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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Electric Camp Assistants Selected UPCOMING EVENTS May 18-20
May 21
May 22
May 22
May 24
May 24
May 29-30
June 1
June 1
June 1
June 1
June 2
June 2-9
June 4-8
June 5
June 9-10
June 12-15
June 14
June 15
June 18-23
June 19
June 25-28
June 26-29
July 5-7
July 5-7
July 9-13
July 20-21
July 23-27
July 30-August 2
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas07 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas07/07-index.htm 4-H ELECTRIC CAMP ASSISTANTS SELECTED Twelve senior 4-H members have been chosen to serve in a leadership role during 4-H Electric Camp, June 26-29, 2007. These 4-H’ers were selected on the basis of their leadership experience, involvement in the electric project and recommendation of their 4-H agent and regional program leader.
Steve Sutton 4-H Sheep Conference is three weeks away... June 2. Have you registered? Don’t go to Crossville or you’ll miss it. This year’s conference is moving to Cookeville at the Hyder-Burks Arena on the Tennessee Tech campus. Cost for the conference is $10 per person payable when you arrive. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.CDT, and the program should be completed by 5:30 p.m. Program details can be found on the 4-H Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/sheepconf/. We need a count! To register send the name(s) of those attending in your group and years of sheep project experience for each 4-H member. Contact Warren Gill at 615-832-8341 or by email at wgill@utk.edu; Ben Powell at 615-237-0300 or benthomaspowell@gmail.com; or Dwight Loveday at 865-974-7344 or hloveday@utk.edu. If you want to nominate teen leaders for a leadership role at the conference, the deadline is May 15. Nominations need to be make by a county 4-H agent or Tennessee Sheep Producer Association member. Send nominations to Warren Gill, Ben Powell or Dwight Loveday. 4-H agents and/or volunteers are also needed to work with Dwight Loveday to develop skillathon stations (2-4 learning activities per topic) and serve as resource person for that station. Contact Dwight Loveday if you are interested. Location: Hyder-Burks Arena is located in Cookeville at 2390 Gainesboro Grade. Take Exit 286 from I-40 onto Willow (Hwy 135 N). Go 3.3 miles and turn left on 12th Street (Hwy 290 W). Go 2.2 miles and look for the large arena on the left. A map is available from the Hyder-Burks Web site at www.tntech.edu/hyderburks/. Steve Sutton DID YOU GET YOUR ACADEMIC CONFERENCE BUS SCHEDULE? The 4-H Academic Conference bus schedules were emailed on May 9 to those counties having delegates. If you have delegates attending this event and failed to receive a schedule, please let us know. Steve Sutton DON’T FORGET TO COMPLETE NATIONAL 4-H CURRICULUM SURVEY May 18 is the last day to complete the National 4-H Curriculum Survey. You can access the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=289403570500. Please take a few moments to give your opinion. The results of the survey will help to shape the national 4-H curriculum process. We want Tennessee to be well represented in this evaluation. Alice Ann Moore JUNIOR MARKET GOAT FIELD DAY HELD IN BEDFORD COUNTY 2007 Junior Market Goat Field Day was held on April 28, 2007, at the Bedford County Ag Center. Over 80 4-H members, parents and leaders attended this activity. Attendees had a chance to learn about the goat industry during the Goat Bowl and selecting project animals through a goat judging contest. They also learned the proper method to show goats and how to grill goat meat (chevon). While these were important things, the hit of the day was the Goat Olympics. 4-H members had a chance to go through an obstacle course while leading their goat. Most made several trips through the course before lunch. Another Junior Market Field Day is already in the plans for next year. Rick Skillington KNOX COUNTY BOASTS LARGEST ACADEMIC CONFERENCE DELEGATION Registration is in for Junior High 4-H Academic Conference, and Knox County’s 12 delegates make it the largest group attending. The event will be held on the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, June 12-15, 2007. The top five counties for Academic Conference are as follows:
Congratulations to these counties for their success in promoting this event and to all agents who made this educational opportunity available to their 4-H members. If you would like to verify your county delegation, go to https://ext1.ag.utk.edu/4H/acdmRegist.nsf. You should be able to view the information, but will not be able to make changes. Please let me know if you see anything that needs to be corrected. Steve Sutton MADISON COUNTY HAS MOST PORTFOLIOS Congratulations to all 4-H agents who encouraged members to submit their project achievement portfolios for state competition. Madison County was the top county in the state this year as far as number of records submitted. The top five counties this year include:
The Central Region led with 110 portfolios submitted; the Eastern Region had 84 and the Western Region 50. Congratulations to the Eastern Region on a 22% increase in participation over last year! 4-H agents, volunteer leaders and specialists will complete the judging of the portfolios on May 30. We will try to announce the names of the finalists to the regions by June 8. Steve Sutton REGISTRATION DEADLINES EXTENDED Counties are still able to register participants for 4-H Target SMART Camp and 4-H Wildlife and Shooting Sports Camp, but must hurry to get these youth registered. Registration is being done online through the 4-H registration database.
