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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 06 - Issue 10 IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Performing Arts Troupe Seeking New Talent UPCOMING EVENTS March 25-30
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April 19-21
April 22-25
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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 4-H PERFORMING ARTS TROUPE SEEKING NEW TALENT LIVE auditions will be held Saturday, April 8 from 10:30 a.m till 12:00 noon at the War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Nashville. Application to schedule a live audition should be received by March 31, 2006. Members unable to attend the live auditions should send a video or DVD application postmarked by April 17, 2006. We have a large group of seniors graduating from the troupe after this year's Congress pageant. There is a need to attract applicants diverse in gender, race and talent. We are looking for youth in vocal, dance and technical skills. Counties have had success using the troupe as a recruitment tool to get talented new 4-H members active and involved in other parts of the 4-H program. Twelfth graders may not apply since they will have graduated prior to our summer workshop. Eight through eleventh graders may apply. Applicants may apply online at 4hperformers.tennessee.edu/ or may download a flyer at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas06/attach/troupapp06.doc. You may order a promotional DVD from the Central Region office to promote this activity to your youth. Making contacts in your high school music and drama departments would broaden the opportunity. Pat Whitaker 4-H SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS STILL BEING ACCEPTED 4-H scholarship applications are due in the state 4-H office on May 1. (The exception being the G.L. Herrington scholarship which was due March 1.) The following scholarships are still available:
Please make your 4-H members aware of these opportunities. A detailed description of each scholarship can be found in Tennessee 4-H Awards and Recognition Handbook or online at 4h.tennessee.edu/recognhndbook/sect06.htm. Scholarship applications were emailed to each county Extension office last December. If you need a Tennessee 4-H scholarship application form, they are available from the state 4-H office or from the Tennessee 4-H forms page at 4h.tennessee.edu/forms&materials/. Steve Sutton BEEF INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP CHALLENGE The Georgia Junior Cattlemen’s Association is introducing a contest and scholarship opportunity. The Beef Industry Scholarship Challenge will be April 22, 2006, at the Animal and Dairy Science Arena in Athens, Georgia. High school juniors and seniors from any state in NCBA’s Region II (GA, AL, MS, LA, FL, NC, SC, and TN) are invited to enter the competition. Ten teams will be accepted in the competition, with preference given to Georgia residents. Teams will consist of three members and can be juniors and/or seniors in high school. Juniors may compete again as seniors unless they are on the first place team. Team members do not need to be from the same high school or county. The Beef Industry Scholarship Challenge is a unique contest that focuses on the student’s knowledge and skills in all areas of beef production management. Teams will work through 10 challenging stations in a 25-minute rotation. The 10 stations include handling and health, nutrition, marketing, seedstock merchandising, keep-cull replacement heifers, job interview, beef industry issues, reproduction, beef management challenge and credit and finance. Scholarships are as follows: 1st place team, $3000; 2nd, $2100; 3rd, $1500; 4th, $900; 5th, $750; 6th, $600; 7th, $450; 8th, $300; 9th, $200; 10th, $200. The entry fee is $200 per team for Georgia residents and $250 per team for non-Georgia residents. The entry fee includes two meals and a memento. All Georgia residents must be members of GJCA. You may download an entry form/informational brochure at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas06/attach/challenge.pdf. Please note the entry deadline has been extended to March 15. For more information, contact Julie Sims, Georgia Junior Cattlemen’s Association, at 478-474-6560 or juliesims@gabeef.org. Steve Sutton DEADLINE FOR PRIESTER HEALTH AWARDS EXTENDED The deadline for the Priester Health Awards has been extended to March 15 (close of business). Please nominate outstanding health programming for recognition at the 2006 Priester National Health Conference. Many of you have health programs showing impact worthy of recognition. The criteria and the submission instructions may be downloaded from 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas06/attach/priester.doc. Alice Ann Moore EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE IN CONGRESS SERVICE PROJECT! Juliana Robbins, a Lawrence County 4-H'er, is the teen leader for the 4-H sewing club in her county. Juliana reported that in the past, her club has made homemade teddy bears for persons affected by events such as the tsunami, recent hurricanes, etc. Inspired by this year’s Congress service project, Critters of Comfort, she and her club are going to make bears and send them to Nashville with their county delegation. This is a GREAT example of youth leadership, community involvement and a creative way to get other 4-H members involved in the Congress experience. Please remember that ALL of your 4-H members and clubs can participate in the Congress service project! Homemade or store bought, it is our goal to have a HUGE MOUND of Critters of Comfort in the lobby of the Sheraton Nashville Downtown to show our support for our fellow community members. WAY TO GO, JULIANA and the Lawrence County sewing club! We look forward to seeing everyone's Critters of Comfort at the 2006 Tennessee 4-H Congress. For