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The ADVANCE, November 29, 2023/Page 14A
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(L to R): Front Row: Tori Smith, Jonas Carpenter, 2nd Row: Maddison Hill, Tatum Wil
liams, Max Barrow, Macey Bradley, 3rd Row: Ayla Hardeman, Karmin Johnson, Paris
Ann Thornton, Shaan Momin, Back Row: Joshua Hong, Hartley Williamson, Alex Autry,
Bray Williamson, and Macy Mosley. Not Pictured: Morgan Connell, Bryson Lockhart,
and Kinley Barber.
MoCo 4-H’ers Compete in Area Cotton
Boll & Consumer Judging Competition
Courtesy of Montgomery
County Extension
Montgomery County
Cloverleaf, Junior, and Se
nior 4-H members show
cased their knowledge and
skills at the area Cotton
Boll and Consumer Judg
ing Competition in Ly
ons on November 6, with
Montgomery County’s
junior team ultimately tak
ing second place.
The competition al
lows for judging team
members to learn about
cotton as an agricultural
commodity in Georgia as
well as to promote cotton
through commercials. In
the consumer judging por
tion of the event, partici
pants gain skills in making
rational decisions when
purchasing goods and ser
vices while maximizing re
sources. Participants also
have to give oral reasons
explaining why and how
they placed a class of con
sumer products.
This is the third year
Montgomery County 4-H
has competed. This year’s
teams were coached by
certified coach and vol
unteer Joyce Allen and
ANR/ 4-H agent Lauren
Stanley. The junior team,
consisting of Hartley Wil
liamson, Bryson Lockhart,
Kinley Barber, and Ayla
Hardeman, placed 2nd in
the junior division at the
area competition. Addi
tional junior team mem
bers competing included
Shaan Momin, Karmin
Johnson, Tatum Williams,
Macy Mosley, Jonas Car
penter, Tori Smith, Mor
gan Connell, Macey Brad
ley, Maddison Hill, and
Joshua Hong.
For the first time, a
group of senior Mont
gomery County 4-H’ers
also competed in the
event, placing 8th out of
16 teams. The senior team
consisted of Max Barrow,
Bray Williamson, Paris
Ann Thornton, and Alex
Autry.
Several students also
brought home individual
honors. In the Cloverleaf
division, Kinley Barber
was named second high
individual overall and Ayla
Hardeman won third place
with her presentation. In
the junior division, Tatum
Williams and Hartley Wil
liamson tied for first place
presentation.
For more information
on how to get involved
with 4-H, contact your lo
cal Extension office.
L to R: Maryee Grace Selph, Suzet Medrano, Arturo Gonzalez, Molly Bridges.
Wheeler County Students
Compete in Skills Challenge
Courtesy of
Wheeler County Schools
On November 7,
Wheeler County High
School students went to
Moultrie to compete in the
AGC/JCI Skills Challenge.
Ryan Colter and JT Gillis
competed as carpenters,
Bobby Rowland and Car-
son Ford as electricians,
Molly Bridges, Daylan
Purvis, and CJ Bowman
as plumbers. Suzet Me
drano, Mary-Grace Selph,
and McKenzie Williamson
competed in blueprint read
ing, Auturo Gonzalez in
masonry, and Tyson Law
rence, Aiden Lanier, and
Brody Adams in Welding.
Mary-Grace Selph
placed 3rd and Suzet Me
drano placed 2nd in blue
print reading. These two
girls have worked hard this
year studying blueprints
and learning how to read
and distinguish these plans.
This was their first time
placing in the top three this
school year. This is also Su-
zet’s last year competing, as
she is a senior.
Auturo Gonzalez
placed 1st for the second
time this year in masonry.
Molly Bridges placed 2nd in
plumbing. This is her third
time placing within the top
three this year.
There were a few se
niors who had a great year
competing and working to
gether. Their leadership will
be missed next year. These
seniors are Molly Bridges,
Ryan Colter, Tyson Law
rence, Suzet Medrano, Ken
ton Mincey, Daylan Purvis,
and McKenzie Williamson.
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