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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 03 - Issue 23 IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Roundup Registration Site Up And Ready UPCOMING EVENTS June 19-21
June 24-27
June 24-28
June 29-July 3
July 14-18
July 21-25
July 25-27
July 28-August 1
July 30-August 3
August 5
August 15
August 15
August 15
August 15-24
August 31
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ Online version of Ideas: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas03/ Ideas index: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas03/03-index.htm 4-H ROUNDUP REGISTRATION SITE UP AND READY Registration for State 4-H Roundup will be done electronically this year. The registration site is up and ready for use. The URL is ext1.ag.utk.edu/4H/4HRoundup.nsf. Registration and payment will be through the district offices. Your district office will share additional information regarding due dates for payment and registration completion. You also have an opportunity to register your 4-H’ers as a member of the Roundup tech team. This group of technology enthusiasts produce a multimedia show and capture Roundup highlights for the 4-H Web site as they work with an information technology specialist during the week. Please check with your Roundup delegates before registering them to see if they have an interest to be a member of the team. Alice Ann Moore JUNIOR HIGH ACADEMIC CONFERENCE “THANK YOU’S” ARE IMPORTANT The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture hosted 169 junior high 4-H members for Academic Conference on the ag campus, June 10-13. The delegates had a very educational experience along with a lot of fun. The faculty and staff of the four divisions of the Institute of Agriculture are to be commended for the excellent job they did in preparing for and conducting the event. The conference was funded by the Tennessee 4-H Foundation, Inc. We hope each delegate will recognize the Foundation for its interest and support by writing a thank-you note now that they have returned home. The address is:
Delegates in the petroleum power project were sponsored by the Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund. They should write to:
It is important to recognize our donors, and we would appreciate your help in encouraging 4-H member to write. Steve Sutton The district program leaders picked up all record books on June 10 while in Knoxville for our monthly meeting. They will be making arrangements to get them back to the counties. Thanks! Steve Sutton There have been some physical changes in the state 4-H office during the last 6 months as well as a shift in the direction of the 4-H program in Tennessee. The state 4-H office facility has been updated and painted and offers a children friendly environment as well as a pleasant work environment. Life skills is our emphasis for 4-H youth development statewide. A committee chaired by Jill Martz will be meeting soon to develop evaluation tools and are working toward having some resources developed by fall. We will focus on sending the message that we teach life skills and we will have methods of reporting the impact of life skills that are learned through the 4-H experience. Three committees to review 4-H events, 4-H projects and 4-H record books have been formed and recommendations will be made by January 1, 2004. Committee chairs are Neal Smith (4-H events), Lori Jean Mantooth (4-H projects) and Carmen Burgos (4-H record books). Agents, volunteers and 4-H'ers have been selected to serve on the committees. The committees will work independently, but will communicate and interact because of the interdependence of record books, 4-H projects and events. The committees are critical to assist in planning the future of 4-H in Tennessee. Tennessee 4-H has joined the 4-H CCS, a curriculum consortium. The state office as well as counties can order curriculum at a discounted cost. The state office has ordered a limited amount of curriculum to pilot in counties. You will be hearing about how you can participate and receive the curriculum soon. Service learning will continue to be very important and will weave throughout the state 4-H program emphasis. A grant proposal has been submitted for three more years and we are waiting to hear the final word on funding. If we are funded, we will continue to have Seeds of Service funding, but will also focus on citizenship and civic engagement. Youth/adult partnerships which translates into volunteerism is a priority. We are working on a plan to assist you as we move toward engaging volunteers throughout 4-H. The youth voice is vital as we plan for the future of 4-H and as we plan county, district and state educational programs, events and activities. We are about positive youth development and we need youth input and leadership. I also see that in the future we can lead the way in our counties to involve the youth voice in the county government and schools. I know that you are busy with the summer programs, camping, summer events such as Academic Conference and Electric Camp, but I encourage you to begin to think about where we are going to be in five years. I encourage you to let us know what you think. We have less people on our staff to conduct the quality youth development programming that is needed in communities throughout this state. We in the state office are thinking and planning for the ever occurring changes. Just a note: I am trying to attend as many events as possible like Wildlife Conference, horse judging, Academic Conference as well as get to each 4-H center facility (and the list goes on) this summer. I want to know about all aspects of 4-H youth development in this state and I want to know about what you are doing so that I can tell the 4-H story. Alice Ann Moore All counties have the opportunity to nominate outstanding 4-H members to receive Tennessee’s highest level of recognition, the Vol State Award. Vol State recipients must be:
Each county may nominate two members plus one member for each 100, or major fraction thereof, senior members in the county. Members do no have to be a state finalist. However, if they are not finalists, the $110 registration must be paid for them. Please do not tell your members they have been nominated for Vol State. The recognition ceremony at Roundup is much more effective if the member does not know they will be tapped. Vol State nominees should be indicated during the online registration. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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