Cooperative Extension Service Montgomery County 106 East Locust Street Mt Sterling KY 40353-1404 (859) 498-8741 Fax: (859) 498-8712 www.montgomery.ca.uky.edu Sincerely, Charles M. Comer County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development CMC:mg Kentucky 4-H believes that all youth should have opportunities for positive youth develop- ment in our four guiding con- cepts: mastery, belonging, independence, and generosity. 4-H members work to master leadership and citizenship skills, this event inspires teens to continue their 4-H involve- ment through belonging to a group of like-minded peers and mentors. During this 4 day conference, teens develop valuable life skills, leadership com- petencies and communication abili- ties. Delegates have an op- portunity to prac- tice independence while staying on the University of Ken- tucky campus living in dorms, visiting "The 90" and other academic and student life buildings that allow them to see how a real college student lives. Delegates are encouraged to explore their future education and degree plans by exploring all the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment can offer. A service learning opportunity is provided for youth to practice generosity. Featured events include: Fashion Revue, the Culinary Challenge, State 4-H Officer elections, and selection of our future Teen Board members. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference are to: develop leader- ship and teamwork skills, improve communication skills, foster civic engagement, expand knowledge and skills related to 4-H core content areas, gain club, county and state 4-H program skills, have fun, create a sense of belonging, expand social skills through net- working, develop youth-adult partnerships, and become acquainted with the University of Kentucky to aid in college and career readiness of Kentucky 4-H’ers. Contact the Montgomery County Extension Office at 859-498-8741 to register!!! Cost is $250 per delegate & the deadine to register is Thursday, April 30th! 4-H TEEN CONFERENCE JUNE 10-13, 2019—AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY The APRIL HEALTH BULLETIN Reminds us to BUCKLE UP when riding in vehicles, so be sure to read how important they are for your safety! APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER
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Cooperative Extension Service Montgomery County 106 East Locust Street Mt Sterling KY 40353-1404 (859) 498-8741 Fax: (859) 498-8712 www.montgomery.ca.uky.edu
Sincerely,
Charles M. Comer County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development CMC:mg
Kentucky 4-H believes that all youth should have opportunities for positive youth develop- ment in our four guiding con-cepts: mastery, belonging, independence, and generosity. 4-H members work to master leadership and citizenship skills, this event inspires teens to continue their 4-H involve-ment through belonging to a group of like-minded peers and mentors. During this 4 day conference, teens develop valuable life skills, leadership com- petencies and communication abili-ties. Delegates have an op- portunity to prac-tice independence while staying on the University of Ken-tucky campus living in dorms, visiting "The 90" and other academic and student life buildings that allow them to see how a real college student lives. Delegates are encouraged to explore their future education and degree plans by exploring all the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment can offer. A service learning opportunity is provided for youth to practice generosity. Featured events include: Fashion Revue, the Culinary Challenge, State 4-H Officer elections, and selection of our future Teen Board members.
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference are to: develop leader-
ship and teamwork skills, improve communication skills, foster civic engagement, expand knowledge and skills related to 4-H core content areas, gain club, county and state 4-H program skills, have fun, create a sense of belonging, expand social skills through net-working, develop youth-adult partnerships, and become acquainted with the University of Kentucky to aid in college and career readiness of Kentucky 4-H’ers.
Contact the Montgomery County Extension Office at 859-498-8741 to register!!!
Cost is $250 per delegate & the deadine to register is Thursday, April 30th!
4-H TEEN CONFERENCE JUNE 10-13, 2019—AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
The APRIL HEALTH BULLETIN
Reminds us to BUCKLE UP when riding in vehicles, so be sure to read how
on Monday March 18th. Club member, Mara McKenzie provid-ed a lesson about the Mini Horse and the Saddlebred. “Swayze”, Mara’s miniature horse, was a guest at our meeting. Mara discussed how she uses Swayze as a therapy horse at the local nursing home. Mara plans to show Swayze at the District 1 and State 4H Horse Show this year.
Mara also discussed the Saddlebred horses. She talked about how the tail set is put on the horse; what gaits they have and how they carry their feet. Mara also plans to show in the Saddlebred division in the OI Classes at the 4-H State Horse Show in June. The Club’s next meeting will be Monday 6:30 pm, on April 15th at Anna Hash’s farm.
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Jamie Reffitt and Anna Reffitt went over halter breaking and the proper way to tie cattle up with their halter at a 4-H Livestock Club Meeting held in February.
At the SCHOOL FARM 2-HOUR CLINIC held in March, cattle and lambs were on hand for all the kids
to get a feel on the day-to-day care of animals.
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4-H Achievement Program Announces State Gold Award Winners
4-H encourages young people to set and achieve their goals. To that end, the Kentucky 4-H Achievement Program was created to reward ambitious, accomplished young people throughout the state. In this highly competitive 4-H Achievement Program, young people receive recognition for their accomplishments through their 4-H involvement and their community/school activities. 4-H’ers can ac-cumulate points as soon as they start 4-H and begin earning recog-nition through the 4-H achievement program in the sixth grade.
The State 4-H Gold award can be achieved as soon as the 4-H member has reached the tenth grade in high school. Each district can submit 10 applicants for the gold award. Of the 70 statewide applicants, the top 30 in the state are selected. This select group repre-sents Kentucky at the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta in November. The competitive Gold Achievement program consists of an application and a panel inter-view. After careful review and interview from the judges, two local youth were chosen to be among the select TOP 30 GOLD ACHIEVEMENT. The two were:
Lindsey Blevins and Derek Bailey
Lindsey has been active in 4-H through the 4-H Animal Science project and a member of the 4-H Livestock Club. Derek has been an active member in the 4-H Shooting Sports pro-ject and is a member of the 4-H Shooting Sports Club. As Gold Achievement winners, both receive a full scholarship toward the Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference held at the University of Kentucky campus, June 10 – 13, 2019 along with an $800 scholarship towards attending National 4-H Congress in Atlanta. Also, competing in the 4-H Gold Achievement program was Landon Holley. She will be rec-ognized as Clover Level 5 recipient at 4-H Teen Conference in June.
►FOR MORE INFORMATION◄ about the Kentucky 4-H Achievement Program
and how you can be involved contact Charles Comer, 4-H Youth Development Agent
at the Montgomery County Cooperative Extension Service (859) 498-8741 [email protected]
CONTACT CHARLES COMER, MONTGOMERY CO. EXTENSION AGENT FOR 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
JOIN A 4-H COMMUNITY CLUB TODAY! Clubs typically meet once a month but can meet more depending on activities.
Check out their regular meeting days below to see if one interests you! Clubs meetings are usually held at the Montgomery Co. Extension Education Center
(located at 104 E. Locust St., Mt. Sterling) unless otherwise stated by the club leader or 4-H Agent.
The College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is an Equal Opportunity Organization with respect to education and employment and authori-zation to provide research, education information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function without regard to economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. Inquiries regard-ing compliance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabili-tation Act and other related matter should be directed to Equal Opportunity Office, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, Room S-105, Agriculture Science Building, North Lexington, Kentucky 40546.
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