NJHA is Proud to Announce the Winners of the 2024 Convention Competitions!

Junior ID Contest 12-14 Division
Individual
1st Place - James Logan (CA)
2nd Place - Grace Logan (CA)
3rd Place - Alexander Gardner (NC)
​4th Place - Alex Branning (IN)


Arrangements in Horticulture
Live Floral Contest
10-14
National - Brooke Landers (IN)

15-18
National - Jeremiah Caswell (FL)
National - Emily Clontz (PA)
Grand National - Halley Shadden (KS)

Demonstration in Horticulture
10-14
National - Grace Logan (CA)
Grand National - Alexander Gardner (NC)
 
15-18
Grand National - Olivia Lundy (MD)

Speaking in Horticulture
Extemporaneous
15-18
National - Brooke Kellogg (MD)

Speaking of Horticulture
15-18
National - Nathaniel Smith (MD)

​Horticulture Art
Digital
15-18
National - Brooke Kellogg (MD)

Physical Media
15-18
National - Vivian Pownell (WV)
National - Bobear Anderson (MD)
Grand National - Jewell Endicott (KS)

Digital Imagery Contest
Junior Division - 8-14
Unedited
National - Maycee Burns (MS)

Slightly Edited
National - James Logan (CA)
National - Grace Logan (CA)

Senior Division - 15-22
Unedited
National - Emily Clontz (PA)
National - Sam Moreland (MD)
Grand National - Caleb Darsney (MD)

Slightly Edited
National - Nathaniel Smith (MD)
National - Maya Krishnaswamy (CA)
Grand National - Bobear Anderson (MD)

Heavily Edited
National - Addy Hodges (MS)
National - Bobear Anderson (MD)
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Sequence of Four
National - Maya Krishnaswamy (CA)

Collection
National - Bobear Anderson (MD)
National - Emily Clontz (PA)
Grand National - Lanie Sherman (MS)

Overall Best of Show
Lanie Sherman (MS)


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NJHA's Next Top Chef
Pickles or Relishes
15-18
National - Kylie Goodson (FL)
National - Bobear Anderson (MD)
Grand National - Emily Clontz (PA)

Fruits or Vegetables
15-18
National - Emily Clontz (PA)
National - Bobear Anderson (MD)

Jams or Jellies
15-18
National - Jewell Endicott (KS)
National - Seth Shadden (KS)
​Grand National - Kylie Goodson (FL)
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Promotion of Horticulture
10-14
Grand National - James Logan (CA)

15-18
National - Caleb Darsney (MD)
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​Writing in Horticulture
Poetry
10-14
National - Grace Logan (CA)

15-18
National - Bobear Anderson (MD)
Grand National - Lane Taylor (FL)

Creative
15-18
National - Bobear Anderson (MD)
Grand National - Rosaleen Frith (MS)

Informative
15-18
Grand National - Andrew Logan (CA)

Horticulture Identification Contest
4-H Individual Placing
1st Place - Maya Krishnaswamy (CA)
2nd Place - Jolene Junge (CA)
3rd Place - Kylie Goodson (FL)
4th Place - Kaitlyn Wesely (NE)
5th Place -Noemi Nejedla (CA)
6th Place - Ella Shortall (MD)
7th Place - Lane Taylor (FL)
8th Place - Jewell Endicott (KS)
9th Place - Abigal Miewes (KS)
10 Place - Jeremiah Caswell (FL)

4-H Team Placing
1st Place - California - (Jolene Junge, Noemi Nejedla, Maya Krishnaswamy, Lucas Gribi)

2nd Place - Florida - (Hannah Vernadoe, Lane Taylor, Jeremiah Caswell, Kylie Goodson)

3rd Place - Kansas - (Abigal Miewes, Jewell Endicott, Seth Shadden, Hailey Shadden)

4th Place - Nebraska - (Jayden Benson, Kaitlyn Wesely, Catherine Polk, Rebekah Ketelson)
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Horticulture Identification Contest
FFA Individual Placing
1st Place - Nathan Dodson (MD)
2nd Place - Cora Western (IN)
3rd Place - Olivia Stemen (IN)
4th Place - Josie Trahin (IN)
5th Place - Brooke Kellogg (MD)
6th Place - Jessalyn Hoskins (IN)

FFA Team Placing
1st Place - Indiana - (Jessalyn Hoskins, Josie Trahin, Olivia Stemen, Cora Western)

2nd Place - Maryland-1 -(Nathan Dodson, Brooke Kellogg, Johanna Brashear)

Open Individual 15-18 Division
1st Place - Alexandra Craven (MD)
2nd Place - James Wenz (OH)

Honors
1st Place - Bobear Anderson (MD)
2nd Place - Andrew Logan (CA)

Highest Overall Individual
Bobear Anderson - (MD)

Stan and Mary Stark Alumni Scholarship
Emily Clontz - (PA)
Andrew Logan - (CA)

Horticulture Connections
Co-champs
California - (Noemi Nejedla, Jolene Junge, Maya Krishnaswamy, Lucas Gribb)

All-USA - (Henry Kelleher, Bobear Anderson, James Wenz, Andrew Logan)

Outstanding State Display

1st Place - New York
2nd Place - Florida
3rd Place - Maryland
3rd Place - Nebraska
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Spirit Stick
Florida

Achievement and Leadership
Brooke Kellogg (MD)