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- LaSalle 4-H Newsletter-November 2024
Teens interested in further developing there leadership skills and willing to accept the challenge that comes with working with youth in overnight and day camp situations need to complete the mandatory Camp Counselor Training.Benefits include:Traveling to new places, meeting new faces, networking with other teen from across the state, hanging out and partnering with adult volunteer and leaders, working hard and having fun!!
Interested youth must complete the training course which involves about 3 hours of online training and three hours in class training. Get a head start by completing the online course and print your certificates at “learn.lsuagcenter.com”. All users, including volunteers, will have to login using Google, Facebook or other service. Louisiana Camp Counselor Training is located under “Courses” then select “4-H Camp Counselor Training. If prompted to enter a code, the key is LACCT.
Join us as we are “Geaux’ing Down The Bayou” for a taste of a Creole Christmas Cuisine!
The pirogue shoves off December 9th at 10 a.m. and we wrap up at 1:00 p.m.
A $30 registration fee is due by 12/3/24.
Open to grades 4 and up. Limited to 12 participants.
Students will have the opportunity to prepare 3 creole recipes through group teamwork efforts. Each participant will receive an incentive at the workshop. Registration forms are available at school club meeting and the 4-H Office.
Ready to do some free flying with drones? How about learning to program a drone on a computer to pilot a drone autonomously through an obstacle course? Then be sure to register for our drone workshop! We begin flight lessons at 9:00 am and conclude around noon on January 27 in the 4-H meeting room. Cost $10 due by 1/17/25
4-H’ers will get a quick course on drone terminology, career bingo, and complete their TRUST exam through a variety of hands-on fun activities. Afterwards youth will create a simple robot of their choice.
The Louisiana State 4-H Foundation recognizes 4-H youth that excel in project work and leadership.The Emerald Achievement Award and Golden Clover Award gives recognition to 4-H Club members who have shown outstanding leadership ability in their club and in their parish.
The objective of the program is to encourage project growth, a broad program of 4-H club activities over the years and the ultimate development of outstanding citizens. The recipient of the Emerald Achievement Award and Golden Clover Award can be proud of their contribution to their club and community .A club member may only win each of these awards one time. See application at 4-H meeting or contact the office for application.
2025 Market and Commercial Animal Validation
The 2025 LSU Market and Commercial Animal Validation is just around the corner. All show animals must be entered in your 4-H Online account before your respected Possession Date. Market and Commercial animals are required to be entered in your 4-H Online account, DNA collected , Ear Tagged before the possession / validation date. Any animals not validated by the validation deadline will not show at the Parish, District or State Livestock Show. Validation is $7.00 per head.
Market: Sheep & Goats; Commercial: Heifers, Dairy, Ewe and Does; Breeding Animals: Beef, Sheep, Goat , Dairy, & Poultry
Validation / Possession Date: November 11, 2024
Miniature Cattle District / State Breeding Rabbit Shows
Validation / Possession Date: November 18, 2024 Validation / Possession Date: December 3, 2024 / December 31, 2024
Breeding, Market, & Commercial Hog: District / State Show Meat Rabbit Pens:
Validation / Possession Date: December 2, 2024 Validation / Possession Date: January 2, 2025 / January 30, 2025
Any animal not validated or in possession by date stated will be ineligible to show at the 2025 LSU AgCenter Livestock Shows.
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Registered Breeding Animal exhibitors will enter animal information into their 4-H Online account Before the Possession Deadline. Exhibitors will also Upload Registration Papers to the program. If papers are Pending, Contact the 4-H office for a “Registration Paper Pending Form.” Late papers after the 30-day window will result in a $250 fee per paper.
Market & Commercial Breeding Animal exhibitors will enter animal information on or before Validation/Possession Deadline into their 4-H Online account. Online animal enrollment is in ADDITION to submitting DNA samples and validation fees ($7) to the 4-H Office.
Poultry & Rabbit Exhibitors will upload a side profile picture of their birds before Validation / Possession date in 4-H Online.
FFA Members Exhibiting at LSU Livestock Shows must create a 4-H Online account. Mark your school club as your schools “FFA Chapter,” select your school as secondary club, and enter animals before possession deadlines.
*Exhibitors will not have access to enter animals in their online account after possession deadline.*
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BROILER ENTRIES-STATE EXHIBITS
Looking for a lower costing, fun and educational opportunity to experience a 4-H livestock project?Then the Broiler
Project is for you! All 4-H members who want to show broilers at the State Livestock show need to contact the 4-H office.
Payment is due with order form! Minimum order of 25 chicks. 80 cents per chick. Make checks payable: LaSalle Parish 4-H.
Orders are due to the 4-H Office before November 13, 2024. Delivery Date (tentative) January 2, 2025.
