Tayler Chandler
Age: 19
Parents: Chris and Chena Chandler
School: Sophomore at Indiana State University
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Future ambitions: Marketing major with a concentration in fashion or sports, to have a family, finish my degree in four years at Indiana State, to help a nonprofit organization again
Activities and organizations: Marian University volleyball team, community service member, Best Buddies, National Art Honor Society, Columbus East varsity volleyball letter winner, homecoming and prom court, peer leader, raised $6,000 for nonprofit business Inheritance of Hope, Circle City volleyball, Ogilville United Methodist
Hobbies and interests: Hanging with friends and family, sports, interior design, fashion, traveling, hiking, the outdoors, art, cooking
Tanna Coombs
Age: 18
Parents: Don and Lisa Coombs
School: Senior at Hauser High School
Future ambitions: To attend Ivy Tech in Columbus and obtain a business degree while also getting my certified nursing assistant license from Ivy Tech
Activities and organizations: Cheerleading, FFA, Good News Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions, assisting a teacher, track, National FFA, United Cheerleading Association and 4-H
Hobbies and interests: Spending time with friends and family, babysitting for a foster family, working my job
Haley Embry
Age: 16
Parents: Terri and Lori Embry
School: Junior at Hauser High School
Future ambitions: Run for an Indiana State FFA office during the summer of 2018, attend Purdue University with a major in Agricultural Law and minor in Agricultural Management
Activities and organizations: Academic Honors Diploma track, varsity track, Spanish Club member, National FFA member
Hobbies and interests: Showing cattle with family around Indiana, involved with FFA doing community service, spend nights in the barn welding with my dad
Tessa Fannin
Age: 17
Parents: Marc and Beth Rape
School: Senior at Columbus North High School
Future ambitions: After senior year at high school and ninth year at Circle C Horse and Pony 4-H Club, will attend a veterinarian technician program with a focus on large animals
Activities and organizations: FFA, Dance Marathon, Circle C Horse and Pony Club vice president, Bartholomew Horse Judging Team
Hobbies and interests: Horseback riding/gaming, caring for my pets, attending concerts, hiking and camping, painting and drawing, Circle C Horse and Pony 4-H Club, spending time with family and friends
Amanda Heideman
Age: 16
Parents: Robert and Lisa Heideman
School: Junior at Columbus East High School
Future ambitions: After high school, I hope to attend college and pursue a degree in the sciences.
Activities and organizations: Student Assembly, National Honors Society, Prom Committee, journalism, Happy-Go-Luckies 4-H Club member and current president
Hobbies and interests: Dance competitively at Sonya’s Dance Zone
Abigail Jones
Age: 19
Parents: Jennifer and Stephen Kimbler, and Brandon Jones
School: Sophomore at Franklin College
Future ambitions: Get master’s degrees in social work and psychology in order to work for a nonprofit organization with children and open own therapeutic practice to help people with mental illness
Activities and organizations: 4-H club leader, Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, Student Congress, Student Entertainment Board and Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society
Hobbies and interests: Volunteer and philanthropy work, photography, working out, sports and spending time with friends and family
Brook Knudsen
Age: 19
Parents: Tim and Melissa Dempsey
School: Sophomore at Ivy Tech Community College, Columbus
Future ambitions: Graduate from college, obtain a degree in agribusiness, work for Farm Credit Mid-America; start a family and be involved with agriculture; expand passion for cooking/baking on some level
Activities and organizations: Ivy Tech Agricultural Ambassadors, FFA
Hobbies and interests: Showing pigs, agriculture, cooking/baking, running and meeting new people; heavily involved with FFA in high school; caregiver for elderly in their homes through Comfort Keepers; help others feel good by being a positive, funny, supportive and caring person.
Chase Leslie
Age: 18
Parents: Richard and Amberley Leslie
School: Freshman at Western Kentucky University
Future ambitions: Attend college and earn undergraduate for four years, then go to dental school to become a registered dentist
Activities and organizations: Dental hygiene program, part of the Greek life on campus, intramural volleyball
Hobbies and interests: Working around or with animals and people, playing volleyball in free time; working at my job of two years
Caroline Luehrmann
Age: 18
Parents: Mark and Monica Luehrmann
School: College freshman at Mother of Divine Grace School
Future ambitions: Attend Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee, majoring in English with intent to get a master’s degree in library science; use power of literature and media to change lives and society
Activities and organizations: National Honor Society service project for the Pregnancy Care Centers of Southern Indiana, National Junior Classical League, Columbus Christian School Choir, Indiana State School Music Association gold medalist, Happy-Go-Luckies 4-H Club, Dancer’s Studio, Inc., UTOPIA Wildlife Rehabilitators volunteer educator
Hobbies and interests: Ballet, singing, sewing, piano and reading
Morgan Meier
Age: 16
Parents: Mark and Stacey Meier
School: Junior at Columbus East High School
Future ambitions: Attend Purdue University for veterinary school, study biology and other sciences abroad, become a successful veterinarian and scientist
Activities and organizations: Swim team, track team, Student Assembly, Unified Track, Champions Together, cross country, National Honors Society, Elite Mentors, 4-H, Key Club, St. Peter’s Youth Group
Hobbies and interests: Doing artwork, swimming and track, showing goats and 4-H, science and working with animals
Bailey Meyer
Age: 17
