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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 invited 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 on by!
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! 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.
Seniors, there are lots of scholarships out there for you through 4-H! By completing ONE application, you will be entered for a chance to win any of the state 4-H scholarships, the local State 4-H Foundation Scholarship, the Ascension 4-H Foundation scholarships, AND the locally awarded Scott Tractor Foundation scholarship. Be sure you are in contact with the 4-H office, so you are not missing out on these opportunities! We have money that we want to give away!!! February 14th at 4:30 pm is the deadline for this scholarship application to be turned into the Extension Office for the agents to help with feedback and editing. The FINAL submission deadline is February 28 @ 4:30pm. Contact the office if you have not already received the application.
As spring draws closer, we become busier but be sure to remain active in your school club and parish 4-H activities! Each club leader will be eligible to nominate two members for the club and parish Outstanding 4-Her Award to be recognized at Achievement Day. Applications and more information will be forthcoming
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 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.
This is a newer contest so please read over the contest guidelines very carefully. The commodity contest will include 3 categories which are: Pecans, Rice, and Sweet Potatoes. All three are Louisiana commodities which we are trying to highlight with this new cookery event. For each of our monthly contest entries, you will need to submit 2 copies of your recipe and 2 servings of your dish in a disposable container. You can earn extra points by submitting several 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 should be attached to recipe! The drop-off day for your completed dish is January 13th from 8 am to 5:30pm. From there, your entries will be judged by our volunteers. More detailed guidelines and explanations will be available at our website at https://lsuagcenter.com/ascension4h!!
The 4-H Golden Clover Award and Emerald Achievement Award in Louisiana gives recognition to 4-H Club members who have shown outstanding leadership ability in their club and their parish. The object of the program is to encourage project growth and a broad program of 4-H club members who have shown outstanding leadership ability in their club and their parish. If you are active in your club or on a parish level, please consider applying.
Applications for these awards are due to the 4-H office on March 15, 2024. A club member may win the award only one time. Members in 6th-12th grades may be eligible to apply. Visit the applications/awards section of our website to download an application!
Express your Mardi Gras Mambo flare and create your own Mardi Gras shirt for the Annual Ascension 4-H Mardi Gras Shirt design contest. The contest will take place at the Mardi Gras Masquerade Fashion Show where you will learn to walk the runway and model your shirt! To participate in the Mardi Gras T-Shirt Design Contest, you must wear your decorated Mardi Gras shirt to the Fashion Show on February 20th at 6 pm in the 4-H office. Please limit attendance to participants and 2 guests.
Informational meetings for both camp opportunities will be forthcoming around March, but we wanted to go ahead and provide you with the dates early so you can plan around them😊 More info to come!
4-H University (8th-12th Grades)- LSU Campus- June 17-20, 2025
4-H Summer Camp (4th-6th Grades)- Pollock, LA- July 7-10, 2025
LOST Camp (7th-8th Grades)- Pollock, LA- TBA
Come explore during this Safari of leadership development at this year’s “Jungle Journey to Leadership” Junior Leader Conference. The Junior Leadership Conference (JLC) is a two-night camp at Camp Grant Walker designed specifically for high school students aged 14 and older, spanning 8th-12th grades. Executive Board members will lead sessions in four different subjects. JLC tracks are created to provide participants with activities they can apply within their high school communities. Camp will be held March 7-9, 2024. Registration opens January 13, 2025, and closes February 7, 2025. Ascension can send 6 members to the conference. The fee is $150, and transportation is not provided, but we are willing to help coordinate with the youth attending for carpooling and assistance if needed. If you would like to know more information, please contact Ms. Sarah
Are you up for a CHALLENGE? We are on the lookout for potential team members and volunteer coaches to prepare for the Louisiana 4-H Food Challenge. This competition challenges teams of 4-H members to create a dish using only a key ingredient and access to a “grocery store” of other ingredients. From the ingredients, team members are challenged to create a healthy dish while practicing proper food safety, food preparation, and communication skills in front of a live audience. Following the dish preparation, teams then present to a panel of judges who will further test their culinary and nutrition knowledge with a question-and-answer segment. The state food challenge is Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Alexandria. Registration will open February 12-26. For more information, please contact Ms. Sarah.
What is SeaPerch? It’s a program, a contest, and a community where youth teams design, build, and engineer an underwater remotely operated vehicle. We are in search of interested youth and coaches who may be interested in putting together a SeaPerch team. This is an amazing event for students. The winning 4-H SeaPerch team will win a trip to compete at Nationals! For more information visit https://www.lsuagcenter.com/topics/kids_teens/projects/set/seaperch
The competition will be held March 1st.
Last year was the first year of changes to the State record book competition, so our Ascension Parish records competition has been updated to reflect the changes. As you continue through the year, it’s important to keep track of all your activities and accomplishments to make submitting your record book easier in the spring. The Record Book Document can be found at https://tinyurl.com/4hRBook . This new document must be used for the parish and state record book competitions!
If your club has not received project books yet, contact the 4-H Office!!!
