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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Camp Staff Rip-Roaring to Go! UPCOMING EVENTS May 26-27
May 29
May 30
June 2
June 2
June 2
June 9-12
June 15
June 18
June 19-20
June 22-27
June 23
June 23-26
June 24-28
June 29-July 2
June 29-July 2
July 1
July 6-8
July 13-16
July 20-24
July 24-25
July 28-August 2
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 4-H CAMP STAFF RIP-ROARING TO GO! WOW! What great 4-H camp staffs! The 4-H camping season is off and going, and the staffs at Austin, Ridley and York are definitely up to the task. After this past training session, they are pumped up and ready for the summer. This year's staffs are energetic, enthusiastic and committed to the four priorities of safety, health, education and fun. Be ready for some intense, positive youth development this summer! As a reminder from this past spring's planning meetings, this year's junior camp curriculum requires planning and preparation from all involved (teens, volunteers, etc). Please be ready ahead of time. In addition, if you need to contact the camps regarding the curriculum or schedule, please do so early... preferably at least seven days before your camp group arrives. The contacts at each camp are:
Daniel Sarver 4-H ELECTRIC CAMP CAS SELECTED Twelve senior 4-H members have been chosen to serve in a leadership role during 4-H Electric Camp, June 23-26, 2009. 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. CAs for Electric Camp are as follows.
Daniel Sarver “ENERGIZING TENNESSEE 4-H” FUNDS ELECTRIC CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS Many of the counties who are conducting the "Energizing Tennessee 4-H" Energy Education program are sending youth to Electric Camp on partial or full scholarship. One of these counties, Hickman, boasts the largest county delegation with 34. This is THE featured 4-H SET program for Tennessee and will be available for all counties statewide next year. Counties receive hands-on training, free "science of energy" education kits and funds for energy education, including Electric Camp scholarships. Counties who completed the program this year will be eligible for more funds again next year. Be on the lookout for more information soon. 4-H Electric Camp registration is now closed and has switched to "waiting list" mode. If you wish to put a 4-H’er on the waiting list, please send all information as required in SUPER to your regional office. We are expecting 267 4-H members for 4-H Electric Camp on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus, June 23-26. The Western Region has registered the most delegates. Congratulations to everyone for their success in promoting 4-H Electric Camp. A special thanks to all who made this educational opportunity available to their 4-H members. Daniel Sarver The 86th State 4-H Roundup will be held at the University of Tennessee at Martin, July 20-24. State project finalists will soon be selected and should plan to attend Roundup. Current state winners in citizenship and leadership, all active 4-H All Stars and current 4-H'ers who have previously attended National 4-H Congress as project winners may also attend Roundup. Register your delegates through SUPER. Each regional office will be letting you know about cost, transportation and other pertinent information. The Roundup brochure is available from the Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/roundup/2009brochure.pdf to assist you in marketing Roundup. The registration for state project finalists is $50 in addition to their donor sponsored scholarship. 4-H’ers who are not state finalists and attending as All Star members will need to pay the full registration fee of $175. Steve Sutton INFORMATION FOR YOUR ACADEMIC CONFERENCE DELEGATES Upon arrival at Junior High 4-H Academic Conference, your delegates will have an opportunity to go swimming at the UT Aquatic Center from 3:00-5:00 p.m. The cost for this optional swim is $5.00 and is NOT included as part of the conference fees. If your delegates want to go swimming, please advise them to bring this extra money. There will be a pool party on Thursday night at not cost to the delegates. Justin Crowe NASA ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE Plant growth will be an important part of space exploration in the future as NASA plans for long-duration missions to the moon. NASA scientists anticipate astronauts may be able to grow plants on the moon, and the plants could be used to supplement meals. In anticipation of the need for research into lunar plant growth, NASA and the International Technology Education Association, or ITEA, present the NASA Engineering Design Challenge: Lunar Plant Growth Chamber. Elementary, middle and high school students design, build and evaluate lunar plant growth chambers - while engaging in research - and standards-based learning experiences. Students participate in the engineering design process and learn how to conduct a scientific experiment.
