| JANNA BERARD
$1000 Scholarship Janna is a 12-year Independent 4-H Member who is also active in Teen Ambassadors and Teen Council serving as secretary and as treasurer of Teen Council. Janna started her 4-H career with projects in photography, needle arts, and entomology but soon branched out into other areas where she excelled. An Exceptional Demonstrator, Janna earned a County Medal in Public Speaking, as well as County Medals in Clothing and Textiles, Food and Nutrition, and Dog Care. A Teen Leader in the county booth at the NYS Fair, Janna was also in the Fashion Revue and served as an Emcee in the Youth Building. At the Schaghticoke Fair she was instrumental in producing the News of the Fair and coordinating activities in the 4-H Building. An active participant at Career Explorations, Janna shared what she learned by presenting multi-county workshops to both youth and adults. She has represented Rensselaer County 4-H well by speaking to our county and state legislators during National 4-H Week and at NYS 4-H Capital Days, and through her involvement in Rensselaer County CCE events. Janna will attend the SUNY’s Buffalo State. Her goal is to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in dietetics and to become a licensed registered dietician. |
MORGAN KUNZ
$500 Scholarship
Morgan has been an active member in 4-H for 11 years. She has been involved in the horse program since the beginning and in the last 4 years has put her effort into photography and art. Throughout the years she has made a great effort to help the younger members of 4-H with their projects and goals. Morgan has represented Rensselaer County in regional Horse Bowl, Horse Communications and Hippology, as well the state Hippology Competition, the Western Division of the NYS Horse Show, and the Intercounty Competition at Elmira. Morgan has participated in the county teen programs, Teen Council, Teen Ambassadors, and Teen Exchange. She has been a Teen Leader at the NYS Fair, participated in STARR, and was the 2010 representative to NYS 4-H Capital Days. Morgan has held many offices in both her club and in the teen programs. She was awarded the horse program’s Lohnes Award in 2010, the Golden Horse Shoe Award, and the end of year High Point Award. This year she was also awarded the Averill Park High School Art Teacher Award. She will be attending Hudson Valley Community College this fall majoring in graphic arts and continuing onto St. Rose to finish her degree to become an art teacher. | KATHERINE McINTYRE
$500 Scholarship Katie's involvement in 4-H has been growing over the past 13 years. She started as a Cloverbud showing rabbits. As she got older became involved in the horse program and participated in horse competitions on the regional and state levels. Katie excelled at public speaking and went on to place 6th at State Horse Communications. She was active in Horse Bowl where she was the captain of the senior team and competed in Hippology for two years. As a teen Katie joined Teen Ambassadors and Teen Exchange. She is also certified as a Teen Shooting Sports Instructor in muzzle-loading, shotgun and rifle. Katie has worked in the laser-shooting tent at the Schaghticoke Fair, and taught Shooting Sports at the state level the past two years at both STARR and the NYS Fair. Katie’s speaking skills and knowledge made her the perfect choice to represent the NYS 4-H Shooting Sports program at the 2011 International SHOT show in Las Vegas. This past year she was chosen to represent the county at NYS 4-H Capital Days. 4-H has allowed Katie to meet new people and discover opportunities. She has truly done it all and will continue her excellence at Morrisville State College this fall studying Equine Science. |