Exhibitors are limited to show one pen of pullets and/or one pen of cockerels at state.An entry consist of three (3) broiler either three pullets or three cockerels.
Tentative Show Dates: - Check in February 11, 2025; Show on February 12, 2025.
Would you like to grow some yummy vegetables or plant some flowers? If the answer is yes, you should join the LaSalle Parish Seed of the Month Club. There is no cost to join! Members will receive seed packets and/or planting material with instructions on planting, watering, growing, and harvesting.
Project activity guides will also accompany the seeds that include recipes, and a wide variety of gardening education. To register, please contact the 4-H office at 992-2205 or email scecil@agctr.lsu.edu with name and mailing address.
4-H Shooting Sports Camp - December 6-8, 2024
Ready to hone your marksmanship skills? Current 4-H Shooting Sports members 9-13 years old can attend the 4-H Shooting Sports Camp at Camp Grant Walker on December 6-8, 2024. Registration will occur through the 4H Online system.
Campers will select and participate in one of several different disciplines. (Archery, Shotgun, or .22 Rifle or Air Rifle/Air Pistol/ BB.) Camp includes two nights lodging, meals, snacks, drinks, targets, and t-shirt. Shooters provide their own ammo/arrows, firearms / bows and other protective equipment.
Registration fee is $130 per youth. Parents may also attend at camper price. Adults must be overnight chaperoned trained and background checked. Registration and Payment Deadline is November 18 via 4H Online. Payment options also include check or money order mailed to the State Office in Baton Rouge. Look under your events tab to register. Level 1 and Level 2 instructors as well as State Shooting Sports Ambassadors will provide instruction and training for youth to hone their skills.
2025 State 4-H Fashion Camp - “Fashion & Beyond Tour”.... January 15, 2025
Get ready to explore the world of fashion in a fun and friendly atmosphere for 5th - 12th grade 4-H’ers.
Join the 4-H members of the State Fashion Board at one of their venues as they travel the state brining fashion to your fingertips. On January 15 the tour will stop at the River of Life Church in Winnsboro. Activities will begin at 10:00 am and conclude at 3:00 pm. Tickets for the Tour are $35 per person. Space in limited to 50 members. Participants will need to supply a sack lunch, a standard size pillowcase (not king), and 2 crew socks of different pattern or color.
At the fashion tour stop, you will get a closer look at all aspects of the fashion world from spinning wheel demonstrations, modeling, upcycling and sewing basics and more through 10 multiple sessions with hands on activities.
Registration for the Fashion and Beyond Tour begins December 2, 2024 till January 6, 2025. The 4-H Office will begin your registration via your 4-H Online account. Parents will complete registration and mail registration fees (Check) to address listed upon completion or pay by credit card.
Record keeping is a life skill that will benefit you for years to come.
The 4-H office has its parish contest each year; then sends top records onto the State contest. Scholarships can be won on the parish or even state levels based off your records. Great award trips are also sponsored by the State office. All you have to do is keep a record of your work in 4-H. Typically records are due the first of each April to the 4-H office.
A Record Book consist of the Project Book or a Project Summary (in place of the book) and up to three (3) years of your 4-H portfolio. If you would like a specific project book other than the 4th and 5th grade project books, contact the 4-H office.
Jr. Achievement Awards - 6th Grade Achievement. Fifty dollar Awards for Traditional or Livestock/Pet Care.
7th & 8th Grade Achievement Awards 32 winners will be selected on the state level to receive the Louisiana Educational Trip.
Dairy Conference (must be 15 years of age before Jan. 1) Each parish can enter 2 portfolios to compete. Trip to National Dairy Conference in Madison, WI, to top 2 Portfolios
National 4-H Club Congress - 21 Awards are presented to 4-H’ers 14 years and older to Atlanta, GA to attend the keystone conference of your 4-H career.
Orlando Leadership Trip - 10 Youth who have previously won the Club Congress trip are chosen for the trip to Orlando, FL based on quality of project work, leadership, and citizenship records.
Need a portfolio to complete your records? Check out the new format that is required athttps://bit.ly/3C648pb
Science, Engineering and Technology Clubs or SET in a way for 4-H’ers to explore the mathematics and physics of the world around them and apply what you have been learning in math and science class in a fun and exciting way.
Workshop is slated for Monday, November 18, 2024.We will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last tentatively till 2:00 p.m. at the Jena Fair Barn (Community Center). Act fast, this will be limited to the first 20 members in 4 - 6 grades. Cost-$15. Registration due by 11/11/24
Lunch will be provided. Members will need to supply three (3) empty
2-Liter Coke bottles (Old Style Mountain Dew Type) for the workshop.
Registration form is available to members at the club meeting or visit our Facebook page at LaSalle Parish 4-H!
The LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture