Foundation Announces 2023 Kent Lage Leadership Award Recipients

Hannah Swanson of Westford was awarded the 1^st place Kent Lage Leadership Award for 2023. Hannah will attend McGill University in Montreal in the fall.

Hannah currently serves as the President of the Stoneybrook 4-H Saddle Club. She has shown her horse at the Middlesex County 4-H Fair and for the fairgrounds’ show series. She also has participated in the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup in Kentucky in both Horse Bowl and Communications. She will represent the Hippology team for the Roundup in 2023.

Hannah contributed to planning horse shows and a recent horse clinic as the youth representative to the Middlesex Horse Advisory Council.

In addition to her 4-H activities, Hannah plays the violin and viola in her school orchestra and teaches violin to four students. She also participated in her school’s Nordic ski team this past winter.

 

Ella Griswold, a resident of Hingham, is the 2^nd place recipient of the Kent Lage Leadership Award. Ella plans to attend Purchase College, State University of New York and major in Theater Design, Technology & Management.

Ella has been involved in A Round of A-Paws 4-H Club  for the past eight years, serving as President, Secretary and Treasurer. In the club, she participated in dog obedience, agility, and safety activities.

Ella has shown her dog, a Bernese Mountain/Poodle mix, at the Marshfield and East Middleboro Fairs. She also taught “Dog Breed Bingo” at the 4-H Winter Workshops and attended the 4-H National Conference in 2022.

Outside of 4-H, Ella has built sets and stage-managed theater productions, both at Hingham High School and Company Theater in Norwell. She also skis for her school’s ski team.