| Sheep Conference is a family conference designed for those who want to learn about the 4-H sheep project. The event will provide hands on learning experiences, as well as opportunities to meet and make new sheep friends from across the state. The location for Sheep Conference is the Hyder-Burks Arena on the Tennessee Tech campus in Cookeville. Parents and volunteer
leaders are welcome and encouraged to attend.
The 2009 version of 4-H Sheep Conference offers a slightly new format with greater opportunities for all youth participating. For the older, more experienced project members (grades 9-12), a special Friday (May29) evening training session is planned for you. The general theme for this training is "Judging and Evaluation." Ram and ewe selection, wool evaluation and retail cut selection will be the specific session topics. Additionally, the participants will receive training to be teen leaders for Sheep Conference on Saturday.
Saturday's conference will also have a slightly new format, too. Sheep Conference combines some new activities along with some of the old. New for 2009 is the opportunity to select training sessions. Participants can select three trainings from sheep judging, identifying wool quality, identifying lamb cuts, showmanship and grooming. We will continue to have skillathon training, table top exhibits, Shepherds Quiz and Quiz Bowl. The quiz bowl will have four teams selected based on their combined Shepherd's Quiz score. A team consists of three (3) members from the 7-12 grades. To encourage county participation, a team with all three members from the same county will be awarded 10 points to start the quiz bowl. Table top exhibits (a display board about your sheep project or sheep related topic) will be evaluated by age group. |
