Distinguished Finalist

Jill Berkland, 17, of Sibley, Iowa, a junior at Sibley-Ocheyedan High School, is a lead grant writer for her 4-H club who has helped to secure more than $21,000 in funds over the past six years to support renovations to the former hog silo Hawkeye Point, turning it into a museum and convention center. Jill also helped with the physical labor to renovate farm equipment, construct a picnic area and install signage.