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Mark your calendars and join us at AgMagic for this one-of-a-kind event at the John M. Parker Coliseum (located on Highland Road near the south gates of LSU).
The AgMagic experience will be an interactive, visually stimulating environment that will link food and fiber products we use every day to the forests, field crops and livestock produced by Louisiana farmers, ranchers and forest landowners. Featured crops will be displayed in various stages of development, and the importance of interaction between agriculture, the environment, and society at large will be highlighted. This is a free event! School groups can attend AgMagic March 18-22, 2024, and AgMagic is open to the public on March 23-24th. For more information, and to reserve your tickets, please visit http://tinyurl.com/24AgMagic
This Spring, Louisiana 4-H and The Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center are proud to announce the Outdoor Olympics Program to be held on February 23-24, 2024, at Camp Grant Walker! This Fri-Sat overnight program is open to all current 6th-8th grade 4-H members, and will focus on topics including healthy living, fitness, youth mental health, and nutrition. Participating youth will form teams and compete in an Olympic-themed assortment of fun and active lessons and recreational activities. Program details: Date: February 23-24, 2024. Grades: 6th-8th. Registration fee: $60. Registration deadline: February 9th. To register for this camp, please log into your 4HOnline account and search for 2024 Outdoor Olympics under the events tab. Participants are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from this camp.
This month’s Art lesson is all about value. When artists use value, they use a variety of shades. This helps their artwork look more realistic, gives the composition more dimension to the viewer’s eye. Value is the scale of color. Value is a range from dark to light or a contest of light against dark. Shading, hue, and scale are all words that might be used to describe value.
Come join the horse clinics this year for FREE! This year Acadia parish will be offering horse clinics. We will again team up with master horsemen throughout the region. The date is February 26th held at the Acadia Parish Rice Arena from 6 -8 p.m. In order to attend, youth must be a registered 4-H member AND bring your own horse.
Wanted: Boys & Girls Grades 4th-6th
When: July 15-18
Where: Camp Grant Walker in Pollock
Cost: $175 (Food, Lodging, Transportation & t-shirt). The cost of $175 is only applicable for the first 45 females and the first 45 males. Spots are available on first come, first serve. After this quota is met, youth will be placed on a waiting list, and if spots become available you will be notified. Applications & $75 deposit (non-refundable) due by March 15, 2024. Registration will open on March 1, 2024, and close on March 15, 2024.This year we are offering an online registration option and a paper registration option. We will not accept either registrations until March 1st. *If you are turning in a paper registration form, we recommend that you turn it in directly to the 4-H office.
We offer a Chancellor’s scholarship that is based on income. You may call our office to apply as your child might qualify to receive a $60.00 discount. Register here http://tinyurl.com/4HSummerCamp24
What parents should know about camp!
Camping is one of the most valuable experiences a child can have. It’s a learning experience that helps boys and girls appreciate the outdoors, live together as a group, gain independence, get along with others, and appreciate people with different interests and backgrounds. One of the most important things children learn from camp is self-sufficiency. That is, they learn they can survive for four days on their own. To help our campers learn self-sufficiency, parents are asked not to call or visit campers unless there is an emergency. Campers may not bring cell phones or electronic devices to camp. The camp week consists of four days, beginning on Monday afternoon when the campers arrive at camp and ending on Thursday morning after breakfast. 4-H Agents, volunteer leaders, and junior counselors from each parish attend camp and stay in the cabins with the campers.
Educational Tracks at camp are:
Blue Ribbon: Lucas Sarver, St. Francis
Blue Ribbons:
2nd Place: St. Michael
Charlotte Dore
Elise Vondenstein
Natalie Schultz
3rd Place: St. Francis
Amelia Zaunbrecher
Wesley Richard
Lucas Sarver
Blue Ribbons:
Eli Noel, Church Point
Ethan Fusilier, Notre Dame
Ryleigh Oestriecher, Notre Dame
1st Place: Rayne High
Maridith Richard
Rylee LeBlanc
Luke Moreaux
2nd Place: Notre Dame
Addison Zaunbrecher
Ethan Fusilier
Ryleigh Oestriecher
Thank you, letters are due to the 4-H office, by March 4, 2024. If you exhibited a market animal this year and were in the parish livestock sale, we will begin distributing checks on April 1st pending payment from the buyer. You must come by the 4-H office to pick up your check, they will NOT be mailed. In order to pick up your check, you must have turned in thank you notes, and the buyers must have paid. Checks will only be issued between April 1st until June 15th.
This year, we will host our annual Photography Contest. This is open to all 4-H members. Youth may enter one photo per category. These pictures should be mounted on 8 ½ x 11 piece of black construction paper. The 4-H'er must be the one taking the photo; therefore, they are NOT allowed to be in the photo. The photo cannot be submitted in the contest if it was already submitted in a previous year. The categories are: People Animals, Outdoor Shots, Promoting 4-H, Action Shots, Night Shots, Black and White and Agriculture. Be sure to put your name, grade, school and category on the back. All entries are due March 18, 2024, the same day as record books.
