December 2020
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Our Gordon County Extension/4-H Office will be closed Thursday, December 24 – Sunday, January 3 and will reopen on Monday, January 4.
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These four Gordon County 4-H’res recently traveled to Mississipi for the Mississippi Youth Livestock Expo and did very well in a show with recordbreaking entries from 21 states! Brooklyn Stamey was the youngest in her showmanship heat and earned 3rd place, as well as exhibiting a class winner and placing third in another class. Breana…
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Our Gordon County Extension/4-H Office will be closed Thursday, December 24 – Sunday, January 3 and will reopen on Monday, January 4. Please note that during this time, there will not be a weekly calendar posted. THIS WEEK Monday, December 21-Friday, January 29 DEADLINE EXTENDED – Christmas ornament/toy drive; receive your Christmas gift from 4-H…
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See below for information about 4-H t-shirts and face coverings for sale. To order, please bring payment to the 4-H office by Friday, January 15. NORTHWEST DISTRICT T-SHIRTS There are two color options – indigo blue and garnet red. Depending on your computer monitor it may look different. Short Sleeve in both colors: $12.00 for S-XL;…
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Visit Wahsega 4-H Center in Dahlonega for fun environmental education classes! We are offering classes every Tuesday and Friday in December, January and February at 1pm. These are ideal field trip opportunities for homeschooling students to experience learning in the outdoors. Here are a few of the classes we will offer this winter: • Stream…
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Watch this short video highlighting the UGA Young Scholars Program (YSP), a six week, paid internship for high school students interested in agricultural, food, and environmental sciences and takes place on the Athens, Griffin, and Tifton campuses. Application submission deadline is January 31. For more information, you can also check out the Young Scholars Website…
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Georgia 4-H is now accepting applications for National 4-H Conference 2021 Important News About National 4-H Conference The 2021 National 4-H Conference will be a virtual event, and attendance is required for those selected as delegates. Master 4-H’er status is only conferred to the four youth selected as delegates after they have fully attended the…
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The 2020 Gordon County 4-H Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging Team competed at the Area Virtual Competition on Monday November 9th. The 4-H Cotton Boll and Consumer Jamboree is a competition where 4-H’ers learn and utilize evaluation and decision making skills. This contest is sponsored by the Georgia Cotton Commission. The contest emphasizes cotton but…
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THIS WEEK Monday, December 14 Christmas ornament/toy drive; receive your Christmas gift from 4-H In School Programs Tolbert Elementary 5th Grade Tuesday, December 15 Senior Club (9th-12th Grade) at 5:30 p.m. at the 4-H Office Wednesday, December 16 In School Programs Sonoraville Elementary 5th Grade Thursday, December 17 Zoom into Science: All About Reptiles and…
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Starting Monday, December 14, our 4-H office will have a Christmas tree up in our lobby. Even though we can’t gather in person this year like we usually would for our Christmas party, we can still celebrate together. See below for ways to join 4-H in celebrating the holidays! CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT: Help us decorate our…
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