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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Photo Search Contest UPCOMING EVENTS February 1
February 1
February 20
February 20-21
February 21
February 23
February 27-28
February 27-March 1
March 1
March 6-7
March 7
March 7
March 9
March 28
March 28
March 28-April 2
March 29-April 1
March 31
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas09 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas09/09-index.htm Junior high and senior 4-H members will have to opportunity to portray their 4-H involvement through their cameras in the 2009 4-H Photo Search activity. A 4-H’er may enter by submitting either a print and the negative, a color slide or a diskette/CD containing the photo in a digital format along with a completed entry form. The information you will need to conduct your county competition is available online:
Each county is eligible to submit up to ten entries for state judging. All entries should relate in some way to 4-H. Entries should be mailed to the state 4-H office by June 15. Steve Sutton Interested in learning more about service learning and how to incorporate service learning projects into your 4-H program? 4-H Service Learning 101 is being offered for Extension agents, program assistants and volunteer leaders who would like to learn more about the elements of service learning and how to incorporate those into their 4-H program. This training will cover the steps (elements) to implement service learning projects, useful reflection tools and practical application to your county program. The training will be offered via Centra, and will be held on April 20, 2009 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST. Registration is open through April 15, 2009 in SUPER. Please note this training is designed primarily for Extension staff with less than three years of experience. However any Extension 4-H staff member with an interest in service learning may participate. This training opportunity is also open to 4-H volunteer leaders. Please note that this is a repeat of the 4-H Service Learning 101 training offered in earlier this month. If you have questions about this training, please do not hesitate to contact me. Justin Crowe F600-A AND F600-C HAVE BEEN REVISED Please be aware forms F600-A: Activity and Event Acceptance Form and F600-C: Waiver of Medical Care have been revised to include parental permission for a health and safety inspection. These revised forms used be used effectively immediately. They have been posted to the Tennessee 4-H Forms and Materials page on the Web site. You can determine if you are using the revised forms by noting the revision date below the indicia statement on the last page. Steve Sutton Social networking has created new and unique ways to communicate and share information. Sites such as Facebook allow individuals to connect with friends from the past and serve as an outlet for teens, as well as adults, to communicate. Connecting with teens through social networks is an opportunity for Extension agents and program assistants to gain insight into the world of Facebook. Topics covered will include: setting up an account, creating a group, posting photos, etc. Many counties have already begun using Facebook to create groups for county Honor Clubs, senior high clubs, etc. While teens do not always check voice mails or email messages, they do check their Facebook messages. This training is designed to help provide additional resources to county staff working with high school 4-H clubs and teen audiences. The training will be offered twice via Centra. Training dates and times are April 22, 2009 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. EST and April 23, 2009 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST. Registration is open through April 15, 2009 in SUPER. If you have questions about this training, please do not hesitate to contact me. Justin Crowe KNOX COUNTY CONSUMER DECISION-MAKING TEAM 4TH IN DENVER The Knox County 4-H consumer decision-making judging team competed at the National Western 4-H Roundup, January 7 -11, in Denver, Colorado. Team members Hannah Hopkins, Madelyn Bower and Lilia Weber were accompanied by volunteer coach Kathy Hopkins and Knox County Extension agent Carlene Welch. During the contest, the team completed six consumer decision-making placing classes, two sets of oral reasons and a 10-minute “Group Think” activity. The team placed 4th overall; 4th in the “Group Think” activity and 5th in team class placings. Hannah Hopkins was 4th high individual in class placings and 5th high overall winner. Six hundred youth from 30 states attend the conference which provided a variety of competitive events, educational workshops, tours and social activities... as well as the wonderful experience of a national level 4-H event in beautiful Denver, Colorado. Carlene Welch Register now for the Lions Quest service-learning trainings that will be this spring/summer! This two day training and curriculum, valued at $500, is available to you for $35 through a grant with the Lions Clubs International Foundation and the Tennessee Department of Education. Completion of high school level training also meets the employment standards for Course Code 9395 Success Skills Through Service-Learning. This would be a great selling point if you plan to work with a local high school in implementing this material. I have attended this workshop in the past. It is a great training and provides you with a plethora of resources to use in your county service learning program. There are two separate trainings. One is for elementary and middle school audiences while the other is for high school audiences. Skills for Growing and Skills for Adolescence (Grades K-8) will be held:
Skills for Action (Grades 9-12) will be held:
The registration form is available at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas09/attach/lqreg.doc. Justin Crowe NEW VENUE FOR BLOCK AND BRIDLE ROUNDUP Greeting. Plans are underway for the 2009 Block and Bridle Roundup. It will be March 7, 2009, at the Tennessee Valley Fairgrounds. Details can be found at web.utk.edu/~bbclub/Roundup.htm. Once again, online registration will be mandatory and will be available starting next week. All registration should be completed by by February 27, 2009. This year there will only be a livestock judging clinic and contest. There will be no meats or dairy judging. If you have questions or concerns, please let me know. Looking forward to seeing you at Roundup 2009. Aaron Fisher The 2009 State Market Hog was completed last week at the Tennessee Livestock Center on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. A total of 183 youth from 29 counties exhibited 342 market hogs. In addition to showing individual and pen-of-three market hogs, there were competitions in ultrasound carcass class, skillathon and premier exhibitor. The market hog show was held in conjunction with the Tennessee Pork Producers Association annual meeting. Market hog exhibitors were treated to a pizza and pool party and a barbecue lunch. The judge for the show was Dave Walter of Indiana.
Champion Junior Showmanship - Clay Prater, Warren County Champion Junior High Showmanship - Sarah Garmezy, Williamson County Champion Senior High Showmanship - Colton McInturff, Williamson County
Overall Champion Premier Exhibitor - Kayla Kimes, Clay County
Dwight Loveday THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.
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