Marshall County youth shined in local to state 4-H Communications Contests over the past few months. Due to COVID restrictions, county, area, and state level competitions were held virtually for speeches, demonstrations, and mock job interviews.
After qualifying in a virtual county event in mid-April, Raina Irvan, Jasmine Irvan, and Courtney Phillips competed in the second ever virtual Purchase Area 4-H Communications Contest conducted in early May.
Jasmine competed in the 11-Year-Old Speech category with her presentation “Lost and Found.” She received blue and champion on the county and area level. Her speech video was submitted into the 2021 Kentucky 4-H Communications Contest held last month where she received a blue ribbon.
Raina competed in the 9-Year-Old Speech category with her presentation titled “Real Life Remote Control.” She received blue at county and area.
Courtney competed in the 16–18-Year-Old Mock Job Interview category. She won blue and champion at the county and blue at the area level.
Marshall County also had a Calvert City Elementary student to compete in the Kentucky 4-H Written Communications Contest this past winter. She submitted a PSA related to positive ways to relieve stress. Corrine Smith received blue and champion on the county level and a blue ribbon in the state contest.
Marshall County 4-H is very proud of all four of the youth for going out of their comfort zones to compete in these events.
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