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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016
THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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School
Senior 4-H'ers
Senior Banks County 4-H’ ers competing at the 2016 Northeast District Project Achievement
were: (front row) Emma Fuller, Chelsea Pusbach, Genna Langford and Dakota Money; and
(back row) London Cochran. Dillon Aschwege, Jennifer Sheppard and Caitlyn Burrell
Junior 4-H'ers
Junior Banks County 4-H’ers competing at the 2016 Northeast District Project Achievement
were (front row) Jordan Pritchett, Shawn Smith and Gabriel Caudell; and (back row) Alyssa
Boggus. Ashlyn Payne, Caprice Montgomery, Keeley Jordan and Harley Gaylor.
Banks 4-H'ers bring home awards from DPA
Seventeen Banks Coun
ty 4-H’ers traveled to Rock
Eagle 4-H Center to compete
at the Northeast District Proj
ect Achievement against 534
youth, ages 12-18, in over 40
project areas.
The Banks County 4-H
was awarded second place
for Outstanding Communi
ty Service Project led by a
team of 4-H’ers for the Christ
mas Shoebox Project, where
4-H’ers donated over 50 Christ
mas Shoeboxes to the Senior
Center.
Angie Langford was pre
sented with a plaque for Out
standing Volunteer.
Chelsea Pusbach was
awarded second place for
Outstanding Teen Leadership
Project led by a 4-H’er for her
Food Safety and Cake Decorat
ing program she presented to
4-H’ers in Banks County and
to 4-H’ers from across Georgia
at Fall Forum.
Senior Banks County
4-H’ers competing at the 2016
Northeast District Project
Achievement were:
• Chelsea Pusbach - Horse
Project - 1st Place Winner
• Emma Fuller - Workforce
Preparation Project - 2nd
Place Sweepstakes Winner
• Genna Langford - Human
Development Project - 2nd
Place Sweepstakes Winner
•Dakota Money - Food
Preservation and Safety Proj
ect - 2nd Place Winner
• Dillon Ashewege - Health
Project
•Caitlyn Burrell - Horse
Project
•London Cochran - Per
forming Arts - Other Instru
mental Project
• Jennifer Sheppard - Veter
inary Science Project
Junior 4-H’ers competing
were:
•Abigail Seagraves - Poul
try and Egg Science Project
- 1st Place
•Caprice Montgomery -
Health Project - 2nd Place
•Jordan Pritchett - Sheep
and Meat Goats Project - 2nd
Place
•Shawn Smith - Wildlife
Project - 2nd Place
•Ashlyn Payne - Flowers,
Shrubs, and Lawn Project -
3rd Place
• Alyssa Boggus - Arts Proj
ect
•Gabriel Caudell - Sports
Project
• Harley Gaylor - Perform
ing Arts - General Project
• Keeley Jordan - Compan
ion Animal Project
4-H Project Achievement
is a self-directed individual
competition in which oral
and written professional skills
are developed and mastered.
With over 40 different project
areas to compete in, a 4-H’er
has the opportunity to com
pete in a project that they are
passionate about.
“To me, 4-H Project Achieve
ment is the one competition
that truly prepares youth for
the workforce in a hands-on
way,” said Banks County 4-H
agent Caitlin Bennett. “We
are teaching youth the skills
to develop both professional
documents and presentations
and they are excited about it,
because they get to share their
passion with an audience.”
To compete in the competi
tion, 4-H’ers first compile and
submit a portfolio, a written
record of the work within their
project area and a reflection of
their leadership, community
involvement and community
service participation.
“This is where youth have
the opportunity to reflect on
their activities within their proj
ects from January to Decem
ber and they are always
shocked to see how much
they accomplished within one
year,” Bennett said.
The second portion of
Project Achievement is the
demonstration, but it’s not
just limited to public speaking.
The performing arts projects
give 4-H’ers the opportunity to
sing, dance, play instruments
or even give monologues.
The cooking projects highlight
4-H’ers talents in the kitchen
by demonstrating cooking
techniques, practicing food
safety and even meal plan
ning. There are also fashion
projects where 4-H’ers bring
garments they have made and
explain their methods of con
struction.
“There really is something
for everyone,” Bennett said.
“We have such diversity within
our group and it’s awesome to
see them share their passions
with each other.”
At the competition, 4-H’ers
competed against youth within
their project and division level.
For Junior 4-H’ers (7th and 8th
grades), each grade competes
separately within a project,
with the portfolio counting for
40 percent of their total score
and the demonstration count
ing for 60 percent.
Senior 4-H’ers (9th-12th
grades), compete together
within a project, with the port
folio counting for 50 percent
of their total score and the
demonstration counting for 50
percent. For senior 4-H’ers, a
first place win means that they
advance to State Congress, a
state-wide competition held in
Atlanta in July. If a project has
a large number or participants,
then the second place winner
competes at State Congress as
a sweepstakes winner.
For the 2016 Georgia 4-H
State Congress, Banks County
will have three 4-H’ers compet
ing for Master 4-H’er Status, the
highest honor in 4-H. Emma
Fuller, Genna Langford, and
First place Recognized
Abby Seagraves placed first in seventh
grade for her poultry and egg science project.
Angie Langford was presented with a
plaque for Outstanding Volunteer for her
work with the Banks County 4-H program.
Chelsea Pusbach will have
their portfolios re-evaluated,
be interviewed on their proj
ect work, and present their
demonstrations for a total
score. While at State Congress
they will attend the Georgia
4-H Annual Banquets, meet
with legislators and donors, in
addition to attending educa
tional tours.
Anyone who would like to
get their child involved in Proj
ect Achievement or get more
information about Banks
County 4-H, is asked to contact
the Banks County Extension
and 4-H Office at 706677-6230.
Outstanding projects
Emma Fuller, left, accepts the award for Outstanding
Community Service Project led by a team of 4-H’ers.
Chelsea Pusbach accepted the Outstanding Teen Leadership
Project award.
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