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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS
VOLUME 03 - Issue 45
November 14, 2003
IN THIS ISSUE
4-H Enrollment: Defining Projects, Activities,
Units And Youth Leaders
Coffee County Livestock Team Competes At American Royal
Input Sought For 4HCCS Curriculum Revisions
Salute To Excellence Awards Due
State Land Judging Winners Announced
Tennessee Selected As Lead Agency For National Youth
Service Day
Tennessee Youth/Adult Partnership Team Selected
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 28-December 2
| National 4-H Congress - Atlanta, GA |
December 7-9
| State YF&R Annual Meeting - Nashville |
December 31
| Online LifeSmarts Competition Ends |
January 10
| State Junior Sheep Leadership Retreat - Crossville |
January 15
| Performing Arts Troupe Audition Tapes Due -
Central District Office |
January 20-21
| State 4-H Market Hog Show - Murfreesboro |
January 31-February 1
| YF&R Leadership Conference - Nashville |
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 ENROLLMENT: DEFINING PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES,
UNITS AND YOUTH LEADERS
We continue to offer questions and answers from the National 4-H
Web site regarding the CES-237 report and related issues. Understanding
the system and needs of those who rely on the information it provides
may help to explain the importance of accurate reporting by all
counties.
How do you define an activity and how do you define
a project?
| The 4-H reporting system purposely avoids the use of those
two terms, because they are generally used only in the club
delivery mode (now less than 20% of 4-H participants). Common
usage in club circles (in most states) is that a "project"
is the level at which the youth enrolls and is recorded. The
project is made up of many activities, some done alone, some
with others in project meetings, and some may even be done at
a countywide or statewide level. In the special interest group
delivery mode, youth may be enrolled for a period of time in
what would be considered an activity within the 4-H club structure. |
Do you want counties to count all their 4-H activities
on ES-237?
| Record your actual enrollments on ES-237. If you don't collect
and record participation in a given event (whatever you call
it) don't report it. However, if you record community service
participation (for example) for individual members, by all means
report it. We suspect that 4-H participation in community service
is probably ten times as high as what is being reported! |
How do you define a youth leader?
| This is another term the 4-H reporting system avoids. Instead,
we use "4-H volunteer: Any adult or youth recognized by
Extension as giving service to the 4-H program without salary
or wages from Extension." Some states use the term teen
leader, some say junior leader, some say youth leader, others
use two of those three terms, and a few define each of the three
terms differently. Naturally, if a volunteer (youth or adult)
is being given a leadership role, we strongly endorse the principle
of either assuring that the individual has already been adequately
trained, or we provide the training concurrently with the leadership
experience. As we compare the total numbers of youth volunteers
to those reported to have been trained, it is clear that most
are merely "thrown into the water and expected to learn
to swim." There are limitations to "learning by doing!" |
How do you define a "unit?"
| CES-237, page 4: "4-H Unit: An identifiable group of
youth sanctioned by Extension organized to have similar learning
experiences, .e.g. club, classroom of students, a camp session." |
Jill Martz
Extension Specialist, 4-H
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COFFEE COUNTY LIVESTOCK TEAM COMPETES AT
AMERICAN ROYAL
The Coffee County 4-H livestock judging team recently represented
Tennessee at the American Royal 4-H Livestock Judging Contest in
Kansas City. Team members were Lance Willis, Wesley Keele, Katie
Floied and Jordan Hill. The contest consisted of 10 classes beef
cattle, sheep and swine with oral reasons on six classes. The team
placed 17th overall, 12th in sheep and swine, 15th in reasons and
17th in beef. The team was accompanied by Stephen Harris, Extension
agent and Kim Floied, adult volunteer. While on the trip the group
went to a rodeo at the American Royal Livestock Exposition and dined
at the Golden Ox Restaurant in Kansas City.
Stephen Harris
Extension Agent, Coffee County
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INPUT SOUGHT FOR 4HCCS CURRICULUM REVISIONS
In order to accurately reflect the changes states would like to
see in the products to be revised for 2005, the National 4-H Cooperative
Curriculum System would like to have input from counties which have
used them at some point during the past five years. County staff,
volunteers and youth are asked to record their responses online.
The evaluation surveys for each of the following projects can easily
be accessed and completed from the 4HCCS Web site at www.n4hccs.org.
Under "New for 2005", the following revisions
are listed:
| dog, cat, dairy cattle, small engines, clothing decisions,
citizenship and beef |
Any county that has a minimum of 10 completed evaluations by February
1, 2004, for a specific project will receive a complete set of the
materials for that project when they are printed.
