Jefferson County 4-H News

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1 Volume 10, Issue 5 May 2011 Jefferson County 4-H News District 4-H Conference Inside this issue: The 1st District 4-H Conference which combines most of the district events was held on April 15-17, 2011 in Huntsville. Listed below are the contest and the participants: Food Show Junior: Wesley Deville, Main Dish; Ryan Rybacki, Bread & Cereal,4th; Chloe Oldbury, Nutritious Snacks, 2nd; Intermediate: Jayme Deville, Fruit & Vegetable, 3rd; Lairen Calhoun, Bread & Cereal, 1st; Camille Rybacki, Nutritious Snacks, 3rd; Senior: Jessica Deville, Main Dish, 4th; Keli Morgan, Bread & Cereal, 1st Food Challenge Intermediate: James Ford, Mollie Ford, Michelle Howard, Charles Leano; Senior: Emily Deville, Jessica Deville, Juliana Leano, Casey Ling, & Keli Morgan, 4th place. Fashion Show Junior/Buying: Ryan Rybacki, 3rd; Construction: Anna Gerstenberg, 4th; Jacob Gerstenberg, 5th; Intermediate/ Buying: Lairen Calhoun, 1st; Elsie Morris-Thomas, 3rd; Construction: Jayme Deville, 2nd; Camille Rybacki, 3rd; Senior/ Construction: Emily Deville, 2nd; Jessica Deville, 1st; Cary Perry, 1st; Fashion Story Boards Junior: Chloe Oldbury; Intermediate: Camille Rybacki, 4th; Senior: Sarah Gerstenberg, 1st; Cary Perry; S.E.T. Poster Contest Juniors: Scott Ford, 2nd; Intermediates: Lairen Calhoun, 1st; James Ford, 1st; Mollie Ford, 2nd; Horse Quiz Bowl/ Intermediate: Elsie Morris-Thomas, Savannah Westbrook, James Wilkerson; Seniors: Casey Ling, Meagan Mitchell & Jasmine Wilkerson, 4th; Share-the-Fun/ Choreographed Routines: Lairen Calhoun, Intermediate, 2nd; Dulce De Los Reyes, Junior, 1st; Vocal: Paisley Harris, Intermediate; Kelli Stokes, Intermediate; Educational Presentations/ Food & Nutrition: Chloe Oldbury, Junior; Whitney Choate, Junior, 1st; Congratulations to all our participants and to those who will be representing Jefferson County at State in June. Club s Corner 2 Awards Book 2 Sr. Leadership Lab State Roundup Invitational South Texas State Fair District Horse Show 4 4 Hurricane Prepar- 5 District Photography Contest 4-H Fuddruckers Record Book/ Star Awards Lock-In 7 Jefferson County Extension Office: 1225 Pearl Street, Ste.200 Beaumont, TX Tel: Fax: Starla Garlick, CEA 4-H & Youth Development s-garlilck@tamu.edu Newsletter design by: Melissa Mewa

2 Club s Corner. The Jefferson County Youth Council s annual community service project will be a Penny- Drive benefitting the D.E.S.K. program. The Penny Drive will be done by clubs and the clubs will compete against one another in two different competitions. The rules are as follows: The clubs can provide the container for the coins or; the container can be donated by someone. A) The club manager is responsible for the container being provided; B) There are no provisions on the type of container (cardboard box, water jug, etc.); C) The club will be asked but not required to decorate the container for competition purposes D) The clubs will compete by: who has the most in weight of coins and best decorated container; E) The containers will be judged by a D.E.S.K. representative; F) The containers are due at the office before June 20th, the date of the next council meeting; G) The winners will be announced in August. Jefferson County 4-H Annual Awards Program Book Our Awards Program Book is a huge success thanks to all of the members and leaders who get behind our efforts! This is the 4th year that we will sell ads to help defray some of the cost associated with our annual awards program. As in the past the book is spiral bound and includes the ads of our sponsors, family and friends. Again, the ads can be purchased in 4 sizes: business card, 1/4 page, 1/2 page and full page (sheets enclosed). Families & friends can sponsor an ad highlighting their 4-Her s accomplishments for the year, or dedicate a page to a 4-Her who is graduating; business owners and companies can promote their product or service, etc. You can make as many copies of the form as necessary. All order forms, ads and money should be turned in by July 22nd, to the 4-H office. Please contact your club manager or our office for forms. The proceeds will help to cover gift certificates, awards, etc. that we incur annually for the Awards & Recognition Program held in August. If you need more information or have any questions, please call the Extension office, Senior Leadership Lab Use your heart to get a head start is the theme for the 2011 Senior Leadership Lab. The purpose of Leadership Lab is intended to help young people develop and practice leadership skills through recreation and education. Activities are designed to build teamwork, knowledge and skills, as well as encourage camaraderie among youth. There will be 4 educational sessions. The cost of lab is $155 per person and includes 2 nights lodging, cafeteria meals, banquet, educational supplies, program activities and 3 t-shirts. No bus transportation will be provided to Sam Houston State University. If interested please register on line via 4- H Connect by May 27th. If you have any questions or need more information call, Page 2 Jefferson County 4-H News

