4-H Clover Bowl champs crowned

What city is known as the “Athens of the South?? How many Tennessee Presidents were born in Tennessee? If you want to know the answers to either of these questions, just ask any 4-H member in Warren County who competed on the 4-H Clover Bowl team. The Clover Bowl Contest is an educational program used to acquaint 4-H members with general knowledge in 4-H, agriculture, personal development/economics and Tennessee. Each 4-H club selected four classmates to participate in head to head competition with other 4-H clubs at their school. The local Clover Bowl contests were held during the month of March at each school with winners selected in each grade level. A total of 224 individuals formed 56 teams to compete on the local level.

The winners in each grade level were invited to competed in the County 4-H Clover Bowl Contest held May 4 at the Warren County Middle School auditorium. Utilizing a quiz-tron system, the school winners competed to be crowned county champions and advance on to the regional finals.

The champion team in the fourth-grade division was Teresa Walker?s class at Bobby Ray Memorial. Team members were Devin Rogers, Christian Barrett, Ben Gawel and Erika Myers.

Reserve champion honors went to Roxanne Crain?s class at Hickory Creek Elementry. Team members were Wyatt Marcum, Elizabeth Oxley, Misaki Kimura, and Allsion Smith.

The fifth-grade championship trophies were presented to Sharon Cantrell?s class at Dibrell Elementary. Team members were Anita Presley, Kayla Greer, Matthew Johnson and Aryn Snow. Reserve Champion honors went to Jana Hendrix?s class at West Elementary. Team members included Zach Bennett, Bret Ware, Logan Moore and Jacob Newby.

The sixth-grade champions were Stephanie Bess? class at Morrison School. Members included Harli Chisam, Erin Dyer, Jenna Morrison and Adelia Smith. The reserve champion team was Melanie Wright?s class at Centertown Elementary. Team members were Kiersten Butler, Erica Higgins, Katherine Simmons and Heath Higgins.

The Warren County 4-H Clover Bowl Contest was sponsored by Advance Auto Parts. Store Manager Jeff Lassiter along with store employees Denice Barnes and Jennifer Millraney were in attendance to hand out awards. Both the champion and reserve champion teams received trophies and a plaque for their teacher.