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Should you need an ADA accommodation to participate in Caldwell 4-H, please contact 4-H agent Jana Bennett at 318-649-2663.
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.
The Communication and Career Contest was held on January 27 at Union Central Elementary School. In the fourth and fifth Grade Demonstration Contest, Ty Primm and Ezra Dalleo won first place, Jase Rollins won second place, and Makayla Owens won third place. Blue ribbons were awarded to Cora Cook, Mason Dunn, and Ella Tarver. Winners in the Demonstration Contest for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade were first place Vivian Lasiter, second place Paislee Dunn, and third place Victoria Lasiter. Blue ribbons were awarded to Marley Crain, and Kyleigh Jeffery. Demonstration Contest winners for grades nine to twelve were Avery Dumas first place, Lander and Bridger McCann second place, and AnnaBeth Strickland third place. Blue ribbons were awarded to Blake Adams, Blake Jolly, Chase McBroom, Lander McCann, and Gracie Waller.
In the Interview Contest for grades four and five, Ty Primm won first place, Cora Cook won second place, and Ella Tarver won third place. Blue ribbons were awarded to Ezra Dalleo, Mason Dunn, Makayla Owens, and Jase Rollins. Winners in the Interview Contest for grades six through eight were first place Vivian Lasiter, second place Paislee Dunn, and third place Cooper Denison. Blue ribbons were awarded to Tyler Broussard, Marley Crain, Kyleigh Jeffery, Victoria Lasiter, Jeremiah Munoz, and Erin Volentine. Winners in the Interview Contest for grades nine through twelve were Bridger McCann first place, Avery Dumas second place, AnnaBeth Strickland third place. Blue ribbons were awarded to Blake Adams, Blake Jolly, Chase McBroom, Lander McCann, and Gracie Waller.
Cora Cook won first place in the Complete Outfit category. Winners in the Apron category were first place Lauren Barnhill, second place Saige Duke, third place Mason Dunn, and fourth place AnnaBeth Strickland. In the Decorated Shirt 4-H theme contest, Paislee Dunn won first place, Lauren Barnhill won second place, and Mason Dunn won third place. Blue ribbons were awarded to Jase Hillestad, Chase McBroom, Brady McCann, Bridger McCann, and Makayla Owens. In the Decorated Shirt Any Other theme contest, AnnaBeth Strickland won first place, Jase Rollins won second place, and Mason Dunn won third place. Blue ribbons were awarded to Emma Rae Carroll, Paislee Dunn, Macie Hall, Victoria Lasiter, Vivian Lasiter, Chase McBroom, Lander McCann, and Sawyer Watts.
In the Ready to Wear Contest for grades four and five, Cora Cook won first place, Jase Hillestad won second place, and Brady McCann won third place. Paislee Dunn won first place in the Ready to Wear Contest for grades six to eight. Ready to Wear Contest winners in grades nine to twelve were AnnaBeth Stricklan first place, Lander McCann second place, and Avery Dumas third place. Blue ribbon winners were Macie Hall, Bridger McCann, and Sawyer Watts.
Consumer Decision Making contest winners in grades four and five were Mason Dunn first place, Jase Hillestad second place, Makayla Owens third place. Blue ribbons were awarded to Emma Rae Carroll, Cora Cook, Saige Duke, Brady McCann, and Jase Rollins. Consumer Decision Making contest winners in grades six to eight were first place Lauren Barnhill, second place Vivian Lasiter, and third place Victoria Lasiter. Blue ribbons were given to Tyler Broussard, Marley Crain, Paislee Dunn, Kyleigh Jeffery, and Erin Volentine. Consumer Decision Making winners in grades nine to twelve were Henry Owens first place, AnnaBeth Strickland second place, Avery Dumas third place. Blue ribbons were given to Macie Hall, Blake Jolly, Virginia Lamb, Chase McBroom, Bridger McCann, Lander McCann, Gracie Waller, and Sawyer Watts.
Fourteen members submitted entries for the 4-H Beef Poster Contest held in January. Division One Grades 4 to 6 first place winner was Cora Cook. Second place winner was Ty Primm and third place winner was Makayla Owens. Blue ribbons were awarded to Saige Duke, Drake Richmond, and Ella Tarver. Red ribbons were awarded to Jase Hillestad, Victoria Lasiter, and Vivian Lasiter. Division Two Grades 7 to 9 winners were first place Lauren Barnhill, second place Lander McCann, and third place Bridger McCann. Tucker Richmond was awarded a Blue Ribbon. Avery Dumas won first place in Division 3 for Grades 10 to 12.
Seventeen members submitted entries for the Lego Contest held in February. Entries placing first, second, and third will be exhibited at the Caldwell Parish Library. In the fourth and fifth grade division, Ella Tarver won first place, E.J. Howard won second place, Hayden Wallace third place, Ezra Dalleo fourth place, and Brylon White fifth place. Blue ribbons were awarded to Saige Duke, Mason Dunn, Jase Hillestad, Mabry Meredith, Ty Primm, and Aubree Whitten. In the division for grades 6 to 8, Myra Meredith won first place, Marley Crain won second, Paislee Dunn won third place, and Lauren Barnhill won fourth place. In the high school division for grades 9 to 12 Sawyer Watts won first place, and Macie Hall won second place.
Dairy Billboard Contest results for grades 4 and 5 are first place E.J. Howard, second place Drake Richmond, and third place Ella Tarver. Blue ribbons were awarded to Eliah Bassett, Ava Claunch, Douglas, Ezra Dalleo, Mason Dunn, Annabelle Graham, Elizabeth Hatten, Kierra, Nevaeh, Ty Primm, Jaisley Rogers, Patrick Smith, and Jude Tarver. For grades 7 and 8, Paislee Dunn won first place. For grades 9 to 12, Sawyer Watts won first place, and Blake Adams won second place.
