Kathryn Kugel is a member of the Waukechon Wildcats 4-H Club. She was born in Shawano, the daughter of Mary Lou and Chuck Kugel. She has an older brother and sister.
Kugel lives in the town of Waukechon and will be a junior at Shawano Community High School. She plans to study business management in college.
Kugel competes in tennis and track, is the secretary of Student Council, vice president of SADD, a member of FBLA and in Tri-M, playing alto sax and clarinet. She and her family are members of St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Cecil, where she plays piano for Mass.
Kugel completes more than 100 hours of community service every year. “My largest community service project is every year at 4-H camp, where I’m a camp counselor,” she said.
She also cleans the town hall, plays Bingo with health care center residents, makes get well cards, ties blankets for the Red Cross, picks up garbage on the road and volunteers at other events.
Q How long have you been in 4-H?
A “I have completed 10 years with the Waukechon Wildcats.”
Q What offices have you held?
A “In my 4-H club I have been the treasurer, reporter, secretary, and I’m currently the vice president. For county level at Older Youth Group, I have held the vice president role and am currently the president. At the state level, I’m on the state 4-H Youth Council. I’ve been a member of the council for two years and I’m going to be the secretary.”
Q What projects have you taken?
A “Computers, five years; photography, eight; visual arts, eight; foods and nutrition, seven; youth leadership, five; sewing, four; knitting, three; scale models, one; woodworking, one; Cloverbuds, two. I like them all equally because they teach you different skills and you can have numerous entries in each project.”
Q How has 4-H helped you?
A “4-H has helped me grow as a leader and person. Through 4-H there are numerous opportunities, such as learning new skills for the future, communications, goal setting, dedication, time management, organization and volunteerism, just to name a few. I spoke at both 4-H Day at the state Capitol and the Wisconsin State Fair. I had that opportunity through the youth leader council and I was asked to speak. In 4-H you don’t even know you’re learning because you’re learning by doing.”
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