4-H holds public speech contest

BY PAYTON PIETRAS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

irty-one 4-H members from ve di erent counties participated in the rst annual Front Range Regional 4-H Speech and Demonstration contest.

4-H Members from Adams, Arapahoe, Je erson, Boulder, and Weld counties, met at the CSU Spur Educational building in Denver on April 22, ready to present their prepared speeches and demonstrations.

Topics covered a variety of subject, incluiding “How to clicker train your cat”, several presentations on how to care for a variety of di erent animals, steps on how to bail hay, how to be successful, and many more.

Contestants had to follow speci c guidelines. ey had to present within their age group and within a certain time frame and were judged by a panel of judges.

Following the judging, participants were recognized for their e orts. Several participants received awards and will compete at the 4-H State Public Speech Contest during the 2023 Colorado State Fair in Pueblo contest in August.

irteen of the thirty-one participants are members from our very own local, Good Luck 4-H Club from Adams County, and several of those Good Luck members will be moving on to State competition.

It was an amazing experience and everyone put in a lot of time and hard work. It’s not an easy task to get up in front a crowd of people and talk and present. Being a 4-H member helps us kids learn lifelong skills to help build a better future for ourselves! is was the rst of many more successful Regional 4-H Speech and Demonstration contests and we encourage all 4H members to participate in next year’s event!

For more information about the 4-H Program and the Good Luck 4-H Club contact, Gloria Cundall at gacundall@outlook.com.

Payton Pietras is a youth reporter for the Good Luck 4H Club in Brighton.

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