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2013-2014 4-H Yearbook
Learn Leadership and Communication
Skills Through: Monthly Events
Community Service Projects
4-H Project Groups
Club Participation
Your 4-H Officers for 2013-14
President ____________________
Vice President ________________
Secretary ____________________
4-H Club Emblem
The National 4-H Emblem is the four-leaf clover with the
letter “H” in each leaflet. The four “H’s” represent the equal
training of the Head, Heart, Hands, and Health of a person. The
4-H Clover stands for “Good Luck” and “Achievement”.
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
4-H Motto: “To Make the Best Better”
4-H Activities for 2013-2014
AUGUST Pet Awareness Day Aug.17, Tractor Supply Judging Day @ Jackson on Sept.14 Outdoor Grilling/Forestry/Life Skills/Meat ID (Events for 5th-12th graders) Link to Judging Team info on webpage
Fundraiser for 4-H /BBQ Chickens Sept. 27 (Advance ticket sales)
UPDATE your 4-H Portfolio!
SEPTEMBER Fair-Entries/Sept . 8th -9th Campaign to be an Officer in your club Elect Officers –Officer Training Judging Day @ Jackson (Sept. 14): Outdoor Grilling/Forestry/Life Skills/Meat ID Consumer Decision Making Contest for 10th – 12th grade (Sept. 14)
Fundraiser for 4-H /BBQ Chickens Sept. 27 Pickup at Tractor Supply at 12 noon.
OCTOBER National 4-H Week (Oct. 6-12) Troop Fan Mail Promotion Participate in Club & Fall Break Activities
UPDATE your 4-H Portfolio!
NOVEMBER Demonstrations and Interactive Exhibit Boards Collect Troop Fan Mail by Nov. 11 Promote Posters for Dec. Pickup Holiday Extravaganza Workshop (Nov 23+24)
UPDATE your 4-H Portfolio!
DECEMBER Collect Posters at schools on Dec. 5 Holiday Workshop & Community Service (TBA)
UPDATE your 4-H Portfolio!
JANUARY Give a 4-H Speech (Guidelines posted on Webpage)
Promote 4-H Congress: 9TH AND 10TH GRADERS
(March 30 - April 2)
UPDATE your 4-H Portfolio!
FEBRUARY Regional Speech Contest for Senior High County Speech Contest (TBA) (Sr. High assist with the Contest) Revised Baking Contest (in club meetings)
UPDATE your 4-H Portfolio!
MARCH Photo Contest (Displayed at Library) Academic Conference Applications and Jr. High Portfolios Due March 28
UPDATE your 4-H Portfolio!
APRIL
4-H Congress: 9TH AND 10TH GRADERS
March 30 - April 2 Sr. Portfolios (record books) due Apr. 20
MAY Pet Show, Lexington Manor, May 15 at 3:30p.m. Sr. High: Assist with 4-H Pet Show National Nursing Home Week
Website: utextension.tennessee.edu/Henderson Facebook: UT Extension Henderson County
2014 Summer Camps: Junior Camp/ 4th-6th grades/ June 2-6/Columbia, TN OWLS Camp/ 6th-12th grade/ May 27-30/ Land Between Lakes
Line And Design Camp/ 6th-12th grade/ July 7-9/UT Martin Junior High Camp/6th-8th grade/ June 30-July 3/ Columbia, TN
4-H Staff: Janet Newton, UT Extension Agent Lora Johnson, 4-H Program Assistant Jnewton2 @utk.edu [email protected] 731-225-2683 731-234-2104
MONTHLY 4-H THOUGHTS
☺ Nothing encourages creativity like the chance to fall flat on
one’s face.—James D. Finley
☺ You can tell more about a person by what he says about others
than you can by what others say about him.—Leo Aikman
☺ If you wouldn’t write it and sign it, don’t say it. –Earl Wilson
☺ Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. –Winston
Churchill
☺ Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life. –Sophia
Loren
☺ Good judgment comes from experience, and most often
experience comes from bad judgment.—Rita Mae Brown
☺ A happy person is not a person in a certain set of
circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of
attitudes. – Hugh Downs
☺ Persons thankful for little things are certain to be the ones
with much to be thankful for.—Frank Clark
☺ Whether you believe you can do a thing or believe you can’t,
you are right!—Henry Ford
☺ Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no
happiness without action.—Benjamen Disraeli
SEPTEMBER 4-H Club Meetings and Officers
4-H allows students to do project work at home, by themselves, or with the help of family members.
Project materials are available online.
During classroom 4-H meetings, we want to “bring it all together” to help students get
the most from what 4-H has to offer. Our meetings need to be organized. Classes need to be prepared
ahead of time. When we arrive, the meeting will come to order. Each class will need the following
officers, which will be elected during October: President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Community
Service Committees.
