4-H NEWS October 2015 Wyandotte County COUNTY News, pgs. 2-3 4HOnline Enrollment 4-H Air Rifle & BB Gun Mandatory Mtg. 67 th Achievement Awards Celebration Dog Project Practices 4-H Foods Workshop Poultry & Rabbit Mtg. STATE News, pgs. 4-5 Kansas State Fair Results Congratulations Dog Project Competitors Discovery Days Task Force Kansas 4-H Leadership Weekend Congratulations Archery Team NATIONAL News, pgs. 6-7 WyCO BB Gun Team National 4-H Conference LEADER Update, pgs. 7-9 Record Book Judging WyCo 4-H Facebook Youth Needed 4-H Council Meetings Contribute to the Newsletter Mandatory 4-H Leader & Volunteer Training Upcoming Events October 01 New 4-H Program Year 01 4-H Club & Project Audits are due to Ext Office 01 KAP s (Record Books) are due to Ext Office 01 National 4-H Conference Applications Due 01 Discovery Days Task Force Application Deadline 04 WyCo 4-H Air Rifle & BB Gun Project Meeting 08 WyCo 4-H VOLUNTEER & LEADER Training 10-11 48 Hours of 4-H Campaign 15 Record Book Judging @ WyCo Ext Office 22 WyCo 4-H Council Meeting November 01 4-H Shooting Sports Liability Insurance due 05 4-H Achievement Awards Celebration Welcome to the New 4-H Year Thanks to all those who make 4-H possible each and every year for our 4-H ers in Wyandotte County Please note that the State 4-H website will be migrating to a new system, so links may be broken; please bear with us. Sincerely, Ms. Olivia 1
COUNTY News 4HOnline Enrollment Begins October 1 Open enrollment Members, volunteers, potential members, now is the time to enroll/reenroll in 4-H via 4-HOnline. As you enroll for the 2015-2016 4-H Program Year, please be sure to check that your email, phone number(s) and address are correct. If additional contact information needs updated, please do so. WyCo 4-H Air Rifle & BB Gun Project: Mandatory Meeting on October 4 The first practice and training session for the 2015-2016 BB Gun and Air Rifle project will be on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 3:00 PM at the Tri-County Rod & Gun Club. Participant fees and expectations will be discussed at this meeting. All participants are required to be 4-H members and must register thru the 4HOnline enrollment system. A notarized Shooting Sports Liability Release Form must be brought to this first meeting. Please find the form attached to the October 2015 Newsletter New participants MUST attend the first meeting. If they miss the first meeting, we will ask them to return next year. If you have questions, contact Ron Letcher, h) 913.441-8688 or c) 913.219-1603 or Letha Paterson patersonfamily10@gmail.com Save the Date to Celebrate: November 5 The 67th Annual 4-H Achievement Awards Celebration will be held at the George Meyn Community Center in the Wyandotte County Park, the evening of November 05, 2015. Dinner starts at 6:30 pm, the Celebration will begin at 7 pm. Please RSVP to Debra Sweeten at dsweeten@ksu.edu by Friday, October 30, 2015. All WyCo 4-H families are encouraged to come and celebrate 2
COUNTY News Dog Project Practices Thursday Evenings, Join Us We will start practicing again on Thursday evenings starting at 6:30pm on October 1st. We would love to have more kids join us. You do not need to have a perfectly well behaved dog. We can teach old dogs, new tricks And teach your kids how to manage the dog at home & in public. We typically take a break around the holidays and then start back up in late January. Please call Cynthia Clark at 913-522-5126 for more information 4-H Foods Workshop Create, Care & Share Mark your calendar to attend our 4-H Foods Workshop 4-H ers will create and complete three recipe s including a KC BBQ spice rub, a gift-in-a-jar item, and no-bake-or-not dog treats to share (as a community service project) with our local Humane Society of Greater Kansas City Join us on Thursday, November 12, 2015 in RM 1208 of the Extension Office from 6-7:30 pm. There is a small course fee of $6, please RSVP and pay by Friday, November 06, 2015. Please make all checks payable to the Wyandotte County Extension Council. Poultry & Rabbit Projects Have Combined Meetings The Poultry and Rabbit projects will have a combined meeting on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7pm in RM 1200 at the Extension Office. The next meeting is scheduled Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 7 pm. There will be no meetings in the months of November and December. Kristi Priddy, Project Leader; Tamara Root, Project Leader; Kamren Brown, Jr Poultry Leader; Katelynn Martin, Jr Rabbit Leader 3
