EP 4-H Achievement Day results announced

(Editor’s Note: Due to the length of the article, it will be published in multiple parts.)
The 2015 4-H Achievement Day was held Saturday, March 21, at Ville Platte High School. 4-H’ers presented demonstrations on subjects from agriculture and family and consumer science to horticulture and Louisiana Ag Products. They also took part in a variety of identification and written tests, a handicraft contest, career preparation, talent and public speaking.
First place junior winners (fourth - eighth grade) will go on the Jr. Winner’s Trip in May, and first place senior club winners will attend 4-H University in Baton Rouge on the LSU campus in June.
The results were:
Discovering 4-H:
First Place - Beau Fontenot, James Stephens Montessori Elementary School fourth grade.
Second Place - Emily Deshotel, Vidrine Elementary School fifth grade; Kali Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade; Olivia LaCombe, Ville Platte Elementary School sixth grade; and Rylie Tate, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade.
Third Place - Julianne Estilette, Sacred Heart Elementary School sixth grade.
Fourth Place - Andrew Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School sixth grade; Kristen Ardoin, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade; Gavin Lafleur, Mamou Elementary School fifth grade; and Jenna Estilette, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade.
Fifth Place - Anne-Marie Bieber, Mamou Elementary School sixth grade; Madison Maier, Sacred Heart Elementary School sixth grade; Grace Bordelon, James Stephens Montessori Elementary School fourth grade; Gabriel Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School fourth grade; and Emily Soileau, Sacred Heart Elementary School fourth grade.
Pet Care
(fourth - sixth grades):
First Place - Emma Manuel, James Stephens Montessori Elementary School fourth grade.
Second Place - Julianne Estilette, Sacred Heart Elementary School sixth grade.
Third Place - Kristen Ardoin, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade.
Fourth Place - Alexis Granger, Vidrine Elementary School sixth grade.
Fifth Place - Olivia LaCombe, Ville Platte Elementary School sixth grade.
Pet Care
(seventh - eighth grades):
First Place - Elayne Elnaggar, Bayou Chicot Elementary School eighth grade.
Second Place - Karina Parks, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade.
Third Place - Kylie LeBas, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade.
Fourth Place - Elise Mire, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade.
Fifth Place - Amanda Bergeron, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade.
Pet Care
(ninth - 12th grades):
First Place - Regan Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.
Second Place - Grace LeJeune, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.
Third Place - Tara Fontenot, Basile High School ninth grade.
Fourth Place - Riley Foret, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.
Fifth Place - Madison Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School ninth grade.
Horticulture
(fourth - sixth grades):
First Place - Ethan Deshotel, Member at large sixth grade.
Second Place - Caroline Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade.
Third Place - Ella Miller, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade; Olivia Guillory, Vidrine Elementary School sixth grade; Silas Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade; Emily Lacaze, Vidrine Elementary School sixth grade; and Alexis Granger, Vidrine Elementary School sixth grade.
Fourth Place - Remington Guillory, Member at large sixth grade; and Reese Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade.
Fifth Place - Rylie Tate, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade; Kristen Ardoin, Sacred Heart Elementary School sixth grade; and Matthew Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School sixth grade.
Horticulture
(seventh - eighth grades):
First Place - Amanda Bergeron, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade.
Second Place - Elayne Elnaggar, Bayou Chicot Elementary School eighth grade.
Third Place - Kylie LeBas, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade.
Fourth Place - Elise Mire, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade; Caroline Reed, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade; and Iyana Freeman, Ville Platte Elementary School eighth grade.
Fifth Place - Sean Eastin, Ville Platte Elementary School eighth grade.
Horticulture
(ninth - 12th grades):
First Place - Tre’ Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.
Second Place - Morgan Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.
Third Place - Alyson Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School ninth grade; Grace LeJeune, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade; and Regan Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.
Fourth Place - Riley Foret, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade; and Heather Odom, Pine Prairie High School 12th grade.
Fifth Place - Drew Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School ninth grade.
Plant Science
(fourth - sixth grades):
First Place - Andrew Fontenot, Basile Elementary School sixth grade.
Second Place - Kristen Ardoin, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade
Third Place - Selena Soileau, Bayou Chicot Elementary Shcool fifth grade.
Fourth Place - Andrew Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School sixth grade; Jodi Vidrine, Sacred Heart Elementary School sixth grade; and Rylie Tate, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade.
Fifth Place - Beau Fontenot, James Stephens Montessori Elementary School fourth grade; Victoria Chelette, Bayou Chicot Elementary Shcool fifth grade; Colleen Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade; and Tucker Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School fourth grade.
Plant Science
(seventh - eight grades):
First Place - Reid Eastin, Ville Platte Elementary School eighth grade.
Second Place - Elayne Elnaggar, Bayou Chicot Elementary School eighth grade.
Third Place - Iyana Freeman, Ville Platte Elementary School eighth grade; Amanda Bergeron, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade; and Caroline Reed, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade.
Fourth Place - Sean Eastin, Ville Platte Elementary School eighth grade.
Fifth Place - Elise Mire, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade; Jeanne-Marie Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade; and Karine Parks, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade.
Plant Science
(ninth - 12th grades):
First Place - Morgan Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.
Second Place - Jing Hu, Sacred Heart High Shcool 11th grade; Magen Ardoin, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade; Tara Fontenot, Basile High School ninth grade; and Emma Hollier, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.
Third Place - Grace LeJeune, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade; and Riley Foret, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.
Fourth Place - Heather Odom, Pine Prairie High School 12th grade; Emily Vidrine, Sacred Heart High School 12th grade; and Regan Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.
Fifth Place - Hallie Daire, Sacred Heart High School ninth grade; and Hailey Vidrine, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.
Insect I.D.
(fourth - sixth grades):
First Place - Wesley Lejeune, Basile Elementary School sixth grade.
Second Place - Luke Fontenot, WW Stewart Elementary School fourth grade; and Beau Fontenot, James Stephens Montessori Elementary School fourth grade.
Third Place - Olivia Lacombe, Ville Platte Elementary School sixth grade.
Fourth Place - Olivia Guillory, Vidrine Elementary School sixth grade; Emma Manuel, James Stephens Montessori Elementary School fourth grade; and Alexis Granger, Vidrine Elementary School sixth grade.
Fifth Place - Jenna Estilette, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade; Keaton Thibodeaux, Basile Elementary School fifth grade; Gavin Lafleur, Mamou Elementary School fourth grade; and Reese Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School fifth grade.
Insect I.D.
(seventh - eighth grades):
First Place - Elayne Elnaggar, Bayou Chicot Elementary School eighth grade.
Second Place - Karina Parks, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade; Ann-Alyse Soileau, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade; and Sean Eastin, Ville Platte Elementary School eighth grade.
Third Place - Jeanne-Marie Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade; and Reid Eastin, Ville Platte Elementary School eighth grade.
Fourth Place - Iyana Freeman, Ville Platte Elementary School eighth grade.
Insect I.D.
(ninth - 12th grades):
First Place - Riley Foret, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.
Second Place - Emily Vidrine, Sacred Heart High School 12th grade.
Third Place - Jing Hu, Sacred Heart High School 11th grade; and Tara Fontenot, Basile High School ninth grade.
Fourth Place - Emma Hollier, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade; and Heather Odom, Pine Prairie High School 12th grade.
Fifth Place - Drew Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School ninth grade; and Regan Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School 10th grade.