Think 4-H Might be for You?

Here’s how to Join the Club:

• Attend the 4-H Club meeting in your school.
• Review the 4-H materials given to you.
• Return the enrollment card to your club leader.
• Select a 4-H project book.
• Pay your $5 dues at your school.

Upcoming Events

• Ag Photography Contest – November 18
• State Fair BB Gun Contest – November 12
• 4-H Membership Drive – December 2
• 4-H Fashion Camp – January 20-22
• Draw a Dairy Billboard Contest – March 1
• Beef Poster Contest – March 1
• Citizenship Washington Focus - TBA

Service-learning Focus

Mental Health Awareness is our state and parish service-learning focus for the 2022-2023 year. Opportunities will be offered for you to participate in our statewide focus. Let’s get busy making a difference in our community and state.

Pumpkin Decorating Contest Rules

1st Place Division I – Mario Hardmon, Jr.

1st Place Division II – Kayleigh Moore

2nd Place Division II – Nathan Sasser

1st Place Division III – Sha'Marion Hardmon

State Fair of Louisiana Livestock Show Results

Addison and Natalie Brown exhibited livestock at the State Fair of Louisiana Livestock Show in Shreveport. Natalie won Champion Simmental. Addison won Overall Grand Champion Female Angus and Reserve Champion Simmental. Congratulations Girls!

State Fair of Louisiana BB Gun Contest

The State Fair of Louisiana BB Gun Contest will be held Saturday, November 12, 2022, at 10 a.m. in the Poultry Barn at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds in Shreveport. Pre-registration is required (no registration on day of contest). The deadline to register is November 7th - no gate passes. Cost is $5 per contestant (make checks payable to Louisiana 4-H Foundation).

Divisions (Open to all youth ages 9-19):

• Divisions will be determined by number of participants in each age group.
• Youth will compete against others in same age division.
• Times to shoot will be sent to participants after final deadline once divisions are determined. Each age division will have a certain time to check in, starting with youngest, reducing wait time as much as possible.

Order of Fire: Five “bullseye” shots at each of four positions (prone, standing, sitting, kneeling) (5-minute sight in time before prone position)

Equipment: Everything will be provided (guns, ammo, targets, eye protection). Do Not bring your own BB gun to the state fairgrounds –you must use guns provided.

Awards:

• 60% of entry fees will be given back as award premiums for top five in each age division.
• Top 10 shooters in each age division will be recognized with award ribbons.

Ag Photography Contest

Grab your camera and get to shootin’! Deadline is November 18th.

Rules and regulations:

• All photos must relate to agriculture.
• Photos must be taken by individual listed on the entry label (get a label from your leader).
• Entry label must include name, parish, grade, and category.
• Photos entered must have been taken during 2022 and in Louisiana.
• All entries must be 8”x10” (color or black and white), no other sizes will be accepted.
• Each photo must include a one-line title.
• You are limited to entering only one photo in each of the categories listed.
• Entries cannot be duplicated.
• Ink jet prints acceptable.

Categories:

1. Farm Animals
2. Horticulture (flowers & gardens), Plants, or Crops
3. Any Other Agriculture (like farm machinery, barns, silos, hen houses, etc.)

4-H Fashion Camp

“Spice it Up with 4-H Fashion Camp” is the theme for the 2023 Fashion Camp to be held at Camp Grant Walker.

• January 20-22, 2023
• Saturday 9 a.m. –Sunday 11 a.m.
• Campers eligible aged 10-13 years old
• Alternate waiting list will be kept, first come-first served!
• Friday night accommodations available
• Adult volunteer must have completed 4-H Overnight Chaperone Program
• Contact Mrs. Powell for more details.
• The deadline to register is November 30th.

4-H Membership Drive

4-H is a positive youth development organization delivered through the LSU AgCenter. In 4-H, members complete hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture, and citizenship in a positive environment where they can receive guidance from adult mentors and are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles. Join 4-H today! The club with the highest percentage of enrollment will win an ice cream or cupcake party. The deadline to register has been extended to December 2nd.

Draw a Dairy Billboard Contest

Learn more about milk and milk products and their importance to healthy bodies by drawing a dairy “billboard.” Demonstrate your communication skills in the drawing by encouraging or promoting the consumption of milk and/or milk products. Share your knowledge with others. Sponsored by the Louisiana Dairy Industry Promotion Board and the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.

Divisions:

1. 4th, 5th, and 6th grades
2. 7th and 8th grades
3. 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades

Rules and Regulations:

• Draw a billboard that encourages or promotes the consumption of milk and milk products from Dairy Cattle ONLY.
• Billboard design must be made on 22”x28” regular poster board size only.
• Do NOT attach anything to the poster that is more than ½” thick.
• Do not use the commercial brand names of products on the poster. Do not use jingles, slogans, signs, or pictures that are trademark or copyright protected on the poster.
• BE SURE to print your name, address, grade in school, and parish on the back of the poster in the upper right-hand corner. Please fill out the reporting form completely.
• A 4-H club member is allowed to win 1stplace in each division ONLY ONCE.
• Posters are due by March 1st.

Beef Poster Contest

The 2023 LBIC Beef Poster Contest Theme is “Beef: A Sustainable Choice.”

Divisions:

1. 4th, 5th, and 6th grades
2. 7th and 8th grades
3. 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades

Rules and Regulations:

• Poster must be made on 22”x28” regular poster board size only.
• Do NOT attach anything to the poster that is more than ½” thick.
• Do not use the commercial brand names of products on the poster. Do not use jingles, slogans, signs, or pictures that are trademark or copyright protected on the poster.
• BE SURE to print your name, address, grade in school, and parish on the back of the poster in the upper right-hand corner. Please fill out the reporting form completely.
• A 4-H club member is allowed to win 1stplace in each division ONLY once.
• Posters are due March 1st.

2023 Citizenship Washington Focus Trip

We have not locked in our dates yet, but it is our intention for our delegation to attend during the week of June 25-July 1, 2023, or July 2-8, 2023. The entire week will be focused on citizenship and leadership skills.

Through Citizenship Washington Focus, teens experience Washington, D.C. like never before. Using the nation’s capital as their classroom, CWF connects young leaders from across the country to gain the skills and experiences to become effective change agents.

Participants must be ages 14-19, and a current 4-H member and maintain active membership in 4-H through the conference year. Once all spots have filled, the remaining who signed up will be put on an alternate list. The alternate list will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

The cost of the trip is $2,500 per participant. The $2,500 is the responsibility of the participating youth delegate to pay in full by April 30, 2023. There will be a down payment requirement of $300 due when signing up for a spot in the CWF2023 experience. Youth delegates are encouraged to work with their 4-H agents to find local sponsors and to fundraise. We will provide several examples of donor solicitation letters.