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ND – (NewsDakota.com) Area 4-H students competed in several communication categories in the 4-H Communication Arts contest at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot on Sunday, July 24.

The categories included demonstration, speech, commercials, presentation software, 4-H promotion, broadcasting, interpretive reading, dramatic presentations and website design. The contest had 98 entries. The youth competed on a county and district level to qualify for the State Fair event.

A number of area 4-H students received awards of excellence:

Barnes

* Amelia Meester, Valley City, Preteen Serious Interpretive Reading

* Maggie Oberlander, Valley City, Teen Serious Interpretive Reading

* Bethany Reiten, Kathryn, Teen Video Production

Burleigh

* Scout Wheeler, Bismarck, Teen 4-H Promotion

Cass

* Astrid Axtman, Fargo, Teen Short Take

* Gracie Erickstad, Horace, Preteen Demonstration

* Grace Robinson, Fargo, Teen Presentation

* Maddie Robinson, Fargo, Preteen Humorous Interpretive Reading and Preteen
Serious Interpretive Reading

* Nolan Severance, Hunter, Preteen Website Design

Emmons

* Cody Baumgartner, Hague, Preteen Commercial

* Jordyn Heidrich and Katie Heidrich, Strasburg, Preteen Dramatic Presentation
Team

Foster

* Molly Hansen, Carrington, Preteen Humorous Interpretive Reading

Grand Forks

* Heather Hoiland and Rachel Hoiland, Northwood, Teen Broadcasting Team

* Jonathan Hoiland, Rayne Korsmo and Max Larson, Northwood, Preteen Commercial
Team

* Marie Kraemer, Grand Forks, Teen Prepared Speech

Hettinger

* Lydia Billock and MaryJane Mayer, Mott, Preteen Humorous Interpretive Reading
Team

McIntosh

* Damian Clements, Ashley, Preteen Commercial

Mercer

* Sean Gierke, Beulah, Preteen Broadcasting

Morton

* Jada Bonogofsky, St. Anthony, Preteen Commercial

Oliver

* Wilton Henke, Stanton, Preteen Illustrated Talk

Pembina

* Kaylee Kemp, Cavalier, Preteen 4-H Promotion

Sheridan

* Lindsey Abrahamson and Daphne Lauer, McClusky, Preteen Broadcasting Team

Stutsman

* Laura Levin, Jamestown, Teen Prepared Speech

Ward

* Natalie Helfrich, Berthold, and Anne Schauer, Carpio, Preteen Demonstration
Team

* Lora Rockwell, Ryder, Preteen Commercial

* Daniel Starks, Ryder, Teen Broadcasting and Teen Serious Interpretive Reading

* Trent Williams, Ryder, Preteen Dramatic Presentation