2017-2018 Waller County 4-H Handbook Cover Winner: Lauren Henderson 1 Table of Contents Waller County Faculty and Staff …………………………………………………………..…3 Waller County 4-H Club List………………………………………………………………..4-5 Waller County 4-H Calendar………………………………………………………………..6-8 General 4-H Information…………………………………………………………………...9-11 10 East Steps to Getting the Most Out of 4-H…………………………………………12-13 Projects and Activities……………………………………………………………………13-14 Labs, Camps, and Summer Fun…………………………………………………………….15 Awards and Recognitions………………………………………………………………..16-17 4-H ALPA and David McGregor Scholarship………………………………………………18 Waller County Annual 4-H BBQ………………………………………………………….....19 4-H Ambassador Program…………………………………………………………………...20 Record Books………………………………………………………………………………....21 Duties of 4-H Officers……………………………………………………………………......22 2 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Waller County Office and Cooperative Extension Program 846 6th Street Hempstead, TX 77445 Phone: (979) 826-7651 Fax: (979) 826-7654 http://waller-tx.tamu.edu https://www.facebook.com/wallercoextension/ Monday- Friday 8 am- 5 pm, Closed noon- 1 pm Waller County Faculty & Staff Stacie Villarreal Amanda Shortt County Extension Agent County Extension Agent Ag/ Natural Resources Family and Consumer Sciences [email protected] [email protected] Te’Anna Reed Joshua Williams Extension Agent CEP Extension Agent CEP Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H and Youth Development [email protected] [email protected] Dee Abrams Stedman Douglas Office Manager Extension Agent CEP [email protected] Ag/ Natural Resources [email protected] Debbie Tiner Assistant Office Manager [email protected] 3 4 5 Waller County 4-H Calendar Please check your monthly 4-H newsletter for information and date changes. Dates are subject to change. Efforts will be made to communicate changes in advance via Waller County 4-H website, email and Facebook. http://waller.agrilife.org (click on 4-H tab) https://www.facebook.com/wallercoextension/ 2017 September 1 Beginning of 2017-2018 4-H Year 4 Labor Day, Extension Office closed 15 Deadline for Major Show Broiler 18 Adult Leader & Parent Association (ALPA) and 4-H Council Meetings at 7 pm 23- Oct. 1 State Fair of Texas, Dallas 29- Oct. 6 73rd Waller County Fair October 2-8 National 4-H Week 6 Waller County Fair Holiday, Extension Office closed 6 Waller County Fair Livestock Judging Contest 5-14 Heart O’ Texas Fair, Waco 11 District 9 4-H Junior Leadership Lab registration and fees due to District Office 14 One Day 4-H Community Service 14 Aggiefest Horse Judging Workshop 14 Aggiefest Livestock Judging Contest 19 4-H Informational Project Meeting at 6 pm 20-22 Brazos Fair and Exposition 24 Waller Co. Major Show Lamb, Goat, & Heifer Validation, Royal Ag Barn 25-27 Texas 4-H Summit, Texas 4-H Conference Center, Brownwood November Mandatory Major Show Entry Night for Livestock and Judging Contests 1 (San Angelo, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Houston, Star of Texas) 10 Veterans Day, Extension Office closed 10-11 District 9 4-H Junior Leadership Lab 10-12 Jr. Leadership Retreat, 4-H Conference Center, Brownwood 11-12 District 4-H Shooting Sports Coach Training, Conroe 14-15 Ag Day, Waller County Fairgrounds 20 Adult Leader & Parent Association (ALPA) and 4-H Council Meetings at 7 pm 23-24 Thanksgiving Holiday, Extension Office closed 23-30 Texas 4-H Leadership Conference, Washington, DC 24-28 National 4-H Congress, Atlanta, GA TBA 4-H Club Officer Training December 9-11 Southern Classic Clinic, Brazos Expo Center 25-26 Christmas Holiday, Extension Office closed 29 New Year’s Holiday, Extension Office closed 6 2018 January 1 New Year’s Holiday, Extension Office closed 4-H Teen Retreat, Texas 4-H Conference Center, Brownwood 5-7 (highly encouraged ambassador training) 8 4-H Ambassadors Meeting 10 District 9 4-H Archery Contest entries and fees due 12-14 ReFashion Retreat, Texas 4-H Conference Center, Brownwood 12- Feb. 3 Fort Worth Stock and Rodeo 13 District 9 4-H Council Meeting and Dance, Huntsville 13 Invitational 4-H Beef, Horse, and Nutrition Quiz Bowls, Huntsville Deadline IRS 990-E Postcard filing for 4-H clubs for previous year 15 (keep documentation and email copy to agents) 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Extension Office closed 15 Adult Leader & Parent Association (ALPA) and 4-H Council Meetings at 7 pm 19 Deadline to Extension Office for State 4-H Scholarships 26-27 District 9 4-H Archery Contest, Somerville February 2-18 San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo 5 Ambassadors Meeting 2 Deadline to District Office for State 4-H Scholarships 8-25 San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo 