Scotland County 4-H’ers recently attended the South Central District 4-H Activity Day to compete in the annual, district 4-H events held in Montgomery County. These 4-H youth had the opportunity to give demonstrations and illustrated talks on their project areas, enter poster contests and to participate in the 4-H entertains talent show.

District 4-H Activity Day events help encourage youth to better organize their ideas and present them in a logical order, express themselves clearly and convincingly, and recognize the need for obtaining complete and accurate information on a given subject. Winners from these events have the opportunity to proceed to compete in state-level competition, held at State 4-H Congress later this month.

The following 4-H’ers competed and received medals and scholarships at District 4-H Activity Day: Irene Davidson, Soil, Water, & the Environment (ages 14-18), gold medal; Grayson Ammons, Wheels & Engines (ages 11-13), gold medal; Langston Byrd, Citizenship & Civic Responsibility (ages 11-13), gold medal; DeAngelo Byrd, Health & Fitness (ages 14-18), silver medal; and Hannah Ammons, Expressive Arts (ages 11-13), bronze medal. Langston Byrd also received a blue ribbon for his performance in the 4-H Entertains talent show.

State level presentation competitions will be held during the 2009 State 4-H Congress in Raleigh, July 20-24. State 4-H Congress is held every year on NC State University campus to recognize 4-H member’s accomplishments, to offer opportunities for youth to develop new skills and abilities at educational and leadership workshops, and to celebrate the completion of their projects for the year. Congress participants will also have the opportunity to represent North Carolina 4-H as voting delegates and help select the 2009-2010 State Council Officers.

The Scotland County 4-H program is part of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and receives funding support from the United Way of Scotland County.

For information, contact Corrie Haskins at the Scotland County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service at 277-2422.