ("Ruby")
  • POSTERS: Jude Badillo, Rutland Town ("Sugar On Snow"); Hailey Chase, Bristol ("Angel Wing Begonia"); Benjamin Choquette, Westmore ("The Parts of a Guitar and What They Do"); Sydney Gorton, Milton ("Perfect Poitou"); Isabella Lamonda, Orleans ("Loons"); Karissa Livingston, New Haven ("Moo Muse")
  • STAGE PRESENTATIONS (INDIVIDUAL): Annabel Carson, Londonderry (fiddle tunes); Elizabeth Choquette, Westmore ("Lost Boy," dance); Isabella Lamonda, Orleans ("Walk Like an Egyptian," dance); Adeline White, Pittsford ("Never Enough," song)
  • TABLETOP DISPLAY: Rylie Mitchell, Northfield ("Thrush"); Liam Palmer, Williston ("L'Anseaux Meadows"); Britney Zager, Gill, Massachusetts ("Equine Infectious Anemia")

To learn more about the UVM Extension 4-H program, call the State 4-H Office at (802) 651-8343 or (800) 571-0668 (toll-free in Vermont).