COUNTY 4-H’ERS TAKE HONORS AT DISTRICT 4-H EVENT

 

​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.

​Junior 4-H’ers:

Project Category	First Name
Sports Team	Aiden Fletcher
Dog Care & Training	Alex Fenner
Physical Sciences	Alex Wilson
General Recreation	Analeigh Davis
Sports Team	Averie Gable
History	Beck Jayroe
Better Breakfast	Blake Bramlett
Physical Sciences	Byrson Ward
Physical Sciences	Caroline Bierkamp
Poultry	Charles Troyer
Communication	Christian McWhorter
Companion Animal	Emily Sprague
Arts	Emma Rivers
Sports individual	Emme Hankins
Environmental Science	Eva Kalnay
Sports Team	Gracie Winder
Performing Vocal	Hannah Reynolds
Workforce	Haven Green-Burke
Arts	Hudson Wilbanks
Better Breakfast	Jet Johnson
Target Sports	Lane Broome
Sheep/Meat Goat	Lyla Warren
Wildlife	Marjorie Castro
International	Narayan Kapatel
Festive Foods	Noah Thomas
Entomology	Owen Martz
Dog Care & Training	Owen Rollins
Outdoor Rec	Ryder Harris
Performing Arts General	Tayde Diaz
History	Tevin Ramey
Fashion Revue	Will Shepard
Computer Info	Wylan Ledford
Safety	Zeke Burrage
Festive Foods	Zion Mobbs
History	Zoey Cherry

Senior 4-H’ers-

Human Development	Abbigale Stephens
Environmental Science	Bailey Thomas
Food Safety & Preservation	Callie Brown
Fruits & Vegetables	Carter Loughridge
Arts	Gracie Patterson
Plant & Soil Science	Halle Lively
Companion Animal	Isabella Wooten
Swine	Joshua Willingham
Safety	Lane Bridges
Health	Lexi Lemmings
Human Development	Maleah Pickard
Performing Arts Vocal	Olivia Millican
Workforce Preparation	Penelope Jones
Festive Foods	Walt Beach

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