August 2009 TARRANT COUNTY 4-H H County Council

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1 August 2009 TARRANT COUNTY 4-H Adult Leader Association President Tracy Smith Vice President Dale Tilton Secretary Jim McCullough Treasurer Cathy Wilson Council Delegate Kelley Butler Tarrant County Leadership H County Council President Sara Tilton Vice President Courtney Bucholtz Secretary/Treasurer Aron Bush Historian James Hix & Mikayla Bucholtz Reporter Allie Butler Parliamentarian Will Babler Council Delegate Camie Butler For more information about 4-H Projects, opportunities, programs, or activities, please call or visit us at 200 Taylor Street, Suite 500 (building entrance faces Burnett Street). Cindy Bryant County Extension Agent 4 H Tarrant County 4 H Contact Tarrant County 4-H Inside this issue: CLOVER CORNER County Council Mtg. Adult Ldr. Mtg. EVENTS & PROJECT Banquet Volunteers Award Banquet Technology Team Public Speaking Wkshp. CHEERS County Record Book District Roundup District Show District Record Book Best in State State Photography Share the Fun State Roundup State Dog Show GET READY FOR NEW YEAR 4 H Online Enrollment Ambassadors Teens Learning Program One Day 4 H Club Officer Training Business Location 200 Taylor Street, Ste. 500 Fort Worth, Texas Mailing Address: Tarrant County 4 H P. O. Box 1540 Fort Worth, Texas Phone: Fax: E mail: CPBryant@ag.tamu.edu Nf swindle@tamu.edu Website: Click on Developing Tarrant County Youth BARN TALK WITH KEN State Fair of Texas Ag Awareness Day Livestock Show Entry State Lamb & Goat Val. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 10 9 Educational programs of Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age or natural origin. The Texas A&M University System, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.

2 Council Meetings The 4 H Youth County Council meetings are open to 4 H members age 9 and older. Meetings provide opportunities for youth to meet, share ideas, plan, and implement activities with other youth throughout the county. Each club is encouraged to send 2 3 representatives to each meeting. Club representatives typically include the President and 1 2 Council Delegates. The next County Council Meeting is on August 24, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Extension office at 200 Taylor Street, Ste. 500, Fort Worth, Tx Co. Council Scheduled Meetings August October Feb April May Back to School Adult Leader Meetings The next Adult Leader meeting will be on September 28, 2009 at the Extension office at 200 Taylor Street, Ste. 500, Fort Worth, Tx Each club is invited to send representatives to participate in these meetings. Anyone who is planning to pick up supplies or copies at an ALA meeting, should their request to Nanci An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. ~Benjamin Franklin & Cindy at least 2 days prior to the meeting Adult Ldr. Scheduled Meetings September November January March May Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you; you must acquire it. Sudie Back A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. ~Henry Brooks Adams Page 2

3 EVENTS & PROJECT NEWS Banquet Volunteers Needed We will need volunteers to help with the 4 H Awards Banquet. The jobs are varied: bringing food, set up, decorating, clean up, serving, seating honored guests and checking in guests. If you can help with any of these please contact Tracy Smith at or Jim McCullough at H Awards Banquet The County Awards Banquet is a special event which recognizes the youth for their diligent efforts throughout the year. This year s date will be Friday, August 14, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. at the Resource Connection, 2300 Circle Dr., Fort Worth, Please mark this event on your calendar and plan to attend. Stars of the Future Texas 4-H Technology Team Applications Now On-Line For more than five years, the Texas 4 H and Youth Development Program has had an active state level youthadult partnership group working in the area of technology. The Texas 4 H Technology Team is currently recruiting 4 H members, volunteers, parents, AND County Extension Agents that are interested in submitting applications to serve on the team. Applications will be accepted from any 4 H member from 14 years and older as of September 1, Youth and adults selected to serve on the team have the opportunity to assist in the development and delivery of educational workshops throughout Texas, as well as the nation. Over the past years, 4 H members have traveled annually to California to work with the California Technology Team in teaching workshops at the California 4 H Leadership Conference, as well as traveling to the national Children, Youth and Families at Risk conference. Applications will be accepted until September 1, 2009 and can be downloaded in Word format from the Texas 4 H and Youth Development website at: h.tamu.edu/youth/technology.html Public Speaking Workshop The Toastmaster/4 H Public Speaking project is a highly popular project which teaches youth how to develop their communication skills in a fun, supportive environment. The project meets at the Extension office on 8 consecutive Thursday evenings, from 7 9 p.m. While the project is free, it requires a commitment of attendance and participation. The Fall semester will begin in late September, and preference is given to first time participants. To reserve a space in the project, a parent may contact Nanci Swindle at or nf swindle@tamu.edu A parent may register multiple children in their family, but may not register children in other families. Nanci will begin taking registrations for the Fall semester on August 18, Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control. ~Richard Kline Page 3