STATE News Kansas State Fair Results See head to the Kansas State Fair website for full results of Wyandotte County 4-H Exhibits https://kansasstatefair.com/page.php?id=1612 Congratulations Dog Project Competitors Congratulations to our Dog Project competitors at the Kansas State Fair Elise Collins made the Showmanship Finals Lili Butler, Ari Butler, Ella Bulter & Noelle Collins also competed with fantastic scores. The perfect score is 100 points and the lowest scores from our kids was a 94. Ella Butler competed in Agility & Rally. Lili Butler & Ari Butler competed in Rally. All good scores Cynthia Clark, Dog Project Leader Discovery Days Task Force Do you know someone who loves to attend Discovery Days? Has a great attitude? Is creative and likes to work on a team? If so, encourage them to apply for the 2016 Discovery Days Task Force The Discovery Days Task Force helps with the planning, organizing and implementation of Discovery Days. If you are interested, job descriptions and applications can be found at www.kansas4-h.org Events and Activities, General State Wide Events and then Discovery Days. Applications are due by October 1 to the State 4-H Office and youth must be 16 or older to apply. 4
STATE News Kansas 4-H Leadership Weekend The Kansas Youth Leadership Forum (KYLF) and the Kansas Volunteer Forum information are on the 4-H Online CVent Registration System and are ready 4-H members and volunteers to register. The Forums will be held November 20-22, 2015 at Rock Springs 4-H Center. KYLF is for youth ages 14-18 before January 1, 2016 and KVF is for all Kansas 4-H Volunteers. KYLF will feature leadership workshops, Youth Council Elections, and opportunities to learn and have fun. The Kansas 4-H Volunteer forum will feature training from the Kansas Leadership Center. This year participants in both forums will register though the same system. Registration deadline is October 15, 2015 for both events. Congratulations Archery Team Congratulations to the Wyandotte County 4-H Archery Reserve Barebow Team for their 3rd place finish at 4-H Archery State on Sat., Sept. 19, 2015 Team members included Adelle Baker, Eric Bird, Kent Deterding and Izzy Koenig. Levi Mackey earned 4th place in JR. Compound Bowhunter with a 226 FITA score and 6th overall out of 69 Jr. Bowhunter archers. 4-H archers from all over the state of Kansas competed on a FITA course and a 3-D course at T.H.E. Archery Range in Topeka. Juniors, ages 9-13, shoot at 20 and 30 meters in FITA, while seniors shoot 30 and 40 meters. There are 4 different bow classes; Recurve Barebow, Olympic Recurve, Compound Bowhunter and Compound Open. Best of luck to Wyandotte County Small Bore shooters who will compete at Small Bore State on Sat., Oct. 3, 2015 Irene Bird, Sophie Roper and Blake Tucker are all trying to earn spots on the 4-H Shooting Sports National Teams in their respective disciplines. Thank you everyone for the fantastic year of shooting sports This project could not be a success without the hard work and commitment of the coordinators, coaches, parents and dedicated shooters. Cynthia Bird, WyCo 4-H Shooting Sports Coordinator 5
NATIONAL News WyCo BB Gun Team Finished 12th at Daisy BB Gun Nationals Congratulations are in order to the Wyandotte County Nationals BB Gun Team for finishing 12th overall out of 68 teams at the 50th Annual Daisy BB Gun Nationals competition July 3-5, 2015 in Rogers, AR. Levi Mackey, Kaitlynn Daniels, Sadie Bird, Courtney Sutton, and Ethan Harrity competed as the 5 team members while Eric Bird and John Brungardt competed as the 2 alternate team members. Both Sadie Bird and Kaitlynn Daniels shot a personal best aggregate score of 382/400. Their aggregate scores compiled with their test scores placed Sadie 7th and Kaitlynn 10th out of 340 team competitors. Sadie Bird also earned a first place medal for a 99/100 in prone. John Brungardt earned a second place medal for a 95 in kneeling in the alternate category. Garrett Dall competed in the Champion's match (a competition for former team members from the preceding year), finishing 13th of 52 competitors with a 373 shooting aggregate and a 94 test score. Courtney Sutton won the "most original" category for the painted gun contest. received a soft gun case and gift card to Cabela's. She This was a special year for the BB Gun Nationals because Daisy was celebrating its 50th year of the competition. The original winners