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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE Coffee County 4-H’er Named to National 4-H Congress Design Team UPCOMING EVENTS January 22-23
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Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/08-index.htm COFFEE COUNTY 4-H’ER NAMED TO NATIONAL 4-H CONGRESS DESIGN TEAM Ashlee Duncan from Coffee County is one of seven young people selected from across the nation to serve on the National 4-H Congress design team. Ashlee, along with the Extension professionals and volunteer leaders comprising the team, with help give guidance to the planning and implementation of the 2008 event to be held in Atlanta. Ashlee attended the 2007 Congress as Tennessee’s state winner in the photography project. She was initially selected as a nominee by the Tennessee delegation attending the 2007 Congress and after submitting an application and video tape, was chosen by the National 4-H Congress design team selection committee. Congratulations to Ashlee. She will attend the first planning meeting on February 22-24 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. We know he will represent us well on the design team. Steve Sutton CSREES-USDA INTEGRATED COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS GRANTSMANSHIP WORKSHOP On March 10-11, 2008, the 1890 Region and Florida A&M University will host a grantsmanship workshop in Memphis on CSREES Integrated Competitive Programs focusing on the Section 406 Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Program and opportunities within the National Research Initiative for support of integrated activities. Agency staff will give an overview of CSREES Integrated Competitive Programs and describe how to integrate research, education, and extension in developing and implementing competitive proposals. Experienced project directors will speak on how to successfully design a strong integrated project, write a winning proposal and implement a successful integrated project. Faculty in research, Extension and academics are encouraged to attend. For additional details and registration information, visit www.famu.edu/cesta/csrees-famu.cfm. Alice Ann Moore DEADLINE FOR NATIONAL AG DAY ESSAY CONTEST IS FEBRUARY 15 The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) is calling on students in grades 7-12 students to submit an original essay of 450 words about the importance of agriculture. This year's theme is "Agriculture - Bigger Than You Think," and the deadline is February 15. Teachers are asked to encourage their students to participate. This year's topic highlights a broader focus of agriculture, showcasing the diversity of today's American farms. Though row crops and livestock are still very much a part of the foundation of the industry, agriculture today has multiple touch points in our daily lives and many career opportunities. "This year's essay contest provides a great opportunity for all of us to learn more about the vision our young people have for the role of agriculture in their lives and in our country's future," says Linda Tank, Vice President of Communications for CHS Inc. "Their understanding of the tremendous impact agriculture has on our daily lives is key to the future of this vital industry." This year's national winner will receive a $1,000 prize and round-trip ticket to Washington, D.C., to be recognized during the March 11 Celebration of Ag dinner held at the Whitten Patio. At the dinner, the winner will have the opportunity to join with industry representatives, members of Congress, federal agency representatives, media and other friends in a celebration of agriculture. Statewide winners of the contest also will be selected. Each will receive a $100 prize. This is the 35th anniversary of National Ag Day. The goal of the ACA is to provide a spotlight on agriculture and the food and fiber industry the first of each spring (National Ag Day), to help consumers understand not only how food and fiber products are produced, but to celebrate accomplishments in providing safe, abundant and affordable products. The Ag Day Essay Contest is sponsored by CHS Inc., The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, High Plains Journal, National Association of Farm Broadcasting, National Agri-Marketing Association, Country Living Association and McCormick Company. All entries should be sent to: Ag Day Contest, Agriculture Council of America, 11020 King Street, Suite 205, Overland Park, KS 66210, or submitted by email to essay@agday.org. Entry applications and official rules for the contest can be found at www.hpj.com/agdayessay. Steve Sutton 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 February 25, 2008. Let's get those forms in and give outstanding alumni the recognition they