Youth Day is an event to showcase the youth’s achievements and projects and hard work they have put in over the last year.

Youth can choose from 22 categories to be evaluated on. 4-H members present their project to a judge in an interview-style format, where they engage in conversation and answer questions about how they did the project, things they learned, and things they might do differently next time.

Judges then use a rubric and point system to give members ribbons based on their score, with points gathered from their presentation and depth and knowledge of their project. Ribbons are for Honor Group, Honorable Mention, or Successful Completion. The 4-H’ers who receive an Honor Group ribbon are then in the running for the Best of Show and Reserve Best of Show for that category.

Winners were:

Courtesy Photo A scene from the Alpena County 4-H Youth Day.

Best of Show

Clothing and Textiles (8-13 years): Molly Walling

Clothing and Textiles (14-19 years): Mckenzie Dziesinski

Cooking: Brynn Kasubowski

Visual arts and crafts (8-13): Tori Grochowski

Gardening and Conservation: Hailey Lucas

Horse Veterinarian Science (8-13 years): Scarlett Seigel

Large Animal Vet Science: Brooklyn Leaym

Small Animal Vet Science: William Smith

Informational Displays: Kelly Walling

Photography: Alison Borowski

STEM: William Smith

Woodworking: Mathew Dziesinski

Reserve Best of Show

Clothing and Textiles (8-13 years): Dacia Clegg

Clothing and Textiles (14-19 years): Alison Borowski

Cooking: Evie Bicker

Visual arts and crafts (8-13): Jazzmyne Kowalski

Gardening and Conservation: Marley Howard

Large Animal Vet Science: Abigail Ruczynski

Informational Displays: Jazzmyne Kowalski

Photography: Owen Seeley

Woodworking: Brayley Nitzel

Performing Arts

Best of Show: Madeline Miller

Demonstration Best of Show: William Smith

Club Presentation: 24 Carrot 4-H Club and A-Z Livestock