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Senior Division 4H winners

The Botetourt County 4-H "Night of the Stars" talent show was held Saturday, January 24, 2009. Youth ages 9-18 used their talent in vocal, drama, dance, instrumental, combination and variety categories. Each participant was awarded a blue, red or white ribbon based on his or her performance. The performance judged to be the best in each age division and talent category was awarded the purple championship ribbon. Each champion in each age division and talent category has the opportunity to perform again at the Northwest District 4-H "Share the Fun" talent show in Harrisonburg, Virginia in April 25, 2009. The names of participants in the Botetourt County 4-H talent show and the awards they received for their remarkable performances are listed below:

BEGINNER'S DIVISION: (Ages 9-11)

Kaitlyn Benois Dance On the Other Side of Me Blue
Keeley Slaughter Dance Forever Changed Blue Champion
Anthony Skomsky Instrumental American Love (Haste the Day) Blue Champion
Easton Cox Vocal Our Song Red
Makayla Honaker Vocal See You Again Blue
Megan Morgan McClure McClure Vocal All in All Blue
Joshua Mills Vocal The Edge Red
Greysen Newberry Vocal God Help the Outcasts Blue Champion
Taylor Simmons Vocal Girls Night Out Blue
Carly Sumpter Vocal Our Song Red
Christina Madison Feazell McDaniel Vocal Breakout Blue

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION (AGES 12-13)

Participant Category Title of Act Ribbon Champion

Gavin Vess Instrumental Legend of Madrid & The Happy Farmer Blue Champion
Savannah Etzler Instrumental Scarborough Fair Red
Mark George Instrumental Medieval Fair & Burlesca Red
Alyssa Ford Variety Omega Gymnastics Blue Champion

SENIOR DIVISION (AGES 14-18)

Jessika Taylor
Kidd
Bryan Combination Fall for You Blue Champion
Savanna Honaker Drama French Toast Blue Champion
Kristy Maier Drama The Face We Hide Blue
Max Cassell Vocal The Music of the Night Blue Champion
Taylor Seth Barcomb Hoyle Vocal Little Fall of Rain Red
Seth Hoyle Vocal I'll Dance with Cinderella Red

A special thank you to the 4-H volunteers, judges, and Buchanan Theater volunteers who helped make this event successful. Thanks to our returning Master of Ceremonies, Brent Watts, a former 4-Her and current Channel 7 weatherman for making the evening more special.

The Botetourt County 4-H program is open to all youth ages 5-18. For more information contact Glenda M. Snyder, Extension Agent, 4-H Youth at the Virginia Cooperative Extension-Botetourt Office at 540/473-8260 or visit our office at 9 West Main Street in Fincastle.

submitted by Glenda Snyder