Youth orators shine in county 4-H public speaking contest

Fourth-grade winners in the Florida 4-H Public Speaking County Contest were Leo Lisius (from left), Violet Beamsley, Lexi Huffman, Charlie Stermer and Evalinah Miller. (COURTESY)
Fourth-grade winners in the Florida 4-H Public Speaking County Contest were Leo Lisius (from left), Violet Beamsley, Lexi Huffman, Charlie Stermer and Evalinah Miller. (COURTESY)

By HEATHER FUTCH

Columbia County Extension

The stage was set, the speeches prepared and young voices filled the Keith Hudson School Board Auditorium as students from across Columbia County competed in t…