2008 Florida 4-H Congress:
It's a Green Thing! Youth for the Environment
July 21 - 25, 2008
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL
Competitive Award Winners
The award winners are listed below by category:
Animal Industry
Individual winners are:
Ashley Preston, Highlands - Blue Ribbon - 1st Place
Roy Thompson, Sarasota - Red Ribbon - 2nd Place
Kellie Gindl, Escambia - Red Ribbon - 3rd Place
Brittany Huston, Hernando - White Ribbon
Hannah Ward, Clay - White Ribbon
Companion Animal Demonstrations
Inidvidual winners are:
Brittney Thompson, Sarasota , Blue Ribbon - 1st Place
Maggie Lavimoniere, Santa Rosa , Red Ribbon - 2nd Place
Career Exploration, Citizenship and Leadership:
Individual winners are:
Adam Estes, Escambia - Blue Ribbon - 1st Place
Baye Adams, Hernando - Blue Ribbon - 2nd Place
Elizabeth Boydston, Duval - Blue Ribbon - 3rd Place
Kelly Wildermuth, Orange - Blue Ribbon
Kaila Hess, Sarasota, White Ribbon
The team winners are:
Aaron Brown and Stephen Gable - Seminole, Blue Ribbon - 1st Place
Nicole Latourelle and Kaitlyn Latourelle - Escambia - Blue Ribbon - 2nd Place
Devon Parke and Lauren Waldroff - Hillsborough - Blue Ribbon - 3rd Place
Austin Booth and Aubrey Booth - Marion - Blue Ribbon
Britany Blunt and Juliane Webber - Lake - White Ribbon
Leisure Arts and Recreation
Individual winners are:
Korina Chilcoat, Lee - Blue Ribbon, 1st Place
Daniel Fernandez-Ledon, Miami-Dade - Blue Ribbon, 2nd Place
Joseph Poschel, St. Lucie - Blue Ribbon, 3rd Place
Amber Savard - St. Johns - Blue Ribbon
Christy Connell - Santa Rosa -Red Ribbon
Eileen Blanco - Osceola - Red Ribbon
Nikki Futch - Leon - Red Ribbon
Team winners are:
Laura Knipper and Kayla Knipper, Sarasota- Blue Ribbon, 1st Place
Kathryn Rosser and Anna Taff, Leon - Blue Ribbon, 2nd Place
Sarah Smith and Liz Christensen, Lake - Blue Ribbon, 3rd Place
Erik Ferguson and Justin Simmons - St. Lucie - White Ribbon
Media Arts
Individual winners are:
Rebekah Diaz, Miami-Dade- Blue Ribbon, 1st Place
Natalie Palumbo, Seminole - Blue Ribbon, 2nd Place
Nevis Alvarez, Alachua - Blue Ribbon, 3rd Place
Public Speaking
Individual winners are:
Jared Padgett, Sarasota - Blue Ribbon, 1st Place
Mary Thomas Hart, Lafayette - Blue Ribbon, 2nd Place
Daniel Williams, Liberty - Blue Ribbon, 3rd Place
Justin Martin, Bradford - Blue Ribbon
Jenna Farreira, Pasco - Red Ribbon
Jessica Haupt, St. Johns - Red Ribbon
Katherine Schultz, Suwannee - Red Ribbon
Kelsey Haupt, St. Johns - Red Ribbon
Sammie Feliciani, Organge - Red Ribbon
Brittany Stark, Walton - Red Ribbon
Natasha Palmer, Columbia - Red Ribbon
William Crites, DeSoto - Red Ribbon
Poster Art Program
Senior winners are:
Christa Barber, Polk - 1st Place
Melissa Wiedmann, Hillsborough - 2nd Place
Dylan Edwards, Santa Rosa - 3rd Place
For a complete listing of Poster Contest Winners.
Photography Contest
Senior winners for the print division are:
Emily Sexton, Hillsborough - 1st Place
Natalie Palumbo, Seminole - 2nd Place
Lexy Nordin, Clay - 3rd Place
Senior winners for the digital division are:
Austin Schrak, Brevard - 1st Place
Alex Holt, Duval - 2nd Place
Levi Schrack, Brevard - 3rd Place
For a complete list of Photography Winners.