more information about the service project, link up at 4h.tennessee.edu/stcong/generalinfo/service.htm. Amy Gallimore IT’S TIME TO RECOGNIZE YOUR OUTSTANDING 4-H ALUMNI The state 4-H office is now accepting nominations for the Outstanding 4-H Alumni Award, which will be presented during Tennessee 4-H Congress. To nominate a 4-H alumnus, simply go to the Form and Materials page on state 4-H Web site (4h.tennessee.edu/forms&materials/). You can find the Alumni Recognition Nomination Form (F841) under the heading Recognition (Adult). Nomination forms should be sent to Mark Gateley in the state 4-H office. The deadline for submitting nominations is March 21, 2006. Let's get those forms in and give outstanding alumni the recognition they deserve! Mark Gateley MAKE IT AN HONOR TO BE IN HONOR CLUB Honor Club is the first step in Tennessee’s three-level recognition program... Honor Club, All Stars and Vol State. Honor Club recognizes members for participation. Membership does not involve being the winner in any kind of competition. Members receive points just for participating. Any 4-H’er qualifying with the minimum number of points on the application can achieve Honor Club recognition. How can you make it an honor to be in your county Honor Club? One way to make Honor Club special is to stage an impressive induction ceremony for all your new initiates. Recognize your initiates at an appropriate time in front of their parents, peers, county officials or others they view as important to them. The Tennessee 4-H Honor Club Recognition Ceremony (EC750) is a step-by-step guide to staging a candlelight Honor Club initiation ceremony. The publication comes complete with a script, list of materials needed and staging diagram. If you do not have a copy in your office, it is available online from the “Forms & Materials” page on the Tennessee 4-H Web site at 4htennessee.edu/forms&materials/. The direct link is 4h.tennessee.edu/forms/acrobat/ec750.pdf. Honor Club recognizes members for meeting a standard of excellence and recognition is a strategy for helping young people become more capable and confident. Through the acknowledgment, affirmation, and positive reinforcement of members’ efforts, feeling of competence and capability increase and participation continues. An impressive initiation ceremony can be the first step in building that competence and capability in your Honor Club members. Steve Sutton METH DESTROYS YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE The Meth Destroys campaign is excited to announce that online applications are now available for the Meth Destroys Youth Leadership Council (YLC) at www.MethFreeTN.org. Formed by the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference and Governor Phil Bredesen, the YLC will connect high school students from across Tennessee who want to raise awareness among their peers and their communities about the destructive nature of meth. The Council's efforts will be facilitated primarily through the Meth Destroys campaign Web site (www.MethFreeTN.org), where YLC members will be able to get ideas about how to spread the campaign's message, post their own ideas, share success stories, request campaign materials and learn more about the drug. While there will be hundreds of YLC members, only 200 will be selected to represent their areas of the state at the Meth Destroys Youth Leadership Summit in Nashville on April 25. At the Summit, Council representatives will meet with one another and district attorneys to discuss what can be done to stop the meth epidemic, get a chance to meet Governor Bredesen, tour the Capitol, hear stories from recovering meth addicts and participate in a training session to develop and implement action plans in their communities. Because of the Summit's statewide nature, limited space is available to students from each area of the state. YLC members will be notified if they are invited to participate in the Summit. In order to be considered to represent their areas of the state at the Summit, high school students should apply for the YLC by Friday, March 24. High school students can apply to become members of the Meth Destroys Youth Leadership Council at the campaign's Web site: www.MethFreeTN.org. Amy Gallimore Level I and Level II portfolios are due from each county in the
state 4-H office by
If you want to bring your portfolios to the statewide 4-H inservice at Montgomery Bell State Park, May 1-3, we will be glad to transport them to the state 4-H office for you. Please contact me if you have any questions. Steve Sutton STATE 4-H PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST The State 4-H Public Speaking Contest will be held during State 4-H Congress in Nashville, April 9-12, 2006. The competition will begin on Monday morning, April 10 in the War Memorial auditorium beginning at 9:00 a..m. The 9th and 12th grade contestants will present their prepared speeches first, followed by the 10th and 11th grade speakers at 10:50 a.m. Following the presentation of their prepared speeches, each contestant will draw from selected topics and present a two-minute extemporaneous speech. The extemporaneous portion of the competition counts for 25% of the total score and is not open to the public. Participants are as follows:
Each regional speaking winner receives a scholarship to Congress provided by the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation. The four state winners receive a $200 US savings bond from the Henry County Extension staff and a silver tray provided by the Lute Truett Memorial Fund. All other participants in the state contest receive a $50 US savings bond from the Henry County staff. For additional information on the State 4-H Public Speaking Contest, visit the Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/stcong/speaking/. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
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