Achievement Event: September 24, 2022
Recap from the celebration of Sussex County 4-H Achievement Event “Harvest Nights with 4-H” which took place on September 24, 2022.
Photos from the event can be found on the DE 4-H Flickr Page!
JOY SPARKS SPIRIT OF 4-H AWARD
The Joy Sparks Award is given in memory of Joy G. Sparks, past State 4-H Program Leader. Joy was a lifelong 4-H member. She embodied what it meant to be a 4-H’er and used her Head, Heart, Hands and Health to better herself and her community. Award recipients are chosen based on their contributions to the 4-H program and keeping Joy’s Spirit of 4-H alive. This year’s winner was Melissa Mitchell who was honored for her dedication and service to Sussex County 4-H for over 30 years!
FRIEND OF 4-H AWARD
This award is given to individual or organizations who give to Sussex 4-H in a variety of ways. This year’s recipient was Old Path’s Church in Georgetown and Mr. & Mrs. Frank Goehringer. We appreciate this church opening its doors to Sussex 4-H over the past two years so that we could have programming safely in person!
NATIONAL EVENT AWARD WINNERS
National Congress: Kaitlyn Johnson
National Conference: Carter Bradley, Kaitlyn Johnson and Ainsley West
Ag Science Summit: Ainsley West
Salute to Excellence Award Winners
Dr. Ernie Lopez presented these awards to two very deserving Sussex 4-H Leaders.
Lifetime Award Winner – Debra Goehringer
Volunteer of the Year Winner – Eddie Sparpaglione
New Inductees to the Sussex County Order of Links
Amy West, President of the Sussex Order of Links conducted the induction ceremony.
New inductees are: Diamond Carmona, Cheri Carpenter, Kim Elliott and Rebecca Johnson
JUNIOR LEADERS are individuals who volunteer hours of their time to teach, share, and help other
4-Her’s. First Year Junior Leader pins were awarded to:
Kate Cunningham, Grace Dorey, Ivy Genshaw, Seth Genshaw, Caydance Means, Rachel O’Day, Jake Shultie, Janet Shultie, Declan West, Chloe Wilkerson and Jake Williams.
LEADER PINS:
1st year Leader Pin
Mamie Charest, Heather Donahue, Heather Marquez, Amanda Millman, Kim Bailey-Thomas, Louise Thompson and Krista Wing
5 year Leader Pin
Kim Elliott, Shante Hastings, Amber Holland, Jennifer Moutzalias, Hollie Taylor, Stacie Warner and Yulia Wisniewski
15 year Leader Pin
Gina Anger
20 year Leader Pin
Becky Adams
30 year Leader Pin
Gil Hense
CLOVERBUD
There were 57 Sussex County Cloverbuds. In recognition of their fine efforts, they received a 4-H cup.
CLUB PROJECT ACTIVTY AWARDS
Bridgeville Mustangs
1 AWARD
Jenna Anger: Judging
Alyssa Carpenter: Woodworking
Cole Carpenter: Woodworking
Lexington Chisenhall: Shooting Sports
Taylor Melvin: Judging
Paige Taylor: Judging
2 AWARDS
Brooke Taylor: Demonstration & Judging
Abby VanVorst: Woodworking & Judging
Lily VanVorst: Woodworking & Judging
4 AWARDS
Cameron Hale: Foods, STEM, Woodworking & Judging
Kyle Kerr: Foods, Leadership, Woodworking & Judging
6 AWARDS
Reid Bradley: Arts & Crafts, Community Service, Foods, Woodworking, Judging & Demonstration
7 AWARDS
Carter Bradley: Arts & Crafts, Community Service, Foods, Woodworking, Leadership, Judging & Public Speaking
8 AWARDS
Lillie Bradley: Arts & Crafts, Community Service, Foods, Horse, Woodworking, Judging, Demonstration & Public Speaking
10 AWARDS
Juliette Anger: Arts & Crafts, Community Service, Foods, Horticulture, Horse, Shooting Sports, Woodworking, Judging, Demonstration and Public Speaking
CLOVER KNIGHTS
1 AWARD
Brooke Elliott: Judging
COUNTRY CLOVERS
1 AWARD
Emily Davis: Demonstration
2 AWARDS
Madison Johnson: Judging & Demonstration
3 AWARDS
Kaitlyn Johnson: Leadership, Demonstration & Judging
4 AWARDS
Matthew Johnson: Clothing, Photography, Demonstration and Judging
CYPRESS HEART & HANDS
1 AWARD
Jase Hudson: Judging
DUBLIN HILL
1 AWARD
Ava Clingan: Judging
