Wharton County 4-H fashion winners announced

Junior Buying and Construction First place junior winners at the Wharton County 4-H Fashion Show in buying and construction categories are (l-r) Samuel Cerny of El Campo, Abbie Holder of Louise, Britney Orsak, Sara Zahn and Paiton Kalina of Wharton and Kate Cheney of Boling.

Wharton County 4-H members put their skills to the test in the annual Wharton County Fashion Show Friday, March 14 at Crescent Hall.

Objectives of the fashion show are to recognize 4-H members who have excelled in clothing projects and exhibit skills in the following areas: application of knowledge of fibers and fabrics to wardrobe selection; clothing construction or comparison shopping; fashion interpretation and understanding of style; good grooming and poise; and modeling and presentation of themselves and their garments.

A 4-H member has the choice of entering the category of purchasing or constructing a garment. Categories for juniors and intermediates to participate in are active wear, casual, dressy and specialty. Senior categories are casual, dressy, formal and specialty. Members may also participate in the fashion and fabric design division. All first, second and third place winners will advance to the District 11 4-H Fashion Show in Edna on April 26.

Contributed Photos First Place Seniors First place senior buying and construction winners are (l-r) Michael Orsak of El Campo, Kara Witzkoski and Colleen Krenek of Wharton and Ashley Harton and Colleen Mauch of El Campo.

Winners are as follows:

Junior Buying

1st place Active wear - Samuel Cerny, El Campo

1st place Casual - Abbie Holder, Louise

1st place Specialty - Sara Zahn, Wharton

1st place Dressy - Britney Orsak, Wharton

Intermediate Buying

1st place Casual - Dustin Zahn, Wharton

2nd place Casual - Emily Cheney, Boling

3rd place Casual - Karina Lopez, Hungerford

1st place Dressy - Kirsten Miller, Boling

2nd place Dressy - Hannah Kulak, Boling

3rd place Dressy - Briana Stanford, Wharton

4th place Dressy -

Jessica Rome, Wharton

Making A Fashion Statement Intermediate buying in dressy fashions went to (l-r) Jessica Rome of Wharton, fourth; Briana Stanford of Wharton, third; Hannah Kulak of Boling, second; and Kirsten Miller of Boling, first.

1st place Active wear -

Haley Garza, Wharton

Senior Buying

1st place Dressy - Michael Orsak, El Campo

1st place Formal - Kara Witzkoski, Wharton

1st place Casual - Colleen Krenek, Wharton

Junior Construction

1st place Casual - Paiton Kalina, Wharton

1st place Specialty - Kate Cheney, Boling

Intermediate Construction

1st place Dressy - Sarah Supak, Wharton

2nd place Dressy - Shayelynn Chaka, Wharton

Senior Construction

1st place Dressy - Ashley Harton, El Campo

1st place Formal - Colleen Mauch, El Campo

Design competition: textile, accessory or apparel

Junior:

1st place Textile - Samuel Cerny, El Campo

1st place Accessory - Jacob Supak, El Campo

1st place Apparel - Sara Zahn, Wharton

Intermediate: 1st place Textile - Jeremy Supak, El Campo

2nd place Textile - Morgan Eggemeyer, El Campo

1st place Accessory - Joshua Gary, Boling

1st place Apparel - Sarah Supak, El Campo

Senior:

1st place Textile - Victoria Cerny, El Campo

1st place Accessory - Linda Cerny, El Campo