UGA Cooperative Extension
Monroe County Extension Office:
4-H Youth Development
Cloverleaf Class Club Meetings
Cotton Boll & Consumer Judging*
DPA Preparation
Forestry Judging*
Horse Team - Judging* and Quiz Bowl*
Junior/Senior Leadership Council
Livestock Judging* and Show Teams
S.A.F.E. Shotgun Team*
Summer Camp
*4-H'ers who particpate on official Monroe County 4-H judging, quiz bowl, or competition teams have the opportunity to receive the following incentives which are awarded at the annual Awards Program:
1st Place for any Monroe County Judging, Quiz Bowl, or
Competition Team member - $75 U.S. Savings Bond2nd Place for any Monroe County Judging,Quiz Bowl, or
Competition Team member - $50 U.S. Savings BondSr. 4-H'ers who win at DPA and compete at State Congress -
Letterman 4-H Jacket OR $600 U.S. Savings Bond
News and Events
S.A.F.E. Shotgun Information Letter Season 2012
SA.F.E. Shotgun Practice Schedule 2012
S.A.F.E. Shotgun Letter After First Practice
Local 4-H'er Wins First Place in National Chicken Barbecue Contest
The 2011 National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference was held November 16-17 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville. This annual conference allows 4-H'ers from all over the country to compete in educational events that help them learn to make and defend decisions, speak publicly, and gain poultry-related skills.
This annual 4-H conference includes five separate competitive events. In the Chicken and Turkey Barbecuing contests participants barbecue three chicken halves or two turkey fillets and give an oral presentation on the corresponding poultry industry.
At the 2011 National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference, 144 senior 4-H’ers, representing 24 states, participated as teams or individuals in the various events. Twenty teams and three independent individuals participated in the Poultry Judging contest and fourteen teams competed in the Avian Bowl contest. Eleven individuals participated in the Chicken Barbecue contest, nine in the Turkey Barbecue, and nine in the Egg Preparation Demonstration. Each contestant received a plaque, gold pin and a $500 savings bond.
In the cooking contests, Tess Hammock from Georgia took first place in the Chicken Barbecue contest.
February Happenings for Monroe County
Activities and News for your 4-H’ers
Livestock Judging Team (5th-12th grades) Practice for this team is underway. They will be making farm visits each week, weather permitting. They meet every Wednesday from 3:30-5:00. This team will compete in March at the State Livestock Judging Contest.
Cloverleaf Project Achievement (DPA) Party for Participants that competed this past November (5th and 6th grades only) We will have a celebration/reward activity for you later this month. You will receive an invitation at school this week from Monroe County 4-H. Please share with your parents so you can come and enjoy an afternoon of fun just for you! Parents of these participants, please be on the lookout for a printed invitation as well as an e-mail from me.
S.A.F.E. Shotgun Team-(7th-12th graders only) This team is meeting on Sunday afternoons to practice. We have a large team this year and will be closing registration when we reach our limit. If you are a new member of this team and have not taken your Hunter Safety Course you will need to complete the course on the CD, print the certificate and most important, register (on-line) for the two hour review and test scheduled for Thursday February 2nd from 3:30-5:30 at the 4-H office. If this date is not convenient, check for another date prior to February 26th. You will need to present your Hunter Certification card to Ms. Abbie or one of the S.A.F.E. coaches by this date in order to go to the competitions with the team.
Certified Teen Leaders your help is needed February 16th, Early dismissal day from school-from1:15-4:30 for Game Day. This will be a great Community Service entry for your portfolios next year! Please call for details.
Jr/Sr Leadership Council Meeting and Dinner (7th-12th grades only) Tuesday February 21st from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the 4-H office. We will be inviting special guests so please try to make every effort to attend. Invitations will be sent out later this week.
Jr/Sr DPA March 9th-11th We have eleven 4-H’ers participating this year! That is up from last year. These 4-H’ers will be working on their presentations, demonstrations, performances, etc. for this competition.
