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March
7- SW Area Commodity Cookery
10-11 Junior Leader Conference at Camp Grant Walker
8- Shooting Sports Practice- 1:30 PM
13- Junior Leader Meeting
13- South Cameron Meeting
14- Johnson Bayou and Hackberry Meetings
14-18 Regional Shooting Sports Match
15- Grand Lake Senior and Junior Meetings
16- Grand Lake Elementary Meeting
April
3- 4-H University Meeting
@ 4-H Office 5:30 PM
3- Deadline to submit Marsh Maneuvers Application Online
7- Good Friday- 4-H Office Closed
12- Leadership Workshop- 6th-8th grade
17- Junior Leader Meeting
17-22 State Shooting Sports Match
23- Junior Leader Burger/Bake Sale
/Officer Election
27- Arts Day Entries due to School or
4-H Office
May
1- Deadline to submit 4-H Camp Preregistration online/$100 Deposit
5- Deadline to submit Leadership Board Applications
5- Grand Lake Senior and Junior Meetings
8- South Cameron Meeting
9- Johnson Bayou and Hackberry Meetings
11- Grand Lake Senior and Junior Meetings
LSU AgCenter Cameron Parish
10098 Gulf Highway
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70607
www.lsuagcenter.com/cameron
Cooperation is important because it allows people and groups to work together to achieve a common goal or derive mutual benefits. Cooperation exists at many levels and takes place between individuals and organizations as well as between states and countries. Cooperation allows participants to exchange valuable information that helps both sides improve their knowledge bases and work in a time- and resource-efficient manner.
Members will practice cooperation with their team this month as they navigate an activity that will only be successful through full cooperation.
Congratulations to all of our livestock exhibitors for a great season!
Below are champion results for Cameron Parish:
SW Area Commodity Cookery Results
Congratulations to our parish cookery overall winners who competed at the Area contest on Tuesday March 7. Placings below photo!
Date of Event: April 27, 2023
Grades Eligible to Participate: All grades and Art students
To be held at: Cameron Parish 4-H Office, Grand Lake, LA
Cameron Parish Arts Day contest will be held Thursday April 27th. You will need to have your items turned in to school or the 4-H Office by this date. Please label each item with your name, school, grade, and the category. Arts Day has been updated to align with the Fine Arts Contest now held at 4-H University. We will have those categories, plus photography, sewing, and creative writing. This year, we will work with school art teachers to open the entries to students not enrolled in 4-H, who will compete in a separate, non 4-H category. We want to let other students know that art is a project area offered in 4-H!
Deadline to turn in entries:
April 27
Link to Contest Details and Information
Dates of Event: July 10-13, 2023
Grades Eligible to Participate: 4th-6th
To be held at: Camp Grant Walker
Pollock, LA
4-H Camp takes place at Camp Grant Walker. The camp week consists of four days, beginning on Monday afternoon when the campers arrive at camp and ending on Thursday morning after the educational track session. 4-H Agents, volunteer leaders, and teen counselors from each parish attend camp and stay in the cabins with the campers. Tracks include food & fitness, Science, Engineering, & Technology, Outdoor Adventures, The Artist Within, Explore Louisiana: Wetlands, Wildlife, and You, and Water Safety. There is also a hunter safety education course available.
Cost:
Varies:
$215 registration fee,
Camp and Parish Photo $10 each
T-shirt $15
Scholarships available for families who meet income eligibility guidelines
Preregister by:
Monday, May 01, 2023
4-H Online Registration Open-Close (4-H Agent will start your registration and you will need to log in, complete all information and submit)
April 3, 2023-June 23, 2023
Link to Preregister or Register (if applicable)
Dates of Event: June 20-23, 2023
Grades Eligible to Participate: 8th-12th
To be held at: LSU Campus
Baton Rouge, LA
Each year 4-H members who are 8th-12th grade are eligible to attend 4-H University on the campus of LSU and A&M College in Baton Rouge to demonstrate their skills in more than 30 competitive events, workshops, and educational sessions. It is a culmination of a 4-H member’s year of hard work and dedication. Events range from Automotive Care, ESports, Fishing Sports, Healthy Living Demonstrations, Public Speaking, Fashion, Robotics and more! Through competing, youth demonstrate life skills in teamwork, decision making, problem solving, resiliency, and many more. Each competitive event allots youth an opportunity for personal growth, skill mastery, and other life skills vital to functioning members of society.
