Forty-Nine, Chattooga County Junior (7th and 8th Graders)and Senior (9th-12th) 4-H’ers traveled to Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Georgia to participate in District Project Achievement on March 3-5.
Many of the students came home with tops honors. However, I would state that “They are all winners for putting in the work it requires to get to the competition.” It took a lot of work and practice for each young person to prepare for this level of competition. Each 7th-12th grade
4-H’er gave an illustrated talk or demonstration on a topic they chose. Most demonstrations last between 7-12 minutes. We also had youth compete in food preparation categories which last between an hour and half to two hours.
Prior to district competition, 7th-12th had to prepare a 2-page portfolio (resume) and two supporting evidence pages of pictures from the work in their portfolio. Students could choose from over 64 projects for their demonstration. Today’s projects include International, Ag. Safety, Computer Information, Conservation, Photography, Swine, Plant and Soils, Performing Arts, and History, just to name a few.
Competition for Juniors ends at district, but Seniors (9th-12th) have the ability to continue to the State Level Competition that happens in July. Competing at DPA, not only allows our youth to gain valuable life skills and the ability to share their interest but also earns them top honors in our county.
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Food Safety & Preservation
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Senior 4-H’ers that will continue to the State Level Competition in July to compete for Master
4-H Status are Callie Brown in Food Safety & Preservation, Carter Loughridge in Fruits, Vegetables & Nuts, Isabella Wooten in Companion Animal Science, Joshua Willingham in Swine, Lane Bridges in Safety, and Alexis Lemmings in Health.
This event would not have been possible without the support of our leaders who accompanied us to the event. Gray Beach, April Blackwell, Brecklyn Brown, Samantha Brown, Kaylin Fenner, & Rebecca Thomas. 4-H Northwest District Board Member Alexis Lemmings, a Chattooga County 4-Her presided over the weekend with the Northwest District Board members.
We are so proud of the 49 youth that competed this weekend. 40 out of 49 placed in the Top Three of their category with all 49 placing in the Top Five.
Chattooga 4-H not only brought home 40 medals, the program was also recognized for Outstanding Participation at DPA, Highest Juniors Competing, Largest Increase in Participation, and Highest Percentage of Winners,
For more information on 4-H programs and activities, please contact the Chattooga County Extension at (706) 857-0744
