"Learn by doing" is the 4-H club slogan. 4-H members don't just read about things; they do them.

View a news clip describing a few of the challenges facing children of our deployed servicemembers. When National Guard, Army Reserve and other military loved ones living in civilian communities are mobilized, their children experience an extreme change.

Operation Military Kids national Web site.

It's time to educate your peers and the community-at-large about the special needs of families and children undergoing challenging life events. April is the month of the military child, and it is important we recognize the sacrifices made by not only our deployed forces, but their families as well.

4-H can trace its roots in Louisiana to the boys' corn club, which began in Avoyelles Parish in 1908 with the help of the parish superintendent of education, V. L. Roy, and the dean of the College of Agriculture, Dr. W.R. Dodson.

Staff member list and contact information.

Contact your parish LSU AgCenter Extension office and obtain an enrollment card. Complete the enrollment card, and have your parent or guardian to sign the back of the card.

A list of ideas to celebrate the occasion.

The Louisiana 4-H Youth Development program will be viewed in communities statewide as an invaluable and essential source of non-formal education. Salaried and volunteer staff will be recognized for their expertise in creating dynamic and interactive learning experiences.

Since 1908, Louisiana 4-H has engaged youth in practical hands-on learning experiences that instill values and teach life skills. As technology and social norms changed, so did 4-H projects, programs, and camps.

The Louisiana 4-H Museum is an exciting work in progress that is raising many questions as enthusiasm for its completion builds. Here are brief answers to the most frequently asked questions.

Architectural rendering of museum

St. Tammany Parish teachers had an inservice to pick up YWW curriculum and materials.

Say thanks to our military youth!!! Hero packs are a tangible way to say thank you to military youth whose parents have been deployed. Hero Packs conatain a variety of items and information that assist youth and parents to stay connected during deployments and separation. In addition, Hero Packs provide a link between military children and Operation: Military Kids. This guide focuses on a variety of activities to use Hero Packs as a service learning project for youth groups across the nation

Hero packs are a tangible way to say thank you to Military Youth whose parents have deployed. Hero Packs conatain a variety of items and information that assist youth and parents to stay connected during deployments and separation. In addition, Hero Packs provide a link between military children and Operation: Military Kids. This guide focuses on a variety of activities to use Hero Packs as a service learning project for youth groups across the nation.

Teaching students to be aware of the environment is the first step to their actively becoming environmental stewards. And during the LSU AgCenter’s second annual Youth Wetlands Week, March 31-April 4, more than 55,000 Louisiana students in grades fourth through 12th, some in every parish, will be taking that first step.

The purpose of the WPIIT is to help create for youth a variety of options for improving educational and skill competencies and for making effective connections to employers. The WPIIT promotes the linkage between academic and occupational learning and opportunities related to career planning, effective interview techniques, dressing for success, smart money management and business etiquette.

More than 75 4-H club members and volunteers participated in the annual 4-H Food & Fitness Camp held Feb. 23 & 24 at Camp Grant Walker. The theme for the camp was “Birthday Bash of the Century,” and camp participants were treated to hands-on educational experiences focused on the 100th birthday of 4-H, reports Lois Brister, Rapides Parish 4-H agent.

The following companies helped support this years Youth Wetlands Week.

To help prepare for YWW, America's Wetland Conservation Coprs (AWCC) members from across Louisiana came to Baton Rouge to help get all the YWW educational materials packaged and delivered to over 55,000 students.

The 2008 Curriculum is officially out and open to the public.

2008 Heath Rocks powerpoint with pictures

Jefferson Parish 4-H will be celebrating 100 years of developing youth in Louisiana. The fun begins January 2008 and continues all year long.

List of events for the 2008 year for the Terrebonne Parish 4-H.

St. Landry Parish is listing planned events to celebrate the Centennial of 4-H.

Ascension Parish details activities for the 4-H Centennial Celebration.

Avoyelles Parish 4-H will hold a year-long celebration of events celebrating 100 years of 4-H.

Louisiana 4-H is turning 100 years old! Rapides Parish invites you to join in the celebration.

