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4-H Enrollment

Louisiana 4-H has officially transitioned to using 4-H Online, an online enrollment and event management system. 4-H members and 4-H volunteers can complete their 2022-2023 enrollment at https://v2.4honline.com/#/user/sign-in. Contact the 4-H Office should you need assistance with enrolling.

August 2022

• 1^st – 2022-2023 4-H Year Begin
• 15^th – Steers Validation Date
• 29^th – Jr. Leader Meeting

September 2022

• 5th – Labor Day – 4-H Office Closed
• 21st – Southeast Region Volunteer Training
• 22nd – 25th – Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference -Crossville, TN

October 2022

• 2^nd – 8^th – National 4-H Week: Opportunity4All!
• 3^rd – Jr. Leader Meeting
• 5^th – 16^th – Fall Paper Clover – Tractor Supply
• 6^th – 9^th – Volunteer Conference of the Southern States – Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Eatonton, GA
• 25^th – Nov. 13^th – State Fair of Louisiana Livestock Show – Shreveport, LA
• 31^st – Pumpkin Decorating Contest – Judge at schools

November 2022

• 3^rd – Veterans Day Cards Due
• 7^th – Jr. Leader Meeting
• 7^th – Beef & Dairy Commercial Heifers, Market Lambs & Commercial Ewes, Market Goat & Commercial Does Validation Due
• 7^th – Possession Date for Breeding Beef, Sheep, Goat, and Dairy
• 8^th – 9^th – Challenge Camp – Lion King Retreat Center, Amite, LA *Open to 7^th-8^th grade 4-H’ers
• 12^th – Fall Cookery Contest & Pet Show
• 14^th – Possession Date for Miniature Cattle
• 24^th – 25^th – 4-H Office Closed for Holiday

December 2022

• 2^nd – Thankful Journals Due
• 2^nd – Holiday Wreath Decorating Contest Due
• 2^nd – Market & Commercial Hog Validation Date
• 2^nd– Possession Date for Breeding Swine
• 3^rd – Louisiana 4-H Day of Service
• 5^th – St. John 4-H Holiday Social
• 23^rd – Jan. 2^nd – 4-H Office Closed for Holiday

January 2023

• 13th – Dream Big Art Contest Due
• 16th – 4-H Office Closed for Holiday
• 16th – MLK Day of Service
• 20th – 22nd – Louisiana 4-H Fashion Camp – Camp Grant Walker

February 2023

• 2^nd – 3^rd – Southeast District Livestock Show – Covington, LA
• 6^th – Jr. Leader Meeting
• 11^th – 18^th – LSU AgCenter State 4-H & FFA Livestock Show – Gonzales, LA
• 21^st – 4-H Office Closed for Holiday
• 2^nd – 4^th – Southern University Livestock Show – Baton Rouge, LA
• 3^rd – Projects Due to 4-H Office
• 3^rd – Safety Posters Due

• 10^th – Beef Poster Contest Due
• 10^th – Dairy Billboard Poster Contest

March 2023

• 9^th – 11^th – Junior Leadership Conference – Camp Grant Walker - *Open to members in grades 8^th-12^th
• 11^th – 19^th – Southern Regional Shooting Sports Match – Ascension & WBR Parishes
• 13^th – Jr. Leader Meeting
• 17^th – 4-H Achievement Day – East St. John High
• 17^th – Visual Arts Contest – Will be brought and judged at Achievement Day
• 21^st – National Ag Day
• 27^th – 31^st – AgMagic Baton Rouge
• 29^th – 4-H Advisory Council Meeting *Invitation Only

April 2023

• 1st – Spring Cookery Contest
• 3rd – Jr. Leader Meeting
• 7th – 4-H Office Closed
• 15th – 23rd – Louisiana 4-H State Shooting Sports Match – DeSoto & Caddo Parishes
• 19th – Louisiana 4-H Food Challenge
• TBA – LSU College of Agriculture, LSU Athletics, LSU Vet School Tour

May 2023

• TBA – Southeast Region Culinary Arts Contest
• TBA – BBQ Workshop
• TBA – Progressive Ag Safety Day - *3rd – 5th graders, a school, must register classes
• Late May – 4-H Gardening Contest Judging

June 2023

• 20^th – 23^rd – 4-H University – LSU-Baton Rouge - *Open to 4-H’ers in grades 8 through 12
• 28^th – Volunteer Appreciation Banquet
• TBA - 4-H Summer Camp - *Open to 4th-6th grade students, both 4-H’ers, and non-4-H’ers

Events TBA or TBD

• TBA – 4-H Night with the Pelicans
• TBA – Spring Paper Clover Campaign – Tractor Supply
• TBD – Citizenship Washington Focus (Jun. 25 – Jul. 1 or July 2-8) – Washington, DC *Open to 4-H’ers aged 14-19