Extension Notes carter.ca.uky.edu 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

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1 Extension Notes carter.ca.uky.edu 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Rebecca Konopka Carter County Extension Office Carter County 4-H members participate in Kentucky State Fair Alyssa Navarre, an 8 th grader at East Carter Middle School, performed in Cloverville during the District 1 Showcase Day on August 18 th. Members of the Carter City Elementary 4-H club also participated in District 1 Day. After sharing the history of 4-H the group sang My Old Kentucky Home. Their club leader is Kitty Sloas. 4-H Land Judging Team West Carter High School Students - Shannon Mabry (white), Justin Buck (red), Karli Porter (red), Jasmine Rayburn (white) The team was coached by Will Davis.

2 The 4-H Poultry Judging Team is pictured in their winning t-shirts. The shirts, which say Keep Calm and Candle On, in reference to the candling portion of the contest where a bright light source shows details through the shell to assess the quality of edible eggs, won the judge s choice award. Team members pictured from left to right - Riley Weaver (ECMS), Gerald Flaugher (ECMS), Cheron Flaugher (East Carter High School), William Middleton (West Carter Middle School), and Elizabeth Middleton (WCMS), all earned blue ribbons in the poultry judging contest. Weaver and W. Middleton received red ribbons in the Avian Bowl while C. Flaugher, G. Flaugher, and E. Middleton received white. Alice, Gracey, and Stephen Copeland earned multiple ribbons and awards during the State Fair Poultry show. Alice Copeland (ECHS): Cochin- 3rd & 4th in class; Black rooster- 1st in class; Ancona- 3rd in class; Austrolop Hen- 3rd in class; Duck-1st in class Gracey Copeland (ECMS): Cochin-1st in class, best in breed and variety & 2nd in class, reserve breed, reserve variety; Drake- best in class, best in breed, best drake, champion,best overall and reserve best in class ; Buff rooster- 1st in class, reserve in breed, reserve in variety; Leghorn-reserve Mediterranean champion, 1st in class,best overall and reserve best in class ; Ancona- 1st in class Stephen Copeland (Heritage Elementary): Sussex-2nd in class reserve in breed and reserve in variety, 3rd in class, & 1st in class, best in breed, best in variety; Austrolop- 1st in class, best in breed, best in variety; Ancona- 4th in class; Ancona- 2nd in class

3 Gerald Flaugher (ECMS) participated in the State Fair 4-H junior lawn mower and tractor driving contests. He earned a blue ribbon in the lawn mower contest and a white ribbon in the tractor contest. Members of the 4-H LEGO Wizards participated in the 4-H Robotics Challenge on August 26 th. During the challenges 4-H members had to use computer programming to control the robots they built. The junk drawer robotics portion of the challenge required students to build a lever style robotic arm that was able to move objects. Front Row Adam Burnett, Makyla Waggoner Back Row Caden McHenry, Ethan Pope, Landen Waggoner, Gabe Leitch, Ashton Moore, Brady Sammons, Brant Harris, Riley Weaver Burnett, M. Waggoner, Harris, and Weaver are students at East Carter Middle School. McHenry is a student at Star Elementary School. L. Waggoner and Moore attend Prichard Elementary. Sammons attends Carter Christian Academy. The club leader is Gerria Waugh. 4-H/FFA Market Lamb Show Seven Carter County 4-H members participated in the market lamb show on August 23 rd & 24 th. Placings listed below are from their respective classes. Destiny Davis (PES) 3 rd & 8 th Carter Wiseman (PES) 3 rd, 7 th, 10 th Hannah Felty (PES) 4 th Josh Brammell (PES) 4 th Jack Brammell (ECMS) 5 th Kendall Brammell (PES) 4 th Blaine Brammell (PES) 7 th Josh & Kendall Brammell

4 4-H/FFA Market Goat Show Eight Carter County students participated in the novice, 4-H, and FFA goat shows at the Kentucky State Fair. Placings listed below are from their respective classes. Mackenzie Bush - 6 th, 7 th, 10 th Lynnsey Bush - 7 th, 12 th Shyann Wilburn - 4 th in Novice Wesley Wilburn - 15 th and 14 th ; 9 th and 12 th in the Commercial Doe classes Landon Wilburn - 2 nd in Novice Emily Wilburn - 4 th Brandi Wilburn - 4 th Brayden Pennington - 7 th 4-H Projects Top Left: Brayden Pennington Top Right: Lynnsey & Mackenzie Bush Bottom Left: Emily & Brandi Wilburn Bottom Middle: Brandi & Landon Wilburn Bottom Right: Shyann & Wesley Wilburn Cloverville is an annual attraction of every Kentucky State Fair. Cloverville offers an opportunity for 4- H ers to showcase their abilities and compete for statewide ribbons and awards. Regardless of whether they win, the young people who have exhibits at Cloverville are already winners, as they won their county competition to advance to the state fair. Cloverville gives fellow Kentuckians good examples of 4-H projects and our young people s work ethic. Some of these projects took weeks, months and sometimes an entire year to complete. The 8,000 projects display skills in areas as diverse as science, the home, and arts and crafts. Twenty-seven students from Carter County entered 49 projects in this year s fair, including four class champions. Elizabeth Middleton (WCMS) Embroidery class champion & Needlework Division Grand Champion Jacob Greenhill (WCHS) Woodworking class champion & Division Reserve Champion Brady Sammons (CCA) Electric DC Motor Class Champion Ashley Wilson (WCHS) Honey Class Champion Other Carter County 4-H Results are listed below: McCaslinn Brand (Homeschool) Photography 3 Blue Riley Weaver (ECMS) Crafts 3 Blue Amber Lowe (CCA) Photography Blue Callie Oney (Tygart Creek Elementary) Photography Blue Gracey Copeland (ECMS) Foods Blue Jaspreet Kaur (ECMS) Watercolor Painting Blue Macey Duvall (Olive Hill Elementary) Photography Blue Riley Weaver (ECMS) Photography Blue Taylor Bayes (ECHS) Crafts Blue McCaslinn Brand (HS) Crafts Blue & Red Ashley Wilson (WCHS) Horticulture Blue, 3 Red Gracey Copeland (ECMS) Photography Blue, 4 White Rickayln Rayburn (WCMS) Crafts Blue, Red, White

5 Amelia Henderson (WCMS) Foods Red Danielle Underwood (WCHS) Photography Red David Blanton (ECMS) Drawing Red Ella Campbell (PES) Foods Red Ethan Allen (ECMS) Foods Red Gerald Flaugher (ECMS) Photography Red Katherine Romans (Virtual Academy) Photography Red Riley Weaver (ECMS) Terrariums Red Shane Rose (ECMS) Woodworking Red Stephen Copeland (HES) Woodworking Red Sybal Hanshaw (WCMS) Painting Red William Middleton (WCMS) Woodworking Red Daneyl Tackett (WCHS) Crafts White Kenzie Owens (CCA) Dog Project Posters White Landon Phillips (CCA) Drawing White Ashley Wilson (WCHS) Food Preservation Exhibits White, Green Daneyl Tackett (WCHS) Foods Green