Whitfield County 4-H held its county-wide speech for Project Achievement on Jan. 20 at Dalton State College. Students from Whitfield County were welcome to participate.
Eighty-nine fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders competed. Georgia 4-H Project Achievement empowers young people with skills for a lifetime. 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.
Among local students who placed are:
• Emmett Varkett, art, Park Creek School, third.
• Itzelle Mendiola, art, Antioch Elementary School, second.
• Sofia Hernandez Lopez, art, Brookwood School, first.
• Lynlee Whitehead, beef, Antioch Elementary School, first.
• Isaac Cotnam, bicycle, Brookwood School, first.
• Daniella Martinez, fruits, vegetables and nuts, Park Creek School, first.
• Aurora Alvarez, computer information technology, Antioch Elementary School, first.
• Jordyn Callahan, current people, places and events, Beaverdale Elementary School, honorable mention.
• Cayden Davis, current people, places and events, Beaverdale Elementary School, honorable mention.
• Anthony Perez, current people, places and events, Park Creek School, honorable mention.
• Adair Hernandez, current people, places and events, Park Creek School, third.
• Justin Cantrell, current people, places and events, Beaverdale Elementary School, third.
• Ananiah Roby, current people, places and events, Beaverdale Elementary School, second.
• Kevin Rivas, current people, places and events, Park Creek School, first.
• Christopher Colon, current people, places and events, Westside Middle School, first.
• Liam Harnois, dog care & training, Eastside Elementary School, second.
• Dev Saiyaju, dog care & training, Brookwood School, first.
• Liam Homan, environmental science, Dawnville Elementary School, first.
• Emma Thomas, general recreation, Tunnel Hill Elementary School, third.
• Addison Colon, general recreation, Tunnel Hill Elementary School, second.
• Riley Mederios, general recreation, Westwood School, first.
• Daniel Goodwin, general science, Dawnville Elementary School, second.
• Braylon Elrod, general science, Dawnville Elementary School, first.
• Claudia Weaver, health, Brookwood School, first.
• Evelyn Torres, health, Park Creek School, first.
• Catalina Martinez-Gonzalez, health, Park Creek School, first.
• Skye McKie-Voerste, herpotology, Brookwood School, third.
• Sadie Wilhight, herpotology, Brookwood School, second.
• Lane Cantrell, herpotology, Brookwood School, first.
• Angel Herrera, historic places and events, Antioch Elementary School, honorable mention.
• Darrin Lewis, historic places and events, Beaverdale Elementary School, honorable mention.
• Chloe Nix, historic places and events, Valley Point Elementary School, honorable mention.
• Marisol Luna, historic places and events, Brookwood School, honorable mention.
• Ava Harrington, historic places and events, Cedar Ridge Elementary School, honorable mention.
• Micah Painter, historic places and events, Tunnel Hill Elementary School, third.
• Ayowolemi Ilesanmi, historic places and events, Brookwood School, second.
• Joseph Rodriguez, historic places and events, Brookwood School, second.
• River Beeler, historic places and events, homeschool, first.
• Livia O’Neal, historic people, Park Creek School, honorable mention.
• Raelynn Rodgers, historic people, Valley Point Elementary School, honorable mention.
• Tamera Love, historic people, Westwood School, third.
• Sophie Searl, historic people, Beaverdale Elementary School, third.
• Gracie Webb, historic people, Beaverdale Elementary School, second.
• Olivia Cross, historic people, Antioch Elementary School, first.
• Ellie Elrod, horse, Tunnel Hill Elementary School, second.
• Gianna Ric, horse, Antioch Elementary School, first.
• Luna A. Marcial, international, Park Creek School, second.
• Stella Le, international, Tunnel Hill Elementary School, first.
• Kaegan Parangan, marine & coastal ecology, Park Creek School, second.
• Noah Frost, marine & coastal ecology, Dawnville Elementary School, first.
• Owen Smitherman, outdoor recreation, Brookwood School, first.
• Luke Holland, outdoor survival, Dawnville Elementary School, first.
• Sofia Hernandez, poultry, Antioch Elementary School, first.
• Alissa Cook, sports individual, Tunnel Hill Elementary School, third.
• Kayleigh Webb, sports individual, Tunnel Hill Elementary School, second.
• Kinley Higgins, sports individual, Tunnel Hill Elementary School, first.
• Mason Sanders, sports team, Tunnel Hill Elementary School, honorable mention.
• Hyden Johns, sports team, Tunnel Hill Elementary School, honorable mention.
• Alexander Miller, sports team, Brookwood School, honorable mention.
• Alysson Garcia, sports team, Antioch Elementary School, third.
• Fernando Barrera-Moreno, sports team, Park Creek School, third.
• Mayra Garcia, sports team, Park Creek School, second.
• Jocelyn Pittman, sports team, Tunnel Hill Elementary School, first.
• Kinley Bowen, wildlife, Beaverdale Elementary School, first.
• Kaylie Lemus, workforce, Antioch Elementary School, second.
• Khloe Morgan, workforce, Tunnel Hill Elementary School, first.