4-H Club Meeting Agenda President: I now call this 4-H Club Meeting to order. Will the Secretary please read the minutes of the last meeting? Secretary: Reads Minutes (A summary of last month’s meeting.) President: Are there any corrections or additions to the minutes? If not, they stand approved as read. Is there any 4-H news to report? We will now have a report from the Community Service Chairman: I now turn this meeting over to the Vice President. Vice President: Our “Thought for the Day” will be given by:__________________ ( This should be planned ahead of the meeting time to help the meeting flow smoothly!)
Our 4-H Pledge will be led by:_____________ I now turn the meeting over to the 4-H Leader.
OCTOBER
“National 4H Week”
During the first full week of October, 4-H is honored on a national
level. This week, known as NATIONAL 4-H WEEK, celebrates the
wonderful activities, events programs and members of 4-H.
During this week, the Henderson County 4-H Program would like your
help. We would like everyone to know about “NATIONAL 4-H WEEK.” To
show leadership, you and your class should establish a way to promote 4-
H and report on your project. Examples: Everyone wear green one day,
put sign on school marquee, or do a special community service project.
Your participation in this great event is highly appreciated!
November 4-H Activity Fan Mail for the Troops
This is a great morale building program for those serving
our country in various places throughout the world. Our “heroes” love to hear from
students like you. We need to let them know that we appreciate their service! Here
are a few rules to follow for this activity:
1. Letters must be on 8 ½” x 11” paper, folded ONCE to form an 8 ½ x 5 ½ folded
page. I have created a template, but you are welcome to create your own!
2. The preparer’s name\address (or school name and
address) should be
placed on the front page of the folded paper along with the
words: TROOP FAN MAIL.
3. Your personal message may be written on pages 2 and 3
inside the folded piece of paper. This area may be set up in whatever format
desired, and it may include drawings, illustrations, clip art, etc. Make your message
worth reading. Do your best work! These letters need to be cheerful!
4. Bring a QUARTER (.25 cents) for each letter to your homeroom teacher by the
DEADLINE…….. NOVEMBER 4-H CLUB MEETING! (Plan to have all letters
done by November 18th ! I need them in my office by the Friday before
Thanksgiving!)
5. For individuals turning in 25 pieces or more, please rubber band all your pieces
together to be awarded a certificate later in the year: additionally, for 50 or more
pieces, individuals will be awarded a pin-on badge.
4-H Poster Contest
Do like to draw? Do you have a little creative flare? If so, then
enter the 4-H Poster Contest! It is easy. All you need to do is create
a poster that relates to 4-H. It is a great way to show off your talents. There are a few simple rules, listed below, that you must
follow. GOOD LUCK!
To use the 4-H Emblem , look
for it on the Henderson County
Web Page! Observe the rules
and do not put anything over
the Clover! (Do not even tilt it!)
4-H POSTER RULES
1. Your poster must be 14” x 22” (or half the size of a poster board).
2. Make your poster horizontal, not vertical!
3. Your theme must relate to 4-H! Do not use famous, copyrighted
characters, such as Mickey Mouse. NO GLITTER!!!!!
4. Be creative and use lots of colors. Make it bright and colorful. BE NEAT!!
5. Make sure that anything glued on your poster does not stick up more than
1/8 inch.
6. On the back of your poster, be sure to put your Name, Grade, School, and
Teacher.
14”
22”
DECEMBER
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! No Club Meetings
Poster Pickup – December 13th
JANUARY 4-H SPEECH PREPARATION GUIDELINES
Our goal is to provide you with a challenge to sharpen your skills at speaking to groups and to allow you to gain self-confidence. All of you have some idea you can share with your fellow students. Competition is by grade level as outlined below. Subject is open to the discretion of the speaker, but observe the time for each grade level. SUGGESTIONS: 4TH GRADE: Speeches should be 1-2 minutes in length.
“My Favorite _____________” 5TH GRADE: Speeches should be 2-3 minutes in length. Speak on
a person who is a role model to you, a famous person, hero or someone you admire.
6TH GRADE: Speeches should be 3-4 minutes in length.
Speak on any subject. (Try to relate to 4-H or something that you have an interest in.) 7TH AND 8TH GRADE: Speeches should be 4-5 minutes in length.
Speak on current events or issues. For example: The benefits of using a seat belt, alcohol and drug related problems, etc. (These are suggestions.)
9TH – 12TH GRADE: Speeches should be 5-7 minutes in length.
**ALL senior high speeches should relate, in some way, to the member’s experiences in 4-H and/or things learned through 4-H. (It should be a promotional speech for 4-H).
You may use note cards (3” x 5”) only! DO NOT use any props/No Costumes!
DO NOT read your speech. You will lose many points this way!
The key to successful Public Speaking is:
PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!
