Below is the complete list of all the winners of the 2009 4-H Essay Contest. The 2009 topic was The Dance Language of Honey Bees.
First Place - Helen Coats, South Carolina [ read the essay ]
Second Place - Leslie Pike, Kentucky [ read the essay ]
Third Place - Traci Sirotiak, Oregon [ read the essay ]
Fourth Place – Honorable Mention - Solly Burton, Indiana [ read the essay ]
State Winners
- Joseph Coleman, Arizona
- Emily Pigeon, Arkansas
- Peter Schafhalter, California
- Brandon Hamon, Colorado
- Ryan Cutts, Florida
- Jessica Jackson, Idaho
- Carlie Calais, Louisiana
- Michael Buscemi, Maryland
- Hannah Miller, Mississippi
- Trevor Koger, Nebraska
- Bailey Jennings, New Hampshire
- Corey Burrows, New Mexico
- Chester Mills, New York
- Sam Christensen, North Carolina
- Casondra Rutschke, North Dakota
- Eric Glaze, Ohio
- Jared Wade, Oklahoma
- Shawn Applegate, Pennsylvania
- Kiera Leddy, South Dakota
- Phillip Adams, Tennessee
- Carlie Shirk, Texas
- Lydia Davis, Virginia
- Kelsey Schoeppler, Wisconsin
