Margo L. Castro
4-H Extension Agent
Assumption Parish LSU AgCenter
119 Robin Street
Napoleonville, LA 70390
(985) 369-6386
mcastro@agcenter.lsu.edu
Social Media: Search “Assumption LSU AgCenter on Facebook”

Important Up Coming Events:

November Events:
4 – Jr. Leader Meeting
8 – Recycled Art Contest
9 – Ground Beef, Egg, Poultry, and Sweet Potato Cookery
19-20 – SW Challenge Camp
22 – Broiler Orders Due
23 – Bash on the Bayou

December Events:
4 – Jr. Leader Meeting
6-8 – Shooting Sports Camp
12 – SW Region Ag Career Awareness Day
13 – Christmas Card Contest
14 – Seafood, Rice & Sugar Cookery

Assumption 4-H Christmas Card Contest

Open to all 4-H Members. Entries are due December 13, 2024

Rules:

Cards will be delivered to Heritage Manor Senior Citizens home in Napoleonville.

Division I - 4th – 6th Grade
Division II - 7th – 8th Grade
Division III - 9th -12th Grade

Life Skill Lessons - This month's Focus

Lesson 2 - First Aid

Everyone should know the basic first aid techniques because accidents happen to anyone at any time.

The more prepared you are for an accident, the more you will be able to help a person in need (or help yourself, if that’s the case).

Having a well-stocked first aid kit is also very important and should be part of every household.

Assumption Parish
Archery - BB - Rifle - Shotgun

$50.00 Registration Fee Archery
$50.00 Registration Fee BB
$50.00 Registration Fee Rifle
$75.00 Registration Fee Shotgun
4-H’ers are responsible for their own firearm, ammunition, and safety gear.
For more information and to receive an application contact
Margo Castro, 4-H Agent @ 985-369-6386 or mcastro@agcenter.lsu.edu

Broiler Orders

The 4-H Office is now accepting order for Broilers.

Orders and money for broilers is due November 22, 2024, to the 4-H Office. Broilers can be purchased for .75 each. Checks or money orders can be made payable to: Assumption 4-H Foundation.

Delivery details will be given at a later date. For more information call the 4-H Office at 985-369-6386.

Broiler Chick Order Form:

Name______________________________ Phone_________________________

Address___________________________________________________________

School _____________________ #_____ of Chicks x .75 =_________ Total Due

Make check payable to: Assumption 4-H Foundation
Mailing address: 4-H Office, 119 Robin Street, Napoleonville, LA 70390

I PLEDGE my HEAD to clearer thinking,
My HEART to greater loyalty,
My HANDS to larger service,
And my HEALTH to better living.
For my club, my community, my country, and my world.

Seafood, Rice, and Sugar Cookery Contest

The 4-H Seafood, Rice and Sugar Cookery Contest will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14, in the 4-H Office.
Registration will be 8:00-9:00 am.

Rules for Seafood, Rice, and Sugar Cookery
★Only one dish may be exhibited in each cookery contest.

General Contest Rules:
Blue, Red, and White ribbons will be awarded in each division:
Division I – 4th grade
Division II – 5th & 6th grades
Division III – 7th & 8th grades
Division IV – 9th-12th grades

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Seafood Cookery Rules:

To participate 4-H’ers need to:
● Bring a prepared seafood dish to the contest.
● The dish must use at least one (1) cup of seafood.
● The seafood must be fresh, frozen, dried, or pasteurized. Canned seafood is not acceptable. Surimi, an artificial crab made from fish, cannot be used.
● There can be no raw seafood in the final dish.
● Entries may contain a small amount of a second seafood but not more than ½ the amount of the primary seafood.

• For food safety reasons, please remember to bring all dishes COLD. We will heat it if need.

For example, a recipe could contain one cup of crab as the primary seafood and ½ cup of shrimp as the secondary seafood.
Please note: Seafood dish may be entered in only one of the five categories:
 Crab Dish
 Crawfish Dish
 Fish Dish and other seafood (Example: Alligator, turtle, clams, squid, frog legs)
 Oyster Dish
 Shrimp Dish

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Rice Cookery Rules:

To participate 4-H’ers need to:

Please note: Rice dish may be entered in only one of the following categories:
 Rice Main Dish
 Rice Side Dish
 Rice Dessert Dish

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Sugar Cookery Rules:

To participate 4-H’ers need to:

Please note: Sugar dish may be entered in only one of the categories only:
 Cookie
 Candy
 Pie
 Any Other

2025 Pumpkin Decorating Contest Rules!

Congratulations to the winners!

