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December
6-8- State Shooting Sports Camp
10 – Wiggles & Wags
16- Sugar Cookery Contest
16-Jr Leaders mtg
19 – Home & Style
20-21 – Drone Safety Camp
24-Jan 2- Holiday – Office Closed
January
2- Broiler Chick Delivery
13- Commodity Cookery
14- Food & Fitness Camp
17- 4-H Night with the Pelican’s Game
17- Demo Day
17- Stick Horse Rodeo
17 & 18- Parish Livestock Show
20- MLK Holiday – Office Closed
29-Feb 1- District Livestock Show
February
4- Wiggles & Wags
7- Honor Cord Application Deadline
11-18 – State Livestock Show
20- Home & Style
20-22 – Spark Action Change Summit
The Ascension 4-H Demo Day is coming up on Friday, January 17th, and it’s never too early to begin planning! The holidays make a great time to work on your Demo Day submissions! There will also be activity stations for our 4-H members to participate in while the judging and contests take place. The Demo Day event details, registration link, and rules for each contest are posted in the Demo Day Contest tab at www.lsuagcenter.com/ascension4h Here are the lists of contests offered:
Sew with Cotton, Dress Revue and Ready to Wear will be happening on Friday, January 17, 10:00am at Demo Day. Get those final stitches done on your apron, skirt, or jumper and be ready to show off your creation! Entry forms and rules are available to all 4-H members on the website.
Thanks for your support of the 10th Annual Ascension 4-H Foundation Sweet Potato and Pecan Fundraiser!! It was a success! With your help, we have sold 29,000 lbs. of sweet potatoes and 4,050 lbs. of pecan halves!! Our program would not be able to operate without this support from our members and the public purchasing this quality Louisiana products year after year! The money raised will help to support 4-H programming, end-of-the-year awards, and scholarships for camps & graduating seniors. Congratulations to Cecile B (Dutchtown High) for being our top seller for this year! The Top Selling club this year is Dutchtown High!! Thank You!
Enrolled Ascension 4-H members are eligible to participate in the 4-H BINGO and BLACKOUT contests!
The first 10 students to receive BLACKOUT will receive a prize. Contact our office for a BINGO card if you don’t have one from September meetings. Full rules can also be found on our website.
Be mindful all contests have had adjustments made so read the guidelines carefully! For each of our monthly contest entries, you will need to submit 2 copies of your recipe and 1-2 servings of your dish in a disposable container. You can earn extra points by submitting pictures of the before (ingredients), during preparation (action shots), and after (finished product) you have completed your dish and a short summary about your experience of cooking the dish. All of these extra components can be emailed to Ms. Sarah. The drop off day for completed dishes are from 8 am to 5:30pm on the date listed. From there, your entries will be judged by our volunteers. More detailed guidelines and explanations will be available soon on our website at lsuagcenter.com/ascension4-H!
Sugar - December 16
Commodity – January 13
The Ascension Parish Livestock Show will be held at Lamar Dixon on January 17-18th! All livestock animals will arrive by 5pm Friday night, and we will kick off the show with our Annual Stick Horse Rodeo! All youth 11 and younger are encouraged to participate in the stick horse rodeo events, ranging from bucking stick horses to barrel racing and more! At $5.00 per event, registration for the stick horse events will kick off at 6 pm in Barn 8 at Lamar Dixon. There is no charge to watch! The judging of the livestock show will begin at 8 am Saturday morning. Come and stop on by!
Louisiana 4-H is excited to announce the inaugural Spark ▪ Action ▪ Change |Summit, an immersive 3-day event designed to engage and inspire 7th and 8th grade 4-H youth with a keen interest in government relations, volunteering/service, and personal development. This summit aims to provide a dynamic and interactive learning environment where participants can deepen their understanding of civic engagement, refine their leadership skills, and develop a strong sense of social responsibility. Through a series of hands-on educational workshops, engaging tours, and collaborative service projects, youth will have the opportunity to explore critical aspects of civic education, public service, and personal growth. The event will take place February 20-22, 2025, at the Lod Cook Conference Center, LSU Baton Rouge. Cost: $125 per participant. Registration on 4-H Online will be open until all spots have been filled on a first come, first served basis.
Enjoy a fun filled night with the New Orleans Pelicans and 4-H on January 17th! The Pelicans will be playing the Utah Jazz and tip off will be at 7:00pm. All tickets for this 4-H game need to be purchased by December 9th. Tickets and parking passes can be purchased on an individual basis or as a group order. There is a ton more information so please check our website for the full details and all the extra things you can participate in for this event! www.lsuagcenter.com/ascension4h/ info under events.
What’s Included with each ticket purchase:
The Louisiana State Food and Fitness Board invites you to the 2025 Food & Fitness Day Camp! A day full of cooking, games mindfulness, and more! This day camp is Tuesday, January 14th, 10:00am – 3:00 pm at the 4-H Mini Barn on LSU campus. It is open for all 4th -6th graders. The camp cost $35 and includes lunch! If interested, please register through 4-H online by January 7th, 2025
The Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center is pleased to announce the 2024 Drone Safety & Operation Camp! This 7-8 grade two-day, overnight camp features hands-on, experiential learning through a series of engaging activities and lessons. This camp is on December 20-21st at Camp Granter Walker in Pollock, Louisiana. The Cost of this camp is $125 and includes meals! Deadline to register is December 16th. To register your child for this program, please Log-In to your family 4-H Online Account and search for: Louisiana 4-H Drone Safety & Operation Camp – 12/20-21. Students will partner up to pilot drones through a series of fun and engaging flight missions, practice using coding to operate drones, and compete in an obstacle course against other teams on our 90+ acre campground! For more information, please reach out to 4-H Office!
The Ascension 4-H Jr. Leader Project Club is open to all 7th-12th grade Ascension 4-H members. Jr. Leaders focus on leadership, citizenship, and teamwork. The service-learning theme chosen by the members will be related to animals. The cost to join the Jr. Leader Club is $10.00. To Sign up for Jr. Leaders scan the QR code. Join us for our holiday meeting on Monday, December 16th at 6:00 pm
Don’t forget to apply to get your Honor Cords to wear while walking at your high school graduation! You have worked hard during your 4-H career so wear your honor cord PROUDLY! Guidelines and applications are available and must be submitted online at Senior Honor Cords (lsuagcenter.com). It takes less than 5 minutes to complete! Applications are due by February 7th! The cords will be sent to the Ascension Extension Office and given at Achievement Day. More info can be found on our website under awards/applications.
It has been a wonderful time the past 11 years with Ascension 4-H! It is very bittersweet for me as I will miss all of our 4-H families dearly, but I have to put my family first as I transition to a new role with the AgCenter that will put me closer to home, and hopefully, spending more time with my family. As I reflect on my time here, I smile to think about all of the programs and initiatives that were conducted, the relationships built, and the stability and forward progress that is set into motion for continuing this great program! It is my hope that I have helped to inspire and initiate a “Spark” in our 4-H members that you can continue to go on and be GREAT even without my presence. You will be in great hands with Ms. Sarah for the future and the next few months as they search for my replacement. I will still have the same email address for if you ever need to get in touch! I hope to see you in the future being the bright stars that you know you can be!! This isn’t goodbye but a “see you soon” as I can’t wait to meet up with everyone in the years to come and learn about all of the great things you have accomplished!
Keep being great! ~ Mrs. Camille