deserve! Mark Gateley THE LEADERSHIP SERIES… PART THREE Welcome to Part Three of The Leadership Series! As promised, we are sharing with you more leadership activities that you can use with your 4-H members. As a reminder, each of these activities highlight a different aspect of leadership. They are simple activities that require very few… if any… materials. They are designed in a step-by-step format that provides a list of materials needed, detailed instruction and background/objective information. In many cases, there is an evaluation and/or follow-up included. The third activity in The Leadership Series is entitled Leadership BINGO and can be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/Leadership_BINDO.pdf. The purpose of this activity is to define words specific to leadership and tell how these words are important to leadership. 4-H’ers should also be encouraged to use personal examples to demonstrate how the words are important to leadership in order to connect the information to practical experiences. Through the use of personal examples and sharing of personal experiences, 4-H’ers will be able to better apply and reinforce the leadership life skills. In particular, the Leadership BINGO activity focuses on topics such as committees, cooperation, goals, mentors and responsibility. As a result, 4-H’ers will be better able to answer the following questions:
This activity was specifically designed for intermediate level 4-H members, but may be used with all learning levels. Additionally, I would like to thank those of you who contacted me about last week’s activity, Toe Tapping on Leadership Characteristics. I am pleased that you are finding that activity useful. On another note, I have received another suggestion regarding more specific directions for Leading with Legos. I think it’s a great idea and promise to work on providing more background information to lead into the Leading with Legos activity. I will forward it to you upon completion. Again, thanks to all of you who commented and offered suggestions! Please keep them coming! This helps me to help you. Lori Belew NATIONAL 4-H SET STAFF READINESS SURVEY If you have not yet participated in the National 4-H SET Staff Readiness Survey, you have until March 10, 2008 to do so. The Youth Literacy in Science, Engineering and Technology Community of Practice (Youth SET for Life CoP), with funding support from eXtension and National 4-H Council, is conducting this survey in order to learn more about Cooperative Extension System field staff interests, attitudes, experiences and abilities regarding science, engineering and technology programming for youth. The survey is voluntary and is intended to be completed by paid staff from agent or program assistant levels to regional and state level specialists and administrators. It should only take 10 to 15 minutes to complete. To open the survey, click on the URL below or paste it into your browser: https://is-nri.com/take/?i=119377&h=u6fTidW3CNmNLKcJbxr1hw. Also, at the end of the survey respondents will have an option of providing their email address in order to have an opportunity to share programming and impact information related to science, engineering and technology. Other than this optional input the survey is completely anonymous. There is no data requested, other than name of state, that identifies the responder and the optional input will not be used to specifically identify anyone in relation to the survey itself. The optional opportunity to provide SET programming and impact information will be provided separate from the SET Staff Readiness Survey itself. If the responder provides an e-mail address for this purpose they will receive additional instructions for submitting SET program and impact data. Thank you for your participation. Daniel Sarver NEW ATV SAFETY LEADER'S GUIDE AVAILABLE The revised ATV Safety Leader’s Guide has received the “Reviewed and Recommended Seal” and is now available for sale! Revisions include the addition of the following: Optional pre- and post-evaluation; “Preparing Parents and Other Caregivers” handout; “Tips on Talking with Parents and other Adults” lesson; information on new categories of ATVs intended for operators under 16 years approved by The American National Standards Institute in July 2007; updated CPSC statistics (2005); “Parent Packet” (including tips, sample waivers, etc.); and new graphics. Alice Ann Moore OPPORTUNITY FOR SUMMER EMPLOYMENT All of the 4-H centers are now accepting applications for 2008 summer staff. Positions available include lifeguard, craft house, tie-dye/airbrush, rifle/archery, canteen, wood shop and maintenance. This is an opportunity for applicants to enjoy competitive pay, room/board, meals and possible internship hours. You may contact the 4-H centers to apply.