Record books are due on March 18, 2024, to the 4-H Office, the same day as the photography contests entries and Spring contest day. You can find all the information on record books, including the portfolio and the record book rules and tips by visiting our website www.lsuagcenter.com/acadia4h
So why complete a record book? There is opportunity for recognition amongst peers, scholarship preparation, monetary wards for youth in 4th-8th grades and educational trip awards for youth in 9th-12th grades. The real “why?” is that record keeping permeates almost all aspects of adult life skills. Critical life and career skill development including communication and writing, prioritizing tasks and information, and tracking progress toward personal goals.
What is project work?
4-H projects entails 6 or more hours of work/learning. This can include things such as sewing, gardening, photography, livestock, etc. 4-H projects can be outlined in various ways including 4-H project books, 4-H project activity guides, etc.
General Rules:
AHOY fellow sailors in 6th-8th grades! The Louisiana 4-H Citizenship Board invites you to sail with us through the troubled waters of hunger and poverty. Sailors will work together to rebuild their boats as they journey across the sea and explore aspects of hunger and poverty and the impacts it can have on them and their fellow sailors. It's sure to be an adventure so join us for our Hunger and Poverty Seminar. Where: LSU Mini- Farm, Baton Rouge, LA (9:30 am-2:30pm) Lunch will be provided. Registration will open February 16, 2024, on 4-H Online under the title – Set Sail - presented by the State 4-H Citizenship Board. Registration Fee - $15 per person - This fee must be submitted to complete registration. Please utilize the online payment system or make checks payable to Louisiana 4-H Foundation and mail to the address below:
Michelle Dry
Attn: Citizenship Board Retreat
159 Knapp Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
Registration deadline is March 8, 2024.
4-H Southern Regional match is March 1-10th in Gonzales and Port Allen. Each participant is required to furnish their own ammunition and shell bag. Parish equipment must be signed out from the office during business hours. Here is an advanced notice to remind everyone to mark your calendars. Our parish shooting sports competitions will be held in February. Archery 2/18/2024, Pistol 2/11/2024 and Rifle 2/18/2024. Also, as a reminder proper safety procedure must be followed and required safety equipment must be used when competing in competitions. Remember, all competitors are required to have eye and ear protection as well as closed toe shoes. No Crocs. Those competing with firearms other than archery, are also required to have an empty chamber indicator that is bright and visible to all.
Our Spring contest day will be held on Monday, March 18, 2024, starting at 5PM at the 4-H Office. Contests will include Journey into Jobs, Demonstrations, Meat ID and Poultry ID. Pre-registration is required for all Demonstrations and Journey into Jobs. Registrations are due by March 11, 2024. Please visit the link below to pre-register. http://tinyurl.com/24SpringContestDay
Journey into Jobs: This contest will help you prepare for future job interviews and applications. Contestants must pre-register for this contest. Applications are division-specific (Division I: grades 4-6, Division II: grades 7-8, Division III: grades 9-12). Contestants will be interviewed, and asked questions related to a present or future career or job. All contestants are expected to dress nice and neat to best present themselves to the judges. The applications and interviews will be conducted as if the applicant has all required schooling/experience for the job posting chosen. Example: If you are applying to be a 4-H Agent, you would fill out the Education section as if you graduated from college or you would answer questions as if you went to college and received a certain degree.
Demonstrations: Open to all 4-H members. Individual and team (2 members only) will be accepted. Members of a team demonstration can be from different clubs and different grades but will compete in the oldest team member's grade division. All demonstrations must be practiced and prepared prior to the contest. There is a limit of no more than one entry per category. Categories are Civic Engagement/Leadership, Healthy Living, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). A demonstration which was presented for a regional and/or state competition may not be presented by the same person or team on demonstration day. All demonstrations must pre-register. Any demonstration not pre-registered will be unable to participate.
Meat ID & Poultry ID: open to all members. No need to pre-register. Youth will identify cuts of meat along with meat and poultry judging practices. All the rules, regulations and study guides can be found on our website, https://tinyurl.com/Acadia4HEvents
This wetlands day camp is for 7-8th grade members and will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at BTNEP, Thoroughbred Drive in Thibodeaux, LA. Youth will participate in activities such as fishing, hiking, wetland and animal identification, canoeing etc. Acadia Parish will be able to send 6 youth to this event. If you are interested in attending this camp, please contact the 4-H office no later than March 4th. The cost to attend is $25 per camper. T-shirt will be provided. Transportation to this event is not provided. Youth should plan to arrive by 9:30 a.m. and depart at 3:45 p.m. Please contact the 4-H office to register for the event.
The LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture
