The Junior-Senior DPA competition will be held on February 3-5, 2022 at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. The Tattnall County Extension\\4-H Office will provide transportation and chaperones for the trip. Youth will be able to share their presentations, participate in community service projects, attend a dance, engage in fun recreational activities, have a chance to win summer camp scholarships, campaign and vote for District 4-H Officers, and have a chance to receive an award if they are in the top three of their project categories. It is a busy, fun-filled weekend. Youth are able to meet new friends from counties all across Southeast District and also become closer with other 4-H\u2019ers from their county. There will be a $40 fee for youth to participate which will be due to the Extension Office (cash or check) by January 22nd. This assists us in covering the cost of lodging, meals, transportation, and a county DPA shirt. Some scholarships are available for youth who have a financial need. Your child will also need to bring money for our lunch stop at Zaxby\u2019s on the way home on Sunday and may want some cash for snacks\\souvenirs in the Rock Eagle dining hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Portfolio Requirements<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The first part of the project is the portfolio<\/em>. This is basically a short resume of your student\u2019s activities over the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Presentation Requirements<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The second part of the project is the presentation<\/em>. This presentation varies based on the project your child chooses. For students in the Performing Arts Projects<\/em>, the presentation is limited to 4 minutes of them dancing, singing, or playing an instrument. All Performing Arts participants will need to attend two practices in January to share their presentations with the Extension staff. Opportunities will be offered in Glennville and Reidsville. Dates for those will be shared after we see how many portfolios are turned in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For students in the Cooking Projects<\/em>, they will select a recipe from our 4-H recipe book to prepare in front of a panel of judges. These students will need to come to the Extension Office in Reidsville for at least three sessions with Mrs. Rachel (our Family and Consumer Science agent) to learn about safe food preparation and proper presentation skills. Those practice dates will be set individually with each student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For all other categories<\/em>, youth will prepare a speech and slide presentation to share just as our Cloverleaf 4-H\u2019ers do. Junior (7th<\/sup> & 8th<\/sup>) 4-H\u2019ers need to have a 7-8 minute speech with approximately 7-8 slides. Seniors (9th<\/sup>-12th<\/sup>) need to have a 9-11 minute speech with at least 9 slides. We will have workshops at NTMS, STMS, and the Extension Office in January for youth to work on their speech presentations. All presentations for Performing Arts, Cooking and Other Projects must be completed and ready for our county dress rehearsal on January 24.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Campaigning for District Board<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Is your child a leader in their school, club, and\\or community? We are looking for youth in 7th<\/sup> grader to campaign for District Junior Board and youth in 9th<\/sup>-11th<\/sup> grade to campaign for District Senior Board. This is an amazing opportunity for your child to extend their leadership growth and development while meeting friends from all over Southeast District. If you are interested in more details on campaigning for District Board, the application packets with details are available by contacting the Extension Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Graduating Senior 4-H\u2019ers<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If your child is a graduating 12th<\/sup> grader, they will need to complete the Graduating Senior Form and return it to the Extension Office no later than January 3rd<\/sup>. Your Senior will be recognized at the Graduating Senior Reception on Saturday, February 4th<\/sup>. If you wish to attend this ceremony with them, please be sure to notify the Extension Staff no later than January 22nd<\/sup> so that we can add you to the visitor list for Rock Eagle. Graduating Senior Forms can be obtained from the Extension Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Signing up for DPA!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If your child is interested in competing, you will need to call the Extension Office at (912) 557-6724, ext. 0 to register them for the competition by December 9th<\/sup>. We are limited to a certain number of 4-H\u2019ers we can have compete in each project category, so the sooner you sign your child up the more likely they are to get to participate in the project they are interested in. We will do our best to update the competitor list as we receive call in registrations, but it may not be up to date at all times. The competitor list with projects listed is available here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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