The winners are as follows:

Grand Champion - Annabelle Mcguyer

Carved – Parker Boudreaux, AHS 9th Grade
Creative – Annabelle McGuyer, NMS 5th Grade
Funniest – Addison Falcon, SES 7th Grade
Prettiest/Cutest – Kimber Bourg-Rivere, NMS 6th Grade
Scariest – Lane Breaux, PPMS 6th Grade
Unusual – Jordyn Brescher, SES 4th Grade

Congratulations to ALL 4-H'ers for a job well done.

A special thanks to the judges for volunteering to judge this contest. We truly appreciate your time!

2025 4-H Fashion and Beyond On Tour

The 4-H Fashion Board would like to invite you to come experience the "new" Fashion & Beyond on Tour. You will get a closer look at all aspects of the fashion world, from newspaper runways, color wheels, upcycling, fibers, to basic sewing fundamentals. You will engage in multiple sessions of activities planned by the fabulous fashion board.

Grades: 5th - 12th

Where: Acadia Parish Educational Center, 2402 North Parkerson Avenue, Crowley, Louisiana 70526
When: February 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: Tour Ticket Price: $25.00/person *Limit 50 per location

Register: https://v2honline.com/

Note: The 4-H online registration will be open from December 2, 2024, until January 6, 2025.
Contact Margo Castro at mcastro@agcenter.lsu.edu or 985-369-6386 for more information.

2024-25 4-H Calendar of events

November Events:
Club Meetings as per schedule
8 – Recycled Art Contest Due
9 – Ground Beef, Egg, Poultry, and Sweet Potato Cookery
11 – Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office
19-20 – SW Challenge Camp
22 – Broiler Orders Due
23 – 4-H Bash on the Bayou
25-29 – Thanksgiving Holiday (School)
28-29 – Thanksgiving Holiday (4-H Office)

December Events:
Club Meetings as per schedule
TBA – Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office
6-8 – Shooting Sports Camp
12 – SW Region Ag Career Awareness Day
13 – Christmas Card Contest Due
14 – Seafood, Rice, Sugar Cookery, 4-H Office
23-Jan 2 – Christmas Holidays (School)
24-Jan 1 – Christmas Holidays (4-H Office)

January Events:
Club Meetings as per schedule
TBA – Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office
17 Fashion and Beyond on Tour, Crowley
17 – Dairy Poster Contest Due
18 – Parish Livestock Show
20 – Martin Luther King Holiday (School & 4-H Office)
29-31 – District Livestock Show

February Events:
Club Meetings as per schedule
TBA – Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office
Demonstration Days – At Club Meetings
7 – Duct Tape Contest Due
11-18 – State Livestock Show
28 – Beef Poster Contest Due

March Events:
No Club Meetings
TBA – Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office
3-7 – Mardi Gras Break (School)
4 – Mardi Gras (4-H Office)
7-9 Jr. Leadership Conference
13-14 – Ag Day – Tentative
14-22 – Southern Regional Shooting Sports Match
26 – Area Cookery
28 – Sew with Cotton Contest Due
TBA 4-H State Rabbit Show

April Events:
Club Meetings as per schedule
TBA – Jr. Leader Meeting, 4-H Office
4-12 – State Shooting Sports Match
18 – Easter Holiday (4-H Office)
18-25 – Easter Holiday (School)

May Events:
No Club Meetings
No Jr. Leader Meeting
13 – 4-H Awards Banquet

June Events:
2-5 – 4-H Summer Camp – Camp Grant Walker
17-29 – 4-H University

July Events:
July 4th Holiday (Office Closed)

TBA: Garden Contest, Awards Banquet, and Jr. Leader Trip

TBA = To be announced

“It is the policy of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability.”

Should you need an ADA accommodation, please contact Ms. Margo Castro at
985-369-6386 or mcastro@agcenter.lsu.edu no later than 14 days prior to the event.

The LSU Agcenter is an equal opportunity provider and employer.