UGA Cooperative Extension

Evans County Extension Office:
4-H Youth Development
4-H Events and Activities

Project Achievement

Project Achievement helps 4-H'ers develop both oral and written communication skills while giving them the opportunity to investigate or research a topic of their interest.

4-H'ers participating in Project Achievement at the Cloverleaf (5th and 6th grade) level will investigate a topic and prepare a 4-6 minute demonstration or illustrated talk with posters. These demonstrations are given at a local competition called County Project Achievement competition (CPA) and at a district event called District Project Achievement competition (DPA) where they compete against 4-H'ers from other counties while developing public speaking skills.

Project Achievement for Junior (7th & 8th grade) and Senior 4-H'ers (9th – 12th grade) is a two part process involving the preparation of a 4-H Portfolio and a demonstration (6-10 minutes for Juniors and 8-12 minutes for Seniors) in one of the many project areas offered through Georgia 4-H. The 4-H Portfolio is a written record of their involvement in their selected project area and other activities. By preparing a portfolio, young people learn the skills needed to complete resumes, college applications and scholarship applications.

4-H'ers who wish to compete in the Junior/Senior DPA competition must complete and submit their project portfolio to the 4-H Office in December. Junior and Senior 4-H’ers submitting a portfolio will then move on to compete against 4-H'ers across the district in their respective project area at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in February.

Senior 4-H'ers winning at district competition attend State 4-H Congress. Congress is the premier 4-H event of the year where Senior 4-H'ers compete for state honors in their project area. This week-long event involves donor visits and recognition of all state winners for the year.

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