Nebraska 4-H announce National 4-H Conference participants
National 4-H Conference is the premier national civic engagement opportunity for 4‑H members across the country. Delegates not only learn while at the conference but also have the opportunity to practice and apply in a real-world setting their newly developed and refined skills. The National 4‑H Conference is held annually in the Washington D.C. area.
The National 4‑H Conference provides 4‑H youth an opportunity to make decisions that will shape their future, by including their ideas and recommendations in 4‑H program development. The purpose of the National 4‑H Conference is to:
- help selected youth and adults develop their maximum potential by providing opportunities to participate actively in 4‑H program development outside their states and at national levels.
- assist states in the further development of a system for involving youth, volunteers and professional staff in 4‑H program planning in their states.
- provide an opportunity for the input of youths, volunteers, and professional staff into the National 4‑H Program Development Committee deliberations.
- provide a system for an exchange of 4‑H programming ideas among states.
- provide an opportunity for Conference delegates to update elected and appointed government officials, national associations, donor groups, etc., on current developments in 4‑H national, state, and local levels.
Delegates are selected each year through the submission of their Achievement Application and interview process.
The 2026 Conference takes place April 10-15 in Washington D.C. While in Washington D.C. youth will have the opportunity to engage with federal agencies to share youth perspectives, tour monuments and museums and to meet with Congressional representatives from Nebraska.
The youth that will be representing Nebraska are:
- AJ Pospischal-Holt County
- Garett Tollman-Dawes County
- Paige Walahoski-Dawson County.
Nebraska is also proud to announce two 4-Hers that will be assisting in a leadership role at National 4-H Conference. These youth have demonstrated outstanding personal communication skills, civic engagement and strong leadership skills. They were selected from a pool of applicants nationwide. It is an honor for Nebraska to have 2 representatives.
- Libby Macklin-Webster County (Collegiate Faciliator)
- Preston Beattie-Dawson County (Youth Leadership Team)