FEBRUARY 4-H Photography Contest
ARE YOU A SHUTTER BUG? Select 1 or 2 pictures that you’ve
made in the past year, and mount them separately on poster board or construction paper to make your exhibits.
You may enter any two categories, and you can have only one entry per category. Select photographs that show imagination! People don’t always smile and say “cheese”. They may be hugging or making faces. Experiment with different angles. Remember to get close enough to your subject for a good shot with sharpness. Move in close to buildings, and be careful of the light in the background when taking photographs of buildings.
Your mounting board should be about the size of notebook paper (8
1/2 “ x 11”). Fasten your picture to the board using double-faced tape or rubber cement on the backside of your picture. Do this so that you may easily remove your picture later. RULES: 1. Each 4-H member may enter 1 or 2 photos in the local contents. NO more than two
photographs may be entered. 2. The categories are: People; Buildings; Landscapes; or Animals. 3. Black and white or color photos may be entered. Instant print and lab
developed photos are also eligible. 4. All photos must have been taken by the 4-H member. 5. Photos may not be more than 1 year old. 6. All pictures must be mounted in some way with a short title under
the photo. The 4-H member’s name, school and teacher’s name must be on the back of the picture.
Some photos may be recommended for the State 4-H Photo Contest for 6-12 graders. Check out the Photo Contest at the 4-H Webpage under Events.
MARCH
Bread Baking Contest
March is the month for the 4-H Bread Baking Contest. So pull out your flour and rolling pins and get ready to cook! Bread baking is really simple and easy. With proper techniques and the right recipe, you can have a first-rate product. The items you may enter are as follows: 4th Grade- 3 Cornmeal Muffins 5th and 6th Grade- 3 Biscuits 7th and 8th Grade- Quick Loaf Bread (Bring whole leaf) Rules to Follow: 1. Bake your bread yourself! 2. Use any recipe that you like, but don’t use mixes. 3. Read all instructions carefully and wash your hands before
beginning. 4. Bring your bread to your March Club meeting. (Suggestion:
Choose bread that is evenly brown and texture is light) 5. Bring wrapped bread on a paper plate with your name and teacher’s name on the
underneath side of the plate. Corn Meal Muffins Basic Biscuit Recipe Basic Nut Bread
2 Cups Sifted Self- Rising Flour
¼ Cup Shortening
¾ Cup Milk
Heat oven to 450 degrees. Cut
shortening in to flour unit particles
are like fine crumbs. Add milk an
stir with a fork only until dough
leaves the sides of the bowl. Turn
dough out onto lightly floured
board or pastry cloth; knead just
until smooth. Roll dough out about
½ inch thick and cut with floured
cutter. Place on lightly greased
baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12-inch
biscuits.
1 Egg
1 ¼ Cup Sweet Milk
¼ Cup Bacon Drippings or
other shortening
2 Cups Self-Rising Corn Meal
1 Teaspoon Sugar
Heat oven to 450 Degrees.
Grease and heat muffin pans.
Beat egg with fork. Add milk
and shortening. Stir in meal and
sugar blend thoroughly. Pour
batter into hot greased pans and
bake 15 to 20 minutes.
¾ Cup Sugar
2 Tablespoons Margarine, softened
1 Egg
1 ½ Cups Milk
3 Cups All- Purpose Flour
3 ½ Teaspoons Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon salt
¾ Cup chopped nuts
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x9x3
loaf pan. Mix sugar, margarine and egg.
Stir in milk. Sift dry ingredients, stir in.
Blend in nuts. Pour into pan Bake 60 to
70 minutes.
Variations: Banana Nut Bread- Increase sugar to 1
cup. Use only ¾ cup milk and add 1 cup
mashed bananas.
Orange Nut Bread-Use only 3/4 cup
milk. Add 4 teaspoons grated orange
rind and 3/4 cup orange juice.
Choose a 4-H project topic you know
(keep it simple.) For table-top exhibits,
put your title or topic on your tri-fold board.
List the important steps in order.
Outline the explanation of each step.
List the materials/supplies needed.
Plan visuals—posters, signs, labels on
props, etc.
Write an introduction—something catchy to get everyone’s attention.
Be original and brief.
Write the body of the demonstration—this is the show and tell part.
Talk while you are working. For interactive table-top exhibits, plan
a 1-2 minute oral explanation to present to the judges.
Write a summary. Make sure the audience understands what you
have told them. Show a finished product when possible.
Always face the audience. Stand erect,
use good posture.
Speak clearly and loud enough for everyone to hear.
Use posters-don’t forget the title poster.
Practice food safety in food demonstrations.
Keep the area clear between what you are
doing and the audience.
Ask for questions at the end.
Say, “This concludes my demonstration” when finished.
Steps in Giving a Demonstration
Presentation
Preparation
Planning
One step in completing your 4-H project is SHARING
what you’ve learned with others.
4th and 5th graders SHOW HOW to do something as you TELL
HOW to do it. Sometimes you simply teach facts by using visuals
and props.
6th – 8th graders share your project by creating a table-top exhibit
on a specific topic. If you need help developing your idea, call Mrs.
Janet at the 4-H Office, or talk to your 4-H volunteer leader. Use
your 4-H project activity page for a resource.
List ideas for demonstrations. Remember that “how to” demonstrations are
helpful and fun for the audience.
__________________________________ ____________________________
_________________
Communications Skill Building
Your assignment is to make a demonstration/exhibit about your 4-H project and bring it
to the club meeting on ____________________________
Here are a few rules:
No live animals!
Must relate to a 4-H project.
Must be an individual demonstration or table-top
exhibit.
Local club awards include participation, 1st, 2nd and
3rd place in each project represented in the contest.
All 4th –8th grade participants are eligible County to
go to the Sub-Regional Contest which will be held in
MAY!
GOAL: To practice combining verbal & visual skills to communicate a message.
4-H Project Demonstration
APRIL
Summer Programs will be scheduled!
May activities Include : Wildlife Judging Contest 4-H Pet Show at Lexington Manor Sub-Regional Project Showcase (for those Demonstrations and Interactive Exhibit Boards)
4-H Portfolios are DUE: Junior High due April 1 to Regional Office in Jackson Senior High due May 1 to State 4-H Office in Knoxville
Sign up for Fall Judging Contests!!!! Outdoor Grilling Consumer Decision Making Contest Life Skills Contest
Camp Promotion
Other 4-H Summer Camps:
Electric Camp (Grades 6-7)- This is a 4 day camp in Knoxville. 4-H’ers will build
such items as lamps and compasses, and see many electrical demonstrations on the UT
campus. 4-H’ers will also enjoy a trip to Dollywood while at Electric Camp. Everyone
will be housed in the UT Knoxville dormitories.
Jr. Academic Conference (Grades 6, 7 & 8)- Jr. High 4-H’ers must choose a
project, fill out a short form and are selected to attend. This is a good opportunity to get a
great tour of the Knoxville campus and make academic plans for the future. At trip to
Dollywood is also enjoyed at Jr. High Academic Conference.
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TARGET SMART Camp (5- 12)- Shooting Sports Camp teaches firearms safety,
responsibility and life skills. Participants may choose one area of discipline (Archery,
Rifle, Shotgun or Black powder) and focus on that for an entire week. Other fun activities
are also available through the week. This camp is held in Columbia, Tennessee.
OWLS Camp (Grades 6-12)- A great way to learn about Tennessee wildlife. This
camp has been held in the Western Region for 5 years. It explores nature hikes and life
outdoors. You will also learn about fisheries and wildlife habits. Space is limited so sign
up early!
Line and Design Camp (Grades 6-12) A camp designed to be fun for the
crafter!! It is held at UT Martin for three days and two nights. We work with different art
forms to create take home projects. Also the highlight of the trip is working in the sewing
lab working on personal projects like pillows, bags, and aprons. A community service
project is done at camp also.
4-H Congress (Grades 9 & 10)- spend 4 days in Nashville and learn about our state
government. Experience mock legislative sessions, visit with our representatives, take
tours of Nashville and meet many new friends. This will be one trip that you will never
forget! Delegates are selected by 4-H Agents based on the participation 4-H.
Round-Up (Grades 9-12) – Spend the week on a UT Campus (Knoxville or UT
Martin). Students who have completed a “Portfolio” with their 4-H project work are
awarded a scholarship to attend a week long camp. All-Star activities also take place that
week.
You can link to Summer Camps from http://extension.tennessee.edu/henderson to find out more!
Project Groups
Sew Much Fun: Fee $40 3:30- 5:00 @ 4-H Office Dates: Monday Jan. 13 Monday, Feb. 10 Monday, Mar. 10 Monday, Apr. 14
Food For Thought: Fee $30 3:30-5:00 @ 4-H Office Dates: Monday, Feb. 4 Monday, Mar. 3 Monday, Apr. 7
Monday, May 5
Dog Project Group: Fee $10 4;30-5:30 @ Fairgrounds Building Tuesday, Jan. 21 Tuesday, Feb. 18 Tuesday, Mar. 18 Tuesday, Apr. 15 Tuesday, May 20
Horse Project Group Sign-up:
At Fairgrounds Building Wednesday, Jan 8 and 15: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Horse Bowl and Hippology Jan 18 @ Crockett Middle School
State Horse and Hippology Feb. 14 &15 (Knoxville)
4-H Trap Team : begins in spring Students must have Hunter Safety to participate!
4-H Improv Group: New group that will begin meeting on Jan. 5, 2014 and continue on the first Sunday of the month from 2-3:30 p.m. at the 4-H Office. This is Volunteer led for 8th-12th graders! Please join us!