The 4H Horticulture Judging Team from Brunswick County placed first in the state contest testing their knowledge of horticulture. The event was part of North Carolina 4-H Congress, which is the high point of the 4-H year, bringing young people from across the state to the North Carolina State University campus and Raleigh for a week of activity.
This year’s Congress was held July 21-25.
Winning team members were Victoria Harman, 18, daughter of John and Vickie Harman of Ash; Bryan Evans, 17, son of Timmy and Kelly Evans of Ash; Emily Mercer, 16, daughter of Aziza and Dana Mercer of Ocean Isle Beach; and Justin Simmons, 16, son of Cleve and Sybil Simmons of Supply.
By winning, the team receives three $150 scholarships toward expenses to the National Junior Horticultural Association Convention.
The 4-H program is the youth education program of North Carolina Cooperative Extension, based at North Carolina State and North Carolina A&T State universities. More than 204,000 young people between the ages of 5 and 19 participate in North Carolina 4-H activities each year with the help of 19,000 adult and youth volunteers.
