Terrebonne 511 Roussell Street (70360) Post Office Box 627 Houma, Louisiana 70361 (985) 873-6495; Fax: (985) 850-4620 Email: croger@agcenter.lsu.edu RHimel@agcenter.lsu.edu Upcoming dates: January 27 Parish Livestock Show January 30 Achievement Day Theme due January 30 Duct Tape Entries due January 30 Blankest for Layers of Love due January 31-February 3 District Livestock Show February 10-17 State Livestock Show February 27 4-H Camp Applications Due March 7-10 Southern Regional Shoot March 24 Achievement Day April 18-21 State Shoot July 2-6 4-H Summer Camp Have a great month! Mrs. Cherie and Mr. Reed 4-H Agents 1 Cajun Chronicles January 2018 4-H Summer Camp July 2-July 6, 2018 Camping is one of the most valuable experiences a child can have. It s a learning experience that helps boys and girls appreciate the outdoors, live together as a group, get along with others and appreciate people with different interests and backgrounds. Many 4th, 5th and 6th grade boys and girls participate in 4-H Camp Grant Walker. The camp is held at the LSU AgCenter s Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center, an 80- acre campsite located near Pollock, LA, on Highway 8 about 15 miles northeast of Alexandria. Terrebonne 4-H will be camping July 2-July 6, 2018 4-H members leave on Monday and return on Friday. Transportation is provided to and from camp. If you are interested in attending 4-H summer camp you must complete a Summer Camp Application and return it to the 4-H office. You can get the application from your club leader, the 4-H office or the Terrebonne 4-H website. Applications will be accepted beginning February 1, 2018 through February 27, 2018 Adult Volunteer space is limited. If you are interested, please make a comment on your child s 4-H Camp Application. The 4-H office will contact you if needed. Youth Counselors are needed. 4-H Members 10th 12th grade should complete an application. You can contact Mrs. Cherie if interested.
2 Achievement Day is our Final Contest Day of the 4-H Year and Awards Program. This year, Achievement Day will be held at H.L. Bourgeois on March 24, 2018. What will be the theme for the 2018 4-H Achievement Day? Send us your most creative ideas for a slogan in 7 words or less. The winning slogan will be one that is brief and catchy, capturing the spirit of 4-H; especially Terrebonne Parish 4-H. The winner will receive a $25.00 cash award. Think fast the deadline is January 30, 2018. Submission must also include the following: Full name of 4-H member submitting slogan: School 4-H Club: Slogan: Send your slogans to: Achievement Day Theme Contest Terrebonne Parish 4-H, Achievement Day Theme Contest, P.O. Box 627, Houma, LA 70361 One entry per 4-H member Terrebonne 4-H Livestock and Rabbit Show Join Us for the Terrebonne Parish 4-H Junior Livestock Show and Rabbit Show Houma Airbase Pavilion Saturday, January 27, 2018 Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Pigs, Rabbit and Poultry Show 9:00 a.m. Rabbit Show begins at 1:00 p.m. Terrebonne Parish 4-H will hold it s Parish Livestock Show on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. It will take place at the Air Base Arena Building on the East Side of Houma. We invite our 4-H members to come out at support our Livestock exhibitors on January 27.
3 Duct Tape Contest Let s Get Creative! Design something made of Duct Tape. There are a variety of colors and prints of duct tape to begin your masterpiece. Please follow the rules below. Have fun! Rules: 1. All entries are due to the 4-H office by January 30, 2018. 2. Projects should be student created. You CAN NOT duct tape on top of a preexisting item. You may use cardboard, wire, clips, fabric, buckles, etc. 3. Only one entry per 4-H member. Categories: Clothing belts, vest, hats, shoes, etc. Accessories wallets, purses, hair bows, key chains, etc. School and Office Supplies pencil bags, pencil toppers, desk accessories, etc. Sports and musical equipment guitar, baseball, etc. Other designs that do not fall in any of the above categories. All items will be returned. Ribbons will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in junior (4th 6th grade) and senior (7th 12th grade) divisions. Clover buds will receive participation ribbons. An overall Grand and Reserve Champion will be selected. The form below MUST be completed and attached to your duct tape art. All entries are due to the 4-H office by January 30, 2018 Name : (first and last) School: Grade: Category: Circle one Clothing School/office supplies accessories sports/musical equipment other Only one entry per 4-H member. Attached the form to entry.
