RENSSELAER CO., N.Y. — While 4-H Clubs keep busy throughout the year, it’s at the county and state fairs where they are the most visible to the public, showcasing the skills they’ve learned. Several Cornell Cooperative Extension Rensselaer County 4-H members had their outstanding projects that were entered at the 2023 Schaghticoke Fair selected for the 2024 New York State Fair. The following 4-H members and projects were selected: Emilee Roadcap (Troy) Recycled Tire Game Board, Photograph; Owen Campanella (Johnsonville) Decorative Skull, Wooden Flag, Photograph; Thomas Colarossi (Melrose) Woodworking, Photograph; Carlo Colarossi (Melrose) Woodworking, Cranberry Orange Shortbread; Glendora Kilmer (Troy) Knitted Hat, Painting, Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars, Tye Dye Shirt, Apple Bread, Decorated Cookies; Lillian Sliwinski (Waterford); Tye Dye Dress; Sydney Valcik (Buskirk) Fabric Painting, Painting; Luke Giglio (Petersburgh) Knitted Scarf, Recycled Guitar; Brett Giglio (Petesburgh) Painting; Pyper Bliss Rafferty (Johnsonville) Decorated Flower Pot; Lily Bell Ellis (Troy) Recycled Book; Kara Allen (Wynantskill) Paintings; Brice Retell (Troy) Wooden Coasters, Creative Framing; MacKenzie Diamond (Wynantskill) Painted Stone Decoration; Wesley Brownell (Buskirk) Pumpkin Muffins; Daylynn Byas (Averill Park) Banana Bread; Amellia Pello (Hoosick Falls) Recycled Mittens; and Lucy Haynes (Hoosick Falls) Recycled Mittens.
Fair exhibits have been an important part of the 4-H Youth Development Educational Program for over 100 years. Fair gives youth a platform to strive towards mastery in a project area through the process of showcasing their project, going through the evaluation process, and talking about the best parts and challenges they had in the project area. Research shows that when youth strive toward mastery and have a growth mindset they will put in extra time and effort leading to higher achievement. It’s exciting for 4-H members to showcase what they have learned; and in return they learn important things about their projects and themselves by going through the evaluation process and learning how to make their best better!
For more information about the Rensselaer County 4-H program, please contact Cornell Cooperative Extension Rensselaer County 4-H at 518-272-4210.
–Cornell Cooperative Extension Rensselaer County
