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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 06 - Issue 10 IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Night With The Nashville Sounds UPCOMING EVENTS March 25-30
March 27
April 8
April 8
April 9-10
April 11
April 17
April 19-21
April 22-25
April 27-28
May 1
May 1
May 1-3
May 2-3
May 12-14
May 19-21
May 23
May 23
May 25
May 25
May 30-31
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 NIGHT WITH THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS Get ready for an exciting night in Nashville. Plans have been made for 4-H Night at the Nashville Sounds baseball park. The Nashville Sounds are a minor-league baseball team. This is the third annual event and will be held on May 5, 2006 at Greer Stadium in Nashville. They have assured me each county 4-H program will be highlighted while fans are entering the stadium with the county name listed in a scrolling fashion on the scoreboard. Also, each county 4-H program will be recognized after the sixth inning of the game over the loud speaker. The game does not start until 7:00 p.m. CST so if you are traveling a great distance and need a list of nearby hotels or other accommodations, please let me know. I will be happy to provide this. Also, I will be happy to provide a list of local attractions if your group plans on spending more time in Nashville. Tickets for this game are $10.00 and include a ticket to the game, hot dog, coke and an awesome fireworks show. Please promote this opportunity to your 4-H youth. It is always a lot of fun! If you need more information do not hesitate to contact me. You can download a reservation form at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas06/attach/soundsnight.pdf. You can also find out more information about the Sounds at www.nashvillesounds.com. Justin Crowe BILLS AND RESOLUTION POSTED ON STATE 4-H CONGRESS WEB SITE The bills and resolution to be used in the Know Your Government program at State Check out the links to the left of each bill. These are resources to help delegates prepare for this mock legislative session. In addition to being able to print the bills from the Web site, there is a link providing background information on each of the bills. Special thanks go to the David Perrin, Eastern Region program leader and McNeely Pigott and Fox Public Relations, LLC of Nashville for their efforts in developing the bills and resolution this year. Steve Sutton CARHARRT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED FOR CWF The 2006 Carharrt Scholarship for Citizenship-Washington Focus have been awarded to the following young people.
The decision making process concerning these scholarships was very difficult due to the quality and total number of the applications we reviewed. We had 37 excellent scholarships submitted for consideration. Those receiving the scholarship will need to submit a $150 deposit by March 15 to the Eastern Region satellite office. Any applicants not receiving the scholarship will need to submit a $250 deposit by March 15 if they still plan to attend Citizenship-Washington Focus. The registration form may be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas06/attach/CWFreg06.wpd. Mail all registration forms to:
Thanks to all counties for promoting this scholarship to your young people. Please encourage those applicants who did not receive this scholarship to attend Citizenship-Washington Focus. It is truly a once in a lifetime event. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Mitch Beaty GLORIA BARTON PRIZE FOR YOUNG HEROES SEEKS NOMINATIONS The Gloria Barton Prize for Young Heroes seeks nominations for its 2006 awards. The Barron Prize honors young people ages 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in public service to people and our planet. Each year, ten national winners each receive $2,000 to support their service work or higher education. For more information and to nominate, visit www.barronprize.org/. The deadline is April 30, 2006. Steve Sutton NATIONAL AND GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY: APRIL 21-23 National and Global Youth Service Day, the largest service event in the world, mobilizes youth to identify and address the needs of their communities through service and learning, supports youth on a lifelong path of service and civic engagement, and educates the public, the media, and policymakers about the year-round contributions of young people as community leaders. An active consortium of more than 200 national and global partners organizes thousands of projects each year in the United States and 150 countries. We hope you will be apart of this exciting event! Here are four ways to get started:
