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The ADVANCE, Morch 10, 2021/Page 12A
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RTCA Hosts National History
Day Regional Competition
Robert Toombs Christian Academy's
history students competed in the National
History Day Regional Competition held
at RTCA on February 20. Students com
peted in five different types of entry: Paper
(individual only), Exhibit (either indi
vidual or as a group), Website (individual
or group), Documentary (individual or
group), or Performance (individual or
group). Entries that place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd
in their respective categories are eligible to
compete at the state level with the possibil
ity of moving on to national competition.
This year's theme was "Communication in
History: the Key to Understanding."
Winners from RTCA advancing to
State are pictured:
Not Pictured: Paper: First Place, Trent
Smith; Group Exhibit: Second Place, Anna
Cuevas-Ortes and Adria Cuevas-Ortes.
Ellie Graham (left) placed first in Individu
al Website, Kate Kennedy (right) placed
first in Individual Documentary.
Britton Botelho — Second Place in Individ'
ual Exhibit.
Marli McCranie and Madison Williams(not Amily Mixon and Emmie Lynn — Third Place
pictured) — First Place in Group Exhibit. in Group Exhibit.
Jackson Newton — First Place in Individ- Andrew Tuck — Third Place in Individual
ual Exhibit. Exhibit.
Student of
MOt
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Toombs Central Elementary School has announced Stu
dents of the Month for January, (Lto R): Front Row: Emma Waters (Pre-K), Ashelynn Love
(3rd Grade), Charlotte Garrett (2nd Grade), Madison Smith (Kindergarten), Back Row:
Kinsleigh Dixon (4th Grade), Brylee Williams (5th Grade), and Kyler Davis (1st Grade),
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Photo by Joy Youngblood
HOG SHOW WINNERS — (L to R): back row: Jaxson Derriso, Molly Bridges, Layton Spires,
Claire VanHouten, Anna Beth Ethredge, Zoey Vann, Summer Vann, Hannah Williams,
agricultural instructor; front row: Weston Pickle, Keaton Pickle, Shelby Howell, Layton
Thrift, Layla Vann, and Sarah Grace Williams.
FFA/4-H Participate in 36th Annual
Market Hog Show in Wheeler County
Sixteen FFA and 4-H
members participated in
the 36th annual Wheeler
County Market Hog Show
on February 17. The show
was held at the local live
stock facility in Alamo.
There were 24 entries and
the hogs had to weigh 220
to 280 pounds to qualify
for the show.
The exhibitors par
ticipating this year were
Aaron Hammock, Layla
Vann, Layton Thrift, Lay-
ton Spires, Shelby Howell,
Sarah Grace Williams, Jax
son Derriso, Weston Pick
le, Molly Bridges, Summer
Vann and Hannah Wil
liams.
Project advisors were
Bryant Oliver and Les
Bateson, Wheeler County
Agricultural Education
teachers, and Hannah
Henry, Wheeler County
Middle School Agricul
ture Education teacher. Dr.
Neal Clark served as the
Master of Ceremonies and
Dr. Clay Walker judged
this year’s show.
Summer Vann won
Grand Champion with
her 235-pound gilt, and
Keaton Pickle received the
Reserve Champion award
with his 233-pound gilt.
Vann also won third overall
with her 253- pound gilt.
Jaxson Derriso received
4th place overall with his
220-pound barrow. Ann
Ethredge won 5th overall
with her 234-pound gilt.
Showmanship is also
a big part of the show. The
participants were judged
on how well they could
present their hogs to the
judge. Preparation includes
washing, clipping, groom-
Layla Vann shows her hog.
ing, walking and training
their animal. The winner
for Pee Wee Showmanship
was Layla Vann. Claire Van
Houten won Novice Show
manship, while the winner
of Junior Showmanship
was Zoey Vann. The win
ner for Senior Showman
ship was Summer Vann.
Eight participants had
an entry in the record book
contest. The participants
kept up with all of their
livestock project expenses
and wrote a summary of
what they learned. The
4-H/FFA Market Hog Re
cord Book top three were
Hannah Williams, 1st
place, Ann Beth Ethredge,
2nd place, and Jaxson Der
riso, 3rd place.
All of the 4-H/FFA
members traveled to Perry
to compete in the Georgia
Junior Livestock Show on
February 17-20.
Many individuals
played an important role
Photo by Joy Youngblood
in making the Market
Hog Show a success. The
FFA/4-H parents spon
sored the show with the
guidance of Coach Oliver,
Bateson and Mrs. Henry.
Many local businesses
made contributions to
the show. Brown Realty/
Brown Insurance of Vida-
lia sponsored the Grand
Championard; Trane of
Vidalia sponsored the Re
serve Champion award.
The 3rd Overall Market
Hog award was sponsored
by 3D Farms; the 4th
Overall Market Hog award
was sponsored by Holland
Land Clearing; and Locke
Logging sponsored the 5th
Overall Market Hog award.
The Boss Hog award
was presented to the 4-H/
FFA participants who
collected the most dona
tions for the show. This
year, Jaxson Derriso won
the award, while Summer
Vann earned 2nd place.
Southeastern Tech Names
2021 Staff Member of the Year
Valerie Ennis, Admis
sions Assistant at South
eastern Technical College,
was recently named 2021
Staff Member of the Year.
The staff member of
the year award is a pres
tigious award created to
recognize a staff member
who has exemplified excel
lence in their day-to-day
job, as well as contributed
in other ways to make
Southeastern Technical
College a success during
the past year. The award
is given to an employee of
the College who is neither
a faculty member nor a
member of the Executive
Council. Benefits include
a cash award from the
STC Foundation, an en
graved plaque, and a desig
nated parking space to use
Valerie Ennis
throughout 2021.
Ennis said, “Admis
sions is the face of STC. It is
an applicant's first impres
sion of the College; there
fore, attitude, warmth, and
customer service are cru
cial to making a connec
tion with applicants and
promoting a positive image
for STC. I feel that I em
body these attributes and
contribute to the positive,
caring, student-oriented
first impression that STC
is known for. I could not be
included in a more deserv
ing finalist group and I am
honored to be associated
with the current nominees,
former nominees, and pre
vious winners. These are
individuals that model the
positive, caring, support
ive, and family-orientated
work environment of
which I am proud to be a
member.”
The 2021 finalists were
Valerie Ennis, Admissions
Assistant, Gina Robison,
Dean of Business Technol
ogies and Human Services,
and Melanie Walker, Stu
dent Navigator/VA Spe
cialist/Financial Aid.