The 4-H Fishing Clinic will be held on Saturday, April 5 from 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. All supplies, including poles and bait, will be provided. Members who participate in the clinic will be able to compete in the Most Fish Caught and Biggest Fish Caught contests and learn about outdoor safety. If you plan to participate in this event, you must call the 4-H office at 318-649-2663 to preregister by Monday, March 31. There are a limited number of spaces available to participate in this clinic. Once spaces are filled, members will be placed on a waiting list and may not be able to participate. Preregistration will be used for sign-in on the day of the Fishing Clinic.
Portfolios and 4-Star applications are due to the 4-H Office by 4:00 p.m., Monday, March 31. To be eligible for a 4-Star Award, members must have participated in ten 4-H contests, submitted a completed 4-H portfolio, and presented a demonstration during a 4-H club meeting. Submissions will not be accepted after March 31.
It's time! 4-H Camp signup begins on Wednesday, March 5. Caldwell 4-H'ers will camp this year from Monday to Thursday, May 26 to 29. To be eligible to attend, a 4-H'er must have completed grades 4, 5, or 6 and be 12 years of age or younger on January 1, 2025. Camp fee is $275 and includes transportation, lodging, meals, a tee shirt, and a photograph of campers. A nonrefundable $100 deposit for summer camp must be paid by April 1 to reserve your spot for camp. Payment is by check or money order only, made payable to Caldwell 4-H. All remaining fees must be paid and camp forms completed and returned to the 4-H office by May 1. To register, go to the LSU AgCenter office located at 106 Jackson Street in Columbia. Do not send money or camp forms to school. There will be a $25 charge for returned checks.
4-H Camp is held at Camp Grant Walker, a 90-acre campsite located near Pollock, Louisiana about 15 miles northeast of Alexandria. Caldwell will camp this year with Allen, Grant, LaSalle, Livingston, Catahoula, and Rapides parishes. Each parish is assigned its own cabins with girls and boys bunking in separate cabins. While at Camp, 4-H'ers can participate in activity tracks involving food and fitness, science, engineering and technology, gardening, the arts, outdoor adventures, stand-up paddle boarding, and Louisiana wetlands. Campers will also have free recreational time to swim, take part in archery, create handcrafted items, go canoeing or kayaking, play sand volleyball, kickball, board games, go tubing and more. Evenings programs are fun and filled with skits, talent shows, vespers, and dances.
Camp lasts four days, starting on Monday afternoon when the campers arrive and ends on Thursday morning when they return home. 4-H is a learning experience that helps boys and girls appreciate the outdoors, live together as a group, get along with others and appreciate people with different interests and backgrounds. Our camp numbers are limited so if you are interested in going to camp, please come by our office as soon as possible to sign up.
4-H University will be held June 17 to 20 on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. Each year 4-H members who are in grades 8 to 12 are eligible to participate in 4-H University to demonstrate their skills in more than 30 competitive events ranging from Demonstrations, Automotive Care, Fishing Sports, Public Speaking, Fashion Revue, 4-H Has Talent, Robotics, and more! Through competing, youth demonstrate life skills in teamwork, decision making, problem solving and resiliency. The registration fee is $150 and is due to the 4-H office in Columbia by Monday, April 21. If you are interested in participating, come by the 4-H office to pay your registration fee and pick up 4-H University forms. If you would like more information, contact 4-H agent Jana Bennett at 318-649-2663.
The 2025 Northeast District Horse Show will be held on Wednesday, June 25 at the Morehouse Activity Center in Bastrop. The possession date for the District Horse Show is April 1. All horses must be in possession and in 4-H online along with their registration or grade horse certificate by April 1. If you have a second horse that may serve as an alternate or a back up horse, please enter this horse along with their registration or grade horse certificate in 4-H online as well.
Exhibitors must have possession/ownership/lease of their horses by April 1, 2025. Grade horse certificates and identification of horse owned by immediate family member must be completed and filed in 4-H office or FFA advisor's office by April 1, 2025. Location of the horse's domicile during the possession period must be designated and on file in the 4-H office or FFA advisor's office by April 1, of the current show season.
All horses must be officially registered in the name of the exhibitor or immediate family (4-H club or FFA chapter member) on or before April 1, 2025. Ranch, corporation, or stable ownership is not allowed. Dual ownership is allowed only if all owners are in the immediate family and identification of the exhibitor has been filed with the 4-H office or FFA advisor's office by the April 1, 2025 deadline.
Horses must be under the care and supervision of the exhibitor from the date of possession. Horses may be boarded at a boarding facility as long as the exhibitor is doing the majority of the work. This rule does not prohibit a trainer from working with the exhibitor and horse combination as long as the care of the horse remains with the exhibitor.
All horses must be registered with their respective breed associations or have completed Grade Horse Certificate. All registered horses entered in the 4-H and FFA Horse Show must be listed under their registered names and numbers Any exhibitor who knowingly enters a registered horse as a grade horse will be disqualified and barred from showing for one year.
Culture includes ethnicity, language, traditions, beliefs, customs, and other influences on our total being. We learn about our culture from our parents, grandparents, or other family members. Cultures may be influenced by where we live, or it may come from our heritage. Cultural awareness can help us understand why people have certain customs and beliefs. When we personally know people before we make judgements about them, we can keep conflict from happening.
People with a positive mental attitude are willing to take chances and make an effort, acknowledge that things don't always go as planned and learn from mistakes, don't give up on hope even in difficult situations, have the strength to keep going and find ways to succeed, and are gentle and encouraging with themselves and others.
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. Louisiana 4-H is an educational program of the LSU AgCenter. The LSU AgCenter is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
