Woodford County 4 - H Communications Contest When: January 28th, 2017 Where: Woodford County Extension Office Who: Any youth who writes a speech or demonstration! Come out and compete against youth across the county at the 2017 Woodford County 4-H Communications Contest! Both speeches and demonstrations are accepted and category/age group winners receive $20 and a chance to compete at the Area competitions in March and April. Those interested are invited to participate in a 4-H Communications Contest Workshop, which will be held mid-January and will offer an opportunity to learn about all that goes into giving a 4-H speech or demonstration. The workshop is being currently being planned so watch out for the dates/times and sign-up information in early January! Woodford County 184 Beasley Drive Versailles, KY 40383-8992 (859) 873-4601 Fax: (859) 873-8936 www.ca.uky.edu/ces
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Woodford County 4-H
Communications Contest When: January 28th, 2017
Where: Woodford County Extension Office
Who: Any youth who writes a speech or demonstration!
Come out and compete against youth across the county at the 2017 Woodford
County 4-H Communications Contest! Both speeches and demonstrations are
accepted and category/age group winners receive $20 and a chance to compete at
the Area competitions in March and April. Those interested are invited to
participate in a 4-H Communications Contest Workshop, which will be held
mid-January and will offer an opportunity to learn about all that goes into giving a
4-H speech or demonstration. The workshop is being currently being planned so
watch out for the dates/times and sign-up information in early January!
Woodford County 184 Beasley Drive
Versailles, KY 40383-8992
(859) 873-4601 Fax: (859) 873-8936
www.ca.uky.edu/ces
When: Saturday, January 28th
(Snow Date - February 4th)
Registration opens at 9am
Contest begins at 9:30am
Woodford County Extension Office
Speeches 3-5 minutes for junior 4-H’ers (9-13
year olds)
5-7 minutes for senior 4-H’ers (14-19
year olds)
Contestants compete by age as of
January 1st, 2017
Speech topics may be any subject,
including Country Ham Speeches!
Demonstrations All demonstrations are 5-15 minutes
long and include visual aids
Demonstrations are categorized by
subject. Categories include:
Science & Natural
Resources
General
Foods
Horse
Clothing & Sewing
Breads
Safety
Egg Preparation
Performing Arts
Crafts & Photography
Health
Horticulture
Home Environment &
Management
Dairy Foods
Science, Engineering &
Technology
Shooting Sports
Animal Science
Mock Job Interviews
(Seniors only)
Team Demonstration (2
members presenting
together—any topic area)
Presentation Software
(Any demonstration
utilizing software such as
PowerPoint)
All participants will receive a
ribbon and their score sheets.
Category/age group champions also
receive $20 and the opportunity to
compete at the Fort Harrod Area
Competitions held in March and
April.
4-H Livestock Skillathon Team Practice Begins in January
For those youth interested in joining the
Woodford County 4-H Livestock Judging
Team, signups will be available in January with
practices beginning after the 4-H Livestock
Skillathon season wraps up. 4-H Livestock
judging offers a great opportunity for youth to
develop critical
thinking skills while
learning about the
livestock industry. Youth will compete at several
competitions across the state with the opportunity to
compete at the 4-H State Livestock Judging competition
this upcoming June. For more information or to sign-up to
receive notifications on practice times once the season
If you have an interest in livestock and a desire
to compete then come join our 4-H Livestock
Skillathon team. Practices take place 1-2 times
per week at the Woodford County Extension
Office starting on Wednesday, January 11th
from 4:00-5:30pm working up until the state
competition on Saturday, February 18th! 4-H
Livestock Skillathon is similar to an academic
team that focuses solely on livestock topics such
as breed identification, meat cuts, livestock feed
identification and other similar topics. For more information, come out to the 4-H
Livestock Club meeting on Tuesday, January 10th!
4-H Livestock Judging Team Sign-ups Available
Woodford County 4-H Shooting Sports
Begins in February
4-H Lego Robotics Team Sign-ups
Begin this Month!
It’s that time of year again! The Woodford County 4-H Lego
Robotics Club applications will be available Thursday,
January 12th at the Woodford County Extension Office and
will be due back to the Woodford County Extension Office by
Monday, January 30th. Cost is $15 which includes a club shirt
(new for 2017) and registration to the District 4 Lego Robotics
Competition. This year the club will feature two middle school
teams and two 4th/5th grade teams. Participants will also
participate in the Lego Robotics day during the Kentucky
