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The following fifth grade 4-H’ers attended 4-H Cloverleaf District Project Achievement: Jovi Kaup, Bransyn Pritchett, Bo Blasingame, JJ Scott, McKenna Roberson, Allison Andrews, Declan Cannon, Myles Segers, Jennings Burns, Ethan Petershein, Ava Adams, Easton Smith, Lexi Giles, Bryton Brooks, Skyler Vickery, Kaden Rider, Aaden Lerma, Marley Lewallen, Ansley Gray, Brianna McCurry, Katia Lopez, Celia Mora, Maddison Irvin, Maddison Haddock, Carson Mitchell, Levi Brooks, Easton Smith, Chasidy Lord, Kaitlyn Thom
Stephens County Cloverleaf 4-H’ers, parents, and volunteers traveled to South Jackson Elementary School to participate in 4-H District Project Achievement (DPA) on Saturday, March 26.
There were 13 counties represented, and 456 competitors.
This year, Stephens County had 51 4-H’ers participating at Cloverleaf DPA and the local 4-H delegation received 31 individual district project awards.
Each fifth grade 4-H’er created a 4-H project, which consisted of a two-to-three-page report and a visual aid.
There were approximately 300 4-H projects judged on the school level at 4-H Project Fair, and first place winners were invited to attend DPA.
The district 4-H competition is an oral competition where the 4-H’ers give an illustrated talk or presentation on a topic of interest.
The district presentation is composed of a four to six-minute speech and a tri-board or poster for visual effect.
4-H’ers choose from more than 50 project areas for their presentation.
Many people may think 4-H is just cows and cooking, but it is much more than that, local extension agent Susan Yearwood said.
Today’s 4-H projects include computer information technology, robotics, workforce preparation and career development, engineering and mechanics, marine and coastal ecology just to name a few.
Competition for Cloverleaf 4-H’ers ends at district, but it prepares them for more advanced competition as they get older.
Georgia 4-H, a partner in public education, is youth and adults learning, growing and working together to experience and accomplish the extraordinary.
Exploring and discovering, encouraging and challenging, that is what Georgia 4-H is all about.
For more information about the Stephens County 4-H program, contact the Stephens County Extension office at 706-779-5501.