18 Red River 4-H students attended 4-H University June 18-20. They competed against 1300 4-H members from all over Louisiana!

Each year 4-H members who are in the 8th-12th grade as of August 1, 2023, are eligible to participate in 4-H University to demonstrate their skills in more than 30+ competitive events. It is a culmination of a 4-H member’s year of hard work and dedication. Events range from Demonstrations, Automotive Care, Fishing Sports, Public Speaking, Fashion Revue, and more. Through competing, youth demonstrate life skills in teamwork, decision making, problem solving, resiliency, and many more. Each competitive event allows youth an opportunity for personal growth, skill mastery, and other life skills vital to functioning members of society.

Red River’s Top 10 winners that received medals were:

Rafe Suggs- 9th in Public Speaking Citizenship
Ben Moseley – 6th in Visual Arts
Shelby Pickett – 8th in Graphic Design
Cameron Jones – 8th in 4-H Has Talent
Adrianna Bradford – 5th in 4-H Has Talent
Caitlyn Jones – 7th in Personal Trainer
Joseph Shaver – 9th in Photography
Gabi Bounds and Emma Youngblood – 5th in Tiger Tank
Alaina Boyd – 4th in Horticulture Evaluation