Cost:
Varies:
$50 registration fee
$15 event t-shirt fee
$42 per night dorm fee
Preregister by:
Monday, April 03, 2023
4-H Online Registration Open-Close (4-H Agent will start your registration and you will need to log in, complete all information and submit)
May 15, 2023-June 1, 2023
Link to Preregister or Register (if applicable)
Link to Informational Article on Cameron 4-H Site
Link to General 4-H University Site
Dates of Event: July 31-August 3
Grades Eligible to Participate: 7th-8th
To be held at: Camp Grant Walker
Pollock, LA
4-H offers middle school students the opportunity to have fun with science by attending the annual 4-H LOST (Louisiana Outdoor Science and Technology) Camp. This educational camp is a 4-day, 3-night adventure for 7th-8th graders. Campers enjoy interactive recreational activities such as swimming, canoeing/kayaking, archery, volleyball, dancing, arts and crafts, and much more. While at 4-H LOST Camp, campers select 3 educational tracks in which they participate in fun activities each morning that are focused on that area. The tracks include meat science, drones, healthy living, outdoor skills/atv, and wetlands! In the evening, campers enjoy free time, which includes hanging out with new friends at the dance, movies, swimming pool, or arts and crafts building.
Attending LOST Camp is a great way to meet new friends from across the state of Louisiana.
Cost (if applicable)
Varies:
$215 registration fee
Camp and Parish Photo $10 each
T-shirt $15
Scholarships available for families who meet income eligibility guidelines
Preregister by:
To be determined
4-H Online Registration Open-Close (4-H Agent will start your registration and you will need to log in, complete all information and submit)
Waiting on promotional information from State 4-H Office
Link to Preregister
Waiting on promotional information from State 4-H Office
Link to Informational Flyer/Packet
Waiting on promotional information from State 4-H Office
Dates of Event: July 31-August 2
Grades Eligible to Participate: 8th-11th
To be held at: The Wesley Center
Woodworth, LA
Up for a challenge? Want one more memorable 4-H experience this summer? Creative? Enjoy working with others?
You won’t want to miss the 2023 Cooperative Business Teen Conference!
Incoming 9th-12th grades are invited to attend! At the event, participants will compete in teams to establish and manage their own cooperative businesses. In the process, 4-H’ers will have opportunities to sharpen their leadership, marketing, money & management skills with guidance from industry leaders.
Cost (if applicable)
$60, first five registered will have fee paid by Cameron Parish 4-H Foundation
Preregister by:
Monday, April 24, 2023
4-H Online Registration Open-Close (4-H Agent will start your registration and you will need to log in, complete all information and submit)
Now-April 28, 2023
Date of Event: April 12, 2023
Grades Eligible to Participate: 6th-8th
To be held at: Cameron Parish 4-H Office
Grand Lake, LA
In this workshop, you will be challenged and inspired through interactive, purposeful, and high-energy activities to become the best 4-H leader you can be.
No promises that leadership will be easy, but we will help you survive.
Cost:
No Cost to attend
Register by:
Thursday, April 6th, 2023
Dates of Event: July 17-21 or July 24-28, 2023
Grades Eligible to Participate: 9th-12th
To be held at: Broussard Bunkhouse/
Rockefeller Refuge
Intracoastal City/Grand Chenier, LA
Marsh Maneuvers is a five-day coastal ecology camp for high schools 4-H members. During their stay, youth have the opportunity to be immersed in the marsh while riding in an airboat, swimming in mud to plant marsh grass, and catching their own dinner! These sometimes challenging but rewarding experiences also carve in their minds the wonder, complexity, value, and productivity of Louisiana’s coastal environments. Participants experience the biological diversity and complexity of this environment by examining the life cycles and habitat requirements of wetland animals and plants. They evaluate environmental quality through water testing and examining the hydrology of the watershed. Exercises in natural resource management help to develop an appreciation for the difficulty in balancing social needs and environmental consequences. Some of the activities used to illustrate these concepts include fishing, crabbing, cast netting, wildlife observation, seafood processing, and policy debates.
