Prairieland Youth Leadership Scholarship recipients, (left to right) Rayna Yasieniuk, Emma Brost, Katherine Possberg, Jana Rumpel, and Amber MacDonald (submitted photo/Saskatoon Prairieland Park)

By Alice McFarlane

4-H Conference

Prairieland Youth Leadership Conference awards $12,000 in scholarships

Feb 7, 2023 | 10:28 AM

MELFORT, Sask.- An annual 4-H event held at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon, Sask. on the weekend had 40 members vying for leadership recognition and scholarships.

The members participated in a number of activities, competitions and workshops. Topics included social media storytelling, media and interview training, communications strategies in agriculture, and effective brainstorming skills were covered.

Candidates were each given a journal to complete their assignments in and were divided into groups to work on a presentation about contemporary agriculture issues.

The judges closely watched the applicants and read through the journals before coming to a final decision.

The top five received post-secondary scholarships.

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First place and a $4,500 scholarship went to Rayna Yaseniuk of Hafford with the Rockin H Multiple 4-H Club.

Emma Brost of Tompkins finished in second place and was awarded a $3,000 scholarship. Brost is with the Maple Creek Multiple 4-H Club.

Finishing in third was Katherine Possberg from Humboldt. The Viscount 4-H Club member received a $2,500 scholarship.

Fourth and fifth places each picked up a $1,000 scholarship. That went to Jana Rumpel of the Longlaketon Multiple 4-H Club and Amber McDonald with the Kelvington 4-H Beef Club.

The participants ranged in age from 14 to 21.

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