Emorie Jackson: Exploring 4-H
Alivia Mills: Exploring 4-H
Raegan O’Day: Exploring 4-H
Oliver Podlaseck: Exploring 4-H
2 AWARDS
Logan Jackson: Community Service & Judging
Lucas Marquez: Exploring 4-H & Demonstration
6 AWARDS
Ella Marquez: Arts & Crafts, Clothing & Textiles, Community Service, Foods, Judging & Demonstration
HARBOR LIGHTS
1 AWARD
Abby Cunningham: Judging
Kate Cunningham: Judging
HOLLYMOUNT
1 AWARD
Francesca Joella: Photography
Addison Nikodemski: Public Speaking
Hannah Ritter: Judging
2 AWARDS
Ryleigh Archer: Dog & Swine
Julia Freebery: Exploring 4-H & Public Speaking
3 AWARDS
Cody Kuhlman: Goats, Shooting Sports & Judging
4 AWARDS
Claire Denham: Communications, Poultry, Public Speaking, Judging
Joel Denham: Communications, Poultry, Public Speaking & Judging
Bailey Fletcher: Outdoor Education, Sheep, Demonstration & Judging
5 AWARDS
Morgan Everts: Community Service, Foods, Shooting Sports, Photography & Judging
Keira Fletcher: Communication, Performing Arts, Sheep, Demonstration & Judging
Samuel Gossett: Community Service, Foods, Judging, Demonstration & Public Speaking
6 AWARDS
Addison Freebery: Communication, Foods, Performing Arts, Photography, Public Speaking & Judging
7 AWARDS
Declan West: Communication, Community Service, Foods, Sheep, Wildlife, Judging & Demonstration
8 AWARDS
Ainsley West: Communication, Community Service, Leadership, Sheep, Vet Science, Demonstration,
Public Speaking & Judging
LORD BALTIMORE HELPING HANDS
1 AWARD
Wyatt Herring: Exploring 4-H
2 AWARDS
Cassidy White: Clothing & Textiles and STEM
6 AWARDS
Ruby DiSabatino: Community Service, Dog, Foods, Leadership, Photography & Judging
MILFORD 4-H
1 AWARD
Victoria Smith: Judging
SEAFORD BLUEJAYS
1 AWARD
Ivy Genshaw: Wildlife
Jayda Genshaw: Exploring 4-H
Seth Genshaw: Wildlife
Embrey Means: Foods
Paloma Rolph: Exploring 4-H
Zipporah Rolph: Exploring 4-H
2 AWARDS
Caydance Means: History & Music
Jake Shultie: Community Service & Photography
4 AWARDS
Olivia Shultie: Community Service, Foods, Demonstration & Judging
5 AWARDS
Janet Shultie: Foods, Goats, Horse, Judging & Demonstration
STATELINE
3 AWARDS
Meredith Timmons: Foods, Shooting Sports & Judging
Samantha Timmons: Exploring 4-H, Demonstration & Judging
SUNSET BRANCH
1 AWARD
Demetreus Moutzalias: Public Speaking
Nicco Moutzalias: Public Speaking
Talia Moutzalias: Public Speaking
Alison Swartz: Public Speaking
Daniel Wisniewski: Public Speaking
2 AWARDS
Murphy McCarroll: Collections & Creative Writing
Kieran Probert: Public Speaking & Demonstration
Liam Probert: Public Speaking & Demonstration
Kylee Reynolds: Demonstration & Judging
Steven Reynolds: Demonstration & Judging
Andrew Wisniewski: Public Speaking & Judging
Exploring 4-H Project:
This project is designed for 4-H’ers 8-12 years old. Eleven 4-H’ers completed the project record that was judged for this event: Julia Freebery, Jayda Genshaw, Wyatt Herring, Emorie Jackson, Lucas Marquez, Alivia Mills, Raegan O’Day, Oliver Podlaseck, Paloma Rolph, Zipporah Rolph and Samantha Timmons
Exploring 4-H Award Winners:
Top Awards: Lucas Marquez and Emorie Jackson
Honorable Mention: Julia Freebery and Raegan O’Day
Diamond Clover Awards
Level 1 Award Winners (Amethyst pin)
Lexington Chisenhall, Julia Freebery, Wyatt Herring, Emorie Jackson, Lucas Marquez, Tori Millman, Oliver Podlaseck, Kylee Reynolds, Steven Reynolds, Lily VanVorst and Daniel Wisniewski
Level 2 Award Winners (Aquamarine pin)
Marshall Herring, Aydin Jones, Emma Jones, Cody Kuhlman, Ella Locklear, Ella Marquez and Miranda Schmidt
Level 3 Award Winners (Ruby pin)
Makenna Cooper, Cameron Hale and Andrew Wisniewski
Level 4 Award Winners (Sapphire pin)
Juliette Anger, Ryleigh Archer, Lillie Bradley, Reid Bradley, Claire Denham, Joel Denham, Morgan Everts, Keira Fletcher, Addison Freebery, Logan Jackson, Waylon Warner and Wyatt Warner.