4 County Record Book Results The 4 H recordbook is a compilation of a member s activities and learning experiences. In addition, each youth writes a 4 H story for inclusion in the book. Congratulations to each of the 77 youth who submitted recordbooks this year! Senior Division Beef Trey Roach 1st Kim Panther 2nd Shaina Burgess 3rd Clothing & Textiles McKenna Milton 1st Communication & Exp. Arts Allie Butler 1st Cameron Milton 2nd Matthew Hathaway 3rd Consumer Education Deborah Shorrock 1st Sarah Simek 1st Jessica Simek 2nd Goat Jessica Medrano 1st Katelyn Green 2nd Christina Kile 3rd Jessica Johnston 4th Hannah Wilson 5th Health Kate Atwood 1st Healthy Lifestyle Camie Butler 1st Kalinda Lopez 3rd CHEERS Alyssa Winn 4th Sara Tilton 5th Michal Smith Participation Katherine Harvey Participation Housing & Home Env. Adam Harrison 1st Plants & Animals Andrea Petell 1st Photography Josh Helms 1st Aaron Mason 1st Rabbit Charles Perkins 1st Recreation Robert Hutchinson Participation Science & Technology Stafford Milton 1st Sheep Cortney Barnes Participation Shooting Sports Nathan Henk 1st Intermediate Division Beef A. J. Daniels 1st Communications & Exp. Arts Mollie Latham 1st Denton Latham 2nd Gage Milton 3rd Environmental Science Corin Miller 1st Food & Nutrition Tressa Watkins 1st Erica Simek 1st Goat Megan Wilson 1st Kristen Torrez Participation Elizabeth Leonard 1st Meredith McDavid 2nd Jake Randall 3rd Ashton Willnow 4th Makenna Ruder 5th Allison Smith Participation Julia Bruggemann Participation Mariah Knagg Participation Personal Development Kaylie Hathaway 1st Riley Bruton 1st Public Speaking Lindsey Nance 1st Rabbits Katie Lisle 1st Cloe Whiddon 2nd Science & Technology Ciera Miller 1st Sheep Morgan Green 1st Jodi Moody 2nd Ashley Rolston 3rd Garrah Barnes 4th Shooting Sports Luke Womble 1st Swine Luke Freeman 1st Junior Division Clothing & Textiles Milton McCrae 1st Amanda Roach 1st Justin Simek 2nd Endrea Daniels 3rd Goats John Callan 1st Page 4

