When her mother signed her up for 4-H in Lee County at the age of 10 with now-retired agents Sherry Smith and Beth Randall Youngblood, Shannon native Alivia Paden Roberts had no idea how influential the program would be in her life.
Q: Fill in the blanks:
4-H taught me to…improve myself and give back to the community.
4-H taught me to stop…being reserved and to start interacting with others. I can now stand in front of a courtroom and speak with ease.
Because of 4-H…I developed life skills that have benefited me tremendously.
Q: What 4-H memory stands out to you, and why?
One time our 4-H Leadership officers went out in Grenada to a muddy field—it was almost a swamp due to rain—and we planted a tree.
I wondered why we spent so much time walking through the mud and getting our boots stuck just to plant a tiny little tree. We had a lot of extra steps to make sure the tree would stand in the mud and would grow when the ground dried up.
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Young people interested in agronomy, plant science, agriculture, or science have new opportunities to learn valuable career-oriented skills and techniques with a trio of agronomy projects. Eight- to 18-year-olds are eligible to participate in one or more of the programs.
The Agronomy Bowl is a team contest that focuses on basic and intermediate knowledge related to agronomic crop production. It is a fast-paced game requiring not only individual knowledge and speed, but also practice and teamwork to win.
The purpose of Agronomy Bowl competition is to provide an opportunity for young people to learn basic agronomic knowledge and demonstrate that knowledge in a competitive team setting. This competition will broaden life skills and help prepare participants for a career in agronomy or other natural science fields.
Q&A with Rhiannon Page • Photo by Kevin Hudson
Working with youth can be both challenging and rewarding. Often, programs and community efforts focus on young people’s challenging or risky behaviors. We forget that youth can be valuable assets to our communities. Youth have the potential to make a positive contribution to the community when they are given the support, guidance, and opportunities to use and strengthen their skills. People who work with youth need to learn to recognize their talents and assets and build on those qualities to improve outcomes for youth as well as the community.