By Kevin Tatum
JUNIOR/SENIOR PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT
Coffee County Junior and Senior 4-H members have been busy preparing portfolios for their entry into DPA (District Project Achievement). These portfolios were recently submitted to the state 4-H office to be judged and scored. Junior portfolios count forty percent of the total DPA score with the demonstration counting the remaining sixty percent, while senior 4-H portfolios and demonstrations count fifty percent each. These 4-H members will travel up to Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton, Georgia, on Friday, Feb. 9, until Sunday, Feb. 11, to compete in their project competition.
The 4-H portfolio includes a short section where the student can include some background information about themselves. After this section, everything in the portfolio has to be from the project year, in this case 2017. It includes sections entitled Main Project Work, Main Project Sharing and Helping, Other Leadership and Teen Leadership Activities, Other Community Service and Citizenship Activities, and Other Activities.
Junior 4-H members who will be competing at Rock Eagle and their projects include J.J. Aldridge, Target Sports; Ashton Ates, Better Breakfast; Amelia Crockett, Public Speaking; Ashlynn Fletcher, Festive Foods for Health; Azzaria Glover, Dog Care and Training; Terryanna Harris, Photography; Ty’Shanna Miller, History; Muskan Minhas, International; Kameron Pennell, Target Sports; Alexandra Rivero, Pizza; Ishika Sadarangani, Dairy Foods; Jenna Sears, Engineering & Mechanics; Janilla Warren, Food Fare; Sariah Wells, Performing Arts-Dance; Christopher Williams, Communications; Christian Wilson, Pizza; and Kalyn Woods, Performing Arts-Other Instruments.
Senior 4-H members who submitted portfolios include Jeremiah Brantley, Workforce Preparation and Career Development; Savannah Cothern, Dairy Foods; Jackson Cowart, Computer Information Technology; Asia Davis, Food Fare; Anna Grace Grantham, Performing Arts-Other Instruments; Abby Hamilton, Dairy Foods; Rian Hill, Performing Arts-General; Kyya Johnson, Workforce Preparation and Career Development; Bethany Land, Health; T.K. McIver, Photography; Candice Pace, Public Speaking; TaKyla Robinson, Safety; Tinya Sirmans, Sports; Willie Spence, Performing Arts-Vocal; Justin Strickland, Sports; Micheal Woods, Environmental Science; Evie Woodward, Performing Arts-Drama; and Kimberly Wright, Dog Care and Training.
In addition, Coffee County 4-H currently has five of the sixteen district board members leading the Southeast District. On the Junior 4-H Board of Directors, Amelia Crockett, Alexandra Rivero, and Ishika Sadarangani are serving with Alexandra and Ishika serving as vice-presidents and on the Senior 4-H Board of Directors, T.K. McIver and Willie Spence are serving with T.K. serving as vice-president. These 4-H members have planned the weekend’s theme and activities and will be leading assemblies during the event.
We want to wish all of these students the best of luck as they travel to Rock Eagle 4-H Center to compete in their project competition during the weekend of February 9-11.
CLOVERLEAF 4-H CAMP SIGN UP
Cloverleaf 4-H Camp is a week of fun and learning as 4-H members meet 4-H members from other counties, experience adventure in the workshops at Jekyll Island, swim in the ocean, participate in games, enjoy a bicycle ride around Jekyll Island, are entertained by the counselors at the variety show, and much more.
4-H members from Coffee County will leave on Monday, June 4, for five days and four nights of fun. The camp is located on the south end of Jekyll Island right on the beach. We will return to Douglas on Friday, June 8, shortly before lunch.
The total cost of camp is $380. To sign up for camp, return the 4-H camp application and a $95 non-refundable deposit to the 4-H office during office hours (8 a.m. to Noon, and 1 to 5 p.m.). Three more $95 dollar payments will be due on March 1, April 1, and May 1, 2018.
Checks should be made payable to: Coffee County Extension/ 4‑H. If you find out that you cannot go to camp after you have signed up, please contact the Coffee County 4-H office so we can attempt to get you a partial refund from the State 4‑H office. Remember that the $95 deposit is non-refundable.
A limited number of partial camp scholarships are available based on need and 4-H involvement. The scholarship application deadline is Feb. 1. Applicants must still sign up and pay the $95 non-refundable deposit on Feb. 1.
JUNIOR AND SENIOR 4-H CAMPS
Summer 4-H camp sign-up has begun. A $100 deposit is required at sign-up. Start saving your money now so you can pay your deposit when you sign up.
Dates and costs for Junior and Senior 4-H camps are: Junior Camp at Fortson 4-H Center, June 25-29, $365; Wilderness Challenge Camp at Wahsega 4-H Center, July 2-6, $370; Marine Resource Camp at Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island, July 16-20, $330; Senior 4-H Camp at Rock Eagle 4-H Center, July 2-6, $360; and Senior Extreme Camp at Rock Eagle 4-H Center Pioneer Camp, June 18-22, $350. There may be an additional cost for each camp for transportation expenses. Be sure you have these dates on your calendar if you are interested in attending.
Summer camps are tons of fun and you learn so much as well as make a lot of new friends.
CAMP SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
The camp scholarship application is available on the 4-H website at http://coffee4h.org under the “Forms” page and is due by Thursday, Feb. 1. The application also requires a recommendation from a teacher or administrator. Please don’t wait until the deadline to ask someone for this recommendation.
If you would like to learn how you can become more involved with the Coffee County 4-H program, please contact the Coffee County Extension office at (912) 384-1402 or visit our website at http://coffee4h.org.