5 . Michael Leonard 1st Mary Smith 2nd Paige Grizzle 3rd Memory Book Mark Feeser 1st Molly Hunter 1st Swine Brittany Shipp 1st Clover Kid Participants Communication & Exp. Arts Joshua Hays Participation Peyton Ruder Participation Rabbit Cole Whiddon Participation Swine Michael Shipp Participation District IV Roundup Results Corrections Food & Nutrition Quiz Bowl Omission Congratulations to Kate Atwood who was part of the Tarrant County Senior team who won 1st place at District Roundup. District Educational Presentation Omission Congratulations to Daniel & Adam Harrison for their first place wins at District Roundup in the Housing & Home Environment category. CHEERS Scholarship Winners Courtney Bucholtz Richard Wallrath Scholarship $10,000 District Show Results Class 1 Showmanship Makenna Ruder 5th Class 2 Reg Mares 5 & Over Ashley Rolston 5th Alyssa Stephenson 8th Ronda Williams 9th Class 3 Reg. Mares Under 5 Kalinda Lopez 1st Class 6 Reg Geldings 5 & Over Makenna Ruder 8th Class 7 Reg Geldings Under 5 Allison Smith 1st Class 8 Grade Geldings Kaitlyn Phelan 1st Class 9 Grnd & Res Champ Gelding Allison Smith 2nd Class 10 Western Pleasure Ashley Rolston 15th Class 11 Western manship Makenna Ruder 10th Class 13 Poles Meredith McDavid 8th Class 14 Barrels Elizabeth Phelan 1st Class 15 Stakes Mary Smith 6th Class 16 Hunter Showmanship Carlee Christian 2nd Alyssa Stephenson 8th Katherine Harvey 9th Julia Bruggemann 11th Megan Wilson 12th Ashton Willnow 14th Class 17 Hunter Under Saddle Carlee Christian 9th Makenns Ruder 11th Alyssa Stephenson 14th Class 18 Hunt Seat Equitation Carlee Christian 6th Julia Bruggemann 7th Makenna Ruder 9th Ashton Willnow 11th Katherine Harvey 12th Mariah Knagg 14th Class 31 Trail Makenna Ruder 7th Class 32 4 Yearling Gelding Final Kaitlyn Phelan 1st Class 33 4 Yearling Filly Final Kalinda Lopez 1st Class 34 Yearling Longe Line Kaitlyn Phelan 1st Kalinda Lopez 4th It is amazing what you can accomplish when it doesn t matter who gets the credit. Author Unknown A leader is best when people barely know that he exists. ~Witter Bynner, The Way of Life According to Laotzu Page 5

6 District Record Book Results Recordbooks which receive a 1st place in each category at the county level, qualify to advance to the District competition. This year 39 Tarrant County youth qualified to compete at this level. The District level competition is among youth representing each of the 22 counties in District IV. Congratulations to each of the following youth! Senior Division Beef Trey Roach 5th Clothing & Textile McKenna Milton 3rd Communication & Expressive Art Allie Butler 2nd Sara Simek 2nd Goat Jessica Medrano 3rd Health Kate Atwood 1st Healthy Lifestyle Camie Butler 2nd Grady Bruton 2nd Housing & Home Environment Adam Harrison 1st Photography Josh Helms 4th CHEERS Aaron Mason 3rd Science & Technology Stafford Milton 2nd Shooting Sports Nathan Henk Participation Intermediate Division Beef A. J. Daniels 4th Comm. & Exp. Art Mollie Latham 1st Food & Nutrition Tressa Watkins 2nd Erica Simek 2nd Goat Megan Wilson 4th Elizabeth Leonard 2nd Riley Bruton 3rd Public Speaking Lindsey Nance 2nd Rabbit Katie Lisle Participation Sheep Morgan Green 2nd Shooting Sports Luke Womble 5th Junior Division Amanda Roach 1st Michael Leonard 3rd Molly Hunter 2nd Swine Brittany Shipp 4th State Results Qualifications to compete at the state level are based on outstanding performance by Senior members in a district level competition. Each contest division has specific requirements. Some require that the contestant place 1st at District, while a few permit 1st & 2nd place advancement. We are very excited to have a large number of Tarrant County youth qualify for State and perform well as they competed with youth from across the state of Texas! Please extend your congratulations to each of these teens. Best in State The following youth received 1st place in State Competition Brooke Glosser State Photography Katie Leonard State Photography Kevin Vickers State Photography Matthew Hathaway Share the Fun Joseph Hale State Edu. Presentation Kate Atwood State Edu. Presentation McKenna Milton State Fabric & Design Page 6

