GCA Sweeps 4H event

Way to Go Cougars!!

Yesterday, four GCA students attended the 4H District Project Achievement in Kathleen, Ga.

All four students earned top honors. 

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Pictured L-R:

6th grader Owen Earnest, 1st place in Robotics

4th grader Bennett Earnest, 1st place in Marine & Coastal Ecology

6th grader Sybil Lee, 1st place in General Recreation

5th grader Walker Elrod, 1st place in Food for Health & Sports

GCA Students Excel at State 4-H Cloverleaf Project

CONGRATULATIONS to Walker, Owen, Sybil and Caroline for their participation and success at the 4-H Cloverleaf Project Achievement competition in Kathleen, Ga. on Saturday.  Over 500 students from all over Georgia competed.

Each student delivered a speech in their area of interest. 

Pictured: 1st place winner Walker Elrod-Health (4th grade), 2nd place winner Owen Earnest - General Science (5th grade), 1st place winner Sybil Lee - Interior Design (5th grade), and 1st place winner Caroline Grubbs - Cat Care (5th grade).

GCA HS Students Excel at Project Achievement

Decatur County 4-H’ers attended 4-H Southwest District Project Achievement at Rock Eagle this past weekend.  Students worked diligently over the last year to prepare for the event.  Students submitted a portfolio highlighting the year’s work in main project area, helping and sharing, leadership, 4-H activities, and other activities.   Additionally, students presented a demonstration using posters and visual aids with a topic relevant to their project area.  Middle school demonstrations were 8-10 minutes in length and high school demonstrations were 10-12 minutes in length.  Students represented Decatur County exceptionally well and are commended for their hard work and success.

Grace Christian Academy

Branch Austinson, 1^st place in Senior Outdoor Recreation   (advancing to the state competition in July at Georgia 4-H State Congress)

Journey Austinson, 1^st place in Senior Food Safety and Preservation   (advancing to the state competition in July at Georgia 4-H State Congress)

GCA Students Take 1st at Project Achievement

Congratulations to our awesome GCA students for participating and taking first place in the 4-H Cloverleaf Project Achievement district competition held this past Saturday in Perry.

Caroline Grubbs - 1st in Outdoor Recreation

Rachel Hayes - 1st in Sheep & Meat Goats

Ella Williamson - 1st in Dairy & Milk Science

Owen Earnest - 1st in Forest & Wood Science

GCA 4-H'ers Receive Honors at Market Hog Show!

Congratulations to the following GCA, 4-H students on their success this past weekend at the Decatur County Young Farmer Market Hog Show.

Preston Lynn - 2nd place in Pre-Club Showmanship (1st-3rd grade), 3rd place in market hog class and 6th place in market hog class.

Tyler Rentz - 5th place in Senior Showmanship (9th-12th grade) and 7th place in market hog class.

Scott Ross Hayes - 2nd place in market hog class and 2nd place in market hog class.

GCA Students excel at 4-H Project Achievement

Congratulations to our GCA students that participated in the 4-H Project Achievement district competition this past weekend at Rock Eagle 4-H Center.  

Miller Hays won 1st place in the Sheep & Meat Goat project, Branch Austinson placed 2nd in the Fruits, Vegetables & Nuts project, and Journey Austinson received 1st place in the Food Safety & Preservation project.   

GCA Students Shine at 4-H District Achievement

The 4-H District Project Achievement is a two-part contest.  One is a portfolio
submission that highlights the work of the 4-H'er for the calendar year. The second
part is the memorized speech related to the project area.  In Performing Arts -
students will perform instead of giving speech.

4-H Southwest District Project Achievement

GCA Honors Included:

Journey Austinson 

1st Place Junior/Food for Health and sport

Daniel Jones

1st Place Junior/ Performing Arts Instrumental 

Branch Austinson

1st place Senior /Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts

Miller Hayes 

1st place Senior /Sheep and Meat Goats

4-H Project Achievement Winners

GCA had four students participate in Saturday's 4-H Project Achievement contest in Perry, GA and did an awesome job!

Blake Fagan- 1st place in Pork Production
Carson Lynn- 1st place in Herpetology
Alida Jones- 1st place in Crafts
Daniel Jones- 1st place in Performing Arts-Instrumental

4-H News

Congratulations to the following students for their participation in Southwest District 4-H Project Achievement held at Rock Eagle 4-H Center February 6-8, 2015.

Anders Austinson - 1st place Senior Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts category 

Josiah Austinson - 1st place Junior Food Safety and Preservation 

Miller Hayes - 3rd place Senior Veterinary Science   

GCA Students Shine!

Four students represented GCA well at the Bainbridge-

Decatur County Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival 

Swine Show on Tuesday night Oct. 28th.

Congratulations to the following:

Tyler Rentz won 10^th-12^th grade Showmanship.

Blake Fagan won 4^th-6^th grade showmanship.

Carson Lynn won 1^st-3^rd grade showmanship.

Blake Fagan exhibited the Grand Champion Market Hog.

Miller Hayes exhibited the Grand Champion Commercial Gilt.

A big congratulations to these students!  

GCA Students Shine at 4-H Competition in Perry

Daniel Jones (5th Grade) and Rachel Hayes (3rd Grade)

GCA's Elementary, Middle and HS students shined recently at the 4-H competition in Perry, GA. Congratulatlions to Daniel Jones who won 1st place in the category of Plants, Soil and Fertilizer and to Rachel Hayes for winning 2nd place in the category of Flowers and Shrubs.  In the Middle School area, Miller Hayes won 3rd in the Junior Vet. Science category while High School students Josiah Austinson and Anders Austinson also did well.  Josiah won 1st in Senior Wildlife while Anders placed 2nd in the Senior Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts category.  Congratulations!!