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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 4HDMC: The Digital Mayhem Challenge UPCOMING EVENTS
August 20-25
September 6-9
September 7-16
September 7-16
September 15
September 18-19
September 22-30
September 22
September 28-29
October 4-7
October 7-13
October 13
October 19-20
October 21-25
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 4HDMC: THE DIGITAL MAYHEM CHALLENGE The 4-H programs in Illinois and northeast Missouri are inviting all youth, ages 8-18 years old to produce their own digital photography, digital audio, digital video or mixed media production and upload it to www.4hdmc.org to be entered into the digital mayhem challenge. Youth select their own theme and message. Top entries may be used in various promotional products throughout the region and prizes will be awarded. Entries will also be displayed on the Web site. For a complete list of rules and other stuff, visit www.4hdmc.org. Create some mayhem! Steve Sutton CALLING ALL ONLINE TEENS AND YOUNG 4-H ALUMNI! Are you currently involved in social media or social networking? Do you have opinions about 4-H's visibility online? What are your opinions about technology use in the 4-H program? Here is your opportunity to have your opinions heard and used! Development of the new Access 4-H Internet Platform has begun. More than a Web site - greater than an online portal - Access 4-H will offer a comprehensive set of integrated online applications, services and tools. The Access 4-H Platform will aim to create a one-stop home for information, instruction and interaction for the 4-H community to deliver research-driven programs; revitalize and expand the 4-H brand beyond traditional audiences; recruit new youth to 4-H clubs; and increase the capacity to recruit, train, support and retain 4-H volunteers and professionals. The Access 4-H Platform is designed to bring together members of the 4-H family as never before. And, as such, we need and invite your feedback now and in the weeks and months ahead. We are looking for members to join the Access 4-H Facebook or Myspace Communities. This is an online community of 4-H members and young alumni who are already partaking in social media. We will be engaging in discussion and asking your opinions on topics such as social media, 4-H online, what is cool online, and overall serve as a think tank for Access 4-H. Take the next step and become a member of the discussions that are moving 4-H into utilizing next-generation technology. Interested people should go to www.4-h.com/access4-h to find a link to their social network. In weeks ahead, we shall choose some of the most active Access 4-H Community participants to join Team Access, which will have the opportunity to provide further insight into the direction of our changing 4-H web presence. Get involved by participating in discussion now! For more information, please contact Jessica Falkenthal at jfalkenthal@fourhcouncil.edu. Steve Sutton COFFEE COUNTY TEAM PLACES AT NORTH AMERICAN ENVIROTHON
While at the competition, the team stayed in the dormitories at Hobart and William Smith colleges. Team members and advisors toured Niagra Falls and the New York Power Plant while at the Envirothon competition. The team was accompanied on the trip by a Steve Harris, Extension agent and Sara Steelman, Coffee County Soil Conservation Service technician. Steve Harris CYFERnet MISSION OF THE MONTH: FAIR FOOD, FUN AND GAMES Step right up to state fair season with CYFERnet! Discover the secrets behind the deep-fried, the thrill ride and those impossible carnival games with a trio of fun activities.
For complete details, go to www.cyfernet.org/4htech/missions.html. Steve Sutton McNAIRY COUNTY WILDLIFE TEAM RETURNS FROM UTAH The state champion McNairy County 4-H wildlife judging team placed 7th at the 2007 4-H Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Invitational in Cedar City, Utah. The Tennessee team, composed of Justin Droke, Johnathon Meredith, Katalin Meredith and Justin West, was one of 19 teams competing at this year's event hosted by Southern Utah University. The Tennessee team was recognized for placing 3rd in the Urban Plan section of the contest. Team member Justin West received the 3rd place award in the Aldo Leopold Essay Contest based on Leopold's book, A Sand County Almanac. Coaches were treated to a day in Zion National Park while the actual contest was taking place. The Tennessee team spent a day exploring Mammoth Caves which are ancient lava tube caves and visiting Cedar Breaks National Monument. This year's top teams were from Alabama and Utah, with nineteen teams competing. This was truly a trip of a lifetime for the 4-H'ers attending. Many new friendships and lasting memories were made at this event. Ricky Mathenia NEW ACTIVITY PAGES POSTED TO WEB SITE We are pleased to offer the following new 4-H project activity pages. The pages have been posted to the "Project" pages on the Web site. Each activity sheet is available in both color or black and white versions. There is also a leader's page for each activity in both color and black and white. The leader's page provides the answers to the puzzles, games, etc. in each activity page. For a complete listing of all the activity pages, please go to 4h.tennessee.edu/projects/actsheets.htm.
