Local 4-Hers receive Congressional Awards

DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY|dewayne@mcnews.online

Four members of the Mount Ida 4-H Club received a Congressional Youth Award recently. Katelyn Macejewski received a Silver Award. Peyton Macejewski, Opal Samons and Sawyer Beggs received Bronze Awards. – Photo courtesy of Sawyer Beggs Facebook page

LITTLE ROCK – Four Montgomery County youth were among a select group of young people recognized for their completion of the Congressional Youth Award program.
Katelyn Macejewski, Peyton Macejewski, Opal Samons and Sawyer Beggs traveled to Little Rock for a Congressional Youth Award Program ceremony hosted by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson.
The four Montgomery County students are longtime members of Mount Ida 4-H Clubs. Katelyn Macejewski received the Silver Award while Peyton Macejewski, Opal Samons and Sawyer Beggs received the Bronze award.
The Congressional Award is an award for young Americans, established by the United States Congress in 1979 to «recognize initiative, service, and achievement in young people.» It is nonpartisan, voluntary, non-competitive, and open to all youth ages 13 1/2 to 24.
The Congressional Award recognizes the setting and meeting of goals in four program areas: voluntary public service, personal development, physical fitness, and expedition/exploration. Based on time commitments to each of the areas, participants earn bronze, silver, or gold Congressional Award certificates and bronze, silver, or gold Congressional Award medals.
The Congressional Award is one of Congress’s two awards specifically for youth, the other being the Congressional Medal of Merit.
Katelyn completed 200 hours of voluntary public service, 100 hours of personal development, 100 hours of physical fitness, three days and two nights spent on expedition or exploration to earn her silver medal.
Peyton, Opal and Sawyer completed 100 hours of voluntary public service, 50 hours of personal development, 50 hours of physical fitness, two days and one night spent on expedition or exploration to earn their bronze medal.
Cora Hicks, Montgomery County 4-H coordinator, stated with pride that Montgomery County had the most award winners among Arkansas counties. She pointed out that many counties didn’t have a single award winner while Montgomery County has four.

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