Celebrate 100 years of 4-H in Louisiana throughout 2008 with Lafourche Parish. Each month the centennial celebration is incorporated in special activities throughout the parish with an Alumni Reunion set for April 19 at the Raceland Fair Building from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Come celebrate 100 years with us!!!

Assumption Parish 4-H will be observing the Centennial Celebration throughout 2008.

Sitting in a hospital all day long is not much fun for the typical child, especially Jackson, a 3-year-old with big brown eyes and Batman pajamas. When 4-H’ers Jessica Windham and Myles Morris asked if he wanted to make a keychain, he was glad to make a "butterfly one for my mom."

“What positive outcomes in youth, adults, and communities result from the presence of critical elements in a 4-H experience?” A group of evaluators reviewed the basic and applied research on characteristics of effective programs for youth development. From this process, eight essential elements were identified focusing on belonging, mastery, generosity and independence.

Did 4-H have a positive influence in your life? Please E-mail your experiences and stories to us.

Louisiana 4-H breaks down the demographics of the membership year-by-year. In addition to total numbers of members and volunteers, data includes analysis of gender, race, residence and school grades.

Word Documents with full breakdown of Parishes and Schools participating in Youth Wetlands Week

The way you handle yourself in a business and social environment can reveal a lot about you. Generally thought of as soft skills, business etiquette helps to build a professional image and can be a determining factor in job success and satisfaction.

Current photos of the Louisiana 4-H Museum.

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Natchitoches Parish kicked off its 4-H Centennial Celebration during the 81st Annual Natchitoches Christmas Festival and Festival of Lights.Over 100,000 visitors witnessed parish 4-Her’s decked out in green and wearing the famous clover, tossing everything from green candy to cups to t-shirts and hats, all which bared the 4-H clover and centennial logo.The Natchitoches Christmas Festival is one of the oldest community-based holiday celebrations in the nation. It is held on the first week

The 4-H Pledge was adopted in 1927 at the National 4-H Club Camp in Washington, D. C. The ending part- “and my world” was added in 1973. The pledge describes what the four ‘H’s stand for- Head, Heart, Hands, and Health.

Participants and coaches are urged to closely read all match information as presented in the 2008 Louisiana 4-H Shooting Sports Handbook.

The goal of the 4-H Shooting Sports Program is youth development. Through participation in firearm safety training and shooting sports activities, young men and women are given the opportunity to learn responsibility, sportsmanship, self-discipline, and other qualities critical to the development of productive citizens. This handbook deals with 4-H Shooting Sports only.

Mayor Kip Holden talks about the timeless benefits of 4-H for youth.

Lieutenant General Russel Honoré talks about the merits of 4-H for youth throughout the state.

Join us in events throughout the state as we celebrate 100 years of 4-H. You can also tune in to Louisiana Public Broadcasting, March 12, 2008 at 7:40 PM to watch a 4-H TV documentary highligting 4-H's incredible hundred year journey.

This TV documentary uses rare photographs and striking footage to guide you through 4-H’s incredible hundred year journey. Interviews with famous 4-H alumni like Lt. General Russel Honoré (as well as other past and present 4-H members and leaders from every region of Louisiana) color the program with firsthand perspectives of this remarkable club that would change the state. Airs Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 7:40 PM on Louisiana Public Broadcasting.

A documentary highlighting 100 years of 4-H.

(Distributed 01/29/08) Thirteen people from Northeast Louisiana were the first group to be inducted into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame. The 4-H Hall of Fame has been established as part of the celebration of 100 years of 4-H in Louisiana, according to Dwight Landreneau, LSU AgCenter associate vice chancellor.

Find out how you can implement a Junior Master Gardener program in Louisiana.

East Carroll Parish 4-H members participate in 'Race for the Cure'

The Alexandria Town Talk published a feature story on three 4-H alumni on Jan. 30. They are Cecil Price, 97; M.S. McClendon, 86; and Tunk Andries, 79. The article, “4-H veterans tell how program impacted their lives,” is written by Lisa Yates and the photographs are by Leandro Huebner.

In celebration of 100 years of 4-H, the Lafayette Daily Advertiser printed a page of photos and has a slide show of photos taken at the Acadiana District Livestock Show on its Web site at www.theadvertisercom. The slide slow includes audio. The work was by photographer Claudia Laws and editor Arnessa Garrett.