Daniel Sarver STATE 4-H DAIRY QUIZ BOWL IS JUNE 1 The State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl competition is scheduled for Friday, June 1 in Nashville. Teams should report to the Central Region office auditorium at the Ellington Agriculture Center by 9:00 a.m. Awards will be presented at the June Dairy Month Kick Off luncheon. Teams registering for the event include:
The winning team will represent Tennessee at the North American Invitational 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl in Louisville, Kentucky this November. State sponsor for the event is Dairy Farmers of America. Steve Sutton STATE 4-H HORSE JUDGING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 19 Twelve regional-winning teams will compete in the State 4-H Horse Judging Contest, Tuesday, June 19, during the 2007 State 4-H Horse Championships in Shelbyville. The event will begin at 12:00 noon and climax with an awards banquet at 6:00 p.m. in the Blue Ribbon Room on the Celebration grounds. Teams participating include:
Steve Sutton STATE YOUTH SHEEP ORATORICAL CONTEST TO BE HELD AT EXPO The 2007 State Youth Sheep Oratorical Contest will be held Tuesday, July 31 in Cookeville. The event will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. CDT at the Hyder-Burks Pavilion. The contest is open to 4-H and FFA members in the 7th through 12th grade on January 1 of the current year. The subject matter of the contestant’s speech must pertain to sheep; visual aids are NOT allowed. Speakers may use notes, however excessive use of notes will count against the final score. Suggested time limit for 7th and 8th grade speeches is 4-6 minutes. 9th to 12th grade speeches should be 5-7 minutes in length. Speakers not within this range may lose points at the discretion of the judges. Speakers should dress appropriately for the event (showmanship-type clothing is recommended). Participants will be divided into grade divisions and the five top-scoring speakers in each grade will receive medallions. Contest and entry information for the oratorical contest maybe be found at the links below.
Pre-registration is required by June 15 via the online entry form available from animalscience.ag.utk.edu/sheep/SheepSpeechContest.htm. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact Warren Gill at 615-832-8341 or via email at wgill@tennessee.edu. Steve Sutton TENNESSEE 4-H ROUNDUP WEB SITE UPDATED We now have the Web site updated for the 2007 Tennessee 4-H Roundup. The URL is 4h.tennessee.edu/roundup/. The site is designed to acquaint 4-H members and volunteer leaders with Roundup and those events associated with it. A promotional brochure will soon be available that you can download from the site. Steve Sutton TENNESSEANS TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL 4-H CURRICULUM SUMMIT Kathy Finley, Extension agent in Robertson County, and Steve Sutton, Extension specialist in the 4-H Youth Development department, have been selected to represent the Southern Region at the National 4-H Curriculum Summit. The Summit will be held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland, June 12-14, 2007. Amy Gallimore, Extension Specialist, Tennessee 4-H Youth Development, will also be serving as a session committee chair during the summit. Amy will be presenting an overview of one of the issues (quality review, delivery methods and training), introducing panelists with relevant expertise and introducing the questions participants will address. Each region was invited to nominate 25 representatives to participate in this hands-on meeting. Attendees will come from a range of individuals who work with 4-H curricula, including youth, volunteers, county faculty, state specialists, state program leaders, on-campus faculty with Extension appointments and other stakeholders. The National 4-H Curriculum Summit is an exciting opportunity for to explore:
The goal of this national meeting is to provide momentum for 4-H faculty and staff to foster improvements as we transition our national curriculum processes. These improvements include:
Kathy and Steve have a strong background in curriculum development, and Amy is a talented facilitator. I know Tennessee and the Southern Region will be well represented. Alice Ann Moore THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK I still have a full deck; I just shuffle slower now.
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