Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
From left are the Quay County 4-H Parliamentary Procedure Team of Maddie Kenyon, Charmaynn Hall, Greyson Bollinger, Paxton Smith, MiKayla Klinger and Ashton Smith.
The Quay County 4-H Parliamentary Procedure Team recently won the Western Nationals Roundup Parliamentary Procedure Contest in Denver.
The team of Charmaynn Hall, MiKayla Klinger, Maddie Kenyon, Ashton Smith, Greyson Bollinger and Paxton Smith also won the New Mexico State 4-H Parliamentary Procedure contest in January 2024 and had been practicing for the national contest for the past three months.
Erin Smith coached the squad, and Jason Lamb was the assistant coach.
The Quay County team competed against other teams from around the United States during the Jan. 9 contest in Denver.
Each team must demonstrate its ability to properly run a business meeting using Robert's Rules of Order and progress through three parliamentary problems composed of up to six actions.
The members must work together to help them successfully complete the meeting and all problems within an allotted time.
During its triumphant return to Tucumcari, the squad was escorted back into town by Tucumcari Police Department, Quay County Sheriff's Department and Tucumcari EMS and Fire Department.