7 . State Photography Results Architectural Elements B&W Brooke Glosser Blue Animals Color Brooke Glosser Blue Plant/Flora Color Brooke Glosser Blue Animals B&W Katie Leonard Blue Architectural Elements Color Katie Leonard Blue People Color McKenna Milton Red Theme Color Stafford Milton Red Still Life Color Kevin Vickers Blue Special Effects/Creative Media Kevin Vickers Red Share the Fun Choreographed Routines Cameron Milton and Stafford Milton 9th Musical/Band Matthew Hathaway 1st CHEERS State Roundup Educational Presentations Clothing & Textile McKenna Milton 5th Computer Technology Joseph Hale 1st Stafford Milton 2nd Consumer Decision Making Team 24th Courtney Bucholtz Allie Butler Deborah Shorrock Hunter Wernimont Family Life Cameron Milton 11th Promote 4 H Allie Butler 9th Safety & Injury Prevention Kate Atwood 1st State Fashion Show Fabric & Fashion Design Accessory Design Stafford Milton 5th Apparel Design McKenna Milton 1st Construction Casual McKenna Milton 6th Fiber Construction Cotton McKenna Milton 8th State Dog Show Morganne Matthews Conformation 11th Showmanship 2nd Obedience 5th Rally Participant State Nutrition Quiz Bowl Aron Bush Participant Camie Butler Partipant Kate Atwood Participant Sarah Weldon Participant State Quiz Bowl Grady Bruton Participant Katie Leonard Participant Kim Panther Participant Shaina Burgess Participant Page 7

8 GET READY FOR THE NEW 4-H YEAR Preparing for the New 4-H Year on 4-H Connect Beginning August 1, H CON NECT will begin the new enrollment period for the upcoming year. Even though the 4 H year does not begin until September 1, 2009 the system will allow enrollment by counties and 4 H families to begin as clubs start meeting in August. For the H year all enrollments must be entered in 4 H Connect. Starting August 1, 2009, a person can reactivate their 4 H membership profile or create a new membership profile for the next 4 H year. DO NOT START TO REACTI VATE OR CREATE PROFILES BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2009 FOR THE YEAR. Please look over the creating a 4 H profile material on the 4 H website. It will help you when you start entering your information on the site. Club Officer Training Ambassadors If you want to share your excitement about 4 H with others, you may want to consider the Ambassador program. 4 H Ambassadors learn how to interpret the programs to government officials, civic groups, and the general public. Applications are due October 1. Details and application are available on the county 4 H website. Teen Leaders Program If you enjoy sharing your knowledge and skills with others, the Teen Leader Program may be a perfect fit. Teaching others, both formally and informally, is a great opportunity to develop leadership skills while helping others. Teen leaders may serve in a variety of capacities, such as project leaders, activity leaders, special assignments, etc. Whether you prefer to be out front or behind the scenes, if you are willing to serve, we have a job for you. Call the office for information at At 9:30 a.m., on Saturday, August 22, the 4 H Youth Council will host its annual Club Officer Training. Each club is encouraged to send its officers to this event. In addition, youth who may not currently hold an office, are invited to attend. This is a great opportunity to learn the skills to better enable officers to fulfill their positions in their clubs, as well as to have fun and meet other youth throughout the county. Please RSVP to Nanci at or nf swindle@tamu.edu One day can make a difference. One day 4-H is going to change Texas. This October 10th, all over our state, 4 H clubs will be going out into their communities to lend a helping hand in exciting new ways. What will you do? Choose something as simple as mowing a local neighbor's lawn, or organize hundreds of your 4 H friends and design a project that benefits your entire county. Whether you work by yourself or with other community groups it's all good! Sponsors and donors, we need your help! Get behind this unprecedented opportunity for outreach and help us show Texas, our country, and the world why 4 H IS the future! Be creative the sky's the limit! Let's join together and show everyone the power of 4 H one day! Over the next few weeks, all the info you'll need to get organized and plan your one day 4 H service event will be available online and through your local 4 H leaders. What will you do, one day? Page 8

