McKenzie County 4-H event held
NDSU Extension Office Reports
The 2025 McKenzie County 4-H Project Expo and 4-H Communication Arts Events were held on April 23, at the NDSU Extension/McKenzie County Office.
The 4-H Project Expo event provides youth with the opportunity to plan, prepare and display an article, educational or food related project. 4-H members also verbally express themselves to a judge. At the close of the contest, ribbon awards were presented to each participant.
In the Senior division (13 to 18- year olds) Amelia Wisness was awarded a Grand Champion Ribbon on her display, “Rethink Your Drink,” and Ethan Roffler was awarded a Reserve Champion Ribbon on his display, “A Snowman for All Seasons.”
Both Amelia and Ethan are invited to attend the State 4-H Project Expo event on July 21, at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot.
The 4-H Communication Arts event is designed to help youth develop speaking abilities. Participants learn about the importance of organizing information and/or equipment to tell and/or show others what they are learning in 4-H. How they present themselves is the number one judging criteria.
Senior division (13 to 18- year olds), Electronic Presentation Category entry KC Korslien was awarded a Grand Champion Ribbon for her “North Dakota Range Judging.”
In the Junior division (8 to 12-year olds), Interpretive Reading Category, ribbons were assigned as follows:
• Kenley Korslien, Grand Champion, for “The Great Calf Rescue”
• Kash Korslien, Blue Ribbon for “An Old Bull Hand”
• Ellie Pennington, Blue Ribbon for “Horses & Home”
In the General Demonstration Category, Junior Division team members, Edie Scofield and Hazel Wisness received a Grand Champion Ribbon for their “Let’s Go Play Dough,” demonstration.
Cloverbud members (ages 5 to 7, non-competitive) were awarded demonstration participation ribbons:
• Annibel Pennington for “Finger Knitting”
• Levi Pennington for “How to Tag a Calf”
Communication Arts participants are invited to participate in the 4-H District Communication Arts event to be held on May 9 in Williston. Serving as our judge was Carol Kieson for the events.
NDSU Extension 4-H Youth Development’s mission is to create supportive learning environments for youth and adults to reach their fullest potential as capable, competent and caring adults. To carry out this mission, 4-H provides hands-on experiences through projects, activities and events. Youth are involved through clubs, school enrichment programs, independent study, after-school programs and special interest groups. 4-H is the largest and only research-based youth organization in our state.
The 4-H Youth Development Program is available to all youth and information is offered in every county in North Dakota.
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