3 State Roundup & Invitational Intermediate age 4-Hers from around the state will have the opportunity to compete in six new invitational style contests and workshops. These contests and workshops will give younger 4-Her members and other senior 4-H ers the opportunity to come and participate for the day. All events that intermediate and senior 4-Hers are eligible to participate in are listed below: 4-K for 4-H Walk & Run: Youth, volunteers, parents, and County Extension Agents will have the opportunity to participate in the 4-K for 4-H Walk and Run. Held at Kyle Field, this event will give participants the opportunity to promote living a healthy lifestyle and participate in a physical activity while away from home. Participation in the 4-K for 4-H can also be used by county 4-H programs as a fundraiser. Discover Scientific Method: Science, Engineering & Technology Poster Comp.: The 4-H S.E.T. experience is a program framed in science, engineering and technology concepts. We would like to implement science, engineering and technology in the forefront of all 4-H project work. The Discover Scientific Method program will allow youth to apply the scientific method to the subject matter they have learned through their 4-H projects. The scientific method is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions. Scientists use the scientific method to explore relationships in nature. The poster contest will allow the youth an opportunity to display and explain through the scientific method their project, research and observations. Healthy Lifestyles Invitational & Workshop: The 4-H Healthy Lifestyles Invitational will provide youth the opportunity to participate in a competitive event and utilize the knowledge and skills gained through participation in 4-H healthy lifestyles programs. With a set-up similar to the 4-H Consumer Decision Making Contest, the healthy lifestyles will consist of two parts: (1) Judging participants will be presented with a scenario and must rank the four products/choices based upon the situation at-hand; (2) Presentation teams are presented with a scenario and must work together within a given amount of time to analyze the situation, develop a solution and make a team presentation to a panel of judges. Note: 4-H members entered as individuals will be randomly grouped into teams for the presentation. Team and individual awards will be given. Invitational Livestock Judging Contest & Workshop: This contest will give youth the opportunity to further their knowledge and skills when evaluating livestock through a workshop/practicum setting. Contest will include: four judging classes (beef, swine, sheep/ goat), two keep/cull classes, quiz (over production and Quality Counts,) questions over judging classes (5 questions per class.) Invitational Poultry Judging Contest & Workshop: Youth will be judging 9 classes. Call for more information. Quilt Challenge: The Quilt Challenge will provide youth the opportunity to utilize their sewing skills gained in the Clothing and Textiles project to complete a quilt that will be judged and then donated to a charity of their choice. Individuals, teams, groups, or clubs may enter the 2010 State 4-H Quilt Challenge. Each team will be given a challenge fabric that must be incorporated into the quilt design. Quilts may have any design or theme but must incorporate the use of some of the challenge fabric supplied by the contest sponsor in combination with other fabrics determined by the quilters. All quilts must have some sort of 4 -H identification incorporated into the quilt top. Wildlife Contest and Workshop: The Wildlife Contest and Workshop will give youth the opportunity to explore five 4-H Natural Resource Project Areas. These areas include: sportfishing, Hunting/Wildlife, Forestry, Entomology, and Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Plan(WHEP) This three part contest includes identification, decision making, and a knowledge and skills quiz that cover the five afore mentioned areas. Volume 10, Issue 5 Page 3

