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The ADVANCE, November 30, 2022/Page 2A
(Lto R): Front Row: Shaan Momin, Italy Thornton, Kinley Barber, Ayla Hardeman, Macee
Sikes, Grade Sikes, Back Row: Hartley Williamson, Macy Mosley, Karmin Johnson, Tatum
Williams, Penelope Rodriguez, Isla Fussell, Natalie Hardeman.
MoCo 4-Hers Place 4th
in Area Competition
Thirteen Montgom
ery County 4-H members
showcased their knowl
edge and skills at the area
Cotton Boll and Consumer
Judging Competition in
Lyons on November 3, and
ultimately took home the
4th place prize.
The competition al
lows for judging team
members to learn about
cotton as an agriculture
commodity in Georgia as
well as to promote cotton
through commercials. Par
ticipants gain skills in mak
ing rational decisions when
purchasing goods and ser
vices while maximizing re
sources.
This is the second year
Montgomery County 4-H
has competed, and this
year the team, coached
by volunteer Joyce Allen,
placed 4th in the junior di
vision at the area competi
tion. Students competing
included Shaan Momin,
Italy Thornton, Natalie
Hardeman, Penelope Ro
driguez, Hartley William
son, Karmin Johnson, Isla
Fussell, Tatum Williams,
Macy Mosley, Ayla Harde
man, Macee Sikes, Kinley
Barber, and Grade Sikes.
Two students brought
home individual honors in
the commercial, or presen
tation, category. Shaan Mo
min placed 1st in Cloverleaf
division with his commer
cial, while Ayla Hardeman
placed 2nd overall in the
same division.
For more information
on how to get involved
with 4-H, contact your lo
cal Extension office.
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH - Toombs County Middle School (TOMS) has announced their
October Students of the Month. These students were selected based upon their excel
lence in academics, attendance, and citizenship, (L to R): Front row: Karyme Arias,
Russell Hart, Luis Valentin Gonzalez, Middle row: Londyn Johnson, Raylee Colbert, An-
zley Bryant, Jonathan Chirino Salas, Back row: Juan Luna Munoz, Harrison Strickland,
Dax Nobles, Alona Wright, and Memphis Castro. Not pictured: Sadie Mauricio Perez,
SMALL DOG SHOW — These Jr. Beta Club members from Montgomery County Schools
were chosen to present a report on their Paws for A Cause small dog show service
project. The project will raise funds for the local Sweet Onion Animal Protection Soci
ety. (SOAPS). Lto R: Jr, Beta Advisor Leslie Thomas, Kaden Williamson, Fletcher Thomas,
Penelope Rodriguez, and Natalie Hardeman.
MoCo Jr. Beta Students Chosen
for National Convention
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
Four Montgomery
County Middle School
(MCMS) students were
recognized at the regular
monthly Board of Educa
tion meeting on Monday,
November 14, for their
work on a project that
has afforded them the op
portunity to travel to the
National Convention next
year.
These students trav
eled to LaGrange for a Jr.
Beta Leadership Summit,
where the group presented
their business project pro
posal for a small dog fash
ion show to raise funding
and support for the local
Sweet Onion Animal Pro
tection Society (SOAPS).
The project, called “Paws
for a Cause” found favor
among administrators at
the summit, and was cho
sen to be presented at the
Jr. Beta National Conven
tion in June.
The project was one
of around a dozen propos
als that were selected for
presentation at the Jr. Beta
National Convention this
summer. “We are certain
ly proud of these young
students,” Montgomery
County Board of Educa
tion Chairman Jim Paul
Poole emphasized on be
half of the Board.
The date for the dog
show has yet to be deter
mined, but details will be
shared in the future once
the students finish plan
ning the event.
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the moment you
square off, so
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pencil and put
your sudoku
savvy to the test!
Level: intermediate
Here’s How It Works:
Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine
3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each
row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row,
column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will
appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The
more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
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