Level 5 Award Winners (Emerald pin)
Ruby DiSabatino, Ashlyn Elliott, Brooke Elliott and Sam Gossett
Level 6 Members Working on Projects
Carter Bradley and Dakota Carmona
Level 6 Award Winner (Diamond pin)
Ainsley West – Service Project: “Cards for America’s Adopt a Soldier”
The mission of this project is to send homemade cards to send to soldiers and their families throughout the year, not just on special holidays. Ainsley recruited 4-H clubs, community clubs and a few schools to help her with this project. Ainsley says that over the past two years, some 4-H clubs donated 50-100 cards every other month! She also says that the pandemic was actually helpful with this project since many people were looking for things to do while at home. Ainsley has collected over 1,700 cards to send to soldiers. She said the cards were much more thoughtful and sweet than she ever expected! Each box she has sent has been full of love and gratitude. Ainsley will sustain the program for many years by continuing to ask clubs and some retirement communities to contribute to her project. Ainsley has made an outstanding effort on her project and successfully been able to give back to her community in many ways!
Camp Counselor Awards
4-H Teen Leaders served as counselors at a variety of events in the spring and summer of 2022 including Younger Member Day, Experience Extension Camp and Sussex 4-H Day Camp. These counselors were:
Ashley Adams, Ryleigh Archer, Carter Bradley, Alyssa Carpenter, Cole Carpenter, Dakota Carmona, Diamond Carmona, Ruby DiSabatino, Ashlyn Elliott, Bailey Fletcher, Sam Gossett, Austin Jewell, Kaitlyn Johnson, Kyle Kerr, Demetreus Moutzalias, Janet Shultie, Ainsley West and Declan West.
Judging Contest Awards
Awards were given to those individuals who placed first at the county judging contests or first at the state contest if a county contest was not available. All members who took part in these contests received a pin and certificate.
Horticulture: Jenna Anger
Wildlife: Jenna Anger
Foods: Ava Clingan
Clothing: Kaitlyn Johnson
Photography: Ruby DiSabatino
Wood: Cameron Hale
Horse: Paige Taylor
Livestock: Bailey Fletcher
Poultry: Madison Johnson
Leaders Association Scholarship
The Leaders Association Scholarship Award is given to outstanding 4-H’ers taking into consideration, project work, participation, community service and leadership. 4-H’ers may receive this award only once.
The winners of the 2022 Leaders Scholarships was:
Bailey Fletcher, Hollymount
Links Scholarships
The recipients of this award received a full scholarship to Younger Member Weekend Camp.
Winners:
Joel Denham, Hollymount
Ella Marquez, Dublin Hill
Lucas Marquez, Dublin Hill
Raegan O’Day, Dublin Hill
Barbara Taylor Scholarship:
The recipient of this award received a full scholarship to Younger Member Weekend Camp.
Winner:
Emorie Jackson, Dublin Hill
Alternate:
Olivia Shultie, Seaford Blue Jays
Phyllis Hill Memorial Award
Ainsley West presented the Phyllis Hill Memorial Award on behalf of the Hollymount Club. The recipient of this award was Diamond Carmona. Diamond is a member of the Harbor Lights 4-H Club.
Ida Layton Award:
This award is sponsored by the Layton Family in honor of Ida Layton, former 4-H leader and member of the Sussex County Horse Advisory. The 2022 Winner was Ashlyn Elliott. Ashlyn is a member of the Clover Knights 4-H Club and outgoing President of Sussex 4-H Jr. Council.
4-H SPIRIT AWARDS
Eight years ago, we incorporated the Sussex 4-H Spirit Awards into our program. The 4-H Spirit Awards are similar to those given at State 4-H Camp. Recipients will be awarded for how they represented the
4 H’s (Head, Heart, Hands, Health) and 4-H Spirit throughout the year. 5 youth and one adult will receive this award each year. This year’s winners were: Alyssa Carpenter, Diamond Carmona, Raegan O’Day, Janet Shultie, Ashlyn Elliott and Mrs. Carlene Jones. Mrs. Carlene was also recognized for 62 years of service to the Sussex 4-H program!
Congratulations to all award winners!