4-H Opportunity

  • District Project Achievement

    As I write this post county staff, volunteers, state staff, youth, parents… are preparing for District Project Achievement (DPA). I have shared about what DPA is this past Fall and a few ideas on how to promote. However, in this post, I want to highlight a new resource for promotion. When you think about youth…

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  • Horse Quiz Bowl

    Teams of either four or five members from one county compete in a game show type format and answer questions related to equine subject matter. Play consists of double-elimination tournament style matches where two teams compete at a time. Members of the winning senior division team become master 4-H’ers and go on to compete at…

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  • Learn the importance and great ways to promote District Project Achievement for 4th-6th grade students.

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  • What is Junior Conference? Held annually at Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Junior Conference is a two day recreational and educational opportunity planned for 4-H’ers in the 6th through 8th grades. The weekend includes a mix of workshops and education sessions, along with opportunities for community service and exhibits, planned by and led by the Junior…

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  • Consumer Judging

    The below post was originally shared in February of 2019; however, I wanted to reshare again to remind everyone of this great educational team available to youth 4th grade and up. Consumer Judging is a great way to teach youth reasoning skills, public speaking skills, and presentation skills. I encourage you to look into coaching…

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  •   ATHENS, Ga. – Air Force dependents are invited to attend residential camps supported by Air Force Services Youth Programs (AFSVA/SVPY). There are several outstanding camp opportunities for youth ages 8-18 years old. Camp opportunities include science, sports, and leadership. Camp opportunities will occur throughout the United States in 2019. To learn about all residential…

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  • When was the first time you attended a camp? Was it an overnight camp or a day camp? Do you have a favorite memory from camp? The first camp I ever attended was a church camp when I was going into second grade for a weekend. I think I stayed at arts and crafts the…

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  • Poultry Judging

    4-H’s roots began many years ago in agriculture education for youth. While, we have expanded programming since our early years we still take pride in our roots and understand the importance of agriculture education. In fact, Georgia’s largest commodity is Broiler Chickens. There are countless careers in the poultry industry and college students who graduate…

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  • A fun program to promote in your county and on base are the Georgia 4-H Game Days. The University of Georgia host 4-H Day’s, so that youth from all over can participate in UGA’s outstanding sporting events. UGA hosts a football day in the fall and gymnastics along with basketball in the winter. The events…

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  • 4-H Shooting Sports

    Project SAFE (Shooting Awareness, Fun and Education) provides youth a place to develop a sense of belonging, learn teamwork in a safe environment and increase concentration skills. Georgia 4-H Project SAFE uses the shooting sports to teach many valuable life skills. Safety and the responsible use of firearms and archery equipment is a primary goal.…

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