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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 06 - Issue 04 IN THIS ISSUE 2006 4-H June Dairy Month Poster Contest UPCOMING EVENTS February 1
February 1
February 3-4
February 10
February 10-11
February 10-11
February 10-12
February 17
February 18
March 1
March 4
March 4
March 25-30
March 27
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas06 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas06/06-index.htm 2006 4-H JUNE DAIRY MONTH POSTER CONTEST The guidelines for the 2006 4-H June Dairy Month Poster Contest
can be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/dairypromo/dairyposter.htm.
Please note that your county winning poster should be sent to J.J.
Collins by May 5, 2006. Posters are not judged on a regional level.
ADA of Tennessee will handle all judging. Also, please note that
the Steve Sutton Junior high and senior 4-H members will have to opportunity to portray their 4-H involvement through their cameras in the 2006 4-H Photo Search activity. A 4-H’er may enter by submitting either a print and the negative, a color slide or a diskette containing the photo in a digital format along with a completed entry form. The information you will need to conduct your county competition is available online:
Each county is eligible to submit up to ten entries for state judging. All entries should relate in some way to 4-H. Entries should be mailed to the state 4-H office by June 15. Steve Sutton GOVERNOR’S OFFICE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Do you know bright, motivated college juniors and seniors who want to contribute to a team atmosphere and learn more about the political process? If so, please do not delay in sharing this amazing opportunity with them! The Governor’s Office is currently seeking applications for our summer internship program. Governor’s Office interns have the opportunity to work in the heart of Tennessee politics. There are three opportunities throughout the course of the year for students to be considered for full-time internships in the Governor’s Office - fall semester (mid-August to December), spring semester (January to mid-May) and summer semester (mid-May to mid-August). Applications for our summer internship program are due March 1, 2006. Interns have the opportunity to work in one of the fast paced departments in the Governor’s Office. This allows interns to focus their experience in a specific area of the political process. Internship opportunities are available in the following departments:
We regret that funds are not available to provide stipends to Governor’s Office interns. Our staff is willing to assist students in receiving credit for their work in the Governor’s Office. Past Governor’s Office interns have had backgrounds in political
science, communications and public relations; however, we encourage
any self-motivated individual from any academic major to apply. M. Patrick Hamilton JUNIOR HIGH ACADEMIC CONFERENCE OFFERINGS FOR 2006 The 2006 Junior High Academic Conference is scheduled for June 13-16 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This year’s conference will again feature 12 subject matter areas... beef, consumer ed, dairy foods/food-nutrition, dog, field crops/plant science, garden/home horticulture, horse, petroleum power, poultry, sheep, swine and veterinary science. Here are some things to consider as you work with your junior high members in preparation for Academic Conference:
Please do not have members “develop” F305A's when they have done no work to back it up. Cooking pork chops does not make a swine project and pouring a glass of milk does not constitute work in the dairy foods area! You will receive registration information from your regional office in the near future. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me. Steve Sutton NACAA 4-H TALENT REVIEW OFFERS 4-H’ERS OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE TALENT The 2006 National Association of County Agricultural Agents’ Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio and Northern Kentucky, July 21-27. This conference will provide a great opportunity for 4-H members in the Southern and North Central NACAA Regions to showcase their talents. A 4-H Talent Revue is being planned as one of the highlights of the conference. Approximately sixteen (16) acts from the two regions will be selected to perform before an audience of approximately 1800 conference attendees. The 4-H Talent Revue committee would like to ask you to advertise this very important upcoming event. Our intent is to attract as many acts as possible to review. The ages of the performers must be between 12 and 18. Acts for the 4-H Talent Revue can include, but not limited to, vocal, instrumental, dance skits, comedy or other forms that the 4-H member might like to enter. They can be individual or group. Group acts will be limited to no more than five (5) performers. Each act is limited to 5 minutes for their total performance. Each participant and one chaperone will have all expenses paid. Entry forms may be downloaded at: wayne.tennessee.edu/publications/default.asp?lid=11. Each individual or group act will need to complete a form and return along with a VHS videotape of the act. All application materials must be postmarked by March 1, 2006. No late applications will be accepted. Please distribute the application forms as soon as time will allow. All acts must be composed of 4-H members only. Any questions you may have can be directed to either Pat Hardesty, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (phone: 270-465-4511 or email: phardest@uky.edu) or Maurus Brown, Ohio State University Extension (phone: 419-747-8761 or email: brown.989@osu.edu). Completed entry and VHS videotape should be sent to:
Shaun Jackson SPOTLIGHT ON PROGRAMS OF DISTINCTION National 4-H Headquarters’ current Web site “Spotlight” (www.national4-Hheadquarters.gov/index.htm) is focused on Programs of Distinction. They now have over 20 peer-reviewed Cooperative Extension youth development programs from around the country that are housed in an online searchable database at cyfernet.ces.ncsu.edu/pod/search.php. These programs can also be found on www.cyfernet.org. Some highlights of the Programs of Distinction peer-review process this year include:
National 4-H Headquarters will be offering Web-based training on how to submit a Program of Distinction manuscript in early spring. Alice Ann Moore “TAKE AND TEACH” RESOURCES NOW AVAILABLE Bullying. Peer pressure. Risky behaviors. New “take and teach” resources from the University of Minnesota Extension Service are now available which will help professionals and volunteers who work with parents and caregivers of teens on these issues. All the materials needed to facilitate a parent group or parent/teen group is on one CD. University of Minnesota Extension Family Relations staff have put together a lesson guide and background for each topic. Also included are: parent handouts and activities, resource list, suggestions for group facilitation and presentation materials for both small groups and a more formal presentation for larger groups. This lesson can be facilitated by parent educators, school, public health and human service staff, Extension educators and professionals and volunteers from faith and community based organizations. To order on-line, go to www.parenting.umn.edu. Order numbers and titles are:
Price is $25 per CD plus shipping, handling and tax. If you have questions or problems with ordering, call Extension’s Distribution Center at 800-876-8636. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way.
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