State hippology, quiz bowl contest winners announced
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Several Kansas 4-H members moved a step closer to qualifying for national competition when they earned top honors at the recent horse quiz bowl and hippology contest.
Shannon Rogge, a 4-H youth development program coordinator, said organizers managed to convert the contests to online formats, which she said opened both events to more Kansas kids who may not have normally been able to attend in person at the Rock Springs 4-H Center.
“We made a few adjustments to the rules, but for the most part, these contests stayed the same as they have been in the past,” Rogge said.
Hippology is a contest to test 4-H members’ knowledge of the horse. The contest includes a multiple choice exam and images to be sure they can identify colors, breeds, equipment and more. Rogge said the contest challenges youth to display advanced skills in active listening, critical thinking, decision-making, reasoning, communication and public speaking.
There were 36 entries in the open division, and 13 in the senior division. A pair of Wabaunsee County 4-H members — William Lukert (144 points) Katherine Lukert (164) won the open and senior divisions, respectively.
The rest of the top five in the open division were Adelyn Rempel of Wyandotte County (138), Madison Bone of Wyandotte County (138), Lillyan Wilson of Wabaunsee County (133) and Delaney Schempp of Wyandotte County (131). In the senior division, the rest of the top five – all from Douglas County — included Claire Wilson (146), Kassidy Schumann (135), Paige Soper (122) and Lakyn Roehrich (122).
The quiz bowl is a competition between teams of four that compete against other teams in a tournament-style bracket.
Douglas County won the senior division in this year’s quiz bowl and Wyandotte 1 won the open division.
Douglas County’s team consisted of Raelynn Keefer, Roehrich, Schumann, Soper and Claire Wilson. Wyandotte County’s winning team included Bone, Rempel, Delaney Schempp and Macey Schempp.
Results of this year’s hippology and quiz bowl contests are available online.
The top finishers have put themselves in position for a trip to the national 4-H hippology and quiz bowl contests, which will be held next January at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. Kansas’ representatives will be named later this year, Rogge said.
“These contests are valuable to 4-H youth because public speaking skills are always in need as they move forward in their lives,” Rogge said. “Even today, as we’ve seen in the last year, being able to present over zoom and understanding the technology and the challenges of everyone listening differently…that is valuable to them, as well.”
The Kansas 4-H horse program will host its annual horse judging contest later in April. The district horse shows – where 4-H members can qualify for the Kansas State Fair – will be held in June, and many 4-Hers will also be showing their horses at county fairs this summer.
More information on the Kansas 4-H project is available online.
FOR PRINT PUBLICATIONS: Links used in this story
Kansas 4-H, https://www.kansas4-h.org
Results, Kansas 4-H hippology and quiz bowl, https://www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/conferences-events/horse/index.html
Kansas 4-H horse project, https://www.kansas4-h.org/projects/animals/horse.html
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