The time spent raising livestock and working on projects is soon coming to an end for the graduating 4-H’ers at the fair this year, but they are leaving with the skills and values they learned in the past 10 years.
Without 4-H, 18-year-old Mallory Hogue wouldn’t have found her career path, she said.
She plans to study agriculture communications at Purdue University, something she never would have thought of doing if she hadn’t been exposed to the agriculture industry through 4-H, she said.
Being in 4-H has taught her the value of hard work and dedication, something she would not have learned anywhere else, Hogue said.
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Sam Stewart has made many new friends and a lot of good memories over the past 10 years in 4-H, he said.
Indian Creek graduate Lacey Sichting has learned the value of responsibility while in 4-H, she said.
She had to learn to balance social and work time, while learning to care for her animals. Being in 4-H also helped her find her career path as a veterinary technician, she said.
“I’ve fallen in love with it,” Sichting said.
