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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 04 - Issue 12 IN THIS ISSUE 2004 4-H Performing Arts Troupe Selected UPCOMING EVENTS March 27
March 28-31
March 30
April 20-22
May 1
May 1
May 5-7
May 4-5
May 6-7
May 13-16
May 14-15
May 18
May 18
May 20
May 20
May 25-26
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ Online version of Ideas: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas04/ Ideas index: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas04/04-index.htm 2004 4-H PERFORMING ARTS TROUPE SELECTED The 2004 4-H Performing Arts Troupe has been selected. Congratulations to all the counties on the excellent audition tapes that were submitted. This year’s troupe will include:
Troupe members are in for an exciting year with their choreographer and director Denise Patton and technical director Jim Stewart. The first performance of the year will be the opening pageant at State 4-H Congress March 28 at the War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville. Pat Whitaker 4-H ENROLLMENT UPDATE: MORE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS??? Where do I report my county horse and pony or livestock club?
Jill Martz CONGRESS SERVICE PROJECT TO BENEFIT VANDERBILT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL State 4-H Congress delegates and leaders are encouraged to participate in this year’s service project by bringing items for the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. The NICU has, on average, a census of 56 babies and 50-60 nurses, and these are items that the NICU needs a lot of but runs out of often. Items to bring include the following:
Delegates should bring their items to Davidson Room A at the Sheraton Downtown Nashville between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 28. Lori Jean Mantooth NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE National Youth Service Day (NYSD) is fast approaching! On April 16-18, millions of young Americans will join together to conduct service projects that make a real impact on their communities. Tennessee 4-H has a goal of engaging 1000 volunteers in 30 projects on April 16-18. It’s not too late to register your project with the state 4-H office. Go to www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/sos/nysd/ and register your NYSD project today! All projects will be uploaded to the SERVEnet national volunteer recruitment database. New on the 4-H NYSD Web site is a promotional brochure about the world’s largest service event. Download the brochure at www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/sos/acrobat/NYSD%20brochure.pdf. For more information about NYSD and Tennessee 4-H’s role as a Lead Agency, please contact Lori Jean Mantooth at LMantoo1@utk.edu or visit the NYSD Web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/sos/nysd/. Also visit the national NYSD Web site at www.ysa.org/nysd for great service resources! Lori Jean Mantooth STATE 4-H CONGRESS HISTORY BOWL The Tennessee 4-H History Bowl will be held in Nashville on Tuesday, March 30, during State 4-H Congress. The competition will get underway at 9:00 a.m. in the War Memorial Auditorium. Each district has selected two Congress delegates to represent them in the event. Contestants include:
The competition is pattern after the TV College Bowl. All questions relate to either Tennessee history, 4-H history or current events in Tennessee and come from a bibliography of publications made available to delegates through the county Extension offices. For more information on the 4-H History Bowl, visit the web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/stcong/historybowl/. Each participant in the Tennessee 4-H History Bowl will receive a certificate and a copy of 4-H - A Tennessee Tradition. The two state winners will receive engraved plaques and a $100 US savings bond. Donor for this event is Janet C. Cluck, Extension director in Dickson County. Steve Sutton STATE 4-H HORSE BOWL AND HIPPOLOGY CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED The 2004 Tennessee State 4-H Horse Bowl and Hippology Contest were held Saturday, February 21, at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville. This is the eleventh year for the event and it has grown annually. The horse bowl challenges youth to learn scientific information about horse nutrition, reproduction, genetics, behavior and herd health. The hippology contest allows 4-H youth to express skills they have learned in scientific horse information, horse judging and identification of horse-related products, tack and equipment. The senior division of the horse bowl competition was won by Fentress County. This was the first year a team from the Cumberland District has won the Horse Bowl Contest. Fentress County team members David Stone, Alix Lowe, Stephanie Potter and LeAnn Little were victorious over the eleven additional state qualifying teams. The Fentress County team will be able to represent Tennessee at the Eastern National 4-H Roundup in Louisville, Kentucky next November as well as other national events. They were coached by Kristi Hall, local volunteer leader. The Reserve Champion Horse Bowl team was Sullivan County with team
members Emily Burkey, Vanessa Jones, Laura Ligon and Joanna Tilley.
