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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6. 2012 — PAGE 15A
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HULL-SANFORD STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Hull-Sanford Elementary School has recognized its “Students of the Month” for
November. Those students include: (row one, L-R) Brittany Strickland, Eric Bravo,
Sanford, Caroline Beach, Emma Friess, (row two) Nathaly Peralta, Brittany Knudsen,
Tate Bennett, Rossi Tucker, Makayla Ledford, Diego Hidalgo Salas, Jordyn Jones,
Lupita Hildago, Giovanni Linares, (row three) Grace Wilkins, Haven McGaha, Raterica
Hull, Alex Shelton, Jeremiah Johnson, Alex Jones, Diana Ortega, (row four) Maria
Turner, Lily Sims, Inaya Johnson, Alaina Elrod, Nikolas Odom, Jasmine Eklund and
Ashley Amaro. Georgia Blue Simmons and Daniela Hernandez were absent on the day
of the picture.
Carey Metts (L), who won the male “Masters” division, and his wife, Loren (R),
who won her age division, are pictured running in the Madison County Recreation
Department’s annual Reindeer Rim in Comer.
Madison County 4-H’ers attending the recent 4-H Junior Conference included Ethan
Grindle, Naomi Pearson, Taralee Runyan, Josh Saunders, Leah Scarborough and
Jordan Taylor.
Nearly 700 attend 4-H conference
By Jordan Taylor
Madison County 4-H’er
Over 695 volunteers, teen
leaders, junior participants, and
4-H staff attended the annual
Georgia 4-H Junior Conference
Nov. 3-4 at Rock Eagle 4-H
Center in Eatonton.
The event included commu
nity service projects, classes,
workshops and fun activities.
Madison County 4-H'ers
attending included: Ethan
Grindle, Naomi Pearson, Taralee
Runyan, Josh Saunders, Leah
Scarborough and Jordan Taylor.
Junior conference is a state
wide event designed for Junior
4-H’ers (seventh and eighth
graders) to experience belong
ing to a group of peers, demon
strate generosity through service
projects, master subject matter
through classes and workshops,
and exercise independence as
they learn about possibilities
available through Georgia 4-H.
Also providing an opportunity
to build leadership skills, youth
have the chance to represent
their peers by serving on a Junior
Board of Directors, which works
with an adult committee to plan
tire conference. Senior 4-H’ers
(grades nine through 12) can
also take part in tire conference
by instmcting workshops in their
particular areas of expertise.
This year, there were 74 teen
leader spots available and 124
high school applicants.
Hayden Bailey, a tenth grade
Madison County Senior 4-H'er,
was one of the teen leaders
selected. He did a fantastic job
instructing a class at junior con
ference on Peer Pressure. Bailey
also serves as a Health Rocks
Ambassador. Classes instructed
by high school 4-H’ers and adult
volunteers included curriculum
on peer pressure, bullying, port
folio development, and robotics.
The conference also provided
a variety of entertainment and
recreation such as a dance, a
scavenger hunt, a performance
by Clovers and Company, the
Georgia 4-H Performing Arts
group, and multiple games such
as miniature golf, flag football,
ultimate Frisbee, relay races and
a talent show.
Speakers included the State
4-H Leader, Arch Smith, sharing
a piece of the history of Georgia
4-H and a Hancock County high
school 4-H"er, Michael Woods,
telling his 4-H story of coming
from the south side of Chicago
to Georgia 4-H, which has
made him into a successful high
school senior.
Service projects, which were
designed by 4-H"ers, provided
participants with the opportu
nity to exhibit generosity and
benevolence. Together, the
4-H'ers, 4-H staff, and teen
leaders collected over 1,000 col
oring books for the Children’s
Hospital at Memorial University
in Savannah, made over 300
cards for tire children at the hos
pital, and donated 736 jeans for
teens for the Georgia Baptist
Children's Home. In addition to
the outstanding service projects,
4-H'ers continued their 10-year
tradition of collecting and selling
pop tabs to benefit the Ronald
McDonald Houses of Georgia.
This year 4-H'ers collected
13,871.5 pounds of pop tabs
for a total donation value of
around $7,000. This year the
donation will go to the Ronald
McDonald House of the Coastal
Empire in Savannah. Thanks to
Madison County 4-H’ers and
Madison County Schools, we
collected 164 pounds of pop tabs
to donate to this cause. This state
4-H initiative began in 2002 and
since that date, Georgia 4-H’ers
have raised over $70,248 to sup
port Ronald McDonald Houses
across the state by selling
129,236 pounds of pop tabs.
Georgia 4-H provides fun,
exciting, and educational events
year round for all youth ages 9
through 19.
For more infomiation contact
the Madison County Extension
Office at 706-795-2281 or visit
www.caes.uga.edu/extension/
oglethorpe/4h.
Jordan Taylor is a Madison
County High School student and
4-H member.
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The Madison County Journal is your source for
local news. Call us at 706-795-2567 to subscribe or
visit us online at MadisonJournalTODAY.com
Julie Gayer was the top female finisher in the Reindeer Run in Comer Saturday
morning.
Amy Peavy-Smith showed off her Christmas spirit at the annual Reindeer Run in
Comer Saturday.
