Cooperative Extension Service Daviess County 4800A New Hartford Road Owensboro KY 42303 270-685-8480 Fax: 270-685-3276 extension.ca.uky.edu Written Communications Do you like to write? If so, why not share your talents and participate in the Kentucky 4-H Written Communications! Each county is allowed two junior and two senior entries per category. Entry deadline is February 1 to the Daviess County Extension Office. Categories are listed below: 1. Poetry (3 line minimum & 25 line maximum) 2. What 4-H Means to Me Essay (min. 500 words) 3. Original Monologue 4. Press Release (maximum of 1,000 words) 5. Public Service Announcement 6. Songwriting For details, visit http://4-h.ca.uky.edu/content/4-hwritten-communication-contest-0 On October 26 Daviess County Cloverbud Teen Leader and 4-H Health Ambassador, Lily Young, traveled to Hancock County to lead their Cloverbud Club in some exercises and making healthy snacks with bananas and Cuties. Teen Summit March 8-10, 2018 Open to 6th-8th grade youth, Teen Summit is a weekend long experience that can build leadership, communication, and citizenship skills in you! Youth will have the opportunity to interact with other 4-H ers from across the state, meet State 4-H Officers, and participate in exciting workshops and fun-shops. The deadline to register is February 1. Space is limited, for more information call the Extension Office today! Sign-ups are OPEN for 4-H Camp 2018! 4-H Camp is a highlight of the summer for every camper, teen, and adult volunteer involved! Registration for attending West Kentucky 4-H Camp on June 12-15 is on a first come, first serve basis. Beginning January 2, we will be taking registrations for all youth ages 9-15 interested in attending camp. The full camp fee is $215. A $100 deposit will hold your child s spot for camp and if paid in full before May 1, you will receive a $10 discount. Older than 15 and still want to attend 4-H Camp?! You can gain valuable skills in a leadership role serving as a teen or adult leader at Camp! Call today with any question and to registered! Cloverbuds Show and Tell For the January meeting it will be your turn to share a favorite thing, activity or skill. It may be a gift you have received, a game you know how to play, your dance moves, a book, just about anything you can think of! You won t have to talk very long just come ready to share!
4-H Achievement Congratulations to these Daviess County 4-H ers on accomplishing the following through the Kentucky 4-H Achievement Program. Achievement Level Clover Level 4 & Silver Clover Level 5 Clover Level 2 Clover Level 5 Clover Level 2 Clover Level 2 Clover Level 3 & Bronze Clover Level 3 Clover Level 4 Name Ethan Carmon Isaac Carmon Evan Fuqua Anna Gargus Isaac Heisdorffer Julieann Heisdorffer Hope Ramming Brielle Sims Lily Young Hope will receive a partial scholarship to 4-H Teen Conference for reaching the Bronze level of the 4-H Achievement program. Ethan will be competing on the state level for a partial scholarship to 4-H Teen Conference. If you would like to participate in the 4-H Achievement Program, start early. Items are entered according to the 4-H Program Year which begins September 1. Scholarship Information The Daviess County 4-H Council sponsors a $1000 scholarship for 4-H ers who are entering college or technical school next fall or who are already in college but have not received a 4-H scholarship in the past. The application for the Daviess County 4-H Council Scholarship will require the 4-H Achievement Application. Read below for more information. The 4-H Scholarship Application is due March 1. Do not wait until the last minute, this will take some time!! The 4-H Achievement Program is intended to recognize 4-H participants who have outstanding accomplishments and to provide incentive for youth to increase their knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is a comprehensive program spanning the entire career of the 4-H er, awards points for outside efforts and interests, and encourages growth and development by awarding high points at multi-county, state, and national levels. As youth work their way through the achievement levels they become eligible for scholarships to Teen Summit, Teen Conference, and eventually college scholarships. While you can start keeping records earlier, everything you do starting with your 6 th grade year in school is included in your Achievement Application. The application is posted to the Daviess County 4-H website. 4-H Jacket & Vest Award To apply for the Jacket and Vest Award, you will need to fill out the 4-H Achievement Application which is available on our 4-H website. See above for more information. The Senior level winner (age 14-18 as of 1/1/17) will be awarded an embroidered jacket. The Junior level winner (age 9-13 as of 1/1/17) will be awarded an embroidered fleece vest. You may win only one time as a junior and one time as a senior. Applicants that have completed the 4-H Achievement process this November need to call the office to notify us if you would like to be entered into the Jacket and Vest Award selection. The application is due to the Extension Office by March 1.
