Thirty eager 4-H members competed in the 2020 Sussex County 4-H Public Speaking Contest on Saturday, January 26 at the Elbert N. and Ann V. Carvel Research & Education Center.  Speech topics included healthy living, vacation and personal experiences, 4-H projects, sports, leadership, and role models.  Four spirited Cloverbuds (ages 5-7) also participated in the event this year!  It was a fun and informative evening!   After the 29 fantastic speeches, the audience and participants enjoyed refreshments while judges reviewed scores and selected awards for the participants. A special thank you to 4-H Leader, Jacalyn Bradley, for serving as the chairperson of this event!

Top Award Winners included:
Beginner I (8-9 year old) Division: Claire Denham, Hollymount, “From Foster to Forever
Beginner II  (10-11 year old): Addison Freebery, Hollymount, “A Taste of the Big Apple”
Junior Division (12-13 year old):  Carter Bradley, Bridgeville Mustangs, “Untitled”
Senior Division (14-19 year old):  Jenna Anger, Bridgeville Mustangs, “I Sea the Future”

Other ribbon winners were:

Cloverbuds – Nicco Moutzalias, Cade Nikodemski, Addison Nikodomski, and Daniel Wisniewski
Beginner I (8-9 year old) – Juliette Anger, Lillie Bradley, Joel Denham, Noel Garde, McKenzie Hayhurst, Grace Ippolito, Logan Jackson, Will Mullins, Liam Probert, Shelby Pusey and Alexis Zolper
Beginner II (10-11 year old) – Elise Garde, Talia Moutzalias, Bryce O’Day and Andrew Wisniewski
Junior (12-13 year old) – Devon Allen, Demetreus Moutzalias, Kylie Pusey and Jake Shultie
Senior (14-19 year old) – Austin Jewell, Connor Smith and Hailey Smith

Contest Judges included:  Holly Anderson, Julie Arnold, Gary Eskridge, Pam Eskridge, Charlene Hubert, Janelle Koski, Nikki Mowbray and Dan Tabler

Emcees:  Jenna Anger and Jacob Maske

Time Keepers: Ashlyn Elliott and Travis Waller

Photos from this event can be found on the Delaware 4-H Flickr page.