Aquatic and Marine Environment
Individual winners are:
Anne Elise Creamer, Seminole - Blue Ribbon, 1st Place
Kayla McAndrew, Hernando - Red Ribbon, 2nd Place
Michael Pritchard, Washington - White, 3rd Place
Amber VanRiper, Sarasota - White Ribbon
Earth Connections
Individual winners are:
Justin Hoover, Okeechobee - Blue, 1st Place
Kaicie Chasteen, Columbia, Red, 2nd Place
Kayce Aukema, Washington, Red, 3rd Place
Tineka Swart, Suwannee, Red Ribbon
Energy
The individual winner is:
Kyle Pond, Broward, Red, 1st Place
Forestry and Other Terrestrial Environments
Individual winners are:
David Pick, St. Lucie, Blue, 1st Place
Samantha Nation, Osceola, Blue, 2nd Place
Jenny Dederico, Sarasota, Red, 3rd Place
Damian Arias, Escambia, Red Ribbon
Plant Connections
Individual award:
Elisabeth Herriman, Manatee, Red, 1st Place
Horticulture Identification Judging
1st Place team winners include:
Richard Cash, Miyah Muhammad, Rebekah Trein all from Volusia and Nikki Futch from Leon County
2nd Place team winners include:
Daniel Classey, Lydia Kulpa, Luke Kulpa and Mathew Morse from St. Johns
3rd Place team winners include:
Laura Knopper, Kayla Knipper, Trevor Brown and Jamie Bland from Sarsota
Waste Management
Individual winners are:
Sean Russell, Sarsota, Blue, 1st Place
Tori Henderson, Suwannee, Blue, 2nd Place
Wesley Mims, Okeechobee, Red, 3rd Place
Clothing
The individual winner is:
Jennifer bitemire, Brevard, Blue, 1st Place
The team winner is:
Nefetari Dennard and Katelyn Enzor, Leon, Blue, 1st Place
Consumer Education, Family Economics and Home Management Demonstrations
The individual winner is:
Karly Vojnar - Volusia - Blue, 1st Place
The team winner is:
Chelsea Ward and Kasidi LaRichie - Collier - Blue, 1st Place
Foods and Nutrition
Jasmine Howell - Marion - Blue, 1st Place
Melissa Sharp - Pinellas - Red, 2nd Place
Food Preparation
Rachel Diaz - Hillsborough - White, 1st Place
Cisto Grayford - Lake - White, 2nd Place
Victoria Boydston - Duval - White, 3rd Place
The team winners are:
Leah Sutton and kristina Pantazi - Duval - Blue, 1st Place
Joshua Sargent and Chelsea Sargent - Hardee - Red, 2nd Place
Food Science and Safety
The team winner is:
Emily Hills and Ashley Estes - Walton - Blue, 1st Place
Housing and Home Improvement
The team winner is:
Arsenio Bright and Shanka Farmer - Jefferson - Blue, 1st Place
Human Development
The individual winner is:
Amber McAndrew - Hernando - Blue, 1st Place
Health
The individual winners are:
Mathew Farmer - Hillsborough - Blue, 1st Place
Michelle Torres - Brevard - Blue, 2nd Place
Paula Amica - Marion - Blue, 3rd Place
The team winners are:
Rebekah Johansen and MaryAnn Johansen - Escambia - Blue, 1st Place
Janelle Bassa and Lena Odom - Jefferson - Blue, 2nd Place
Ivy Nasgovitz and Amy Grayford - Lake - Blue, 3rd Place
Safety
The individual winners are:
Amber Estes - Escambia - Red, 1st Place
Amber Taylor - Seminole - Red, 2nd Place
Brittany McDaniel - Gilchrist - Red, 3rd Place
Forrest Finch - Putnam - White
The team winner is:
Lauren Munyan and Hayley Arnold - St. Lucie - Blue, 1st Place
Mechanical and Electronic Science
The individual winners are:
Alec Estes - Escambia - Blue, 1st Place
Joshua Dovi - Citrus - Blue, 2nd Place
Thomas Freeman, III - Orange - White, 3rd Place
Michael Turner - Liberty -White
Petroleum Power and Small Engines
Individual winners are:
Eric Sackman - Escambia - Blue, 1st Place
Jamie Bland - Sarasota - White, 2nd Place
General Demonstration
Matthew Simmons - Nassau - Blue, 1st Place
Caitlin Hanley - Palm Beach - Blue, 2nd Place
Austin Pluskot - Okeechobee - Red, 3rd Place
The team winners are:
Brittany Hogue and Allison Hickey - Charlotte - Blue, 1st Place
Jenny Davis and Shelley Davis - Indian River - Blue, 2nd Place
