Contests
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The Northwest Georgia Regional Fair is partnering with Gordon County 4-H to host three youth display contests for youth in K-12th grade, as well as its usual livestock shows and livestock judging contests. See below for entry guidelines and entry forms. Cash prizes are available for each contest. Entry Forms: Youth Display Contest Entry Form…
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It’s time for the annual 4-H Pantry Pride Recipe Contest in partnership with the Georgia Food Bank Association, the Arby’s Foundation and the Georgia National Fair. This contest challenges 4-H’ers to think creatively about food and cooking by developing recipes using ingredients commonly found in Georgia Food Banks, raising awareness among 4-H’ers about poverty, hunger…
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We are excited to announce the 2021 Georgia 4-H Photo Contest! This contest is open to all 4-H’ers in 4th-12th grades and adults. Two photos may be submitted per participant under each of the five categories: Focus on 4-H Agriculture and STEM Focus on 4-H Camp and Environmental Education Focus on 4-H Citizenship, Leadership, and Service Focus on 4-H Healthy Living Focus…
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The Georgia 4-H Food Showcase is comprised of four competitions: Egg Preparation Demonstration (open to 7th-12th graders) Chicken Barbecue Demonstration (open to 9th-12th graders) Turkey Barbecue Demonstration (open to 9th-12th graders) State Food Challenge for qualifying teams (please see previous post about that team competition) The main objective of these competitions is to provide opportunities…
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As a final project for the Georgia 4-H Technology & Communications Team, the Capture Your County 4-H Photo Contest is being coordinated “for 4-H’ers, by 4-H’ers.” This is not to be confused with the annual Georgia 4-H Photography Contest. This one-time opportunity encourages 4-H youth in grades 4-12 (for the 2020-21 year) to share one…
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LifeSmarts, established in 1994, is a program of the National Consumers League, the nation’s pioneering consumer organization. LifeSmarts, the ultimate consumer challenge, is an educational opportunity for students in 6th-12th grade. This competition prepares students to enter the real world as smart adult consumers. Participants focus on five key topic areas: consumer rights and responsibilities,…
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It is once again time for the Georgia 4-H Pumpkin Growing Contest sponsored by the Georgia Fruits and Vegetables Growers Association. This contest offers 4-H’ers a chance to learn skills of farm management, along with initiative, self-reliance, and preparation skills. We are happy to announce this competition is now open, and 4-H’ers are encouraged to begin preparing…
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Our 4-H’ers got to have fun with pumpkins this year, both through a growing contest where they grew pumpkins from seeds over the summer through the end of October, and our Cloverbuds (K-3rd grade) students who created a variety of decorated pumpkins. Our Cloverbuds pumpkin decorating contest winner was George Whitfield, with his cow pumpkin.…
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The 2020 Virtual Invitational Sheep and Goat Skill-a-thon was held earlier this year, with 35 states and 4 countries participating in the event, and Gordon County 4-H represented well in the standings! Breana Manning (11th grade) came in 3rd overall in the intermediate division out of 85, and Matthew Manning (4th grade) earned 12th in…
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There is a great opportunity for children between 9 and 14 to create posters about radon. The deadline is November 9. The submission form and flier are available online at https://www.fcs.uga.edu/extension/home-radon. Winners will receive cash prizes, and the poster receiving first prize will be entered into the national Radon Poster Contest.
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