Educators can order cinnamon basil seeds that have flown in space on the STS-118 space shuttle mission. Students can compare plants grown from both space-flown and Earth-based control seeds and test the designs of the lunar plant growth chambers. Seeds will be available as long as supplies last. See www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/plantgrowth/home/index.html for more information. Daniel Sarver NEW POSTING ON 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS BULLETIN BOARD The Dickson County Fun Shoot is scheduled for Saturday, May 30 at 1:00 p.m. at Stuart Burns Elementary School. There is a $5 entry fee per individual. Participants are asked to register by Thursday, May 28. More information may be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/shootingsports/FunShoots/index.htm. If your county has a 4-H Shooting Sports event, please email Daniel Sarver at dsarver@tennessee.edu to post it on the 4-H Shooting Sport bulletin board. Daniel Sarver TARGET SMART CAMP REGISTRATION STILL OPEN 4-H Target Smart Camp registration remains open until June 1. This camp is a program of Tennessee 4-H Shooting Sports. It is for youth who are enrolled in grades 5-12 on January 1 of the current calendar year. This camp is located at the W.P. Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia. Youth learn appropriate skills to succeed in a variety of shooting sports and related areas such as archery, riflery, shotgun, muzzleloading and outdoor skills. Programs emphasize safety, correct form and responsible use. See 4h.tennessee.edu/shootingsports/index.htm#camp for more information. Daniel Sarver TENNESSEE 4-H PERFORMING ARTS TROUPE SELECTED The 2009-2010 Tennessee 4-H Performing Arts Troupe has been selected and are gearing up for several performances in the next few months.
I want to extend a special thanks to our Extension staff who offered this opportunity to many of our senior 4-H youth. Competition for the spots was keener than ever. If you have questions about the Tennessee 4-H Performing Arts Troupe or are interested in booking this group of talented 4-H members, please contact me or visit 4hperformers.tennessee.edu. Justin Crowe TENNESSEE 4-H'ERS TO ATTEND NICE CONFERENCE Lindsey Clayton from Warren County and Morgan Beaty from Blount County have been selected to represent Tennessee at the 2009 National Institute on Cooperative Education (NICE) Conference . The conference will be held at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, July 25-29. The conference is intended to provide a deeper understanding of cooperatives to the youth attending. Participants will gain an understanding of how cooperatives differ from other business forms and will hear cooperative success stories in both the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. In a team setting, attendees will serve as managers of a simulated cooperative store, competing with other stores in their market area for sales and profit. Teams will also analyze case studies, develop their own student-run cooperative, and participate in team-building and leadership development activities. The closing session will recognize the teams that have been the top performers in various conference activities. Lindsey and Morgan were selected for this honor as result of being state finalists in Level II citizenship and leadership competition at Tennessee 4-H Congress earlier this spring. Blount County Extension agent Sharon Davis will be attending as a chaperone and Lindsey Rochelle, a 2008 NICE delegate from Hickman County, has been selected to return to the conference in a leadership role. The trip is sponsored by the Tennessee Council of Cooperatives. Steve Sutton UTK TO HOLD FIRST YOUTH HORSE JUDGING CAMP The University of Tennessee Department of Animal Science is proud to offer our inaugural Youth Horse Judging Camp, August 2-4, 2009. Youth ages 12-18 are eligible with a chaperone from each county, chapter or team encouraged to attend. The camp is a three-day event aimed at providing youth with invaluable knowledge pertaining to the judging of horses in a low-stress environment. Participants can expect to receive expert instruction about the basic ideas of what to consider when judging halter, as well as performance classes of both English and Western disciplines. The final day of the camp will be comprised of our VOL Horse Judging Contest, in which participants will have a chance to practice their skills and compete for awards. Information on the tentative schedule and registration can be found at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/HorseJudging.html. Each participant and chaperone will be required to fill out both the registration and release forms and submit the applicable registration fees. Act fast! The deadline for registration is June 30 with the camp being limited to the first 40 youth participants registered. If you have any questions, please contact Russell Kriewald at rkriewald@utk.edu or 865-974-6390. Russell Kriewald THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?
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