PROJECT BOOKS & PORTFOLIOS

The 4-H project workbooks that you chose at the beginning of the year are due soon.

¨ 4th and 5th graders are expected to submit their completed project workbook.

¨ 6-12 graders must also complete a separate booklet called “4-H Portfolio” and submit it along with their completed project book.

The 4-H portfolios will be handed out at this month’s club meeting. You may also find the document on our website. Filling out a 4-H Portfolio may not seem like fun, but if you do a good job you may win - parish winners get to compete at the state level for trips and prizes.

Portfolios are a very important part of 4-H work. By turning in a portfolio, you can consider your project complete and have a record of everything you have done throughout the year.

Plan to turn your project books in to your local leader at school. All books are due at the 4-H Office by TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016.

ACHIEVEMENT DAY - SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2016 - SAVE THE DATE

4-H Achievement Day will be held Saturday, March 19, at Kaplan High School. 4-H members will compete by grade level: 4-5; 6; 7-8; 9-12. Achievement Day allows 4-H members to show off what they have learned throughout the year and get rewarded for their efforts. Members may enter exhibits (crafts and items they made within the past year) and take project tests at this event.

All Exhibits must be entered at Kaplan High on Friday afternoon,

March 18, (3:30-6:00 p.m.) including CRD, Secretary & Reporter’s books. No books or exhibits will be accepted Saturday!!!! Exhibits must have been made within the last year. All exhibits must be picked up by the 4-H’er on Achievement Day. Agents are not responsible for exhibits that are left.

Complete rules will be given out at February Club meetings. Please read this handout carefully and plan to participate

JAMES BAUDOIN AND CECIL McCRORY AWARD APPLICATIONS

These awards are handed out at 4-H Achievement Day each year. The James Baudoin Award recognizes a junior or senior 4-H member who has shown outstanding 4-H leadership.

The Cecil McCrory Award is given to a graduating senior who has excelled in agriculture project work.

If you are interested in obtaining an award application, you can go to the Vermilion 4-H website at http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/our_offices/parishes...

and download a copy, ask the 4-H agent who comes to your club meeting, or stop by the office at 1105 West Port Street in Abbeville and pick one up.

Completed applications are due at the 4-H Office by March 4, 2016, by 4:30 p.m.

4-H HORSE SHOWS

Anyone planning to show either a registered or grade horse (a horse that is not registered with a breed association) in 4-H shows this summer must call Mr. Hilton prior to April 1, 2016!!!!

The horse must be in your care and possession before April 1^st. If you are showing a registered horse, it must be registered in your name or in the name of someone in your immediate family, such as: father, mother, sister or brother, BEFORE APRIL 1, 2016!! Registered or unregistered horses may be shown.

If you plan to show, you must turn in the “Horse Show Registration Form” printed on this page so your name is added to the newsletter mailing list and to let Mr. Hilton know that you plan to show a horse. You can give the completed form to Mr. Hilton or Mrs. Shannan at your club meeting or mail it to the office BY TUESDAY, MARCH 1. The address is:

Hilton Waits,

Horse Show Form, 1105 W. Port Street,

Abbeville, La. 70510

4-H Horse Show Registration Form

DUE BY: TUEDAY, MARCH 1, 2016

I will show a horse(s) at the 4-H Horse Shows this spring and summer.

NAME:_________________________________________

MAILING ADDRESS:______________________________

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PHONE:_______________________________________

DATE OF BIRTH:________________________________

SCHOOL:______________________________________

GRADE:__________ AGE (as of 1/1/16):_____________

4-H Vegetable Clinic

There will be a Vegetable Clinic on March 1, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. in the Cecil McCrory building located behind the 4-H office. The clinic will focus on the basics of vegetable gardening especially for those interested in participating in our Vegetable Gardening Contest.

There will be a 4-H Garden Contest this year and judging will be held on May 27 and 28, 2016. More information on the Garden Contest will be given out later.There will be a Vegetable Clinic on March 1, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. in the Cecil McCrory building located behind the 4-H office. The clinic will focus on the basics of vegetable gardening especially for those interested in participating in our Vegetable Gardening Contest.

There will be a 4-H Garden Contest this year and judging will be held on May 27 and 28, 2016. More information on the Garden Contest will be given out later.

4-H Vegetable Clinic Registration

Mail Registration by Tuesday, February 23^rd , to:

4-H Vegetable Clinic

1105 W. Port St.

Abbeville, LA. 70510

NAME:_________________________________________________

ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

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CITY:__________________________________________________

STATE: ________ ZIPCODE:_______________________

PHONE(daytime):________________________________________

SCHOOL:___________________________GRADE:_____________

EMAIL:_________________________________________________

ATTENTION!!!

It is the policy of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability.If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your participation in any of our 4-H activities, please contact either Mrs. Shannan or Mr. Hilton at 898-4335.