Interesting dates and facts throughout 4-H history.

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Five Louisiana 4-H members attended the first Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference earlier this month at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Ga.

A first-time festival involving more than 2,000 visitors and about 100 volunteers usually takes an experienced committee of adults to plan and manage. The success of the recent "Up With Kids" event, however, was due to a group of Baton Rouge teenagers.

Louisiana Farm Bureau donates $10,000 for the Louisiana 4-H Centennial Celebration.

The purpose of the Louisiana OMK is to create a smooth transition through all phases of deployment by offering fun and educational experiences to military children.

Since 1908, Louisiana’s youth have been given opportunities to become positive, productive, capable and compassionate citizens in their communities through the largest youth organization in the world known as 4-H.

The 4-H Centennial commemorating 100 years of 4-H in Louisiana kicked off at the LSU versus Middle Tennessee Football game on September 15, 2007.

To make your donation now to the Louisiana 4-H Foundation, please make sure you follow these easy steps.

To celebrate the past, present and future, 2008 has been proclaimed the centennial anniversary of Louisiana 4-H. As we celebrate 100 years, we will reflect on a very eventful past and also look forward to an even more eventful future.

The LSU AgCenter’s 4-H Department hosted the top shootersmar from across the state at the Grant Walker Educational Center for a statewide “shoot out.”

Louisiana's wetlands, which comprise 30 percent of all the coastal marshes in the United States, are a resource for people and animals.

Students participating in Youth Wetlands Week activities.

Students participate in Youth Wetland Week activites.

Students participating in the Wetlands Metaphor lesson.

Students participate in Youth Wetlands Week activities.

Students participate in Youth Wetland Week activities.

Students participating in Youth Wetlands Week activities.

School children visiting Parker Coliseum in Baton Rouge for AgMagic aren’t just learning about the wonders of agriculture and our natural resources.

LSU AgCenter area forestry agent Barry Crain helps youth develop forestry skills during a special 3-hour training event every year before the state 4-H University competition held on the LSU campus in June.

State 4-H officers and leaders helped teach leadership skills to their peers during the Annual Leadership Conference at the Grant Walker 4-H Education Center, March 24-26.

The facilities you need to raise show pigs do not have to be elaborate or expensive. Many different types and sizes of facilities are satisfactory for growing show pigs. Several basic facility options are discussed.

The images of children sitting idle moved Tennessee high school student Emily Hollingsworth to take action, and Hollingsworth inspired a whole community.

A Vermilion Parish 4-H’er recently was recognized as the Louisiana winner of the Prudential Spirit of Community Award, which honors young people for outstanding volunteer service to their communities.

Top exhibitors of market animals received scholastic premiums of more than $44,000 Saturday (Feb. 18) at the conclusion of the 71st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show.The scholastic awards, which ranged from $1,500 to $5,500 for individual winners, went to 4-H and FFA youth who showed champion market animals during the Feb. 11-18 events that included competition for beef and dairy cattle, goats, hogs, poultry and sheep.

Hundreds of young people from across Louisiana were named state champions during a week of competition at the 71st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show.

4-H and FFA members from across Louisiana participated in the 71st annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show Feb. 11-18. The competitors qualified for the 2006 show by winning awards at parish and district livestock shows across Louisiana, and, in all, more than 3,000 young people came to Gonzales to compete with 5,300 animals.

Six exceptional Louisiana teen-agers were recognized Saturday (Feb. 18) for their knowledge, skills and communication abilities when they were named winners of the Gerry Lane Premier Exhibitor Awards at the 71st annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show. Now in its ninth year, the premier exhibitor program recognizes 4-H and FFA members who may or may not have champion animals but who have a thorough understanding of animal science.

The LSU AgCenter honored a group of outstanding volunteer leaders and 4-H and FFA members Saturday (Feb. 18) for their work with youth livestock projects.

Hurricane Rita destroyed homes, schools and barns when it ripped through Cameron Parish last fall. It also bruised and battered the hopes of hundreds of 4-H’ers looking forward to showing livestock.

Louisiana 4-H Can Fight Hunger Campaign gives students the opportunity to take responsibility through the concrete action to end hunger.