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4-H Pledge
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.
4th-12th Graders, join our Afterschool Robotics Club using the Lego Spike Prime System powered by Drax. Learn coding, engineering, & compete with other teams! A parent meeting will be held September 16, 5:30-7pm at the 4-H office. For both beginners & advanced!
Calendar of Events
Come join the Ouachita 4-H Zoo Club! There will be a service project & educational program presented at each meeting (dress in comfortable clothes with closed toe shoes). Sign in & drop off/pick up location is just inside the zoo gate. We have some fun new surprises for the upcoming year! Zoo Club will meet 9am-12pm at Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo (1405 Bernstein Park Rd., Monroe).
Ouachita Parish 4-H
704 Cypress Street
West Monroe, LA 71291
Phone: (318) 323-2251
Fax: (318) 387-9376
https://lsuagcenter.com/ouachita/4-h
Bethany Corona, 4-H Agent
bcorona@agcenter.lsu.edu
Lena Thornton, 4-H Agent
lthornton@agcenter.lsu.edu
Visit our website:
www.LSUAgCenter.com
Mike Salassi, Interim LSU Vice President for Agriculture
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station; Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service; LSU College of Agriculture
The LSU AgCenter and LSU provide equal opportunities in programs and employment.
You can find us on Facebook so you don’t miss any of the exciting things we have planned this year! We have 2 Facebook pages: Ouachita 4-H (our main page) & Ouachita 4-H Shooting Sports (dedicated just to our Shooting Sports program). If you have any questions about anything you see on our Facebook pages, give us a call: 323-2251.
Mrs. Bethany Corona has been a 4-H agent in Ouachita since 2023. She graduated from Farmerville High School & earned her bachelor’s degree at ULM. She will cover Middle & High School clubs, Jr. Leaders, Livestock, Photography, & Robotics clubs!
Ms. Lena Thornton has been a 4-H agent in Ouachita since 2024. She graduated from Lasalle High School & earned her bachelor’s degree at ULM. She will cover Elementary School clubs, Shooting Sports, & Zoo clubs!
We are looking forward to a great year with Ouachita 4-H & You!
Join Ouachita 4-H Shooting Sports! You must be 9 years old by January 1, 2026 & you must join 4-H. Shooting Sports registration fees are $30 per child, with a family maximum of $50. 4-H dues are $8. Practice dates will be posted soon. Registration form can be found at Ouachita 4-H Shooting Sports or go to our webpage at lsuagcenter.com/Ouachita, click on 4-H, then click on Shooting Sports, then Ouachita 4-H Shooting Sports.
Join the Ouachita 4-H eSports Team! Any 4-H member grades 4-12 is welcome. Games include Rocket League, Smash Brothers, Mario Cart (Jr. only). There are monthly practices & regional competitions. A parent meeting will be held September 16, 5:30-7pm at the 4-H office. Practices will be the first Monday each month, 5-6pm on the following dates:
Join the Ouachita 4-H Seaperch Team! For 6th-12th grade 4-H members, SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program that equips students, educators, & parents with the resources they need to build an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in an in- or out-of-school setting. A parent meeting will be held September 16, 5:30-7pm at the 4-H office. Practices are at 4pm on the following dates:
National 4-H Week is October 5-11, 2025! National 4-H Week, the first full week of October, is a week-long celebration of 4-H across the country. During National 4-H Week, promote 4-H in your school & community with fun activities. Some ideas include providing refreshments for school staff, placing 4-H signs on lockers of members, placing posters throughout the school, & having a 4-H member read a PSA each morning!
#4HBeyondReady
6th - 12th Graders, come join Ouachita 4-H Jr. Leaders monthly for service-learning, leadership, food, & fun! Come when you can – no pressure! We will meet 6-8pm each month at the 4-H office, so save the dates!
Join our Ouachita 4-H Photography Club, led by West Monroe Mayor, Staci Mitchell, who was recently inducted into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame! Join us each month at a different location to take photos & learn about photography. Join our GroupMe to stay in the loop. Photography Club fee of $20 includes a t-shirt & supplies for activities. Learn from a pro, participate in monthly challenges & contests, meet new friends, win prizes, & display at Art Crawl! For our first meeting, we will meet at Kiroli Park in West Monroe Tuesday, September 9, 4-5:30pm.
The 2025 Ark-La-Miss Fair will be held September 26–October 5, 2025, at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center, 501 Mane Street in West Monroe. Come by the 4-H office to pick up your fair book, tags, & forms for your fair entries. There are several projects available – from photography, baking, canning, to arts & crafts, & more! Livestock Lane & 4-H Petting Zoo will also be at the fair. The Ark-La-Miss Fair Livestock Show schedule can be found on the Fair Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ArkLaMissFair. The fair book can be found online at Ark-La-Miss Fair 2025.
The Ouachita 4-H Bulletin will be distributed monthly at the school club meetings from September thru April. It will also be available on our website, https://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/our_offices/parishes/ouachita/features/4-h/newsletters
If you have any questions about Ouachita Parish 4-H, give us a call at (318) 323-2251. The 4-H office is open Monday thru Friday, 8am-4:30pm.
The dates for the Tractor Supply Winter Paper Clover Campaign are November 28-December 14, 2025. Since 2010, Tractor Supply has partnered with 4-H to prepare youth to be ready for work & life. The success of the Paper Clover campaign has raised more than $24 million to impact local youth with the technical skills & life skills that prepare them for whatever comes their way. Head out to your local Tractor Supply store, located at 201 Mane Street in West Monroe, & buy a paper clover to help support your parish 4-H program!
Welcome Back to 4-H! We are ready for a new & exciting year! 4-H is a club for boys & girls ages 9 to 19. For detailed information & online enrollment instructions, please visit our website, How Do I Join 4-H?
To enroll/re-enroll: https://v2.4honline.com/#/user/sign-in
The general
4-H enrollment fee for 2025-2026 is $8. Note: If a club is available at
your school, please follow the school club leader’s enrollment guidelines. If
there isn’t a club at your school or if you homeschool, you may still join 4-H
as a Member-At-Large & participate in all 4-H activities. Just call or come
by the 4-H office for details or enroll online! You can even pay your dues
online now!
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