Silver bells, silver bells
It’s DPA time in the office
Ring-a-ling, (ring-a-ling) hear them ring (ting-a-ling)
Soon it will be competition day!
It’s that time of year again! No, not just Christmas, it’s Project Achievement time!! 😊
As always, please let me know if you have any questions or if you need help with any part of this process. I’m excited for Project Achievement, it’s the most wonderful time of the (4-H) year!
What is Project Achievement?
Students choose a project area of interest, research the topic, and write and present a presentation. 4-H’ers develop leadership, creativity, public speaking, record keeping, and other skills. As students become older, a record keeping component that promotes independent thinking, research and implementation is added. Cloverleaf and Junior 4-H’ers (4th – 8th graders), begin competition in their school or county and advance to the district level. Senior competitions (9th-12th grade) encourage youth to become more involved in their project areas and advance to the state and national levels.
Cloverleaf Project Achievement is January 25 at Georgia Highlands College in Rome. For more information, you can click this link, or call the 4-H office at 706-629-8685 to schedule an appointment for project assistance.
Junior/Senior (7th-12th Grade)
Junior/Senior District Project Achievement is February 28-March 1 at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. In addition to a presentation, you must submit a portfolio (see below). For more information, you can click this link, or call the 4-H office at 706-629-8685 to schedule an appointment for project assistance.
For portfolios: I would encourage you to begin working now, but please note final versions are due to me by January 3. I will not accept portfolios after this date. We will use Google Drive to create portfolios this year. I have created a template/guide for you to use and there is a link to a great video tutorial in it from the district office. Please contact me at allie723@uga.edu to get the template. I will send each person a direct link. You can work on it at home and I can see how it’s going, but you are also welcome to come into the office and work. Please contact the 4-H office or me directly to schedule an appointment.
