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Yearly Events
4-H Overnighter – is held at
the end of January at the Advisor Training – educational
workshops and sessions for the adult volunteers who serve as advisors and key
leaders for the program. Usually held
in February. Participation is
required. Officer Training – educational
sessions for those youth holding offices in their clubs. Usually held in February, participation is
required. 4-H Mall Show – Held during
4-H Week in March at the Ft. Steuben Mall.
Clubs set up booths, hand out information and put on programs to
promote 4-H in the county. Open to all
clubs in the county. Participation is
recommended. Store Front Decorating Contest – Held during
4-H Week where clubs choose a business window to decorate to promote
4-H. Judges pick the top 5
windows. Prizes are award. Open to all clubs in the county. Participation is recommended. Enrollment – Final enrollment forms are due on
March 15 for those clubs wanting Honor Club status. All others are due on April 15. Final project changes are due before May
15. Required. Quality Assurance Training – These
sessions will be held concurrently with Skillathon in 2006. If you cannot attend the Quality Assurance
Training during Skillathon, one Quality Assurance Training
is scheduled in June. These trainings
get information to market animal project members about the mandatory Quality
Assurance requirements set up by the state of Tag-Ins – Animals taken
to the fair for market purposes must have their animals tagged in by the
appropriate personnel at three times during the year. There is a May tag-in, a July Tag-in, and a
November Tag-in. Newsletters notify
members which animals are to be tagged when.
This is required for ALL market animal projects. Contest Day – is an
opportunity for members to practice public speaking skills. There are many categories from beginner
events (Pledge and Creed Contests) to individual and team demonstrations, as
well as extemporaneous speaking. This
is a great opportunity for those members who are interested in sharpening
their speaking skills and talking in front of an audience. There are prizes awarded and some contest
members move on to district and state speaking events. Usually held in June, this activity is not
required, but highly recommended. Jefferson County 4-H Camp – Held in late
June or early July, this event places 100 youth from the ages of 8-13 at Skillathon – Skillathon is
a learning lab for youth to show off the knowledge the member has about his/her
animal project as per age level. There
is an opportunity to score enough points to become “Outstanding”
in their species. No one fails and
scores are kept only for outstanding status.
Those meeting outstanding status are excused from participating in
another Skillathon until they reach the next age level. A practice Skillathon and study guides are
available so youth can prepare for the event.
A new Team Skillathon was initiated in 2005 and was very popular. Up to 5 members can make a team and each member
participates in his chosen species area.
The total team score is then taken and prizes are awarded for the top
5 teams. This effort counts towards
the mandatory Skillathon effort. These
activities are held in June and July and are required. Project Judging – All projects
other than livestock projects are judged on two evenings in July at the Family Fun Day – This event which
is held at Jr. Fair Night at the Honor Club/Honor Member – Each club and
member have an opportunity to strive for “Honor” status. These applications are due on September
1. Certain criteria must be met as
stated on the application forms.
Participation is recommended. Most Outstanding 4-Her – Junior and
Senior Most Outstanding 4-Hers are chosen in September and announced at the
Advisor Banquet. Advisor Banquet – Held the end
of September, the banquet honors the adult volunteers in the 4-H
program. Many awards are handed out to
the exceptional volunteers for the year.
All volunteers are encouraged to attend. Haunted House – Each year,
the 4-H program sponsors a Haunted House during the Fall Spectacular at the
county fairgrounds in October. Members
and adults volunteer the many hours of work and of “haunting” needed
to make this event a success. Open to
all county 4-Hers. It’s a just
for fun activity. All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status. Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Ag. Admin.
and Director, OSU Extension Updated January, 2006 |
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