Alice Ann Moore TENNESSEE 4-H PERFORMING ARTS TROUPE SEEKING NEW TALENT Auditions for the 2008-2009 Tennessee 4-H Performing Arts Troupe are coming up this spring. 4-H members in grades 8-11 are encouraged to apply. The categories for applicants are vocal and dance. The technical positions (i.e. sound and lighting) are currently filled so there are no spots available for these positions. There are two ways to apply for the troupe:
Each vocalist must have at least one selection with musical accompaniment. A dancer or vocalist may also include a group performance where the individual is clearly identified. It is desirable for all vocal applicants to include at least one selection that includes movement and dance. 4-H members who are considering participating in the troupe should be available for the summer workshop, June 20-22, 2008, in Hendersonville, as well as all additional performance dates. A listing of these dates along with other information including applications, deadlines and a NEW TROUPE VIDEO are available on the Tennessee 4-H Performing Arts Troupe Web site at 4hperformers.tennessee.edu/. Please contact me if you have any additional questions! Jim Stewart TENNESSEE 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS REMINDERS 4-H Instructor Certification: It is still not too late to participate in the next Tennessee 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Training. It will be held at W. P. Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia on February 8-9, 2008. Check-in will be on Friday, February 8, from 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. The training should end on Saturday, February 9, at approximately 5:00 p.m. A registration form can be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas07/attach/SSRegForm.doc. The pre-registration deadline is January 25, 2008. This training is for any Extension agent or volunteer who wishes to be a certified instructor in the 4-H Shooting Sports Program. The training fee is $60.00 and must be submitted with the form by January 25, 2008. The fee includes instruction, materials, all meals and lodging at W. P. Ridley 4-H Center. Form F600-B: Adult Activity and Event Acceptance Form must be brought to training. Each volunteer's F809: Volunteer Application should be on file in the county 4-H office prior to participation. Participants should bring bed linens or sleeping bag, pillow, towels and other personal items. 4-H State Shoot: The Tennessee 4-H Shooting Sports State Shoot will be held on April 11-12, 2008 at Ridley 4-H Center and Henry Horton State Park. Tentative competitions are scheduled in the disciplines of shotgun, air rifle, smallbore rifle and archery. In addition, 4-H'ers in grades 9-12 will be competing to represent Tennessee at the National 4-H Invitational in Grand Island, Nebraska on June 23-26, 2008. Mark these dates on your calendar now, if you have not done so already. Check out this and other information at 4h.tennessee.edu/shootingsports. Daniel Sarver TENNESSEE TEAM CROWNED RESERVE CHAMPIONS IN DENVER The Warren County 4-H consumer decision-making team composed of Jesse Paz, Erika Betschart, Lindsey Clayton and Lauren Lytle recently competed at the National Western 4-H Roundup in Denver, Colorado, January 9-13. The team was awarded the trip and competition rights after being named state champion in October. The Warren County received Reserve Champion honors at the national competition. The team was awarded third in oral reasons, second in team placings and fifth in the group think activity. Lindsey Clayton was the third high scoring individual at the contest. She was also named the 4th high individual in placings. Jesse Paz was recognized as the third high individual in reasons with Lauren Lytle receiving honors as the fifth high individual in placings. A final team activity called “Group Think” rounded out the competition. Teams were each given a situational statement regarding rent to own contracts and were then required to use the group decision making module to reach a team consensus. They then presented their answer to a team of judges who observed the process. The team was coached by 4-H agent Jamie Harris. While in Denver, the meats team and the consumer decision making team enjoyed a day of snowmobiling, exploring downtown Denver and lots of snow! Jamie Harris “TUNES 4 TROOPS” IS 2008 CONGRESS SERVICE PROJECT
The service project is not limited just to Congress delegates. Why not get others in your county involved. Encourage local clubs to participate and have your Congress delegates deliver their donations to Nashville. Steve Sutton WARREN COUNTY MEATS TEAM TAKES 6TH IN NATIONAL EVENT The Warren County 4-H meats judging team of Samantha Southard, Matthew Hibdon, Drew Milligan and Joshua Moore recently competed in the Meat Evaluation Contest at the National Western 4-H Roundup. The team earned a spot in the invitation only contest by placing in the top three at the state contest last summer. Teams from all over the United States gathered in Denver, Colorado, January 9-13. While at the contest, team members identified thirty cuts of beef, pork and lamb. They had to include the wholesale and retail cut as well as species, type of cut and cookery method. The team also ranked six retail and wholesale meat classes consisting of beef and pork carcasses, beef rounds, beef ribs, pork rib chops and beef t-bone steaks. Team members also had to defend their placings by giving three sets of oral reasons. The Warren County team placed 6th in the national contest and received the 3rd high team award in placings. Samantha Southard was recognized as the 5th high scoring individual in placings at the contest. The team was coached by 4-H agent Michael Barry. Jamie Harris YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH KEY LEADER Are you looking for additional leadership training opportunities for your 4-H members? If so, Kiwanis International has program available. Please read the information below. If you have any questions, please contact Alice Ann Moore at aamoore@utk.edu or 865-974-7434. It is our goal to offer you an opportunity to learn more about this program to be held later this spring.
Lori Belew THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
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