ADA Accommodation

Should you need an ADA accommodation to participate in Caldwell 4-H, please contact 4-H agent Jana Bennett at 318-649-2663.

4-H Pledge

I pledge my Head to clearer thinking, my Heart to greater loyalty, my Hands to larger service, my Health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.

Communication and Career Contest

• 9:00 a.m., Monday, January 22 at Union Central Elementary.
• Please register for this contest by calling the 4-H office, 318-649-2663, by 4:00 p.m., January 17.
• This contest will consist of demonstrations and career preparation interview.
• A demonstration can be presented by an individual or a team of 2 contestants.
• Contest divisions are grades 4 and 5, grades 6 to 8, and grades 9 to 12.
• Demonstration will have a time limit of 5 to 7 minutes. It must be at least 5 minutes but no longer than 7 minutes. Points will be deducted for every minute over 7 minutes. Points will be deducted for demonstrations that are shorter than 5 minutes.
• Demonstration must be a method demonstration and can be on any subject.
• A method demonstration is showing how to do something while telling how to do it.
• The Career Preparation Interview divisions are grades 4 and 5, grades 6 to 8, and grades 9 to 12. Dress appropriately for a short interview with judges that will last 5 minutes or less.

Beef Poster Contest: Bite Into Beef

Entries for the 4-H Beef Poster Contest are due by 4:00 p.m., Friday, January 26. This contest is designed to encourage 4-H members to learn more about the beef industry, meat science, and nutrition while developing communication, organizational, marketing and research skills.

• The 2024 theme is Bite Into Beef.
• Poster must be on poster board that is 22 inches by 28 inches and must include the participant's name, address, age, grade and parish on the back upper right corner of the poster.
• Posters should generate positive images and promotion of beef (not live cattle production) using the indicated theme and should promote beef without projecting any negative messages towards other agricultural commodities, for example chicken or pork.
• The finished poster should be appropriate for use on an outdoor billboard.
• Do not use copyrighted pictures, clip art, logos, cartoon characters, advertisements, or other materials. You can pull ideas from magazines, parents, friends, nutrition bulletins, Beef Ambassador Fact Sheets and meat publications as well as the American Meat Institute and National Livestock and Meat Board but the end concept should be original and not copied material.
• Entries submitted after January 26 will not be eligible to place first, second, third or win prizes. First place posters will be sent to Baton Rouge to compete in the State Beef Poster Contest.

Lego Building Competition

• Photo entries for the 2024 Lego Building Contest are due by 4:00 p.m., Friday, February 9.
• You may create your own design or build a themed Lego set.
• A Lego Building Competition Label, available at the 4-H office, with your Name, Grade, School, and a Description of Design along with a 4-inch by 6-inch photograph of your creation will be submitted on February 9.
• You must be able to carry the design yourself and it must fit on a desktop.
• Members placing first, second, third and fourth place will exhibit their design projects at the Caldwell Parish Library.

Dairy Billboard Contest

Entries in the Dairy Billboard Contest are due by 4:00 p.m., Friday, February 23. Club members are to draw a billboard that encourages or promotes the consumption of milk and milk products from dairy cattle only and their importance for health. Billboard design must be made on any color 22-inch by 28-inch regular poster board. Do not attach anything to the poster that is more than one-half inch thick and no glitter. Do not use commercial brand names of products on the poster. Do not use jingles, slogans, signs or pictures that are trademark or copyright protected on the poster. Be sure to print your name, address, grade in school, and parish on the back of the poster in the upper right corner. Posters turned in after February 23 will not be eligible to place first, second, or third or win cash prizes. First place billboards will be sent to LSU to be judged in a statewide contest.

Tree of Life Skills: Budgeting

Money is an important resource for everyone. It's what we use to get the things we need and want. Learning how to manage money is a very important life skill. Financial goals can help you get the things that are important to you. Understanding different types of accounts and how to set up a budget are skills young people should learn early on to be successful in reaching goals in their future.

Healthy Living: Mental Health Tools for Self-Care

Choose a creative outlet to convey your thoughts and feelings. This could be journaling, writing, painting or drawing, sculpting, doing photography, dancing, or playing music. The key here is channeling your emotional state through an art form. While some may choose to do this seriously and take lessons, self-taught artists of all kinds also get the job done. Don't strive for perfection! Simply immersing yourself in creative arts can ward off adverse thoughts and feelings.

Club Meeting Schedule

• February 2 Caldwell Parish Junior High School
• February 7 Caldwell Parish High School
• February 8 Old Bethel Christian Academy
• February 23 Union Central Elementary

Upcoming Events

• January 17 Fashion and Beyond On Tour
• January 17 Preregistration deadline for Communication and Career contest
• January 22 Communication and Career Contest
• January 26 Beef Poster Contest
• February 1-3 Northeast District Livestock Show
• February 7 Junior Leader Club
• February 9 Lego Engineering Contest
• February 23 Dairy Billboard Contest

Membership and participation in activities and events are open to all citizens without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, veteran status, or disability. If you need an ADA accommodation for your participation, please contact us at 318-649-2663. Louisiana 4-H is an educational program of the LSU AgCenter. The LSU AgCenter is an equal opportunity provider and employer.