Jennifer Burkey, local The Junior Division Champion Horse Bowl team was Sumner County with team members Kaitlyn York, Casey Cox and Dayton Schleicher. The team was coached by Steve McNeil, local Extension Agent. Knox County was Reserve Champion in the Horse Bowl junior division with team members Madelyn Bower, Jordon Peterson, Meleah Lohman and Whitney Lynn. Reed Carringer and Jayme Peterson were the coaches. Third place was won by Sullivan County. The team of Greer Bishop, Rachel Johnson, Abigail Lepsch and Kaitlen McBride was coached by 4-H volunteer Jennifer Burkey. In the senior division of the hippology contest, the champion came from Middle Tennessee. Williamson County won high point honors with team members Stephanie Baker, Sally Armstrong, Molly Morrison and Rachel Lampley. The team was coached by volunteer leader Micki Beasley and will be eligible to represent Tennessee at the Eastern National 4-H Roundup next November in Louisville, KY and other national contests. Leann Little of Fentress County was named Champion individual of the contest and Molly Morrison of Williamson County was the Reserve Champion individual. Leann Little, Alix Lowe, David Stone and Stephanie Potter from Fentress County were the Reserve Champion team and were coached by Kristi Hall. Fentress County will be eligible to represent Tennessee at the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships later this year. Robertson County 4-H project members placed third. The team members were Bridgett Lambert, Jessica Williams, Mary Lu Noah and Allene Cobb, and were coached by Rita Lambert. The Loudon County junior hippology team won Champion honors in that division with team members Joanna Buxkemper, Kimberly King, Sarah Mashburn and Katie Rosenbaum. This team was coached by Steve and Sharon Buxkemper and LeaAnn Mashburn. Joanna Buxkemper of Loudon County was the Champion individual of the contest while Robertson County 4-H member Margaret Noah captured Reserve Champion individual honors. The Reserve Champion team consisting of Anna Askins, Casie Valerio, Kellie Crow and Ashlynne Camuti were from Putnam County. Wayne Key and Melissa Henry, local Extension agents, were the coaches of this team. Sumner County captured third place with team members Kaitlyn York, Dayton Schleicher and Casey Cox. The Sumner County team was coached by Steve McNeil. The event was conducted by the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, and sponsored by the Tennessee Horse Council. The state competition was attended by over 150 4-H horse project members, 100 volunteer leaders and 20 Extension workers. Over 600 youth and leaders participated in district horse bowl and hippology contests. Doyle Meadows STATE 4-H HORSE SPEECH AND DEMONSTRATION WINNERS The Tennessee 4-H Horse Project Speech and Demonstration State Champions were selected Friday, February 20 at Tennessee Tech University's Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion. The 2004 event was relocated to Cookeville following several years at the State 4-H Horse Championships held during the summer. The event was a rousing success with a 25 percent increase in participation. "These events allow our youth the opportunity to showcase their speaking and teaching skills," says Dr. Doyle G. Meadows, Professor, Animal Science. The top 3 winners in each division are as follows:
The winners in the team demonstration, individual demonstration and speech contest each receive a $500 cash award sponsored by Fort Dodge Animal Health. First place winners will represent Tennessee at the Southern Regional and Eastern National Horse Championships while second place participants will be eligible to participate at the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships. Doyle Meadows STATE 4-H POSTER WINNERS ANNOUNCED Judging has been completed for the State 4-H Poster Art Contest and the winners selected. The following members have state-winning entries.
These ten posters will be on display during State 4-H Congress in Nashville, March 28-31. The contest is sponsored by the Former University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Workers Association. Each state winner will receive a rosette and $50 US savings bond. The winning posters may also be seen on the Congress Web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/stcong/poster/stwin.htm. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?
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