WILD BIRD ART CONTEST RESULTS

Thank you to all of the participants in the Wild Bird Art Contest. We received 14 total entries.

The following are the winners in each category:

Cloverbud Participant Awards: Avery P., Age 7 of Monroe C. and Pilar C. of Saratoga Co., age 7

Youth Ages 8-19: 1st place: Kelly D., Age 17 - "Snowy Owl"
Honorable Mention: Thomas Patterson, Age 8 of Glens Falls - "Northern Cardinals"

Adult First Place: Chris Dittus of Lake George - "Cardinal"
Honorable Mention: Molly Smith of Saratoga Co. - "Wood Duck"

This video highlights all of the art entries. Join us in congratulating these imaginative, creative, and talented artists.

SENIOR SATURDAY - WENDY ZIMMERMAN

Our fourth graduating senior is Wendy Zimmerman. Wendy joined 4-H at the age of 10 and has participated in natural resource programs, public presentations, shooting sports and leadership events such as STARR (State Teen Action Representatives Retreat) and Career Explorations at Cornell. She earned the Advanced Level II Adirondack Guide designation during her five years in the Guide program. Wendy presented at the Capital District Public Presentation event and served as the Mistress of Ceremonies for the Annual Meeting and Dinner of Cornell Cooperative Extension in 2018.

Wendy will graduate from Saratoga Springs High School. During the pandemic she helped organize a virtual induction ceremony for the National Honor Society and has been a long-time volunteer of the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame in Saratoga. In the fall she will be leaving for the University of Rochester where she will be a biomedical engineering student.

Congratulations, Wendy! Enjoy some highlights of your 4-H experience. We are proud of you and each of our graduates who mean more to 4-H, their community, their country, and their world than you can ever imagine!

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SENIOR SATURDAY: TAYLOR STONE

Our third graduating high school senior is Taylor Stone.  Taylor joined 4-H at the age of 12 and jumped right into 4-H programs participating in shooting sports, natural resources, public presentations, cooking classes (PINY-Produced in New York) and the 4-H Adirondack Guides.  She has reached the Advanced Level II Guide designation and has participated in leadership events such as STARR and represented Warren County at the NYS Fair.  Her artwork has been judged at the NYS Fair 3 of the 5 years that she has been exhibiting.   She has been involved locally at the Warren County Youth Fair for four years working as a fair superintendent and overseeing the popular 4-H yard sale as the teen supervisor.  In 2017 she was awarded the “Spirit of 4-H Award” for her commitment and support of 4-H.

Taylor will graduate from Glens Falls High School where she has been in the National Honor Society and participated in the Environmental Club, Friends of Rachel Club and the Art Club.  She is a Girl Scout (Ambassador Level) and has participated in the Olympics of the Visual Arts.  In the fall she will be attending SUNY New Paltz working towards her Bachelors in Fine Arts in Graphic Design as well as a science minor with a focus in Ornithology.   Taylor is also the recipient of the 4-H Educational Award Scholarship.

Congratulations, Taylor! Enjoy some highlights of your 4-H experience. We are proud of you and each of our graduates who mean more to 4-H, their community, their country, and their world than you can ever imagine!

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Senior Saturday: MYA DARRAH

Meet our second high school graduating senior Mya Darrah. Mya has been a member of 4-H for six years. She has consistently participated in our natural resources programs since joining 4-H at the age of 12 and is a Level II Advanced 4-H Adirondack Guide and certified in wilderness first aid. She has worked as a Fair Superintendent each year and represented Warren County at the NYS Fair, STARR and Career Explorations. Her artwork has earned trips to the NYS Fair to be evaluated for the last four years.

Mya will be a 2020 High School Graduate from Corinth. In high school, she was an active member of the drama club working back stage in set design and also acting. Her passion for art developed into the choice of her further study and career. She will attend SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City this fall pursuing a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts.

Congratulations, Mya! Enjoy some highlights of your 4-H experience. We are proud of you and each of our graduates who mean more to 4-H, their community, their country, and their world than you can ever imagine!

#4HGrowsLeaders #4HGrowsHere

Senior Saturday: WARD SWEET

Our first Saturday Senior is Glens Falls High School Senior, Ward Sweet. Ward has been a member of 4-H since the 4th grade and has participated in shooting sports, public presentations, community service, and is an Advanced 4-H Adirondack Guide. After placing first in the Warren County Youth Fair’s talent show in 2018, he earned a trip to perform in the New York State Fair Talent Show.

He gives his “hands to larger service” in the community by volunteering for the Queensbury Land Conservancy, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Pennies For Pink, 4-H in Warren and Washington Counties and the Military Club at SUNY Adirondack.

As a student at Glens Falls, Ward competed on the GF National Alpine Ski Team for six years providing him the opportunity to become a more accomplished athlete and leader. He is also a member of the National Honor Society.

He will start his collegiate career this fall at SUNY Adirondack and then transfer to SUNY Plattsburg working to earn a Bachelors and Masters in Secondary Education with a concentration in history. He hopes “one day to maintain a classroom where students feeling left out, misunderstood and overlooked can feel included, valued and appreciated.”

Congratulations, Ward! Enjoy some highlights of your 4-H experience. We are proud of you and each of our graduates mean more to 4-H, their community, their country, and their world than you can imagine!

#4HGrowsLeaders #4HGrowsHere

SENIOR SATURDAYS

Each Saturday for the next five weeks leading up to what would have been graduation ceremonies for our enrolled 4-H teens, we will feature a different 2020 graduating high school senior and learn a little bit about them and their next adventure. All five youth are part of the popular 4-H Adirondack Guide program.  

Congratulations, Senior 4-Her's! Enjoy some highlights of your 4-H experiences. We are proud of you and each of our graduates mean more to 4-H, their community, their country, and their world than you can imagine! 

#4HGrowsLeaders #4HGrowsHere

FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST:

Lilacs are in full bloom and the rhododendrons have just started flowering.  Peonies are not far behind.  These flowers would make great subjects for the photography flower contest going on now. 

Get out and safely get creative!

For more information, or to submit your entries, contact the 4-H Office at 518-623-3291 or e-mail jfb32@cornell.edu

FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST:

Get out and get creative with your camera, I-pad, or cell phone and submit your photographs into the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Warren County virtual photography contest. The program will be open to youth and adults, with several age categories and participants can be from anywhere within New York State. The contest will begin May 22 and end June 26.

RULES:

This must be an original photograph taken within the contest entry dates and deadline dates.

Each participant is limited to one entry.

There will be four age categories: Cloverbud Youth ages 5-8, Youth 9-12, Youth 13-19, and Adults over the age of 19 as of May 22, 2020.

The judging will be done by a group of volunteers (youth and adults) selected by Cornell Cooperative Extension.  Entries will be judged on artistic expression, creativity and originality, and the quality of the image.

Each entry should contain the following information: a) Title of photograph; b) Name of photographer (first and last); c) Date and location of photograph; d) A short (1-3 sentences) description of the photograph including any digital editing; and e) Entrant’s contact information (telephone number, e-mail address)

Disclaimer: By submitting an entry to this contest, you are giving Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County permission to use your image on our Facebook, social media, website, blogs, and in any public displays we can arrange for entries.

Prizes: Cloverbud (5-8) youth will each receive a Participant ribbon and no overall winner will be selected. For Youth 9-12, 13-19, and Adults Over the age of 19, the top recipient will received a $10 gift certificate to Hobby Lobby.

Deadline: All entries must be submitted by email to John Bowe at jfb32@cornell.edu as a jpeg or PDF file. Emails must arrive by midnight on June 26 to be considered.

Safely get out and get creative!