4-H Rocket Launch

If you’ve ever attended a 4-H Rocket Launch Contest, you probably never experienced a perfect night for it like it was Wednesday, July 16. Calm, comfortably cool and partly cloudy a perfect evening for a rocket launch. And perfect it was. Every 4-H member had their rocket take off on the first attempt! No second or third launch attempts and the stress that goes with them.  Of course the ribbon placing’s also put them in the perfect category and the judges, Dorothy and Caleb Schmidt had to be very picky to select the top two for Champion and Reserve Champion.

Back Row: Brayden Anderson, Lyons; Layne Miller of Lyons; Elise Anderson of Lyons; Michael Bracht of West Point
Front row: Caleb Schlichting, Lyons; Miranda Bracht, West Point; Eli Schlichting and Andrew Schlichting, both of Lyons.
Photo Credit/Mary Loftis.

Eli Schlichting of Lyons was the only Clover Kid participating in the contest and he garnered a Clover Kid ribbon for his launch.

Champion honors went to Brayden Anderson of Lyons with Reserve Champion going to Caleb Schlichting of Lyons. Also winning purple ribbons were: Layne Miller of Lyons, Elise Anderson, Lyons; Michael Bracht of West Point, Andrew Schlichting of Lyons and Miranda Bracht of West Point.

Mary Loftis,

Extension Assistant
UNL Extension – Burt County
111 North 13th Street, Suite 6
Tekamah, NE 68061
Phone: (402) 374-2929

Fax: (402) 374-2930

Internet: mloftis2@unl.edu