154 young people participate in the Nebraska 4-H State public speaking contest | Sports

To enter the 4-H Public Speaking Contest, young people write a speech or record a public service announcement that addresses the subject of 4-H. Young people must qualify in their county’s public speaking competition to compete at the state level.

PSAs are recorded and submitted electronically as an audio file. PSAs must promote 4-H and be general enough to be used anywhere in Nebraska at any time of the year. They are a maximum of 60 seconds long and include a 10-second tagline at the end encouraging listeners to learn more about Nebraska 4-H. This year’s theme was Opportunity 4 All. Intermediate and Senior PSAs were judged in preliminary rounds and, if they advanced, in a final round. Seventy-seven young people took part in the PSA competition.

Prepared speeches must be original and include 4-H as a main component of the speech. Visual aids and props are not permitted. Time limits are 3-5 minutes for intermediates and 5-8 minutes for seniors. Box Butte County had two public speaking representatives in the Middle Division, Ayla Foster and Eden Foster. Speeches were given on the day of the competition and participants competed in heats. The senior division had preliminary rounds and a final round. The intermediate division had preliminary rounds, semi-finals and a final round. Seventy-nine young people participated in the prepared speech contest. 1^st – 5^e place the seniors won a medal, and the 1^st – 6^e local intermediaries won a medal. First time attendees at the state public speaking event, Ayla Foster received a blue ribbon and Eden Foster received a purple ribbon up their respective sleeves.

The impromptu speech contest was launched for the first time this year. On the day of the contest, contestants randomly choose a topic, write a speech in 15 minutes or less, and then deliver their speech to judges and audience members. Twenty-nine young people participated in the impromptu speech contest. 1^st – 5^e placing seniors and middlemen won a prize.

Another contest added this year was the video communication contest. Youth create a 60-90 second multimedia piece about their 4-H history. They are encouraged to use sound effects, public domain music and graphics.

The top five seniors in prepared speech and PSA received $250 scholarships to the University of Nebraska – Lincoln College of Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences that they can use if they choose to participate in CASNR.

In addition to medals awarded to our top presenters, the Nebraska 4-H Foundation sponsored cash prizes totaling $2,500 for senior participants in the prepared speech and public service announcement. KRVN will broadcast on 1^st2^n/a and PSA 3rd place winners in the senior and middle divisions at the Nebraska State Fair.

Champion – Kilee Wilkinson, Sarpy

Reserve Champion – Grace Brennemann, Frontier

3^rd – Rachel Brhel, Clay

4^e – Erin Oldemeyer, Gage

Champion – Amaryn Bodlack, Thurston

Reserve Champion – Gideon Ochsner, Hamilton

3^rd –Hope Roscoe, Burt

4^e – Kara Brockman, Gosper

5^e – Eisley Mlady, Holt

Champion – Alex Berghorst, Custer

Reserve Champion – Alexa Brodd, Dodge

4^e – Jonah Splichal, Scottsbluff

5^e Ashley BauerBuffalo

Champion – Kadence Fisher, Dawes

Reserve Champion – Joshua Snodgrass, Cuming

3^rd –Hope Roscoe, Burt

4^e – Peyton Bratic, Knox

5^e –Harley Hedrick, York

6^e – Emma Thomson, Lancaster

Top 5 in no particular order:

Grace Brennemann, Frontier

Lille Chevalier, Lancaster

Jonah Splichal, Scotts Bluff

Intermediate impromptu speech

Top 5 in no particular order:

Hunter Creek, Scotts Bluff

Senior Video Communication Competition

Top 2 in no particular order:

Tucker Robinson, Fillmore

Congratulations to all participants of the 2022 Nebraska 4-H Public Speaking Contest!

For more information on the Nebraska 4-H Public Speaking Contest and a full list of results, please visit https://4h.unl.edu/public-Speaking