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Hancock County 4-Hers excelled at 2023 District Project Achievement!

The Hancock County 4-H Club is excited to announce that the most exciting 4-H event of the year was a very successful weekend!  The theme for this weekend was “The Wildest Show in the Northeast District” Hancock County 4-Hers excelled at 2023 District Project Achievement! Project achievement is the largest and most exciting, challenging, rewarding event offered by Georgia 4-H. 4-H’ers chose a project area of interest, research a topic, then write and present an oral presentation in front of judges and peers. District Project Achievement is an exciting weekend long event for our junior and senior 4-Hers. Many youths have the opportunity to advance their public speaking skills, and it aids in building communication skills, confidence, and reading and writing skills. Hancock County had an amazing group of 7th-12th graders compete Saturday March 11, 2023, at Rock Eagle 4-H Center against competitors from all over the Northeast District! A total of 44 of us traveled to our second home (Rock Eagle) on Friday and had an amazing weekend including mechanical bull riding, line dancing, and multiple other fun activities. We returned home on Sunday excited about how successful our 4-Hers were and how much fun we had! Out of the 40 competitors we had a total of 16 ribbons! We had seven 2nd place winners, and nine 3rd place winners. We also received county awards for the Northeast District volunteer of the year, the largest delegation, highest number of juniors, largest increase of participation, and the largest number of graduating seniors!

The senior winners from Hancock County were Janiya Watkins 3rd Place in Housing and Development, Dawson Lee 3rd in Performing Arts Drama, Jamiya Ficklin 2nd in Festive Foods for Health. Our graduating senior competitors were Jase Dunn, Tayla Huff, Cederius Ingram, Keshawn James, Tyson Justice, Vashon Justice, Dawson Lee, Rickevia Leslie, Nikeria Morris, Ka’Meisha Robinson, Jamir Ruff, Najir Walker Ezekiel Wilson and Angel Lewis. We are very proud of all of our seniors, and we will truly miss this amazing group!

The junior winners from Hancock County were Tylecia Tucker 3rd in Dairy Foods, Angel Clark 2nd in Safety, Shiloh Brown 3rd in Performing Arts Vocal, Adrion Culver 2nd in Horse, Kamouri Carswell 3rd in Horse, Santrice Posley 2nd in Food Fare, Caelyn Hill 3rd in Dairy Food, Adriane Health 2nd in Food for Health and Sport, Juria Shelton 2nd in Dairy Food, Sariyah Tucker 3rd in Festive Foods for Health, Addison Kent 3rd in Environmental Science, and Falayja Williams 3rd in Housing and Development.

We received two awards for project clubs led by 4-Hers. Emma Wilson placed 3rd for her project club led by 4-Her. Emma has dedicated and used her time and experience to give horseback riding lessons to her fellow 4-Hers. Emma teaches great horsemanship and skills to her fellow 4-hers during afterschool hours! Rickevia Leslie, Ka’Meisha Robinson, Janiya Watkins and Jurnee Worthen placed 1st for their project club led by a group of 4-Hers. They are authors of their very own books and have started a Read Across America group in which they go to local schools to read their books. This is such a great way to promote and encourage literacy for youth! We received an award for Northeast District Volunteer of the year. Our Volunteer of the year is Taylor Whitfield. Taylor uses her evenings to give riding lessons to 4-Hers. She is a great instructor! Taylor is a former 4-Her and she donates as many hours of her time as she can to the Hancock County 4-H Club!

It was a great weekend! We had amazing help from excellent adult leaders Pete Gray, Alex Caldwell, Jurnee Worthen, and Joyce Robinson. We had a great weekend and are very proud of our 4-Hers! If you are interested in 4-H summer camp or would like your amazing 4-Her to participate in upcoming 4-H events, trips and judging teams please call our office at 706-444-7573 or email our county extension agent Mrs. Randie Gray randie@uga.edu.

Hancock County 4-Hers excel at District Project Achievement!