Cloverleaf Camp (5thand6th grades only) sign-up day Thursday, February 29th starts at 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. We have a few more spots available this year, but this is first come, first serve for the available spots. As in the past those 5th and 6th graders who participated in Cloverleaf Project Achievement (DPA) will have the opportunity to sign up before this date.
Junior and Senior Camp sign-up day Thursday, February 29th-Junior Camp(7th and 8th grades) will be held June 4th-8th at Camp Burton on Tybee Island-cost is $325.00-only 4 spaces available. Senior Camp (9th-12th grades) is July 2-6 to be held at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, and the cost is $315.00. If you would like more information on these camps please give me a call.
*******************Upcoming Events********************
Tri-County 4-H Jr/Sr St. Patricks’ Day Celebration (7th-12th grades only) Join in the fun with Monroe, Jones and Butts County Jr and Sr 4-H’ers at the Monroe County Clubhouse from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Food, Fun, Music, X-Box-Kinect, Karaoke, and maybe even a little Irish shenanigans! Wear your Green!! There is no cost for this event, but you will need to call for reservations!
State 4-H Invitational Sporting Clay shoot Saturday March 17th at The Meadows National Gun Club in Smarr. This is an individual competition, not part of our shotgun team qualifying. Information will be sent out to shotgun team members when it becomes available. There is a fee for this special event. Monroe County 4-H will have a food booth at this event as a fund-raiser.
Any Questions? Please call (478) 994-7014 or e-mail Ms. Abbie or Ms. Jenny at the 4-H office
Monroe County 4-H Cloverleaf Campers attend Summer camp at Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island
On Monday June 27th, Forty Five, Fifth and Sixth grade Monroe County 4-H’ers along with Three Adult Leaders and one Teen Leader boarded a bus and headed south for a much anticipated week of 4-H camp at the beach.
They all enjoyed classes including: Seining, Crabs & Critters, Reptiles, Project Linus, Beach Ecology & Marsh Ecology. They also enjoyed daily trips to the beach, a dolphin cruise, Bonfire, Putt-putt golf & batting cages, A Historic Tour of Fort Pulaski, Shopping on Historic River Street, Counselor Scavenger Hunt, Camper Talent show, Counselor Variety Show and Slide Show of all the week’s events.
Georgia 4-H holds summer camps for children in 5th-11th grades at the five camps located in Georgia. For more information about Georgia 4-H contact the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension office in Monroe County (478)994-7014.
MONROE COUNTY 4-H SHOTGUN TEAM ATTENDS DISTRICT AND STATE MATCH
The Monroe County 4-H shotgun team competed in the 2011 District and State 4-H Target Challenge Competition. The team participated in Qualifying shoot in Griffin April 23rd. Team members that competed were: Jr team-Ali Goode, Keith Myers, Gavin Forrester, Austin Allen, Cole Ragin, James Warren, Daniel Garrett and Isaiah Williams. Sr team-Brody Shiver, Ethan Boyd, Woodrow Wilder, Steven Mays, Thomas Haskins Matthew English, Jonathan Bell, Taylor Pope, Dakota Pyron, Billy Kerner, Austin Mays and Jonathan Daniel. Senior team member Dakota Pyron was the County team high scorer with 24 out of 25 targets hit. He will be awarded a $75.00 Savings bond, Jonathan Bell & Taylor Pope tied with 23 out of 25, they will be awarded $50.00 savings bonds at the Monroe County 4-H Annual Awards program in the Fall. Team members must qualify at a District shoot to participate in the State level Match.
Monroe County 4-H shotgun team members competed in the State 4-H shotgun match close to Rock Eagle 4-H Center on May 7, 2011. The six Jr & four Sr team members competed against over 900 shotgun shooters at this statewide match.
