Congratulations to the Sullivan County 4-H LifeSmarts team for becoming the state finalist in the national LifeSmarts competition. This team of five 4-H members were coached by Extension Educator Nancy Berry and her assistant coach, Allison St. Aubin.

The team, representing New Hampshire, will travel to the National LifeSmarts competition in Minneapolis. There were 20 LifeSmarts teams competing online, which were then narrowed down to six teams. These six teams with the highest online scores were then invited to compete face-to-face this week.

These teams were Belmont High School, Inter-Lakes Regional High School, Mascoma Valley Regional High School, Merrimack High School, Raymond High School and UNH Cooperative Extension's Sullivan County 4-H.

Sullivan County 4-H Teen Club LifeSmarts Champions, shown in the photo left to right, are Caroline Mailhot, Ben Naylor, Elizabeth Robertson, team captain Allen Abendroth, Devin Wilkie, LifeSmarts coordinator Kathleen Belanger, and coaches Allison St. Aubin and Nancy Berry. (Photo courtesy of Paul Johnson.)