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Page 2A - Pike County Journal Reporter - Wednesday, February 24, 2021 ALBUM: Available on CD, streaming music FROM PAGE ONE Her songs are playing on streaming music sites and she posted a moving video clip of hearing her song on the radio for the first time on social media recently. But music is noth ing new to Callista who plays eight instruments and played on stage with Jennifer Nettles at 12 years old. She said she was singing as soon as she could talk and has played at her grand father’s church Open Arms Baptist Church in Zebulon along with her sister and cousin for many years. “The first place 1 ever sang was at my grand dad’s church. Growing up singing in church really just helped me with putting my heart into music, to give yourself to music. When 1 perform, it’s about the audience, it’s not about me anymore. It’s what can 1 do to make them feel something. There’s never been a doubt in my mind that music is what 1 want to do,” she said. “From sing- are right,’ ‘Are you sure you don’t want to brush your hair?’ ‘Are you sure you don’t want to change?’ And 1 was like, no, no one’s going to see this. Now it has around 27 million views. That one video changed my life completely. That’s how 1 met my man ager and everybody that I’m working with now. It sounds cheesy but that video really did change my entire life.” Callista spent about a week in the stu dio during 2020 to record her songs in Nashville at Black bird Studio. “I’m so proud of Callista, she’s worked really hard for a long time to get here,” said her mom Stepha nie Clark. “I’ve always said since she was little that people just need to hear her and they would realize how talented and passionate she is. Now it’s finally happening, her music is getting out there and people are finally getting to hear her.” ing in church to singing in groups, music will always be in my life.” Callista was playing venues in Atlanta and across the southeast be fore the pandemic and she said she hopes to be able to perform her songs live in the near future. For now, she says she will continue to share her music through videos. “When 1 first started doing videos on my social media, it was definitely for fun. The first video 1 had that ever got any trac tion was 1 Want to Hold Your Hand by the Bea tles. It hit 100,000. When that happened we all were freaking out and thinking it was the most exciting thing ever. And it is! That was the first time when 1 really real ized that this could be a huge platform for so many people to see my music and to reach so many people,” she said. “There was a video where 1 was singing Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival. My granddad was telling me that 1 should bring back CCR for my video. My mom kept asking me, ‘Are you sure the chords Pre-K students learn about farming, seasons Pike County Farm Bu reau volunteers Rebecca Rolling and Angie Dillon read the book “Farm ing” by Gail Gibbons to Melanie Sampler and Nisha Harvey’s Pre-K classroom at Kidz Kon- nection. The students learned about the many different kinds of farms and what happened during each season on these farms. The stu dents then made farm animal book marks. They also received Valentines from Pike County Farm Bureau and snacks from the farm. PHOTO COURTESTY OF PIKE COUNTY FARM BUREAU Pre-K students from Kidz Konnection recently learned about the different kinds of farms and what the changes of the sea sons means for farmers. They are holding the farm animal bookmarks they made during a recent visit by Pike County Farm Bureau volunteers Rebecca Rolling and Angie Dilton. Outdoor event planned for April 2 The Pike County High School prom will be held April 2 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Village at Indian Springs Amphitheater. Last year’s high school prom was not held due to COV1D-19 pandemic restrictions. Tickets will be on sale at the high school start ing this week. Deadline is March 1 for $65,000 of agriculture scholarships The Georgia Founda tion for Agriculture, formerly the Georgia Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, is offering $65,000 in scholarships to Georgia students pursuing a degree in agriculture, veterinary medicine, fam ily and consumer sciences or a related field, said Matt Bottoms, Pike County Farm Bureau president. Since 1959, GFB has awarded scholarships to students entering college with plans to pursue a ca reer in agriculture or fam ily and consumer scienc es. In 2016, GFB expanded the scholarship program to offer scholarships to rising college juniors and seniors, technical college students and veterinary college students. The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture (GFA) will award scholarships in the following four categories. Scholarship for Agri culture - This scholarship is for high school students who plan to enter a col lege that is part of the Uni versity System of Georgia, Berry College, Emmanuel College or any accred ited college/university in Georgia with an ag pro gram during the 2020-21 academic year to pursue an undergraduate degree in agricultural and envi ronmental sciences, family and consumer sciences or a related agricultural field. The GFA will award seven scholarships of $3,000 each and seven scholar ships of $1,500 each. Technical College Scholarship for Agricul ture - This scholarship is for high school students who plan to enroll in a Georgia accredited techni cal college and major in an area of agriculture or an ag-related field of study. This could include weld ing or mechanics. The GFA will award five scholar ships of $1,500 each. Rising College Ju nior/Senior Scholarship for Agriculture - This scholarship is for college students who have at least two semesters of college remaining to receive an undergraduate degree from a unit of The Univer sity System of Georgia, Berry College, Emmanuel College or any accredited college/university in Geor gia with an ag program. Applicants must be major ing in agriculture and envi ronmental sciences, family and consumer sciences or an ag-related field. The GFA will award 10 scholar ships of $2,000 each. UGA College of Veteri nary Medicine Scholar ship - This scholarship is for students currently enrolled in the UGA Vet erinary Medicine program specializing in large ani mal/food animal practice. The GFA will award three scholarships of $2,000. “1 encourage any stu dent who qualifies for one of the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture scholar ships to apply,” said Bot toms. “Agriculture offers many exciting career op portunities. Both farmers and consumers depend on the many jobs agriculture creates such as mechan ics, large animal veterinar ians and food scientists.” Visit gfb.ag/scholar- ships for a list of eligible majors/schools, applica tion instructions and to apply. All applications must be submitted online by March 1, 2021. Tran scripts and letters of recommendation may be submitted online as well. 24-7 Emergency Service Available On Call 24-7-365 Rough winter weather can be tough on your roof. We have crews on standby with tarps ready to respond at any time of the day or night and save your belongings if you experience a problem. Call us and talk to a live dispatcher, not a recording! Aicett&ed & 'Itt&uwl OVER 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE! CALL TODAY! 678-521-9747 www.advancedroofingandinteriors.com Advertising grows businesses, helps your local economy and gets your name out to customers in trustworthy ways. 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