of the 1966 Daisy winners were on hand to help celebrate. Each competitor was given a personalized Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun to commemorate the occasion that they could build themselves, along with a limited edition 499B with a golden color barrel to each team. Daisy also organized a community service project of putting together 20,000 meals in 20 minutes to feed the hungry in the Rogers area. To celebrate the 4th of July, Daisy collaborated with the city of Rogers to provide a fireworks display. After closing ceremonies, Daisy provided an evening of fun for the shooters and their families by reserving the local water park. Congratulations are also due to the dedicated coaches of this year's BB Gun Nationals team: Ron Paterson, Tammy Deterding, Alan Daniels, Nick Dall, and Tim Bird. A special thank you to them for their tremendous commitment to these competitors This was a fantastic shooting season for the WYCO 4-H Shooting Sports Team We had 10 shooters compete at the National level, along with many other competitors who achieved their personal best scores. I would like to extend a thank you to Letha Paterson and Ron Letcher who coordinate the project. A thank you, too is given to all the coaches and parents for making this a successful 4-H project Cynthia Bird, WyCo 4-H Shooting Sports Coordinator 6
NATIONAL News National 4-H Conference The National 4-H Conference, which will be in Washington DC, April 19 24, 2016, is a working conference in which youth and adults, at the invitation of the Secretary of Agriculture, assist in the development of recommendations to help guide 4-H Youth Development programs nationally and in their communities. Kansas is allowed a set number of delegates. Watch for the applications on the KS State 4-H website. Cost for event and transportation are the responsibility of the delegate with the possibility of a scholarship. Additional conference fees are sponsored by the Kansas Bankers Association and the Kansas 4-H Foundation. For more information see: http://www.4-h.org/4-h-conference/about/ LEADER Update Record Book Judging Local KAP record book judging will take place at the WyCo Extension Office on Thursday, October 15, 2015. Club leaders, project leaders and other 4-H parents, please make an appointment to come in and do your part in record book judging. To schedule your appointment time, send an email to dsweeten@ksu.edu Wyandotte County 4-H ers need to have their record book to the WyCo 4-H Office on or before October 01. To see a copy of the KAP Evaluation Score Sheet, KAP Q & A, and more: http://www.kansas4-h.org/p.aspx?tabid=476 Wyandotte County 4-H Facebook As we begin our 2015-2016 4-H Program Year, don t forget about utilizing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wyandotte-county-4-h- 175186549176070/timeline/ 7
LEADER Update Youth Needed to Volunteer for Achievement Celebration Planning As preparations are underway for the 67th Annual 4-H Achievement Awards Celebration, volunteers are wanted to assist with planning and preparations. This is an opportunity for youth to gain experienced in planning, coordinating, organizing, and hosting. Involvement in the planning helps our youth to take ownership, be a leader, make decisions, learn to be a team player, assist in creating a meaningful and memorable event. Volunteer now and you can be a masterful part of The 67th Annual 4-H Achievement Awards Celebration, at the George Meyn Community Center in the Wyandotte County Park, the evening of November 05, 2015. To volunteer, please contact Debra Sweeten, at (913) 299-9300. 4-H Council Meetings: Each Club Must Have 1 Adult & 1 Youth in Attendance Club Leaders, please reiterate this within your Club: Each club is required to have at least 1 Adult & 1 Youth at each 4-H Council meeting 4-H Council meetings are open for all 4-H families to attend Mark your calendars and plan to attend the next 4-H Council Meeting: Thursday, October 22, 7:00PM, Extension Office, Room 1200 Should you have questions, please contact Debra Sweeten, at (913) 299-9300 4-H Leaders & Volunteers: Contribute to The Newsletter What do you know? What do you want to share? What news do you have? 4- Hers and Leaders, this is your newsletter. Help us make it effective, relevant and interesting for all of our WyCo 4-H families. Just write it up, and then email it to us at dsweeten@ksu.edu by the 20 th of the previous month. All submissions subject to minor editing and approval. 8