16 Waller County Food Challenge Workshop 19 President’s Day Observed, Extension Office closed March 1 Deadline for ALPA & David McGregor Scholarship applications at 4 pm 7-26 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) 10-24 Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo, Austin 19 Adult Leader & Parent Association (ALPA) and 4-H Council Meetings at 7 pm 21 District 9 Horse Judging entries and fees due 22- April 1 South Texas State Fair, Beaumont 24 Texas A&M Judging Clinics 28 District 9 4-H Photography entries due 30 Good Friday, Extension Office closed April TBA Waller County 4-H Showcase 4 All entries due for District 4-H Roundup 4 District 9 4-H Judging Contest entries and fees due (Livestock, Meats, Soils) 7 Multi-District 4-H Horse Judging Contest 7-12 National 4-H Conference, Washington, DC 15-22 National Volunteer Week 17 District 9 4-H Rifle, Air Rifle, and Air Pistol Summaries due to District 17 District 9 4-H Rifle, Air Rifle and Air Pistol Contest Team Member listings 21 District 9 4-H Judging Contest (Livestock, Meats, and Soils) 25 District 9 4-H Rifle, Air Rifle, & Air Pistol entries and fees due 30 Deadline to Validate Horses online May 7 District 9 4-H Roundup, Big Time in D9 (Contests include: Food Show, Food Challenge, 3-5 Duds to Dazzle, Fashion Show, CDM, Educational Pres., Fashion Story Board, Healthy Lifestyles, Photography, Leaders 4 Life, Wildlife Skillathon, and Share the Fun) 4-5 District 9 4-H Barbeque Cook-off and Hamburger Bonanza 7 4-H Ambassador Meeting 8 State 4-H Rifle Contest entries due 12 District 9 4-H Air Rifle, Rifle, and Air Pistol Contests, Rosenberg 16 District 9 4-H Leadership Lab registrations and fees due 17 State 4-H Roundup entries and fees due 20 4-H BBQ Fundraiser 21 Adult Leader & Parent Association (ALPA) and 4-H Council Meetings at 7 pm 23 District 9 4-H Horse Show entries and fees due 28 Memorial Day Observed, Extension Office closed TBA 4-H Ambassador Applications and Interviews TBA Record Book Training June 8 County Deadline for turning in 4-H Record Books 11-14 State 4-H Roundup, Texas A&M University 15 District 9 4-H Pre-Leadership Lab Officer/Candidate Training 18 Adult Leader & Parent Association (ALPA) Budget Meeting 18 District 9 4-H Instructional Show Classes 19 Juneteenth Holiday, Extension Office closed 19-20 District 9 4-H Horse Show, Bryan 26-28 District 9 4-H Leadership Lab, Galveston 27 District 9 4-H Record Book entry summary and judges listing due 30 Deadline for 4-H Star Awards applications due to Extension Office 30 Adult Leader Awards due July 1 Deadline for 4-H Project Forms due to Extension Office 4 Independence Day, Extension Office closed 9 Deadline for 4-H Record Books bound for District 9 due to Extension Office 10 District 9 Record Book Judging, Conroe 22-25 Texas 4-H Congress 23-30 Texas 4-H Horse Show, Abilene Waller County 4-H Star Award Interviews TBA (Gold Star, Silver Star, Bronze Star, I Dare You Award, Rookie Award) August TBA 4-H Awards Ceremony at 6 pm TBA County Deadline for Major Show Broiler Order TBA Craft Camp Please check your monthly 4-H Newsletter for information and date changes. Dates are subject to change. Efforts will be made to communicate changes in advance via Waller County 4-H website, email and Facebook. 8 General 4-H Information 4-H Clover The 4-H Club emblem is a four leaf clover with The 4 H’s represent the 4 squares of the letter “H” on each leaf. The four “H’s” stand development for Head, Heart, Hands and Health. The leaves of the clover are green and the “H’s” are white. Head: To help you learn new and better ways The white is for purity, and green is nature’s of doing things. most common color, and is symbolic of youth, life and growth. Heart: To help you develop ideas and standards for living in society. Hands: To give you the opportunity to develop 4-H Motto 4-H Prayer useful skills and apply them. In support of the 4-H “Help me, Oh Lord, to Health: To help you develop good habits of Club motto: live so that the world health. To Make the Best will be a little better Better because Thou didst make me.” 4-H Creed 4-H Pledge I believe in 4-H club work for the opportunity it 4-H Slogan gives me to become a useful citizen. I pledge: My head to clearer “Learn By Doing” I believe in the training of my head for the thinking power it will give me to think, to plan, and to My heart to greater reason. loyalty My hands to larger I believe in the training of my heart for the service nobleness it will give me to be kind, My health to better sympathetic and true. living; for my club, my I believe in the training of my hands for the community, my dignity it will give me to be helpful, useful and country, and my world.