4 4-H Layers of Love Terrebonne 4-H Members have been doing a great job growing leaders through community service. We are encouraging you to continue to make a positive change in our community by participating in our 4-H Layers of Love drive. We are asking each school 4-H club to make one (or more) fleece blanket to donate. The blankets will be donated to cancer patients. Follow these simple steps as a club to make a fleece blanket: Supplies: 1 yd of fleece for the top 1 yd of fleece for the bottom 1 pair of scissors 1 popsicle stick or index card straight pins - optional Instructions 1. You will need two pieces of equal size, which will then be tied together with knots. You can use the same fabric for both front and back, or you can choose complimentary or contrasting fabrics for a reversible blanket. 2. Place one piece of fabric face down and one face up. Line them up and trim the edges so that both pieces are even. Separate the pieces of fleece. 3. In each corner of the two pieces, measure a 3" x 3" box. Mark the box using chalk or pins. Cut out this box, notching each corner in the same manner on both blankets. Discard the boxes, or save for another project. (optional step) 4. Make a guide out of a notecard that is three or four inches long and one inch wide. (A large popsicle stick is a great guide as well. Use this guide to cut even slits around the entire edge of both pieces of fleece. Cut the slits perpendicular to the edge of the quilt, three inches deep (or four inches for a larger blanket) into the fabric from the edges, and one inch wide apart. 5. Lay the two pieces of fleece on top of each other, right sides out. Take a slit from one piece of fleece and tie it to the slit on the other piece of fleece that's directly beneath it. Double knot it securely, but don't tie too tightly or you may damage the slit. Continue tying slits together all the way around the blanket until both pieces of fleece are joined. Check the web for more instructions if needed. Search no-sew fleece blankets. Be Creative! Please do not add embellishments such as buttons, glitter, beads, or sequence. Iron-on s and embroidery are OK. Tags: Roll up the blanket and attach a tag with a ribbon or other material. Please do not use safety pins to attach the tag. Your tag should have a nice friendly message with your school name and 4-H emblem. Blankets are due to the 4-H office by January 30, 2018. * We will also collect the small blankets you can buy for a low cost at most stores. The more blankets we get the more smiles we will see.
5 4-H Top Chef s Clover Thanks to Lacache Middle School for hosting the Poultry and Egg Cookery and Pet Show! Thanks to all participants for making this event a success again this year! Congratulations to the following Top Chef s (Grand Champion Winners) from the Poultry Cookery: Chicken Caidence Lunk, Grand Caillou Elementary; Turkey and Turkey Products Claire Use, H.L. Bourgeois; Other Poultry and Wild Game Breelyn Portier, Bourg Grand Champion Winner from the Egg Cookery: Egg Main Dish Nyla Falgout, Upper Little Caillou; Egg Appetizer or Salad Brandi Clark, H.L. Bourgeois; Egg Dessert Brady Dupre, St. Bernadette. Great Job to All 4-H Clover Thanks to Caldwell Middle School for hosting the Beef, Sugar, and Sweet Potato Cookery! Despite the snowy weather, we had great participation. Thanks to all participants for making this event a success! While the judges were judging dishes, 4-H members were able to attend fun educational workshops, presented by our Junior Leader members and adult volunteers. Thanks to Claire Use, Madolyn Adams, Tina Use, and Sarah Use for their leadership with these workshops. Congratulations to the following Top Chef s (Grand Champion Winners) from the Beef Cookery: Low Calorie Main Dish Corin Talbot, St. Bernadette; One Dish Meal Karoline Phillips, St. Matthew s; Quick and Easy Sylie Scott, Grand Caillou Elementary Sugar Cookery: Any Other Sugar Grant Roger, St. Bernadette; Cookies,-Katelyn Landry, Upper Little Caillou; Cakes Olivia Blair, Houma Christian; Candy Jay Westbrook, St. Matthew s; Pies Aubrey Lagarde, Mulberry Sweet Potato Cookery: Sweet Potato Dessert Kamryn Billiot, Montegut Middle; Sweet Potato Any Other Mirrae Faul, Mulberry