4 South Texas State Fair Wow! Another South Texas State Fair has come and gone. All of our 4-Her s did an awesome job. We had 70 participants (listed below) entered to show animals, livestock judging, horse show photography, record books or quilts. Lane Allen, poultry; Mackensey Bailey, poultry, rabbits; Maddison Barrera, poultry, swine, goat; Cameron Barry, swine; Constance Blue, steer; Bailey Braneff, steer, breeding beef; Blake Briggs, swine; Grayson Briggs, swine; Riley Brook, swine; Bailey Bushnell, goat, rabbit; Lairen Calhoun, quilt; Lindsey Carroll, rabbit; Calee Carter, poultry; Casen Carter, poultry; Jody Carter, poultry; Katherine Cartwright, poultry, steer; Whitney Choate, poultry, swine, livestock judging; Layne Cox, poultry; Baileigh Craigen, poultry; Bradon Craigen, poultry; Brittlyn Craigen, poultry; Samantha Crowder, rabbit, goat; Shae Doucet, breeding beef; Alyssa Doucet, breeding beef; Hayden Greer, rabbit; Trent Greer, lamb, rabbit, swine, goat; Alex Guajardo, rabbit, steer, goat, poultry, record book, photography; Kayla Hagemeir, breeding beef; Wyatt Hardt, swine, photography; Hunter Hargis, poultry; Nolan Harvill, rabbit, swine, goat; District Horseshow ship (by exhibitor or family member) certificat i o n / validation form due by May 1, All horse show participants should be familiar with the State 4-H Horse Show Rules and Beau Hatcher, poultry; Elizabeth Hawkins, goat; Cara Hood, poultry; Cody Hood, poultry; Royce Horn, breeding beef, steer, livestock judging; Louie Jones, swine; Chandler Landry, poultry; Cullen LeBlanc, swine; Casey Ling, horse show, goat, poultry; John Livingston, swine; Jordyn McCurley, goat; Cole Minter, poultry; Logan Paschal, F-1 heifer, swine; Cary Perry, livestock judging, F-1 heifer, breeding beef, steer, poultry; Logan Perry, livestock judging, F-1 heifer, breeding beef, steer, poultry; Charis Phelps, rabbit, swine, goat, lamb; Harley Pousson, poultry, rabbit; Samantha Pousson, poultry; Veronica Pousson, poultry; Taylor Rainwater, poultry; Macey Rakestraw, poultry; Carson Root, poultry; Hanson Root, poultry; Lily Sachitano, poultry; Kirk Schiesler, poultry, steer, goat; Macoy Sewell, poultry; Shelby Seymour, breeding beef; J. Michael Shipman, swine; Payton Sparks, poultry; David Tran, swine; Savannah Westbrook, goat, swine. If I ve missed your name, please call me so I can put it in the next newsletter. Thanks to all the club managers and 4-Her s who participated in the barnyard for 4-H Day. We really appreciate the support! The District 9 Horse Show will be held on Tuesday, June 21-23, 2011 at the Brazos County Expo in Bryan. The entry fees vary for each event you enter. Additional fees for roping division, stock horse division and drill/precision riding division. In order to participate in the Horse show you will need to complete a Horse ownerregulations. Please let us know if you need a copy of these rules. Entries are due on-line via 4-H Connect by May 27th. Late entries will be assessed a late fee. There are additional rules, regulations, forms, etc. that you will need, so please call the office if you are interested in participating, Page 4 Newsletter Title

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6 District Photography Contest The District 9 Photography was held in conjunction with Roundup (4-H Conference). There were 9 4-Her s entered with 23 pictures. The process of uploading them to Shutterfly is the way this contest will continue so let us know if we can help smooth out this process for next year. Only the top 3 were placed. Thanks to all who submitted pictures! Sarah Gerstenberg People, 1st Place Matthew Grimes Dominant Color, 1st Place Collin Slaughter Night Time, 3rd Place 4-H Day at Fuddrucker s Mention 4-H when ordering. Page 6 Newsletter Title

7 Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Plan (WHEP) On April 20th, David Barnett, Brian Barnett & Andrew Perricone competed in State competition and placed 7th. Great work guys! Record Books and Star Awards In order to apply for a Star Award you must do a record book. Record books are due to the Extension office by June 2nd. Star Award applications are due on June 20th as well as, Club Scrap Books and Secretary Books. Star Award interviews tentatively scheduled for July 25th, beginning at 6:00 p.m. We encourage everyone that is interested in applying for a Star Award, please do a record book even if you are not participating in District competition. Star Awards are: Lock-in 4-H Rookie of the Year is to recognize a 4-H er for outstanding accomplishments their 1st year in 4-H, regardless of age. 4-H Bronze Star 9-10 years old as of Aug. 31st of the current 4-H year. 4-H Silver Star yrs. Old as of Aug. 31st of the current 4-H year. I Dare You Award must be at least 14 on Aug. 31st of current 4-H year. 4-H Gold Star Must be at least 15 on Aug. 31st of the current 4-H year. Club Awards: Club Scrapbook Clubs use their creativity to prepare a scrapbook depicting the involvement of their membership during the current 4-H year. One cash prize will be awarded to Club winner to use as they deem appropriate. Club Secretary Records keeping of accurate, neat club meeting records provides an opportunity for Club Secretaries to submit their records for an award and their records will also be displayed at the annual County recognition program. Shotgun Project The Jefferson County Youth Council has rescheduled Lock-in for May 20th, 5:30 to 11 p.m. Please RSVP by May 16th if you plan on attending. You will need to bring a snack to share but pizza and drinks will be provided. There will be a new shooters orientation, Sunday, May 15th in Winnie, 250 North Lake at 2:00 p.m. Please call Reid Lowrance, Project Leader at for directions. Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 7

8 1225 Pearl Street, Suite 200 Beaumont, TX We re on the web: Important dates to remember. Hurricane Prep Seminar.. May 3, 2011 State Roundup registration due. May 11, 2011 District Rifle Match. May 7, 2011 Lock-in... May 20, 2011 Vet Science. May 24, H Day at Fuddruckers. May 24, 2011 Senior Leadership Lab reg/fees due.... May 27, 2011 Horse Show entries due May 27, 2011 State Roundup..... June 13-17, 2011 County Record Books due... June 2, 2011 County Record Book judging.. June 20, 2011 Pre-Lab.... June 24, 2011 Youth Council Meeting, 6 p.m.. June 20, 2011 District Horse Show.... June 21-23, 2011 Senior Leadership Lab.. June 28-30, 2011 Extension office closed.. July 4, 2011 District Record Book judging.. July 6, 2011 Educational programs of Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas cooperating.