News Release

For Immediate release

From:   Vickie B. Mullins

            4-H Coordinator

            UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County

Date:    June 2, 2005

 

 

4-H Tropicana County Contest Held

 

The county-wide 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking County contest was held on May 12, 2005 in Milton.  Santa Rosa County Winners representing 4^th, 5^th and 6^th grade participated in the County Contest.

 

6^th grade participants

 

Daniel Jacobi – Gulf Breeze Middle – 1^st place

Abbie Coleman – Holley Navarre Middle – 2^nd place

Shannon McKierman – Woodlawn Beach Middle – 3^rd place

Natalie Beal – Sims Middle – Honorable Mention – 4^th place

Kayla Husted – Chumuckla Elementary – participant – 5^th place

 

5^th grade participants

 

Emily Albaugh – West Navarre Elementary – 1^st place

Isabella Soutullo – Oriole Beach Elementary – 2^nd place

Daniel Smithson – Pea Ridge Elementary – 3^rd place

Lauren Cleveland – Gulf Breeze Elementary – 4^th place

Kasandra Gilley – W. H. Rhodes Elementary – 5^th place

Myranda Jernigan – Chumuckla Elementary – 6^th place

 

4^th grade participants

 

Sara Papantonio – Gulf Breeze Elementary – 1^st place

John Blake Temple – W. H. Rhodes Elementary – 2^nd place

Lauren Griswold – Chumuckla Elementary – 3^rd place

Madison Phillips – Berryhill Elementary – 4^th place

Jordan Kotowske – West Navarre Elementary – 5^th place

Daniel Starkel – Pea Ridge Elementary – 6^th place

 

The 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking program is made available each year for 4^th, 5^th and 6^th grade teachers to implant as a 4-H School Enrichment program.  This unique program is designed to provide a fun way for students to learn public speaking skills.  Curriculum materials including a teacher lesson plan guide and student materials are made available to teachers at no cost.  Teachers who choose to participate in the program utilize the curriculum materials provided and conduct classroom contests to determine classroom winners who advance to a school competition.  Participating schools conduct a contest to determine school winners who are awarded 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place medals.

 

The 1^st place school winner advances to the County Contest which is coordinated by the Santa Rosa County Extension 4-H Office.  According to Vickie Mullins, Santa Rosa County 4-H Coordinator, this year over 2000 students from 11 schools participated in the 2005 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking contest.  School winners list below.

 

4^th grade

 

Berryhill Elementary

Allison Hoyland

Shelby lutz

 

Chumuckla Elementary

Keifer Boyett

Brihn Pink

 

Gulf Breeze Elementary

Nick Gupta

 

Pea Ridge Elementary

Jenny Waters

Clayton Santo

 

West Navarre Elementary

Wesley Whitmire

John Watts

 

W. H. Rhodes Elementary

Sarah Phillips

Trace Sorrell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5^th grade

 

Chumuckla Elementary

Marykathryn Taylor

Drew Weatherspoon

 

Gulf Breeze Elementary

William Farmer

Westin DeMotts

 

Oriole Beach Elementary

Juilianne Lewis

Shane Halpin

 

Pea Ridge Elementary

Taylor Sponburgh

Andrew Nations

 

WH Rhodes  Elementary

Katie Smith

Hailey Petrie

 

West Navarre Elementary

Brandon Barial

Amy Henderson

 

 

 

 

 

6^th Grade

 

Chumuckla Elementary

Kaitlyn Campbell

Will Scott

 

Gulf Breeze Middle

Nicki Dalton

Nathan Gupta

 

Holley Navarre Middle

Stevie Cesal

Emily Libert

 

Sims Middle

Derrick Beal

Will Adkinson

 

Woodlawn Beach Middle

Aja Grooms

Megan Spence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking program will be offered again next year.  It is an excellent method to provide/teach public speaking skills and to encourage and motivate students.  4^th, 5^th and 6^th grade teachers interested in receiving the free educational materials and participating in this or any other 4-H program should contact Vickie Mullins at the Santa Rosa County Extension Office at 623-3868.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-H programs and activities in Santa Rosa County are open to boys and girls ages 5 to 18 regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex or handicap.  For more information about 4-H contact Vickie B. Mullins, Santa Rosa County 4-H Coordinator, at 623-3868.