6 Pet Show Results WOW!! Is all we can say for the participation in Any Other Pet the Pet Show. Thanks to all who participated and Smallest Pet- Grace Arcement, MMS; Most Colhelped. orful Christan Pellegrin, St. Matthew s; Most Champion Winners from the 2017 Pet Show are: Unusual Lindsey Burges, Bayou Black; Largest Pet Carson Guidry, Homeschool; Best CosCategory: CATS tumed Pair Grace Arcement, MMS Best groomed Mirrae Faul, Mulberry; Biggest Cat Overall Other Champion: Christan Pellegrin, St. Chloe Trosclair, MMS; Best Dressed Destiny Matthew s Plaisance. Lacache; Best Costumed Pair Kami Overall Other Reserve Champion: Grace ArceWhite, Lisa Park; Softest Fur Aiden Domangue, ment, MMS MMS Overall Cat Champion: Mirrae Faul, Mulberry Category: I Wish Pet Overall Cat Reserve Champion: Chloe Trosclair, MMS Category: DOGS Most Unusual Julian Paz, MMS; Best Costumed Pair Benton Walker, MMS; 4-H Spirit Littleton Saltzman, St. Gregory Best Costumed Pair Gabriel Suarez, GCMS; Overall I Wish Champion: Benton Walker, MMS Overall I Wish Reserve Champion: Julian Paz, Best Pet Trick Isaiah Black, Montegut Middle; Biggest Dog Kirsten LeBlanc, MMS; Smallest Dog MMS Makayla Rhodes, Homeschool; Best Groomed Overall Best of Show: Breelyn Portier, Bourg Kirsten Leblanc, MMS Overall Dog Champion: Kirsten LeBlanc, MMS Overall Dog Reserve Champion: Isaiah Black, Montegut Middle If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your participation in any of our activities, please contact the 4-H office at 985-873-6495 two weeks prior to the event.
7 4-H Week Highlights We were so PROUD of all the green, white and 4-H clovers we saw during 4-H Week! We are especially proud of all the community service projects completed at so many school clubs!! We are seeing an increase in 4-H participation in parish events and activities and we are excited and hope you are having fun, learning new things and making friends. Thanks to all schools who promoted 4-H! We saw many different activities taking place around the parish. Inside Displays AWESOME job to all clubs who participated! FaceBook Contest The winner are as follows: Thanks to all who promoted 4-H on Facebook. Many more pictures were shared this year to promote 4-H! 1st Grand Caillou Elementary 2nd Gibson Elementary 3rd Montegut Middle Thanks to the following schools for participating in the National 4-H Week Display Contest: Bayou Black Elementary, Dularge Elementary, Houma Junior High, Covenant Christian, 4-H Week Display Results: Lacache Middle School, Mulberry Elementary, All 4-H clubs who participated worked well to show St. Bernadette, St. Francis, St. Gregory, Upper the parish their 4-H Pride Little Caillou Outside Displays 1st Maria Immacolata 2nd Bourg Elementary 3rd St. Matthew s The winner of the $25 gift card is: Kami Deroche from St. Bernadette 4-H Spirit Contest: 1st Tiven Bennett, Montegut Middle 2nd Hayden Rice, HJH 3rd Zack Arceneaux, Montegut Middle; St. Gregory Group It is the policy of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability.
8 Christmas Ornament Contest Results Great Job to all 4-H members who entered an ornament in the 4-H Christmas Ornament Contest! Brooke Price, ULC; Katelyn Landry, ULC 3rd Colby Compeaux, MMS; Dylan LaPointe; Results are: Paislie Verdin, Dularge Ele; Gabriel Suarez, CGMS; TyElementary: den Eschete, Lisa Park; 1st Julian Paz, MMS; Karli Jalise Stewart, Lisa Park; IsaPlaisana, Bourg; Nathan belle Hordino, EF; Jay WestBlanchard, CGES; Ashton brook, St. Matthew s; Bollom, Maria Immacolata; LaylaBeth Authement, ULC; Kate Smith, St. Matthew s Sa miya Williams, Bayou Black 2nd Breelyn Portier, Bourg; Kami Deroche, Middle: St. Bernadette; Bree 1st Kaydence Tassin, St. Usie, Lacache; Mason Matthew s; Blake Henry, St.Germaine, Mulberry; Holy Family 2nd Brandon Parr, Holy Family; Grace Lirette, MMS 3rd Katie Westbrook, VCHS; Caroline Marcel, St. Matthew s High School: 1st Claire Use, HL 2nd Tayden Stelly, HL 3rd Alison Heiser, CCA