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 15 years 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 qualifying and 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