Steve Sutton NOMINATE YOUNG COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FOR KOHL’S KIDS WHO CARE A philanthropic program of the Kohl's Corporation, the Kohl's Kids Who Care program provides Kohl's an annual opportunity to recognize and reward young volunteers who transform their communities for the better. Any individual 21 years of age and older may nominate children and youth who are 6 to 18 years old and have not yet graduated from high school by March 15, 2006. Nominators will be asked to describe a young community volunteer's actions in detail and document efforts that are above and beyond what is normally expected. The volunteer's efforts should have resulted in a positive community outcome and must have occurred within the last twelve months. (Note: The volunteer activity cannot be performed to benefit a family member.) Completed nominations will be accepted in person or by mail at any participating Kohl's Department Store (for local store addresses, see the Store Locator at the Kohl's Web site). Visit the Kohl's Web site to download the awards program brochure, www.kohlscorporation.com/. Steve Sutton PRESIDENTIAL FREEDOM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The Presidential Freedom Scholarships promote student service and civic engagement. These scholarships, funded in part by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency, recognize high school students for outstanding leadership in service to their community and neighbors. Scholarships are available this year to juniors and seniors in high school who have performed significant service (at least 100 hours in a year) and demonstrated leadership in service. The application is available now. For more information, visit www.learnandserve.gov/about/programs/pfs.asp. The deadline for application is May 6, 2006. Steve Sutton STATE 4-H HORSE BOWL AND HIPPOLOGY RESULTS The 2006 Tennessee State 4-H Horse Bowl and Hippology Contests were held Saturday, February 18 at the Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville. The horse bowl challenges youth to learn scientific information about nutrition, reproduction, genetics, behavior and herd health. The hippology contest allows 4-H youth to express skills they 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 Hardeman County. This was the first time a Western Region county has won the event. County team members were Asa Black, Brandon Vaughn, Ryan Bell and Reed Avent. The Hardeman County team will be able to represent Tennessee at the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships and the Eastern National 4-H Roundup in Louisville, Kentucky, next November, as well as other national events. They were coached by Gary Rodgers, county Extension agent. The reserve champion Horse Bowl team was Loudon County with team members The junior division champion Horse Bowl team was Sumner County with team members Dayton Schleicher, Katelin Bryan, Benjamin Bryan and Taylor Mallory. The team was coached by Steve McNeil, local Extension agent. Cocke County was the reserve champion in the Horse Bowl junior division with team members Kelsey Haynes, Emily Smith, Caroline Williford and Luke Hopkins. Karen Hopkins, local 4-H leader, was the coach. Third place was Fentress County. The team of Tammara Garrett, Alyssa Hall, Hannah Wetherell and Laura Galloway was coached by 4-H volunteer Kristi Hall. In the senior division of the Hippology Contest, the champion team came from the Central Region. Sumner County won high point honors with team members Tyler Templeton, Kaitlyn York, Samantha Reynolds and Casey Cox. The team was coached by local Extension agent Steve McNeil and will be eligible to represent Tennessee at the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships and the Eastern National 4-H Roundup next November in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as other national contests. Allene Cobb of Robertson County was named champion Individual of the contest and Tyler Templeton of Sumner County was the Reserve Champion individual. Allene Cobb, Margaret Noah, Jessica Cobb and Heather Scott from Robertson County were the reserve champion winners. The team was coached by 4-H volunteer Melody Noah. Robertson County will be eligible to represent Tennessee at the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships later this year. Cocke County 4-H project members placed third. The team members were Dustin Buckner, Kelsey Brooks, Noele Parks and Ali Sharlin and were coached by Karen Hopkins, local volunteer. The Fentress County junior Hippolgy team won champion honors in that division with The state event was conducted by the University of Tennessee Extension, and the competition was attended by over 200 4-H horse project members, 150 volunteer leaders and 20 Extension workers. Over 600 youth and leaders participated in regional horse bowl and hippology contests. Doyle Meadows STATE 4-H HORSE SPEECH AND DEMONSTRATION WINNERS ANNOUNCED The Tennessee 4-H Horse Speech and Demonstration state champions were selected Friday, February 17, at Tennessee Technological University’s Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion. The event was a rousing success with a 25 percent increase in participation. The top three winners in each division were 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. The event was sponsored by the University of Tennessee Extension. Doyle Meadows THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Never be afraid to try something new. Remember: Amateurs built
the ark; professionals built the Titanic.
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