Parents: Mark Meyer and Shannon Garrison
School: Senior at Columbus East High School
Future ambitions: Attend Purdue to become an agriculture teacher/FFA advisor, have a family farm and kids to run around on it, singing including auditioning for The Voice
Activities and organizations: Class representative, FCCLA, C4 ambassador, American Pie soloist, District XI FFA treasurer, Columbus FFA president, freshman orientation speaker, photography, fashion, national FFA, Bartholomew County 4-H, Bartholomew County Junior Leaders, St. John’s senior high youth group, White Creek Needlers vice president
Hobbies and interests: Advocating for agriculture, singing and playing guitar, hanging out with my friends and family, running FFA events, working with my animals, giving advice and being the peacemaker
Allison Roberts
Age: 18
Parents: Mike and Choniti Roberts
School: Freshman at Marian University
Future ambitions: Major in nursing at Marian University and earn Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, then receive master’s degree to become a nurse practitioner at a hospital
Activities and organizations: 4-H, FFA, Junior Leaders, Junior Fair Board, Fair Council, Student Athletic Training, FFA, Community Emergency Response team, Health Occupational Students of America, FCCLA, color guard, winter guard, varsity wrestling manager, marching band, student government, National Art Honor Society, work with 2- to 3-year-olds and Marian University 21st Century Scholars program
Hobbies and interests: Showing livestock, reading, announcing livestock shows, baking, cooking, babysitting, cake decorating, dirt track/NASCAR racing, horse racing, weekly Friday dinners with family, softball, Ogilville United Methodist Church Sunday School helper and volunteering
Alexis Rogers
Age: 17
Parents: Meghan and Jason Campton, Angela and the late Nathan Rogers.
School: Senior at Columbus East High School
Future ambitions: To obtain a master’s degree in special education with a minor in psychology and social work
Activities and organizations: Junior Leaders, 4-H, FFA, Best Buddies, Purple Heart Alpacas, Honor Farm, National Art Honors Society, cadet teaching with special needs, fast-pitch softball and National Art Honors Society
Hobbies and interests: Fast-pitch softball, showing pigs, supporting my little brother and sister, off-roading, shooting guns, spending time with friends and family
Claudia Sims
Age: 16
Parents: Chad and Debbie Sims
School: Junior at Columbus Signature Academy — New Tech
Future ambitions: Finish high school with academic honors and straight A’s, attend Purdue University to study to become a nutritionist.
Activities and organizations: Varsity softball for Columbus North and for Columbus Nitro Travel Team, student ambassador, prom committee, Youth Leadership Team for St. Paul Lutheran, 4-H, FFA, Junior Leaders, Feathered Friends Poultry Club
Hobbies and interests: Participating and leading youth group events, watching professional bull riding, traveling, playing softball, showing animals at the fair, working on the farm and teaching my dog Farley new tricks
Natalie Taylor
Age: 17
Parents: Scott and Christy Taylor
School: Senior at Hauser High School
Future ambitions: Attend Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi after graduating from Hauser, obtain a bachelor’s degree in graphic design to pursue a career as an art director, start a family and show my children the benefits of helping others through programs such as FFA
Activities and organizations: Students Against Destructive Decisions, Student Council class officer, Sunshine Society, In Flight Assistance Program elementary school tutor, FFA and National Honors Society, Hauser tennis team, co-reporter in FFA chapter
Hobbies and interests: Hiking, biking, kayaking, snow skiing and water sports such as wake boarding and swimming, spending quality time with friends and family
Emma VanCuren
Age: 18
Parents: Amberly and Craig VanCuren
School: Freshman at IUPUC starting in spring
Future ambitions: Become a school counselor, settle down and start a life
Activities and organizations: Choir, soccer, Columbus Police Cadet, mission trips, volunteer in Columbus fundraisers, Richards Elementary I-Care, Teen Mission and Community Church of Columbus
Hobbies and interests: Horseback riding, singing, teaching, fishing, home interior and design
Laura Van Devender
Age: 18
Parents: Bill and Virginia Van Devender
School: Home-schooled
Future ambitions: Considering a career in architecture and/or design
Activities and organizations: Ballet and 4-H
Hobbies and interests: Drawing and other arts, cross-stitch
Aurora Willman
Age: 18
Parents: Mark and Yvonne Willman
School: Freshman at IUPUC
Future ambitions: Work in marketing and advertising, spend time in the Peace Corps
Activities and organizations: St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran Art Club, peer mentoring, National Honors Society, dance committee, student government, bowling, tennis, robotics and boys tennis manager
Hobbies and interests: Swimming, art, hiking, tennis, reading and bike riding
Lydia Wilson
Age: 17
Parents: Glen Wilson and Sereta Powell
School: Senior at Columbus East High School
Future ambitions: Attend IUPUC in fall of 2017 to take prerequisites for the nursing program, them get my Registered Nurse and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees
Activities and organizations: Health Occupations Students of America, fast-pitch softball
Hobbies and interests: Babysitting, softball, working with the elderly, hanging with friends and family, spending time outdoors and shooting
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Nineteen contestants will compete for the crown of Bartholomew County 4-H fair queen. The winner will succeed 2015 fair queen Caitlyn Williams.
What: Bartholomew County 4-H Fair Queen Contest.
When: 7 p.m. Sunday.
Where: Judson Erne Auditorium, 1400 25th St., Columbus.
Admission: $3.
Information: bartholomewcountyfair.com.
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