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.

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.

Upcoming Events

• Valentine Card Contest – February Club Meeting
• 4-H Senior Honor Cords Applications Due - February 10th
• Mardi Gras Mask Contest – February 10th
• Junior Leadership Conference – February 12th
• Draw a Dairy Billboard Contest – March 1st
• Scott Foundation Scholarship Applications Due – March 1st
• Beef Poster Contest – March 1st
• 4-H Summer Camp Payment Due – April 3rd
• 4-H Poster Art Contest – April 6th
• Citizenship Washington Focus (June or July) – Payment Due in Full April 30th
• 4-H University Payment Due – May 1st

Valentine Card Contest

Create a card to be given to residents at Cypress at Lake Providence Nursing Home. Bring your card to the February 4-H club meeting.

4-H Senior Honor Cords

The 4-H Honor Cord has the following requirements:

• Must be a graduating senior.
• Must have 3 years of 4-H club work in high school.
• Must have participated in at least 1 state sponsored 4-H program within the last 3 years.
• Must complete required application.

Application due: February 10th

Mardi Gras Mask Contest

The mask must be made by the 4-H’er! It must be made using the paper template provided by your 4-H agent. Divisions will be 4th-5th and 6th-12th grades. Awards in each division will be 1st Place ($15); 2nd Place ($10); and 3rd Place ($5). Masks are due February 10th.

Junior Leadership Conference

JLC is open to 4-H’ers who are 14 years and older. This year’s “Flow Your Leadership” tracks include topics such as service learning, leadership, science/engineering/technology, outdoors, networking, and performing arts. JLC will take place March 9th-10th and repeat March 10th-11th at Camp Grant Walker in Pollock. Registration is $65 and is due by February 12th.

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 1st place in each division ONLY ONCE.
• Posters are due by March 1st.

Scott Foundation Scholarship

Scott Foundation Scholarship applications are due by March 1st. Submit completed application by 4:30 p.m. to the 4-H office.

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 1st place in each division ONLY once.
• Posters are due March 1st.

4-H Summer Camp

It’s time to plan for 4-H Summer Camp. 4th-6th graders (ages 9-12) are eligible to attend. The base cost is $215; however, if you are eligible for both offered scholarships the cost is $95. East Carroll will camp May 29th-June 1st. The deadline to pay in full is April 3rd. Spaces are limited, so register early.

4-H Poster Art Contest

Rules:

• Posters may be made by any 4-H’er or by a club or by a team of club members.
• Poster must be horizontal only.
• Posters must be 14x22 inches.
• Name, address, parish, and age of the 4-H member(s) should be clearly written on the back of each poster.
• 4-H is the topic for the poster.
• Well known cartoon figures cannot be used because they are copyrighted, such as, Marvel Superheroes, Disney characters, Ninja Turtles, Lego characters, Pokémon characters, etc.
• Three dimensional objects or materials which extend 1/8 inch or more above the surface of the poster may not be used.
• The poster design must be original in design and layout.
• Deadline: April 6th

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 25th-July 1st or July 2nd-8th. 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 30th. 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.

4-H University

4-H members who were 13 years of age before January 1 are eligible to attend 4-H University. 4-H’ers can experience an exciting week on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. This event will give students the opportunity to compete in contests, explore the LSU campus, and visit academic departments. 4-H U will be held June 19th-22nd. The total cost is $95. The deadline to pay is May 1st.