Logan county represented well at 4-H Speech Contest

Congratulations to all the participants of the recent Logan county 4-H Speech Contest held at the Mulhall-Orlando Elementary School. Speaking in front of an audience – even a small group – can be scary and make you anxious. However, this past Monday, November 4, over 25 brave individuals presented prepared speeches and extemporaneous/impromptu speeches for the judges.

Prepared speeches are speeches that members have prepared in advance and usually memorize what they are going to say to the audience.

Extemporaneous/Impromptu speeches, members are given a “prompt” or random question that they prepare a speech on the spot. They have 2 minutes to come up with an outline of what they will say, key points to share and wrap up with a great ending statement that ties it all together.

4-H members from across the county participated in the contest and the winner and participants are listed below.

LOGAN COUNTY 4-H SPEECH CONTEST RESULTS

CLOVERBUD (5 to 7 Years) PREPARED SPEECHES

Participation: Shawn Ferrell, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club, “Pistols Firing, Pete!” and Russell Myers, South Logan County 4-H Club, “Lego Sets”.

CLOVERBUD (5 to 7 years) EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECHES

Participation: Dax Inman, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club and Deacon James, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club.

JUNIOR (3^rd to 5^th Grade) PREPARED SPEECHES

1^st Place: Paxton James, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club, “The Science of Throwing a Pitch”

2^nd Place: Lane Brown, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club, “Swine Nutrition”

3^rd Place: Jimmy Ferguson, Guthrie 4-H Club, “How to create a garden”

4^th Place: Luke Allen, South Logan County 4-H Club, “How to get a dog”

5^th Place: Leighton McNair, Crescent 4-H, “How to grade cattle”

Participation: Daegan Dettlaff, Coyle 4-H Club, “Raising N Showing Pigs”; Brooklyn Skelton, Coyle 4-H Club, “Chicken Myths – Fact or Fiction”; Gracie Ferguson, Guthrie 4-H Club, “Running Your Own Business”; Eli Pross, Coyle 4-H Club, “What is 4-H”; and Ryan Mostrom, South Logan County 4-H.

JUNIOR (3^rd to 5^th Grade) EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECHES

1^st Place: Ryan Mostrom, South Logan County 4-H Club

2^nd Place: Eli Pross, Coyle 4-H Club

3^rd Place: Jackson Mostrom, South Logan County 4-H Club

4^th Place: Paxton James, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club

5^th Place: Luke Allen, South Logan County 4-H Club

Participation: Daegan Dettlaff, Coyle 4-H Club; Brooklynn Skelton, Coyle 4-H Club; Jackson Yadon, South Logan County 4-H Club; and Fletcher Inman, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club.

INTERMEDIATE (6^th to 8^th Grade) PREPARED SPEECHES

1^st Place: Bridger Arrington, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club, “Taxonomy and scientific classification”

2^nd Place: Bobby Ferguson, Guthrie 4-H Club, “Different types of fishing lures”

3^rd Place: Allie Phillips, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club, “Showing Calves”

4^th Place: Jace Taylor, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club, “Goat Showing”

5^th Place: Audrey Allen, South Logan County 4-H Club, “My Pets”

6^th Place: Lora Golay, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club, “Why Agriculture is Important”.

INTERMEDIATE (6^th to 8^th Grade) IMPROMPTU SPEECHES

1^stPlace: Bridger Arrington, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club

2^nd Place: Jace Taylor, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club

3^rd Place: Audrey Allen, South Logan County 4-H Club

4^th Place: Ally Phillips, Mulhall-Orlando 4-H Club