Marshall County students in the 4th-12th grade participated in the 4-H Public Speaking Contest during their school 4-H Clubs throughout the month of November. On the evening of January 9 , 39 students who won a blue ribbon in their school 4-H Clubs gathered to compete for the title of “best public speaker in Marshall County”, for their respective grade level at the 2018 Marshall County 4-H Public Speaking Contest. The first and second place recipients from each grade advanced to the Area 3 4-H Public Speaking Contest on January 23rd at Motlow State Community College in Moore County. The results of the contest are listed below:

11th Grade Division:

1st. Emma Strasser

9th Grade Division:

1st. Ellarose Strasser

8th Grade Division:

1st. Rabeth Ryan

7th Grade Division:

1st. Elizabeth Beasley

6th Grade Division:

1st. Christa Warren

2nd. Maggie Browning

3rd. Anna Wood

5th Grade Division:

1st. Ryan Sublette

2nd. Caroline Garrell

3rd. Devon Bass

Participation in no particular order:

Bekah Armstrong, Will Beasley, Cara Cheek, Cassidy Butler, Andi Edwards, Briana Gill, Emory Hall, Reagan Harris, Landon Haynes, Karlie Lohr, Anna Rabun, Jayden Whaley.

4th Grade Division:

1st. Camreigh Warner

2nd. Gillian McKnight

3rd. Sadie Harber

Participation in no particular order:

Caden Mae Anderson, Lia Chilton, Bryant Ellis, Cayson Evors, Logan Heller, Mary Catharyn Hopkins, Owen McClaran, Maggie McDaniel, Caroline McNutt, Kyleigh Neil, Kasen Owen, Jude Strasser.

Thank you to all 4-H Volunteers and judges for making this event a great success and congratulations to all 4-H Participants for a job well done! To find out more about 4-H, please contact the UT Extension-Marshall County Office at (931) 359-1929.