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The ADVANCE, December 8, 2021/Page 4A
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Toombs County 4-H Earns Honors at
Southeast District Proj ect Achievement
Submitted by: Cheryl Poppell,
Toombs County 4-H
Coordinator
Toombs County 4-H
recently hosted the 2021
Fall Southeast District
Project Achievement at
Toombs County Middle
School. Over 90 4-H mem
bers from 6 Southeast Dis
trict counties attended the
event. Counties represent
ed in addition to Toombs
were Coffee, Evans, Glynn,
Jeff Davis, and Wheeler.
Forty-three members from
Toombs County 4-H par
ticipated in the contest.
According to Cheryl
Poppell, Toombs County
4-H Coordinator, “Dis
trict Project Achievement,
or DPA for short, offers
youth their first experi
ence in public speaking. To
compete, members select
a project area and narrow
their interest to a specific
topic. Members then pre
pare and give a 4 - 6 minute
demonstration about their
topic.”
Participants from
Toombs County 4-H are
listed by school. Toombs
Central Elementary School
DPA participants receiv
ing 1st place were Claire
Beasley (Performing Arts -
Vocal), Hunter Joiner (Ro
botics), and Harper Un
derwood (Target Sports).
Kinsleigh Dixon (Horse)
received 2nd place, and
Kylah Gay (Dog Care) re
ceived 3rd place.
Fifteen students from
Lyons Upper Elemen
tary School participated
at DPA. First place win
ners were Natalie Moore
(Crafts), Made Caraway
(Dog Care), Zyheim Sand
ers (Geology), Brielle Sin
gleton (Performing Arts
- General), Anna Lynn
Hutcheson (Poultry), and
Mattie Palma (Safety).
Receiving 2nd place were
Isaiah Gillis (Companion
Animals), Caisynn Perry
(Food Safety), Dorothy
Walker (Health), Bryan
Hernandez (Marine &
Coastal Ecology), Zaylen
Williams (Sports - Team).
Receiving 3rd place were
Isabella Otero (Sports -
Individual), and Jemma
Collins (Wildlife). Kaylee
McClendon (Dog Care)
and Ava Kersey (Horse)
both received 4th place.
Toombs County Mid
dle School had twelve 6th
grade participants. Receiv
ing first place were Skylor
Bazemore (Agricultural
Awareness), Kameron
Rodgers (Current People),
Brylee Williams (Dog
Care), Haydee Hernan
dez (General Recreation),
Charleigh McCoy (Herpe
tology), Serenity Emerick
(Marine & Coastal Ecol
ogy), Miranda Morgan
(Rabbits), Grade Bratton
(Sports - Team), and Na
thalie Pittman (Workforce
Preparation). Receiving
2nd place were Auston Ed
wards (Health) and Kaylee
Hernandez (Internation
al). Jayce Pittman (General
Recreation) received 3rd
place.
Sally D. Meadows had
six students attend the
event. Receiving 1st place
were Mia Chavez (Cloth
ing & Textiles) and Bay-
lei McCoy (Companion
Animals). Receiving 2nd
place were Messiah Hol
lingsworth (Robots) and
Gracelynn Ellis (Work
force Preparation). Skylar
Williams (Historic Peo-
VIDALIA HERITAGE ACADEMY — L to R: Jade Colley, Jasmine Colley, Rachel Rowe,
Gavin Johnson, and Cale Cosnahan,
pie) received 3rd place,
and Marlasia Tucker (Dog
Care) received 4th place.
From Vidalia Heritage
Academy, five members
participated. Receiving 1st
place were Jasmine Colley
(Arts), Rachel Rowe (His
toric People), Gavin John
son (Outdoor Recreation),
and Jade Colley (Rabbits).
Cale Cosnahan (Horse) re
ceived 4th place.
Toombs County re
ceived three specialty
awards: Highest Percent
of Participation (2nd
place), Most Participants
(1st place), and Highest
Percent of Winners (3rd
Place).
The event was a huge
success thanks to a host of
volunteers and teen leaders
who assisted. The Toombs
County 4-H program is
led by 4-H Coordinator
Cheryl Poppell and 4-H
Educator Riley Wimberly.
Toombs County Agricul
ture Agent Jason Eden-
field and Toombs Coun
ty AmeriCorps Vista
Bradley Moye assisted
with the event. For more
information about 4-H
in Toombs County, call
912-526-3101.
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SALLY D. MEADOWS ELEMENTARY — L to R: Marlasia Tucker, Mia Chavez, Skylar Williams,
Gracelynn Ellis, and Messiah Hollingsworth. Not Pictured: Baylei McCoy,
TOOMBS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — L to R: Claire Beasley, Hunter Joiner, Harper
Underwood, Kinsleigh Dixon, and Kylah Gay.
TOOMBS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL — (L to R): Back row: Serenity Emerick, Miranda
Morgan, Gracie Bratton, Haydee Hernandez, Kaylee Hernandez, Charleigh McCoy,
Brylee Williams, Nathalie Pittman, Front Row: Skylor Bazemore, Kameron Rodgers,
Jayce Pittman, and Auston Edwards.
LYONS UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — (L to R): Back row: Isabella Otero, Made Car
away, Zyheim Sanders, Anna Lynn Hutcheson, Mattie Palma, Caisynn Perry, Natalie
Moore, Front Row: Zaylen Williams, Bryan Hernandez, Jemma Collins, Dorothy Walker
Kaylee McLendon, and Brielle Singleton.
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