4-H’ers compete at District 4-H O’Rama in Malvern

Sevier County 4-H’ers competed against 4-H’ers from across the state at the District 4-H O’Rama at Malvern High School on June 19. To qualify for district level, they had to compete at the local County 4-H O’Rama.

The winners in the Senior Division (ages 14-19) were as follows:

Jacob Seymour placed 1st in Animal Science, Zae-Lei Frachiseur placed 1st in Wildlife, Evan Wolcott placed 3rd in Wildlife, John Moe placed 4th in Sports Fishing & Bait Casting, Chip Stamps placed 6th in Sports Fishing & Bait Casting, and Charlie Collins placed 8th in Gun Safety.

All 1st – 7th place senior winners are eligible to compete and represent Sevier County at the State 4-H O’Rama to be held at the University of Arkansas Campus in Fayetteville in July.

Junior Division (ages 9-13) winners were as follows:

Madison Tabler placed 1st in Performing Arts-Instrumental, Wayland Risley placed 3rd in Wildlife, and Asher Frachiseur placed 4th in Sports Fishing & Bait Casting.

Also recognized at District O’Rama are District winning Record Books. Record Keeping is part of the overall 4-H experience, and a record book is an important part of completing each project. It is a written history of a 4-H’ers project work and a narrative of their success and learning in 4-H. Record Books are judged at a local level, district level, and state level.

Beginner Category (ages 9-12) winners were as follows:

Rebecca Trauger in Foods & Nutrition, Madison Tabler in Music, and Leighton Frachiseur in Animal Science.

Intermediate Category (ages 13-15) winners were as follows:

Evan Wolcott in Wildlife Management, Ty Wagner in Health & Fitness, Katie Williamson in Health & Fitness and Raegan Frachiseur in Achievement.

Record Books in the Advance Category (ages 16-18) are judged at the state level. Winners in this category are recognized at State O’Rama in July. Winners in this category are:

Kyle Williamson in Wildlife Management and Jacob Seymour in Health & Fitness.

Sevier County also received the District Spirit Award for 4-H’ers demonstrating a positive attitude, extending generosity for others, and providing role models who set the standard for excellence.

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Front row left to right: Landon Tabler, Asher Frachiseur, and Wayland Risley. Back row: Madison Tabler, Emily Stamps, Evan Wolcott, Chip Stamps, Jacob Seymour, John Moe, Charlie Collins, and Zae-Lei Frachiseur.

Jacob Seymour running for 4-H State Office

Submitted by: Kim Frachiseur, CEA-4-H

The Sevier County Extension Office would like to announce that Jacob Seymour of De Queen is running for an Arkansas 4-H State Officer position.

Jacob Seymour

Each year, Arkansas 4-H Youth vote in seven of their peers each summer to represent Arkansas 4-H for the year. The officers are inducted each year at the annual Arkansas 4-H State O-Rama activities. The seven positions include President, First Vice-President, Delta District Vice-President, Ouachita District Vice-President, Ozark District Vice-President, Secretary, and Reporter.

Seymour will be running for the Ouachita District Vice-President position. Jake is the son of Debbie and Justin Seymour. He was named 2022 Arkansas Teen Star and is currently an Arkansas State Ambassador. When asked what inspired him to run, Seymour stated, “I would love to raise more awareness in my district and also the state level about 4-H. I meet a lot of people that think 4-H is just cows and chickens. I would like to teach them there is so much more to 4-H.”

District Vice-Presidents are elected during each corresponding 4-H District O-Ramas and the remaining positions are elected during Arkansas 4-H State O-Rama. Candidates campaign throughout the summer at events such as O-Rama and Teen Leader Conference.

4-H state officers also get the chance to travel the state while working on events and their skills.

“They will be representing Arkansas 4-H throughout the state,” Rex Herring said. “Some specific skills that the officers will grow in will be public speaking, interacting with sponsors and administrators of various organizations. If elected, Jake will do a great job.”