Project Achievement is the largest and most exciting, challenging, and rewarding program offered by Georgia 4-H. 4-H’ers chose a project area of interest, research a topic, then write and present an oral presentation to others. Cloverleaf DPA is often the first experience many youth have in public speaking and it aids in building communication skills and confidence. District Project Achievement is about hands on learning and sharing knowledge. Hancock County had an amazing group of 4th, 5th, and 6th graders compete Saturday, March 26th against 292 competitors from 13 counties. Hancock County 4-H had the second largest delegation and the largest increase in participation from last year. It was so exciting to see so many competitors and the kids running around having so much fun after two years of COVID, said Hancock County 4-H agent, Randie Gray.

The winners from Hancock County 4th grade were Jamouri Brown 3rd place in Herpetology, Mikayla Bryant 1st place in International, Jaylen Cato 1st place, Entomology, Harmoni Cummings 6th place in General Recreation, Dylan Harper 4th place in Current People, Places, and Events, Aiden Heath 2nd place in Veterinarian Science, Ravyn Hunt 2nd place in Workforce Preparation, Aaleyah Maffet 2nd place in Human Development, Camille Myrick 1st place in Communications, Raziyah Nash 2nd place in Safety, Dylan Taylor 3rd place in Safety, and Roriques Tucker 4th place in Computer Technology.

5th grade winners were Darisol Culver in Dog Care and Training, Savannah Culver 4th place in Computers and Technology, Kennedi Heath 4th place in Computers and Technolgy (tie), Sky Justice 4th place in Arts, Kamilla Menechaca 4th place in Workforce Preparation,  Haley Tucker 5th place in General Recreation, and Jayla Turner 3rd place in Health.  6th grade winners were Shiloh Brown 1st place in Food Fare, Michael Fields 2nd place in International, Caelyn Hill 1st place in Food Fare, Kelnisyia Sanford 3rd place in Target Sports, and Ju’Ria Shelton 3rd place in Food Fare.

Junior (7th & 8th grade) and Senior (9th -12th grade) 4-H’ers from Hancock Central High School and John Hancock Academy attended District Project Achievement March 4th, 5th, and 6th.  Hancock County had the largest delegation of high school students (9th-12th grade) with a total of 17. There were 324 competitors from 59 counties. Hancock County 4-H’ers, Kameisha Robinson place second in food fare, and Ja’Miya Ficklin place third in food fare.  Emma Wilson won 1st place in Outstanding Community Service Project. Ka’Meisha Robinson and Ja’Miya Ficklin won 2nd place in Outstanding Community Service Project Led by a group of 4-H’ers. Alex Caldwell  was presented with a pin for attending DPA every year from 4th-12th grade. Jurnee Worhen, Alex Caldwell, Jychera Fluellen, and Keon Ruff were recognized during the Senior Banquet for graduating 4-H’ers and received their 4-H cord to wear at graduation.

All in all, it has been a very successful and rewarding year for Hancock County      4-H’ers and now we are off to start planning our summer 4-H adventures. If you would like your child to join 4-H, please call our office at 706-444-7573 or email randie@uga.edu. We are currently enrolling for 4-H Summer Camp.

Hancock County 4-Hers travel to State Capitol

 On Wednesday, February 8th, more than 300 4-H youth, leaders, and volunteers traveled to Atlanta for 4-H Leadership Day at the Capitol. Participants from Hancock Central High School included Alex Caldwell, Jamiya Ficklin, Tayla Huff, Jordyn Ingram, Vashon Justice, Dawson Lee, Rickevia Leslie, Angel Lewis, Alana McClain, Lauren McClain, Nikeria Morris, Saige Rhodes, Ka’Meisha Robinson, Janiya Watkins, and Jurnee Worthen. The Youth were chaperoned by 4-H Agent: Randie Gray and 4-H AmeriCorps Member: Kamylah Lee.

4-H’ers visited the Georgia State Capitol to meet with their representatives and senators, tour the capitol building and witness the legislative process. Following the Capitol tour and visit, 4-H’ers enjoyed a luncheon. The Honorable Governor Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp encouraged 4-H’ers to continue serving their counties and communities through 4-H participation.

“Getting personally involved with government and the democratic process are essential steps to becoming an engaged citizen,” said Randie Gray, Hancock County 4-H Agent with the University of Georgia Extension program. “I’m so excited we were able to give our 4-H’ers a chance to engage in participatory democracy to better understand the value of their voices and beliefs.”

To learn more about the exciting opportunities offered through Hancock County 4-H, please contact Randie Gray at 706-444-7573 or randie@uga.edu.