Scotts Valley 4-H Members Are Going for Gold

Four members of Scotts Valley 4-H are going for the Gold this weekend. The group is heading to Davis to compete in the State 4-H Field Day in the Beginning Guitar Project category.

The Beginning Guitar Project, led by Mindy Gillen, has been offered to 4-H students for a few years. This year’s project began in January with eight students. Four of those students, Cade Gillen, Jonathan Schulze, Chuckie Eidelman, and Junior Leader Galina Lee Cantey, won Gold awards at County Presentation Day in March and at Sectional (Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties) Presentation Day in April.

Those students are heading to Davis for the upcoming competition. Last year's group won two Gold and a Blue award at State Field Day.

The Guitar Project members' presentation will include each member demonstrating skills learned in the project, like the parts of the guitar, three chords, and strumming. The group will then performs a song, "I'm a Believer,” with the audience singing along.  

"This has been a great experience for me and I can't wait to go to State again. Wish us luck. We are going for the Gold,” Galina Lee Cantey said.

The Scotts Valley 4-H Youth Development Program is a place where young people are given many opportunities to build confidence, learn responsibility, and develop skills that will last a lifetime. Youth gain these skills through participation in a variety of projects like archery, quilting, rabbit/cavy, woodworking, cheese-making, dairy goats, poultry, burl wood clocks, horse safety, leadership, presentations, emergency preparedness, knitting, ukulele, and guitar.  

Guitar Project Members:  Cade Gillen, Jonathan Schulze, Galina