UGA Cooperative Extension
Athens-Clarke County Extension Office:
4-H Youth Development
How to Join ACC 4-H in 2008-2009
Any youth ages 9-19 are eligible to join 4-H. All students in the 5th grade will join 4-H at the beginning of each school year. Youth in the 6th - 12th grades will also be given the opportunity to join 4-H during the first club day of each year. Any other eligible youth may contact the Athens-Clarke County 4-H Office to receive enrollment information.
If you are in middle school and would like to join 4-H, find your school listed below and return the permission form before the scheduled meeting date.
- Clarke Middle School - Tuesday, Setpember 16
- BHL - Wennesday, September 17
- Coile - Thursday, September 18
- Hilsman - Monday, September 29
Rock Eagle Cloverleaf 4-H Camp
Over 100 Clarke County 5th & 6th grade 4-H'ers and adults attended Cloverleaf Camp at Rock Eagle. They joined 940 4-H'ers and adults from all over Georgia for an exciting week of camp. You can view the Athens- Banner Herald article and pictures from camp at this site: http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/070508/living_20080705013.shtml
Junior 4-H Camp at Jekyll Island
7th and 8th grade 4-H’ers from Clarke County joined other students from Northeast District at Junior 4-H camp at the Jekyll Island 4-H Center recently. While at camp students visited historic sites on Jekyll and St Simmons Islands, learned about coastal ecology and enjoyed organized recreational activities.
Wilderness Challenge Camp
Athens-Clarke County 7th & 8th grade 4-H'ers attended Junior Wilderness Challenge Camp in Dahlonega, GA at Camp Wahsega June 30 through July 4. While at camp, over 150 Georgia 4-H'ers went on an overnight caving trip to Racoon Mountain in Chattanooga and also went white water rafting. They also attended workshops where they participated in orienteering, hiking, fishing, mountain biking, the climbing wall and the zip line.
4-H Photography Contest Finalist
Athens-Clarke County 4-H'er, Victoria Vasquez, placed in the top 20 for the 2008 4-H
Photo Contest. Her picture, "Ole Barn House #2," will be displayed at this year's
4-H State Congress in Atlanta.
Other Information
General Info
4-H creates a world in which youth and adults learn, grow, and work together as catalysts for positive change! The mission of Georgia 4-H is to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, developing life skills, and forming attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, productive and contributing members of society. This mission is accomplished, through "hands on" learning experiences, focused on agricultural and environmental issues, agriculture awareness, leadership, communication skills, foods and nutrition, health, energy conservation, and citizenship.
Contact
For more information about Clarke County 4-H Youth Development Programs, contact Elizabeth Barber at ebarber@uga.edu or call (706) 613-3640.
Visit the Georgia 4-H Web site at www.georgia4h.org.