Cost:
$150 to be paid by Cameron 4-H if selected to attend, courtesy of Cameron LNG Grant
Submit Application Online by:
Monday, April 3rd, 2023
4-H Online Registration:
Applicants chosen will get registered in 4-H Online and an email with deadline to complete event registration.
Link to Website with more information
Grades Eligible to Participate: 8th-11th
Interview at 4-H University June 20
Louisiana 4-H have six state leadership boards for youth to apply, Citizenship, Executive, Fashion, Food & Fitness, STEM and Shooting Sports Ambassadors. Youth must be enrolled grades 9th-12th for the 2023-2024 school year to apply for a board. Parishes may submit three applications per board, but a youth may serve only ONE State Leadership Board per year.
Cost (If selected to be on Leadership Board)
Varies per Board:
Citizenship- $150
Executive- $250
Fashion- $100
Food & Fitness- $150
Shooting Sports- $50
STEM- $150
Submit Application Online by:
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Grades Eligible to Participate: 8th-11th
Interview at 4-H University June 20
The Louisiana 4-H Equine Ambassador program provides opportunity for 4-H youth in grades 9th to 12th to be empowered with knowledge of the Equine industry in order to serve as strong advocates for agriculture, mentors for younger 4-H member with the horse project, and educators in the importance of the equine industry our state and country.
Cost:
Plan to pay approximately $500 to $1,000 annually for participating in the program until a substantial under is secured.
Submit Application Online by:
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Grades Eligible to Participate: 8th-11th
Interview at 4-H University June 20
The Louisiana 4-H Livestock Ambassador Team is a statewide leadership opportunity for 4-H members that provides an opportunity to build and apply leadership and professional skills while exploring animal science and the livestock industry. Livestock Ambassadors not only lead livestock outreach activities in their parish, region, and state, but also learn valuable professional skills.
Louisiana 4-H Livestock Ambassador Team is open to all youth that have previously exhibited a livestock animal (beef, dairy, poultry, rabbit, sheep, goat, swine) for at least one year as a Louisiana 4-H members.
4-H members must be in 9th-12th grade for the 2023-2024 school year who has previously exhibited at least one livestock animal for at least one year prior as a Louisiana 4-H member. A 4-H member can be on both a State Board and an Ambassador. There are no limits on how many members may apply from a parish.
Cost:
Plan to pay between $400 annually for participating in the program until a substantial funder is secured.
Submit Application Online by:
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Grades Eligible to Participate: 8th-11th
Interview at 4-H University June 20
The purpose of the Wetland Ambassadors is to inspire youth to become leaders for wetland-related issues in their community by promoting wetlands literacy through immersive field study, mentorship, service learning, and public outreach activities.
4-H members must be in 9th-12th grade for the 2023-2024 school year, A 4-H member can NOT be on both a State Board and an Ambassador. There are no limits on how many members may apply from a parish.
Cost:
$250 membership fee
Submit Application Online by:
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Date of Event: June 12, 2023
Grades Eligible to Participate: 7th-8th
To be held at: Palmetto Island State Park
Abbeville, LA
SW Region Wetlands is a new opportunity for 7th and 8th graders. This day camp will be held at Palmetto Island State Park on Monday, June 12. We can send 3 campers, 1 counselor, and 1 adult volunteer. At this camp, you’ll learn about things like alligator eggs, tallow trees, and other features of wetlands. In the afternoon, you’ll get to participate in recreation activities such as fishing (catch and release), hiking, and canoeing!
Cost:
$25 to be paid by Cameron 4-H, courtesy of Cameron LNG Grant
Preregister by
Friday, May 05, 2023
4-H Online Registration Open-Close (4-H Agent will start your registration and you will need to log in, complete all information and submit)
March 1, 2023-May 22, 2023