Toombs County 4-H Earns Honors at Southeast District Project Achievement

Courtesy of Riley Wimberly, UGA Extension Toombs County – 4-H Agent

Toombs County 4-H recently hosted the 2024 Fall Cloverleaf Southeast District Project Achievement. Over 200 4-H members in the 4th – 6th grades from ten Southeast District counties attended the event. Thirty-four members from Toombs County 4-H participated in the contest. Earning Toombs County 2nd place in Highest Number of Participants.

According to Riley Wimberly, Toombs County 4-H Agent, “District Project Achievement or DPA, offers youth their first experience in public speaking. To compete, members select a project area and narrow their interest to a specific topic. Members then prepare and give a 4 – 6-minute demonstration about their topic.”

Participants from Toombs County 4-H are listed by school.

Fourteen students from Lyons Upper Elementary School participated in DPA. 1st place winners were Bella Baylor (Food Safety & Preservation), Will Hester (Freshwater Fish & Shellfish), Jaxon Stanfield (Historic Places & Events), and Jordan Stanfield (Paleontology). 2nd place winners included Peyton Mc-Clain (Current People), Treasure Clark (Flowers, Shrubs, & Lawn), Ramsey Crow (Safety), and Charles Johnson (Sports-Team). Cayden Branham (Historic Places & Events) and Kayden Williams (Horse) won 3rd place. Receiving 4th place in the competition were Reagann Sims (General Recreation), Jayci Wheeler (Horse), Lorielle Ford (Sports-Individual) and Jai Pfifer (Sports-Team).

Robert Toombs Christian Academy had two participants. Easton Moore (Sports- Team) and Lana Kate Sellers (Marine & Coastal Ecology) both earned 1st place.

Sally Meadows Elementary School had three participants. Earning 2nd place was Messiah Johnson (General Science). Treasure Bagley (Sports-Individual) and Kade Swancey (Sports-Team) both placed 4th!

Toombs County Middle School had ten participants. 1st place winners included Athens Boney (Herpetology), Mati Fulmer (Marine & Coastal Ecology), Jude Coleman (Outdoor Recreation), Aria Mathews (Performing Arts- Vocal), and Eli Baylor (Robotics). 2nd place winners included E’Miya Bobbitt (General Recreation), Olivia Richter (Health), and Nevaeh Lawrence (Horse). Receiving 3rd place were Tynlee Wyatt (Marine & Coastal Ecology), and Landon Brewton (Sports-Team).

Toombs Central Elementary School had five participants. Marissa Harnage (Performing Arts-Vocal), Edie Rae Whitaker (Sheep & Meat Goats), and Liam Patel (Sports) placed 1st . Jayden Guerrero (Agricultural Awareness) and Preslie Mosley (Historic Places & Events) placed 2nd.

The event was a huge success thanks to a host of volunteers and teen leaders who assisted with the event. The Toombs County 4-H program which is under the direction of 4-H Agent Riley Wimberly, 4-H AmeriCorps Member Carol Hester, and Toombs County Agriculture Agent Jason Edenfield also co-coordinated the event. For more information about DPA and other activities for youth in Toombs County, please call 912-526-3101.

ROBERT TOOMBS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY — L to R: Lana Kate Sellers and Easton Moore.

TOOMBS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — L to R: Edie Rae Whitaker, Preslie Mosley, Jayden Guerrero, Liam Patel, and Marissa Harnage.

LYONS UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — (L to R): Top Row: Lorielle Ford, Kayden Williams, Peyton McClain, Reagann Simms, Treasure Clark, Isabella Baylor, Bottom Row: Jaxon Stanfield, Jordan Stanfield, Will Hester, Charles Johnson, Ramsey Crow, Cayden Branham, and Jai Pfifer. Not Pictured: Jayci Wheeler.

TOOMBS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL — (L to R): Top Row: Mati Fulmer, Olivia Richter, Tynlee Wyat, Navaeh Lawrence, Emiya Bobbitt, Back Row: Jude Coleman, Landon Brewton, Mason Dowdy, Eli Baylor, and Athens Boney. Not Pictured: Aria Mathews.