9 State Fair of Texas Mark your calendars the annual State Fair of Texas begins September 25th and ends October 18, The State Fair takes place every year in Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. Livestock and cooking contests, entertainment stages, football and much more are on the agenda for the 2009 year. Bring your families and see what the State Fair of Texas is all about. Howdy!! Agriculture Awareness Day Tuesday, October 6, 2009 State Fair of Texas Over the past few years, Youth Leadership Day activities have varied; new events were included, formats were changed. To reach out and engage new participants, the Youth Educational Activities Committee promises a day of learning about Agriculture On Display in our daily lives. This year the State Fair Youth Leadership Day is Tuesday, October 6, The name has been changed to Agriculture Awareness Day in order to involve more of the community. Barn Talk With Ken Heart O Texas Fair & Livestock Show Entry Day Entry day for the Heart O Texas Fair & Livestock Show will be held on September 3, 2009 from 8 6 at the Tarrant County Extension office at 200 Taylor Street, Suite 500, Fort worth, Texas. If you have questions regarding the entry process, please contact Ken Johnson at KDJohnson@ag.tamu.edu or call at State Fair & West Texas Show Entries Day A State Fair & West Texas entries day will be held from 8 am to 6 pm at the Tarrant County Extension office at 200 Taylor Street, Suite 500 Fort Worth, Texas on August 6, This is for anyone interested in entering these shows. For questions regarding these livestock shows please contact Ken Johnson at KDJohnson@ag.tamu.edu or call State Lamb & Goat Validation New for 2010 Texas 4 H/FFA Breeding Sheep Validation Program The Texas 4 H/FFA Breeding Sheep Validation Program has been initiated for the 2010 show season. Major shows that will be using the Breeding Sheep Validation program are the San Antonio, San Angelo, and Houston Livestock Shows. The Texas 4 H/FFA Breeding Sheep Program will be conducted in conjunction with the current Texas 4 H/FFA Market Lamb & Goat Validation Program. The ownership deadline for breeding sheep will be changed from November 1st to October 1st. Existing breeder tag numbers and tattoos will be used. Therefore, NO VALI DATION TAGS AND COUNTY TAT TOOS NUMBERS WILL BE RE QUIRED. The registration number for each animal will be recorded on the validation form and a copy of the original registration papers will be attached to the validation form. Nose prints and hair samples will be taken on all breeding ewes and rams. All breeding sheep will be validated in individual exhibitor names and not by families as conducted on the market animal validation program. Market Lamb & Goat tags will be $8.00 each and Breeding Sheep (Ewes & Rams) will cost $4.00 each. Deadline date for ordering is August 25, All late orders must be approved by Ken Johnson. Checks will need to be made out to ELEC. Order form will be located on the Tarrant County 4 H website under Current Events. Page 9

10 We re on the Web Click on Developing Tarrant County Youth 2009 Schedule of Events August September 6 State Fair & West Texas Show Entry Day 14 Awards Resource Connection 22 Club Officer Training 24 County Council Meeting 25 State Lamb & Goat Val. Orders due 1 New 4 H Year Begins 3 HOT Livestock Show Entry Day TBA Trinity River Bash 25 State Fair Starts 28 Adult Leader Meeting Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, services, or accommodation in order to participate in meetings or events are encouraged to contact Cindy Bryant CEA-4-H at ten days prior to the event. TEXAS AGRILIFE EXTENSION THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM Tarrant County 4-H P.O. Box 1540 Fort Worth, Texas RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED