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Meade County 4-H Connections January 2019

2018 Meade County Achievement Pin

Membership –

Josie Fieser

Kutter Harris

Kiera Ingram

Laura Lynn

Bryce McDowell

Audy Woods

Bronze –

Ace Rickard

Grace Roberts

Teghan Rosendahl

Clover –

Hannah Fieser

Natalie Ingram

Karsen Jones

Konner Jones

Cole Langhofer

Micah McDowell

Emmett Woods

Emerald –

Liz Hawley

Zachary Hawley

Samuel Lynn

Taylor Stapleton

Adeline Woods

Silver Pin –

Walker Koons

Silver Guard –

Kaylen Langhofer

Vincent Lynn

Gold Pin –

Korben Clawson

KEY AWARD –

Gatlin Clawson

2018 Meade County KAP Winners

SENIORS Gatlin Clawson – Communications Korben Clawson – Citizenship, Leadership INTERMEDIATES Liz Hawley – Shooting Sports Kaylen Langhofer – Dog Care & Training, Fiber Arts, Foods & Nutrition, Meat Goats Samuel Lynn – Meat Goats Adeline Woods – Bucket Calf, Clothing & Textiles, Self-Determined

JUNIOR Hannah Fieser – Swine Josie Fieser – Swine Cole Langhofer – Foods & Nutrition, Meat Goats, Shooting Sports, Visual Arts Bryce McDowell – Plant Science, Rabbits Micah McDowell – Reading Ace Rickard - Horse Audy Woods – Geology, Meat Goats Emmett Woods – Bucket Calf

WINNERS CIRCLE INCLUDES YOU!

CONGRATULATIONS! TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY PROUD OF YOU!

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All about dat CLUB DAY!

4-H Club Day – February 6th 2019 Club Day for Meade County 4-Hers will be held at the Meade Grade School on February 6th. Youth who compete will have the opportunity to qualify for Regional Club Day on March 3rd in Dodge City. There are three main areas youth can compete in, Presentations, Music and Talent. Please visit the google form to sign up for Club Day or see a detailed description on each presentation. Sign up at https://goo.gl/forms/g58y6IYedOw1aoAF3. Registration due by January 22, 2019!

Presentation Categories:

Show and Tell (non-qualifying for Cloverbuds and 1st or 2nd yr members only)

Jr. Project Talk Demonstrated or Illustrated Talk Digital Presentation Reading Public Speaking Extemporaneous Speaking Vocal

Instrumental One Act

Play Skit Novelty Vocal

Performance Model Meetings Gavel Games

Kansas 4-H Communication Fact Sheet Series Available: Did you know Kansas 4-H offers fact sheets for helping you learn what each public presentation should include? Please click on any of the following topics to be taken to a pdf webpage on that topic:

Kansas 4-H Presentation Overview - https://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/4H978.pdf 4-H Project Talks - https://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/4H979.pdf

4-H Demonstrations - https://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/4H980.pdf 4-H Illustrated Talks - https://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/4H982.pdf

4-H Demonstration & Illustrated Talk Planning Form https://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/4H981.pdf 4-H Public Speaking - https://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/4H983.pdf

4-H Presentation Brainstorming Activity - https://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/4H986.pdf 4-H Effective Presentation Tips - https://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/4H984.pdf

4-H Preparing and Using Visual Aids - https://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/4H985.pdf

Room Monitors Wanted – Intermediate and senior 4-H members are encouraged

to sign up as a room monitor. Even if you are not participating in Club Day we really

need your help! It is important that talks are introduced before they speak so the

judges are on the correct score sheet. It also helps those wishing to sit in on talks know

when it’s ok to go into a room or wait until the presentation is finished to go in.

Please sign up on the registration link provided to be a room monitor.

CloverBuds – Please remember to R.S.V.P. for EACH meeting!

Please call the office @ 620-873-8790 and let us know you plan to be there! We had such fun with our Holiday Projects! Don’t miss out. The new year promises to bring such learning opportunities for our Cloverbuds!

January Plains- January 8th After School @ Plains Library Meade – TO BE ANNOUNCED Fowler – January 17th 4-5 p.m. at Fowler Grade School

Southwest Area KAP Screening: If you are 14 or older and a county champion in a project, you are eligible to send your KAP Record Book to Area KAP screening on January 10, 2019. Make the suggested changes and turn a book in, following the KAP rules, for each project you want to be judged in. The books need to be in the Extension Office by 5:00 pm on January 9th, 2019. Come by the office if you need help or tips!

Drop it like it’s hot: If you decide not to participate in a project please go into your online profile and drop that project. This cleans up your profile and you are less likely to receive mailings or information that doesn’t pertain to you and/or your 4-H members

Holler for a dollar:

Sale Eligibility Reminder: You must be at 5 club meetings plus meet an additional 3 requirements. See this link to help remember and see where your member status is! http://www.meade.k-state.edu/4-h/documents/2018%20Auction%20Eligibility.pdf

Kansas 4-H Scholorship Applications-Get an early start on your application for the 2019 application

for the Kansas 4-H Scholorship by visiting www.kansas4-h.org.