Steve Sutton
Extension Specialist, 4-H
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SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE AWARDS DUE
Nominations for the 2004 Salute to Excellence Awards are due in
the state 4-H office by November 15, 2003. Two
national Salute to Excellence Awards are given annually. The “Lifetime
Volunteer Award” is given to an individual who has spent 10
or more years volunteering for 4-H, and the "Volunteer of the
Year Award" is given to an individual who has volunteered for
4-H less than 10 years.
If you would like to nominate an amazing volunteer, please complete
the form provided at www.members.n4h.org.
If you are a National 4-H Council Web site member, enter your user
name and password and click on the Salute to Excellence link to
find the nomination form. If you are not a registered user of National
4-H Council’s Web site, you can sign up at www.members.n4h.org
and then download the nomination form. If you have any questions,
please contact Patrick Hamilton (865-974-2128) at the state 4-H
office.
Patrick Hamilton
Extension Assistant, 4-H
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STATE LAND JUDGING WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Clay County placed first and Wilson County second in the State
4-H Land Judging Contest held November 10 in Knoxville. The awards
luncheon took place at the Hollingsworth Plant Science Auditorium.
Both the Clay and Wilson County teams will represent Tennessee at
the National Land and Range Judging Contest in Oklahoma City next
May. Complete results are as follows:
Team Placings
1st - Clay County (A)
2nd - Wilson County (B)
3rd - Canon County
4th - Hawkins County
5th - Wilson County (A)
6th - Clay County (B)
7th - Henry County (B)
8th - Carter County
9th - Maury County
10th - Haywood County
11th - Henry County (A)
12th - Grainger County |
Individual Placings
1st - Jared Tomlin, Wilson County (B)
2nd - Tara Cook, Hawkins County
3rd - Timothy McLerran, Clay County (A)
4th - Susie Breeden, Cannon County
5th - Terra Kimes, Clay County (A) |
Congratulations to all teams participating and best of luck to
Clay and Wilson counties in Oklahoma next spring.
Steve Sutton
Extension Specialist, 4-H
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TENNESSEE 4-H SELECTED AS LEAD AGENCY FOR
NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY
National Youth Service Day (NYSD) is the largest service event
in the world, engaging millions of young Americans and focusing
national attention on the amazing leadership of young people. The
16th annual National Youth Service Day will take place April
16-18, 2004.
NYSD aims to
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mobilize youth as leaders to identify and address the needs
of their communities through service; |
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encourage youth to create a lifelong commitment of service
and civic engagement; and, |
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educate the public, the media, and policymakers about the
year-round contributions of young people as community leaders. |
Tennessee 4-H has been selected as a Lead Agency for NYSD 2004.
State 4-H staff will work with youth leaders, adult volunteers,
and Extension staff across the state to engage 1000 4-H’ers
in at least 30 service projects on April 16-18.
More information, resources, promotional materials, and a planning
guide will be coming soon. For more information, contact Lori Jean
Mantooth at 865-974-2128 or LMantoo1@utk.edu.
Lori Jean Mantooth
Extension Assistant, 4-H
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TENNESSEE YOUTH/ADULT PARTNERSHIP TRAINING
TEAM SELECTED
The Tennessee Youth Adult Partnership Training Team (TYAP) has
been selected. The members will gather in Nashville on January 10,
2004 to become certified to train the new curriculum from National
4-H Council entitled “Youth/Adult Partnerships: A Training
Manual.” The members of TYAP are:
Youth Members:
Brad Anderson, Coffee County
Ashley Ball, Williamson County
Christopher Broach, Coffee County
Chris Cherry, Chester County
Mary Beth Gribble, Warren County
Emily Hobbs, Warren County
Meredith McBride, Dyer County
April Stover, Pickett County
Jenni Thomas, Macon County
Rachel Wells, Hardeman County
Jennifer Winebager, Pickett County
Alishea Ziegler, Meigs County
Adult Members:
Shelia McBride, Dyer County
Anne Pouliot (county not listed)
Angela Thomas, Macon County
Trina Wells, Hardeman County
Rebecca Shanks, Knox County
Extension Staff Members:
Kevina Bercaw, Grundy County
Lou Biggers, Humphreys County
Donna Bradley, Hickman County
Justin Crowe, Davidson County
Sierra Ham, Cheatham County
Sarah Vaden, Union County
Glen Wolfenbarger, Jefferson County |
Look for great things from this group in the very near future!
Patrick Hamilton
Extension Assistant, 4-H
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Anybody who thinks they are a leader and doesn’t have anybody
following them is just out for a walk.
~ John Maxwell
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