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4-H Scholarships Awarded to Local Youth: Part 2

Author: Allison Kosto, MSU Broadwater County Extension Agent MSU Broadwater County Extension Agent

4-H Scholarships Awarded to Local Youth: Part 2

Allison Kosto

MSU Broadwater County Extension Agent

Here we are with the rest of the 4-H scholarship winners! The purpose of the Broadwater County 4-H Leadership Scholarship is to help 4-H youth further their education. It is awarded to active 4-H members who have exhibited strong leadership skills and successfully completed at least two 4-H projects each year of high school. This year, we had an outstanding class of graduating seniors in the 4-H program and awarded a total of seven scholarships. This is the highest number of scholarships that has ever been given in a single year. The recipients of the $700 scholarship are Tanner Bird, Spencer Braaten, Anna Dabling, Kenzie Knaub, Lexi Davies, Mishayla Lambott and Kaitlyn Noyes. The first four were recognized in last week’s paper.

Lexi Davies is a four-year member of the Winston Eager Beavers 4-H Club. Her 4-H projects have included swine, cake decorating, visual arts, foods and nutrition, and beef. Even though she’s only been in 4-H a short time, Lexi jumped right into leadership roles by serving as an officer of her club every year, including secretary and, most recently, president. Being in these leadership roles was a tremendous learning experience for Lexi as she shares on her scholarship application, “Being the president of my 4-H club taught me how necessary it is to be able to lead well and in a way that commands respect while still being a compassionate helper to those in my club.”

A ten-year member of the Toston Blue Ribbon 4-H Club, Mishayla Lambott has been involved in a variety of 4-H projects including sewing, food and nutrition, gardening, scrapbooking, babysitting, quilting and much more. She has held a variety of officer positions in her club, including secretary and vice-president. She was also her club Cloverbud leader for a year, where she planned crafts and projects for the youngest club members to engage them in 4-H. When asked how she will apply the skills learned in 4-H to the future, Mishayla shared, “These skills [learned in 4-H] will be especially important as I pursue a degree in medicine, where I will need to effectively communicate and build trust with patients.”

Last, but certainly not least, our final scholarship winner is Kaitlyn Noyes. She has also been a member of the Toston Blue Ribbon 4-H Club for ten years. She has a long list of 4-H projects, including beef, sheep, swine, foods and nutrition, leadership, citizenship, quilting and visual arts. Her list of leadership roles is equally extensive and has included many officer positions, including president of her 4-H Club, 4-H Teen Council, and 4-H Interstate Exchange. In the fall of 2025, she was selected as a Broadwater County 4-H Ambassador, one of the first in the county in nearly 20 years. On her scholarship application, Kaitlyn shares what 4-H means to her: “Like a well-equipped greenhouse, 4-H has offered me seeds (knowledge), fertile ground (a place to take root) and nutrients (guidance) to help me reach my full potential. ...it has been my responsibility to take root, soak up the guidance, and take every chance I can to blossom into a more confident and capable person.”

Congratulations to all! You are a testament to the power of 4-H! Good luck in your future endeavors and thank you to everything you contributed to Broadwater County 4-H. To inquire about the 4-H program, contact MSU Extension in Broadwater County at 406-266-9242 or broadwater@montana.edu.

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