Counselors Wanted from January 2018: WildHorse Camp will be June 3-5 with Counselor Training June 2, 2019 Heart of Kansas Camp will be June 11-12 with Counselor Training June 10th, 2019

Weigh in Dates for 2019: Beef weigh in is scheduled for March 22, 2019 6 pm-7 pm Small Animal weigh in is scheduled for May 6th, 2019 5 pm- 6:30 pm

IN OTHER NEWS Food Science in Action Competition: The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is sponsoring the fourth annual competition for students to show

off their video skills and creativity in the STEM fields. The theme for the 2019 competition is “Teaching

and Learning Science Through Food.” This competition is open to anyone and does not require

membership to IFT. Students create a 1– to 5–minute video to teach viewers about an aspect of food

science. The video must be detailed, include a materials and equipment list, so viewers can easily repeat

the project at home or school. Scientific accuracy is important, so attention to detail is critical. This is very

competitive and all submissions will receive constructive feedback. Video submissions are due April 8,

2019.Learn more at www.ift.org/Knowledge-Center/Learn-About-Food-Science/Food-Science-in-

Action.aspx. Learn about how Food Science Engages Students at https://bit.ly/2ry6Tgg.

Kansas Junior Producer Days Scheduled-SWINE AND GOAT

The 2019 Kansas Junior Producer Days have been scheduled! Junior

Swine Producer Day will be hosted on March 9, 2019, with Junior Meat

Goat Producer Day being March 30, 2019. Both junior day programs

will be in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry's Weber

Hall on the K-State campus. These events are one-day educational

opportunities for youth, parents, agents, and project leaders to learn

about various aspects of livestock project selection and management.

An optional Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) session will

be held at the conclusion of both junior days. This will be an

opportunity for youth to obtain their YQCA certification through an

instructor-led session. The Kansas State Fair Grand Drive and KJLS will

require all exhibitors to be YQCA certified for the 2019 shows. Please

watch the K-State Youth Livestock Program website and Facebook

page for registration details! Families will have the option to mail in

their junior day registration, or complete it online.

HORSE PROJECT MEETING

MEMBERS:

BE WATCHING YOUR

EMAILS/FACEBOOK/

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TEXTS/CALLS FOR

JANUARY MEETING

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DECEMBER 30 AND WILL

DISCUSS THE YEAR AHEAD

THEN!

4 Leaf Clover Club

Christmas Caroling 2018!

CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

Kansas 4-H Dog Judges’ Certification Training

Please remember January 14th is the last day for registration for the Kansas 4-H Dog Judges Certification and Training. The training will be held January 25-27 in Hutchison, Ks. This training is open to both youth and adults. Youth cannot be certified, but is a great opportunity to learn more about the judging process. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe82L5AN2Z0as3Etk4K7yWifpOt11j-E7xTZjJKEivsZM9HNA/viewform

SOUTHWEST 4H YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM-SWYLF

Young, Wild & Lead! The Southwest 4-H Youth Leadership Forum (SWYLF) will be held on Saturday, January 19 in

Dodge City. This event is open to all young people in grades 7 to 12. We hope that you will join us for this year's Southwest 4-H Youth Leadership Forum! Cost per person is $25 and includes program materials, t-shirt, snacks and lunch. Registration opens December 1, 2018 and will close January 4, 2019. Register online at www.Kansas4-H.org. You must take payment to your Local Extension Office by January 4, 2019, or your registration will be cancelled

HORSE PANORAMA

January 25-27, 2019 at Rock Springs 4-H Center we invite 4-H Members ages 7-18 and adult volunteers. Horse Panorama is a compilation of various contests related to the Horse Project. Contests include: quiz bowl, hippology, public speaking presentations, photography and educational posters. There will also be educational activities for 4-Hers of all ages. Registration Fee: http://www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/conferences-events/horse/index.html. Please get with Horse Project Leader Karrie Miller if you want to go!

4-H & OPEN YOUTH RABBIT SHOW

January 26, 2019 @ Fairgrounds in Sublette, KS. Registration 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Contest at 10 a.m.

There is youth contest and even a photo contest. For more information please contact Charity at 620-272-

6016 or email her at chorinek@gmail.com. Celeste can be reached at 620-428-2243 or via email at

vestaceleste@gmail.com

Citizenship in Action – Topeka, February 17-18, 2018

Would you like to have more influence in laws and rules that

affect your life? Then you’ll want to go to Kansas 4-H Citizenship

in Action! This two-day event is sponsored by the State 4-H

Youth Leadership Council. The purpose of the event is for Kansas

youth to learn how the state legislative process works and how

their voice and participation in decision-making can make a

difference in their local communities. The legislative visit will not

only familiarize youth with the capitol building, but will also show

them how they can affect the legislative process. REGISTER

ONLINE ON OR BEFORE MIDNIGHT FEBRUARY 1, 2019 http://www.kansas4-h.org/events/index.html

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Four Leaf Clover meeting @ 6:30 PM

Plains CBuds SW Area KAP Screening

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Lady Wildcat Event

Plains Club Meeting @ 6:30 UMC

3 C’s Meeting @ 5 pm

Horse Panorama Registration Deadline

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3 C’s – January 14th at 5 pm

4 Leaf Clover –January 7th - Building B @ 6:30 PM

Plains Livewires – January 14th @ UMC 6:30 PM

Town & Country – January 7 2019 @ 7 PM

OFFICE IS CLOSED. PLEASE EMAIL US AT me@listserv.ksu.edu or call

620-629-5973 or 620-629-5972

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