COUNTY 4-HERS TAKE HONORS AT 4-H EVENT

Thirty-five, Chattooga County Cloverleaf 4-Hers traveled to Georgia Highlands College, in Rome Georgia to participate in District Project Achievement on Saturday, January 22, 2022.  

Many of the students came home with tops honors.  However, I would state that “They are all winners for being chosen to attend this prestigious event.” It took a lot of work and practice for each young person to prepare for this level of competition. Each fifth or sixth grade 4-H’er gave an illustrated talk or demonstration on a topic they chose. Most demonstrations last about five minutes, and the 4-H’er uses two or three posters.  I can still remember my first 4-H project, which was over 15years ago. It was the stepping stone to get me through many more speeches and presentations, through school, college, and my career.

​Prior to the district competition, 5th and 6th graders from all the county schools had the opportunity to prepare a speech and compete at school. Chattooga County had over 400 youth prepare a project and present their projects at school. Students choose from 64 projects for their demonstration. Today’s projects include international, veterinary science, computers, conservation, photography, public speaking, plant and soils, performing arts, and financial management, just to name a few.

​Competition for Cloverleaf 4-H’ers ends at district competition, but it prepares them for more advanced competition as they get older. 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.

​4-Hers participating were:

Last Name	First Name	Project Area	School	Grade
Austin	Lexi	Entomology	LMES	5th
Benefield	Elliot	Dairy Foods	Trion	5th
Blair	Mai’Jhor	Historic People	Lyerly	5th
Bressner	Linley	Crafts	Trion	5th
Brown	Jewel	Crafts	LMES	5th
Buckner	Lennox	Outdoor Survival Skills	Trion	5th
Carr	Addi	Dairy Foods	Lyerly	5th
Cash	Lauren	Crafts	Lyerly	5th
Cherry	Zoey	Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts	Trion	6th
Colbert	Morgan	Sports-Individual	Trion	5th
Cordle	Morgan	General Sciences	Trion	5th
Cornejo	Hailey	General Recreation	LMES	5th
Driskell	Claire	Dairy Foods	Lyerly	5th
Evans	Cayson	Computer Information Technology	LMES	5th
Fountain	Annie	Dog Care and Training	Menlo	5th
Groce	Lila	Crafts	Trion	5th
Hill	Shelby	Sports- Team	Trion	5th
Hogue	Addi	Sports-Team	Trion	5th
Jarrett	Riley	Sports- Team	Trion	5th
Key	Kiley	Current Events, People, and Places	Trion	5th
Ledford	Hart	Computer Information Technology	Trion	5th
Locklear	Nate	Historic Events	Trion	5th
McCutchins	Ailee	Workforce Preparation	Trion	5th
Patterson	Drew	General Recreation	Trion	5th
Pledger	Paisley	General Science	Trion	5th
Ray	Ella	Engineering and Mechanics	Trion	5th
Salmon	Agan	Workforce Preparation	Trion	5th
Sanford	Ayla	Sports- Team	Trion	5th
Shelton	Tate	Workforce Preparation	Lyerly	5th
Smith	Konner	Current Events, People, and Places	Trion	5th
Smith	Payton	Sports-Team	Trion	5th
Staton	Hartley	Cat Care	Trion	5th
Troyer	Charles	Poultry	Trion	5th
Vasquez-Perez	Yulmi	Wildlife	LMES	5th
Waller	Abigail	Workforce Preparation	Trion	5th

We are proud to report that we brought home 36 awards, including an Outstanding Achievement Award.

This event would not have been possible without the support of our leaders and teen leaders who accompanied us to the event. Alexis Lemmings, Cora Conley, Walt Beach, Lane Bridges, Callie Brown, and Lydia Pence helped the day run smoothly coordinating room assignments, carnival games, and guides for competition locations. Natalie Peterson, Rebecca Thomas, and Zach White assisted in the coordination and judging of multiple projects! Once again, we would like to congratulate all participants on their hard work for qualifyingand placing at Cloverleaf Project Achievement at Georgia Highlands College!

For more information on 4-H programs and activities, please contact the Chattooga County Extension at (706) 857-0744