Tuesday, July 16, 2013

4H Competitions


Yesterday, I sent my oldest son to Raleigh with a group of 4Hers for the poultry judging competition. These are all good kids who enjoy many things relating to the farm & country living. These kids are some of our leaders for the future.

Their hard work & effort paid off. Both the Jr & the Sr teams placed 5th among all the teams. One of our Jr members came in 5th place and Austin finished 3rd out of all the Jrs.

When I was starting to write this post, I realized that I had forgotten to write about the last competition.....

Last month, we attended Congress at NC State University. This is several days of presentations, competitions, & fun. Austin attended Congress last year, but this was his very first time giving a presentation.


Austin chose dirt bike safety. Its something that he knows and loves so that made it a little easier. Public speaking is something that most adults struggle with. Just about every profession involves it to some degree. This is a great opportunity for him to become comfortable talking in front of a room full of people.

After winning gold in the 9-10 year old safety division for our district, he had a guaranteed spot to compete at the state level. When we arrived for the state competition, we found out that he had been moved up to the 11-13 division because he had a birthday. We had nervous expectations to say the least. Amazingly, he brought home a bronze medal.


I am proud of him. He continues to impress me. He has so many opportunities & interests that I never had as a child.

If you have a young child, I strongly encourage you to look into joining a local 4H group. It has been nothing but a positive experience for my children.

5 comments:

tamalabaldwin said...

I think it's amazing that you are doing all that you can to feed your child's interests/gifts. Who knows what doors are going to open up simply because you nurtured him in such a beautiful way! Congrats to your son on his bronze medal!!!! Question - does he have a dirt bike? :)

Angela Archer said...

Let's try this again! :) Congrats to them! I've thought about finding a 4H group around here for my daughter. Now, I think I will look into more. Thanks for posting!

Tracie Bauguess said...

Yes, we started him on a mini 4 wheeler at 5, but after he turned it over 1 time, he was scared of it. We switched to a dirt bike around 6 & he has been riding since! We have looked (several times) into racing, but they only race on Sundays here & that would interfere with church.

Tracie Bauguess said...

They offer a little bit of everything for everyone - sewing, gardening, livestock, community service, art.

GrowingUpMadison said...

Congrats on the bronze medal. That was great that he was just jumped to another division and was still able to bring home a medal. Just shows what love of what you do can bring. Thanks for sharing. :)

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