Monroe County 4-H’ers who competed were: Jr team, Ali Goode, Gavin Forrester, Austin Allen, Keith Myers James Warren & Cole Ragin. Sr team members were Dakota Pyron, Taylor Pope, Jonathan Bell and Steven Mays. Monroe County Volunteer Leaders, Nipper Bunn, Bill Myers, Brian Walker and Ed Boyd serve as the team coaches.
MonroeCounty 4-H’ers Score Well in State Livestock Judging Contest
Cloverleaf District Project Achievement
Monroe County 4-H'ers take honors at 4-H event
Fifty two Monroe County Cloverleaf 4-H’ers (5th & 6th Grades) traveled to Rock Eagle 4-H Center to participate in District Project Achievement on Saturday, November 19, 2011 and all of them came back as winners.
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Monroe County 4-H'ers Compete in Area and State Cotton Boll & Consumer Judging
4-H'ers in Monroe County tested their knowledge in consumer trends at the Area 4-H Cotton Boll & Consumer Jamboree. The annual competition was held November 8th at the National Fairgrounds in Perry. They competed against 18 other Area County Teams.
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Mission
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.
4-H Motto:
To Make the Best Better
4-H Pledge
Emblem
The emblem is a four-leaf clover with the letter "H" on each leaf.
The letters in the emblem represent head, heart, hands and health.
Use of the emblem is approved per regulations by the state 4-H office.
Colors
Green and White
“I am Georgia 4-H” For Monroe County Youths
Young people in Monroe County know that they are Georgia 4-H!
Local 4-H'ers are proud to continue to say they are Georgia 4-H. This year they have collected pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House, collected non-perishable food items for the local food bank, delivered toys for the local Christmas Toy Drive, and held two county wide rabies clinics with local veterinarians. Monroe County 4-H’ers help the community, but they also need help from the community. They need support through funding, volunteers and guidance in their project areas.
"Monroe County 4-H programs offer so much to the youths here," said John Pope, Extension agent with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. "There is a project in 4-H that interests almost everyone. Participants find what's for them through learning and judging events, fun activities, community volunteering or statewide competitions."
More than 700 active 4-H members from 5th through 12th grade are enrolled in Monroe County. The 4-H Program Assistant meets with 4-H members in school class club meetings with 5th & 6th grades and 7th-12th grades in after-school monthly meetings. In 2010, more than 155,000 youths participated in Georgia 4 H programs.
Besides projects and competitions, members can go to special camps and exciting events all over the state and nation. Special UGA sporting events, camps at the beach, in the mountains, in the city and at Rock Eagle and even trips to Washington, D.C., offer exciting ways to learn while having fun.
In Monroe County, our 4-H activities this year included summer camp, summer fun classes such as making & decorating cakes, pizza making, jelly making, gun safety & instruction, 4-H Day at the State Capital, Ag Day in GA, Forestry Judging, Livestock Judging, Cotton Boll & Consumer Judging, Game Day, Project Achievement, Horse Quiz Bowl & Judging, Youth Summit, S.A.F.E. Shotgun Team and Awards program.
But the 4-H'ers aren't the only ones having fun. Adult volunteers work with 4 H’ers helping them prepare for competitions, sharing their knowledge with them and, most importantly, spending time with them.
“I don’t know what we’d do without our volunteers,” Mr. Pope said. "They work with our 4-H'ers on so many projects and teams." A few of our volunteer-led activities are Horse Team, Cotton Boll & Consumer Judging, Forestry Judging, Shotgun Team, Camp Chaperones, Junior Conference Chaperones, Health Rocks Leaders, State Council Chaperones and Fall Forum.
Many volunteers are 4-H alumni, so they recognize the benefits of 4-H.
If you want to find why YOU are Georgia 4-H, call the Cooperative Extension Office at
(478) 994-7014 or come by the office at 90 Martin Luther King, Jr Drive, Forsyth, GA 31029
Visit the Georgia 4-H website at www.georgia4h.org.
Abbie Bunn is the County Extension Program Assistant for the Monroe County 4-H Program. Contact her at bunna@uga.edu or (478) 994-7014.