LEADER Update Mandatory 4-H VOLUNTEER & LEADER Training: Thursday, October 8, 2015 7:00pm, Ext Office RM 1200 Register to attend by calling the extension office at 913-299-9300. Should you have questions, please contact Olivia Moore, at omoore@ksu.edu Are you ready for some new training? Our Volunteer and Leader training has some new features. Come find out Leadership is an activity, not a role or position. One principle of positive youth development is the benefit of a positive, sustained relationship of the young person with a caring adult. Through this relationship, youth gain the confidence, connections, and caring they need to achieve their potential. In order to serve as a volunteer, all potential volunteers who have direct, on-going contact with youth must be screened through the Kansas 4-H Volunteer Screening Process. As the largest youth development organization in Kansas and across the nation, 4- H must lead by conducting the most effective strategies and practices in volunteer screening and selection. All youth deserve a safe and caring environment, and all parents and guardians should expect that when their children are entrusted to the 4-H program, each child will be in a safe setting with caring adults. Given this expectation, Kansas 4-H Volunteer Screening Process involves an application, interview, orientation class, and criminal background screening check, which involves National Criminal Background Check; Kansas Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Check. 4-H Volunteer Screening Process must be completed by: Individuals who work in close, ongoing interaction with youth, or Adults or youth with authority to independently plan and conduct 4-H educational experiences for youth with other adults present or in a public setting Volunteers who do not fit into one of the above criteria would be considered episodic and do not need to complete the screening. 4-H offers a variety of programs, training, activities and events designed to support volunteers. 9
www.wyandotte.ksu.edu The Wyandotte County 4-H Newsletter is published monthly by the Wyandotte County Extension Office. If you have an article that you would like to be reviewed for submission, please contact us by the 20 th of the previous month. This newsletter is one way of communicating education information and updates to 4-H members, leaders, parents and the community. is committed to making its services, activities and programs accessible to all participants. If you have special requirements due to a physical, vision, or hearing disability, or a dietary restriction, please contact Olivia D. Moore at 913-299-9300. Contact Us Olivia D. Moore Extension Agent 4-H & Youth Development 913-299-9300 omoore@ksu.edu Debra Sweeten Program Assistant 4-H & Youth Development 913-299-9300 dsweeten@ksu.edu Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Wyandotte County 1216 N. 79th St. Kansas City, KS 66112-3308 Address Service Requested 10
Wyandotte County 4-H Shooting Sports LIABILITY RELEASE We, the parents (legal guardian) of, grant permission for his/her participation in the 4-H Shooting Sports program; and approve of the use of firearms and/or archery equipment while participating under the supervision of a 4-H certified shooting sports leader. I understand that shooting sports are potentially hazardous and certain risks are involved. These potential hazards include possible injuries from firearms and/or archery wounds that could possibility result in paralysis, loss of vision, limb or life. I agree that participation in this activity is entirely voluntary and agree that I will not hold the 4-H project leaders, County Extension Council. Kansas State 4-H Staff, local extension staff, Kansas State Research and Extension or the Curators of Kansas State University liable for any accidents. I also understand that safety procedures and practice will be strictly adhered to and that our children (ward) may be immediately expelled without recourse from the program as a result of horseplay, inattentiveness, inappropriate conduct, violation of safety rules and failure to range officer s direction. Signature of Parent/Guardian Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me this day of Year Notary Public My Commission expires The 4-H Pledge: I pledge my Head to clearer thinking my Heart to greater loyalty my Hands to larger service and my Health to better living for my Club, My Community, my Country, and my World.