Fun & Exercise at the District 6 & 7 Teen Skate By: Lily Young, 4-H Health Ambassador Whenever you think of exercising it doesn t seem fun at times. You want to push it off into the back of your head and just forget about it. But not all exercises have to be hardcore and make you sweat. If you joined the 4-H bandwagon, you could give yourself so many choices to be able to have the physical activity you need. You could be having fun while exercising and wouldn t even know it. Friday night Lily Young & Grace Brocato at the 4-H Area Teen meeting for District 6 and 7. December 15, 2017 4-H leaders from several counties in districts 6 and 7 decided to have a get together for their teen 4-H ers at the Edge Ice Center here in Owensboro! Now I m not one who knows how to skate, but I still had lots of fun! Ice skating is an awesome and perfect example of a way to have fun while moving around and getting exercise while doing it. If you re not one who s used to it, you may even lose your breath going a couple of rounds! I know I did! Club Leaders: REMINDER Club financial Reports and Inventories are due in the Extension Office no later than February 1. You will receive these forms in the mail. 4-H is Growing True Leaders Demonstrations The county Demonstrations will be held at the Extension Office on January 31 at 4 p.m. This contest is open to all Daviess County youth ages 9-18 as of January 1, 2018. In order to compete, you must pick a topic that fits any of the listed categories, then prepare and give a 5-15 minute talk demonstrating a skill, craft, or something of interest to you. Call the Extension Office with questions and to sign up no later than January 19! Garden Club Cody Adkins steps up in the Archery Club to help younger 4-H members learn the parts of the bow. 4-H Garden Club will meet before Natural Resource Club at 4:30 p.m. on January 22. Members will make a bingo game to learn more about plants. The club will also elect officers during this meeting. The Cooperative Extension Service prohibits discrimination in its programs and employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. To file a complaint of discrimination, contact Tim West, UK College of Agriculture, (859) 257-3879; Terry Allen, or Patty Bender, UK Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, (859) 257-8927; or the USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326 W Whitten Bldg., 14th & Independence Ave. SW, Washington DC 20250-9410 (202) 720-5964 Stacey R. Potts Daviess County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development Education Lindsey Boone Daviess County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development Education
4-H Youth Development,. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Extension Office Closed 4-H Cloverbuds 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4-H Council Meeting Archery Practice* 4-H Officer Training 4:00 Homeschool Club and Homeschool Cloverbuds 10:30 a.m. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Camp Improvement 4-H Livestock Extension Office Committee STEM Club Last day to sign Club up for Marksmen Club, Closed Meeting, 4:30 p.m. West KY 4-H 6:30 p.m. Demonstrations Rivertown 9:00 a.m. Camp 5:00 p.m. 21 22 Garden Club 23 24 25 26 27 4:30 p.m. Natural Resources Jr. Homemakers Young Riders 6:30 p.m. Archery Practice* 28 29 30 31 4-H Capitol Experience, Frankfort, KY Demonstrations 4:00 p.m. 4-H Photography Club 4:00 6:00 p.m. (Pre-registration required) Marksmen Club, Rivertown 9:00 a.m. If Daviess County Public Schools are cancelled due to inclement weather, then all 4-H events and meetings are cancelled. Club leaders will decide if/when meetings will be rescheduled. We will post any cancellations on our Facebook page. You may also call the office at 270-685-8480 to check. * Archery Practice is held at the Daviess County Fairgrounds. Elementary/Middle School 4:30 p.m., High School
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