New pages are continuing to be developed. The following projects are coming soon.
If you have any questions, please contact Lori Belew via email at lbelew@tennessee.edu or by phone at 865-974-7434. Lori Belew NEW ON THE 4-H BRAND NETWORK: NATIONAL 4-H WEEK KIT The first materials for National 4-H Week 2007 are now available at www.4-HBrandNetwork.org. Bookmarks, print ads and posters showcasing 4-H’s great work in science, engineering and technology (4-H SET) programs are downloadable for you to begin planning for National 4-H Week, October 7-13, 2007. Many more materials are coming soon including a brochure, certificates, placemats, Web banners and other event materials. Also, beginning in September, even more resources will be added to help you promote 4-H SET events being held during National 4-H Week. And did you know that the 4-H Brand Network also has a variety of other promotional materials including the new 4-H Volunteer Recruitment kit? It also has tips and how-to’s to promote 4-H most effectively in your community. To learn more about 4-H SET, go to www.fourhcouncil.edu/scienceengineeringtechnology.aspx. Please contact Allyson McMahan at amcmahan@fourhcouncil.edu or 301-961-2915 if you have any questions. Steve Sutton PARTICIPATE IN THE 4-H CLUB EXCHANGE DATABASE Showing off your favorite places to visitors can be as fun as visiting new places yourself. Thanks to the 4-H Exchange program, youth clubs from Arkansas to Washington have enjoyed the best of both worlds. If your county would like to experience another part of the country or to share your home state with a visiting county, the 4-H Exchange database makes it easy to get started. Simply submit your free exchange ad online, highlighting the "best of" your state and listing what parts of the country you'd like visit, as well as your preferred travel and/or host dates. You can submit your ad at 4-h.org/exchanges/ as well as read other ads from states across the country. Let the exchange begin! Steve Sutton RUTHERFORD COUNTY 4-H NETWORK NEWS INTERVIEWS GOVERNOR Rutherford County 4-H Network News is very excited to announce some recent interviews that we have conducted. On our blog, www.rc4-h.blogspot.com, you can view an interview with our Governor Phil Bredesen. He is very supportive of the 4-H program. We also recently interviewed Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture Ken Givens and US Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns. The latter two interviews are still being edited, so check our blog often! Michael Shirley The 2007 Tennessee Junior Livestock Expo (Sheep Events) was another success. 272 youth exhibited 1,063 sheep. This is a slight increase of 85 head from the 2006 Sheep Expo. 4-H and FFA exhibitors showed 314 registered breeding ewes, 308 commercial ewes and 441 market lambs at the Hyder-Burks arena in Cookeville. Emily Hatmaker of Meigs County received the $1500 Bert Lee Memorial Scholarship provided by Bob Brinkmann for exhibiting the Supreme Champion Bred-by-Exhibitor Ewe. Emily's ewe was the Champion Natural Color. Sarah McDonald of Smith County exhibited the Reserve Supreme Champion Bred-by-Exhibitor Ewe and received a $500 scholarship from Dr. John Riley. Dalton Cheatham of Polk County was selected for the Robert B. Powell Memorial Award for the Supreme Champion Flock on his Champion Other Breeds (Kathadin). For the second year, a public speaking contest was held at Sheep Expo. This event had an increase in participation and was coordinated by Bill Morgan, a volunteer leader in Knox County. The Cookeville Toastmasters Club evaluated the speeches and the results are presented below. 35 participants earned High Achiever certificates by scoring in the top 90% of their grade group. Wilson County is congratulated for having six High Achiever certificate winners. Public speaking, skillathon and premier exhibitor awards are as follows:
Complete Sheep Expo results are available at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/sheep/expo_results.htm. Dwight Loveday THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
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