4-H News
By Anna Burgess County Extension Agent

Thirty fifth and sixth grade 4-H'ers did an excellent job competing in DPA last Saturday in Emanuel County. Pictured are the competitors, teen leaders and County Extension personnel.

On March 29, we took 30 students to Emanuel County for Cloverleaf District Project Achievement. The students have been coming in and working very hard for weeks trying to learn their speech. Everyone at our office was very proud of them. There were about 300 students from the surrounding counties that competed. Jenkins County was very well represented. As a community, we should be proud of these students and all they accomplished.

It's not easy for a fifth or sixth grader to stand up in front of strangers and present a demonstration. If you see any of these students, please take the time to congratulate them. In all, 24 of our 30 placed in the top three, that's 80 percent! This is a great accomplishment. Even those who didn't place in the top three did an excellent job; most of them were in the top five. So, again, please con- gratulate the following students. Becca Rich, Justin Lanier, LaVonte Lovette and Krysten Fail also went as teen leaders. Not many teenagers would give up a Saturday morning to travel with younger students. This in itself speaks highly of our youth.

Listed below are the students names, the project they competed in, and then their final placing:

Dalvin Anderson, Outdoor Survival Skills, 3rd place

Lani Arthur, Cat Care, 3rd place

Tori Becton, Cat Care, 3rd place

John Bell, Sports

Brandon Boatwright, Dog Care and Training

Je'Tera Boatwright, Interior Design, 3rd place

Robin Boone, Companion Animals, 1st place

Amber Branch, Ocean Ecology, 3rd place

Jay Burton, Dog Care and Training, 3rd place

Sara Beth Cates, Conservation and Recycling, 2nd place

Brandon Cherry, Fireworks, 1st place

Renisha Cummings, Human Development, 1st place

Ricky Dawson, Marine and Coastal Ecology, 3rd place

Corina Dease, International, 3rd place

Ahja Dorsey, Public Speaking, 1st place

Shae Fail, Companion Animals, 3rd place

Donya Gay, Food for Health, 2nd place

Amanda Harden, History

Johnna Johnson, Flowers and Lawns, 1st place

Shyniece Jones, Entomology

Rachel Kicklighter, Rabbits, 2nd place

Joeli Lindsey, Food for Fitness, 3rd place

Robert Newsome, Agricultural Awareness, 1st place

Mary Beth Norris, Poultry Science, 3rd place

Dee Dee Rollins, Kitchen Fun, 2nd place

Jennifer Sanders, Performing Arts- Vocal

Tyler Taylor, Wildlife, 3rd place

Precharious Torrence, Housing and Environment, 1st place

Byron Williams, Performing Arts- Instrumental

Jakovia Williams, Rabbits, 2nd place

Go ahead and put our Awards Banquet on your calendar for April 24! Many of your children may be performing in it.

Also, the Dairy Judging Competition is this Saturday in Athens. Please keep those students in your thoughts and prayers, as they will be traveling bright and early that morning. The last judging practice is Thursday at 10:30. This is a mandatory practice. If you plan on attending competition Saturday, you need to be at the 4-H Office at 10:30 Thursday morning. If you cannot make it, come and talk to me about it.

Senior Conference is April 26-27 at Jekyll Island. Senior 4-H'ers who wish to go to Senior Conference need to signup now. Enjoy your Spring Break!