Weekly 4-H Update

Communications >> 4-H Update >> Volume 11, Number 36.....................................October 26, 2007
4-H Weekly Update

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2008 Leadership Development Conference and 4-H Day at the Capitol

LDC and 4-H Day at the Capitol is scheduled for Jan. 25-28. This year the conference will be held at the Marriott Denver City Center. Rooms are $115 per night. The conference registration is $130 per person and is due by Tuesday, Jan. 15. For further details please visit: http://www.colorado4h.org/events_opportunities/ldc/index.shtml.

Highlights for this year’s conference include:

  • Youth Team Sessions
    :: Lead by the State 4-H Officers and CSU Collegiate 4-H’ers
    :: Topics for Team Sessions: S.E.T. (Science, Engineering and Technology), public speaking, leadership and youth in governance
  • Community Service Project with the Children’s Hospital
  • Speak Out Military Kids (SOMK) training – Friday and Saturday
  • IFYE presentation from the 2007 IFYE delegates
  • 4-H Night at the Denver Nuggets – Friday
  • Olympics and 4-H Rally – Sunday
  • Banquet and awards presentation – Sunday evening

Monday, Jan. 28, is 4-H Day at the Capitol where the legislature will issue the Proclamation for 4-H Day. Tours of the Capitol will also be offered.

— Melissa Oliver

Larimer County 4-H Meat Judging Teams Wins National Championship

Representing Colorado, the Larimer County 4-H Meat Judging Team finished first overall at the American Royal National 4-H Meat Judging Contest on Thursday, Oct. 18, in Manhattan, Kan. The team is Colorado's first-ever national champion 4-H Meat Judging Team.

Team members included Derrick Brown, Rachel Cramer, Charles Ogg, and JoJo Ogg. Their coach is Wendy Woerner, Larimer County 4-H agent.

Part of the American Royal Stock Show, the contest consisted of the evaluation of beef, pork, and lamb meat products as well as the identification of retail cuts. Team members also were required to defend their decisions by preparing and communicating their reasons orally.

As a team, Larimer County took first place in beef judging, second place in retail identification, second place in oral reasons, third place in total judging, and fifth place in pork judging.

Individual results are as follows:

  • JoJo Ogg: first place, High Individual Overall; second place, High Individual in Oral Reasons; second place, High Individual in Retail Identification; third place, High Individual in Total Judging; third place, High Individual in Beef Judging.
  • Charles Ogg: fourth place, High Individual Overall; first place, High Individual Retail Identification.
  • Derrick Brown: 13th place, High Individual Overall; fifth place, High Individual in Retail Judging.
  • Rachel Cramer: 16th place, High Individual Overall.

Congratulations to all of you on a job well done! — Ellen Butler

Nominations have begun for the 2008 National 4-H Salute to Excellence (STE) Awards

Nominations are being accepted for the 2008 National 4-H Salute to Excellence (STE) Awards. The nomination deadline is Dec. 8, 2007.

There are two categories of awards: Volunteer of the Year (less than 10 years of service) and Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer (10 years or more), with nominations accepted from each land-grant university within each category. From these nominations, an independent review panel of youth and adults will choose the top volunteer in each category in each region. From those eight awardees, the top two winners are selected to receive the national awards.

Besides receiving a plaque, each regional awardee is given $200 to be donated to any 4-H program of their choice. The national winners each receive $1,000 to donate and a trip to the National 4-H Conference Center for their recognition.

Volunteers are truly the heart of the 4-H program. Please take a moment to nominate the top 4-H volunteers from your county. Click here to access the 2008 nomination form.

For further information please contact Arletta Gustafson at 301.347.3801 or email agustafson@fourhcouncil.edu. — Dale Leidheiser

New 4-H Exchange Link

Please note that the 4-H Exchange Database website has changed from www.4-H.org/exchanges to http://exchanges.ces.ncsu.edu/. The 4-H Exchange Database brings together 4-H members across the country. Ads for current exchanges are posted on the site which explains each planned exchange. — Ellen Butler

New Publication: The Quality of School Age Child Care in After-school Settings

Growing evidence tells us that quality after school programs can make a difference in children’s lives. But what defines quality in after school settings? This brief, by HFRP’s Priscilla Little, offers an overview of the features of high-quality after-school settings, including an examination of key research on links between program quality and developmental outcomes. The brief, published by Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, also reviews current practices in program quality assessment and a set of quality-related considerations for policymakers. You can read it online at:
http://www.researchconnections.org/location/ccrca12576

— Ellen Butler

Free Insect Teaching Kit from Entomological Foundation

The Entomological Foundation is conducting a survey to determine what the needs of K-12 educators are regarding the use of insects in teaching science. Responses will be used by the Entomological Foundation to develop an Insect Science Education Kit for Educators. This comprehensive curriculum toolbox will help educators incorporate entomology and other environmental content into current non-formal and formal programming. The first 500 educators to respond to the web-based survey will receive the Science Education Kit free once it is developed. Interested in filling out the survey? Click here and select the link to the survey. — Ellen Butler



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