Awards

State 4-H Winner

Cleo Lampert represented Kershaw County at the State 4-H Presentation Day in Columbia, where she was named the State Winner in the Horse demonstration area.

Her demonstration included steps  to making  a saddle.  As a result of her award, she will travel to Kentucky in July to compete in the regional  contest. Lampert is the daughter of Leo and Wanda Lampert of Lugoff, and she has been an active 4-H member in the local 4-H horse club for over 5 years.

The purpose of the Presentation Contest was to provide youth with the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to research, plan, organize, create and deliver an oral presentation on a topic of interest.  

2011 State 4-H Hippology Awards 

Senior – Team (Kirstin McCutchan, Sloane McCutchan and Cleo Lampert)
9th Overall – High Overall5th Overall – Team Problem Phase
10th Overall – Station Phase
7th Overall – Exam Phase
10th Overall – Judging Phase 

Junior  - Team A (Morgan Smerdell, Samantha Henke, combined w/2 Lower Richland Children Spencer Sharp and Hannah Carino)
9th Individual – Judging Phase - Samantha Henke
10th Individual – Judging Phase – Spencer Sharp
5th Overall – Judging Phase
6th Overall – Team Problem  

Junior  - Team B (Madison Cotton, Kayleigh Gates, Hannah Gates)
4th Overall – Exam Phase
9th Individual – Station Phase – Madison Cotton
7th Overall – Station Phase9th Overall – Team Problem
6th Overall – Teams

Favor Wins 2010 State 4-H Volunteer Award

Mrs. Paula Favor was recognized for her outstanding volunteer work with 4-H at Clemson University, where she received the Glenn Krohn 4-H Volunteer Award.  She also was selected as the volunteer to attend the National 4-H Conference in Washington, DC.

Length of Service

Mrs. Paula Favor began her volunteer service with the Kershaw County 4-H program over 8 years ago as the Afterschool Coordinator at Midway Elementary School.  Before her 4-H volunteer career, she  served in many youth leadership volunteer roles.  She has always had a love for children in her school and in the community.

Impact on Youth

Many of the youth that Mrs. Favor has worked with have had many outstanding accomplishments and have credited some of their successes to their involvement in her

4-H club.  Two of her former 4-Hers were State winners, and one was the Presidential Tray while in her Teen 4-H club.  “She has a special way of keeping her 4-Hers “entertained”, and is thought of as a fun-loving volunteer”, said Deon Legette, County Extension Agent.

Program Responsibilities

Mrs. Favor started down her volunteer path with 4-H through the 21st Century Afterschool grant in Kershaw County, where she had over 100 youth enrolled in 5 clubs.  In addition to the afterschool clubs, she became the leader of the county wide Teen 4-H club, that focuses on assisting Senior 4-Hers with personal development, leadership, citizenship, and community service skills. Though she serves as  the primary leader for these clubs, she also works with numerous other volunteers.  

Creativity of Program

Mrs. Favor has been creative in seeking opportunities to involve her 4-Hers in various community activities and events. She has involved them in school beautification projects, oral presentations at County Council meetings, assisting with 4-H Awards banquet, and fundraising such as 4-H Soup and Cornbread luncheon and the 4-H Community Awareness Brunch.

Level of Involvement (County )

In addition to being leader for 4-H clubs, Mrs. Favor has been active in several county 4-H events/activities. She is the Chair of the Kershaw County 4-H Advisory Committee, member of the Kershaw County Extension Advisory Council (chair of the Advocacy sub-committee), and is a 4-H representative on the county Farm City/4-H Awards Committee.  For the past 7 years, she has served as the county chaperone for Senior Teen Weekend, Junior Teen Weekend and State 4-H Congress. 

Level of Involvement (State)

Mrs. Favor completed the State 4-H Ambassador training, along with 2 of her

 4-Hers.  She constantly serves as an Ambassador for the program, no matter where she is.  For the last 2 years, she has served as Director of the State 4-H Chorale at the State

 4-H Congress banquet at Clemson University.