4-H Cloverleaf DPA Contest

Hi, guys! Today, I am going to tell you about my recent Cloverleaf DPA competition.

Let’s start out with the question, what is 4-H?  4-H is a club that helps kids find their strengths or what they are good at. It is the largest youth program in the United States. The 4-H symbol is a four-leaf clover with four H’s on it. These H’s represent head, heart, hands, and health. The 4-H motto is to make the best better and the 4-H colors are green and white. The 4-H pledge is I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service,and my health to better living for my club, my community, my country, and my world! I love 4-H, because kids in any grade can try to make a difference. You don’t have to be an adult.

Next, we are going to talk about the question, what is DPA? DPA stands for District Project Achievement. In a DPA, you have a subject that you want to present to a judge. In a Cloverleaf DPA competition, you compete against other counties in your project area. My project area was Environmental Science. I competed against 4th and 5th graders in other counties in my district. I did a 6-minute presentation on my Trash for Turtles project. I was so nervous, so I went last at presentation time. It is so hard to talk in front of a group of people! When it was award time, I was confident in myself and knew that I did my best no matter what place I won. “Hannah is 1st place,” said the announcer. I screamed. I was so happy with myself. Hip hip hooray! I LOVE  to talk about my project and I just won 1st! The judges must have LOVED my project, too.

I am glad that I overcame my fear and nervousness to speak about my project. It is important that I spread the word to others, because not many people know that animals and plants are in need of our help. Also, kids like myself may be afraid of speaking in front of an audience. They can see that they can do it, too. Even though I am afraid a little bit, I can still tell what needs to be told. People need to be informed on how they are hurting our environment. We CAN do something. Every little bit counts!