It is time to get creative! Plan to enter the 2009 state 4-H poster art contest. All posters are entered in an open category that promotes 4-H. The rules are:
1. 14" x 22" poster board of weight stiff enough to stand alone. Please be sure to measure carefully! You will need to cut down a regular size piece of poster board. Larger or smaller posters are not judged and are disqualified from the contest.
2. Horizontal or vertical.
3. No 3-D or box designs.
4. Glued items must be flat. Collages/cutouts are okay.
5. No copyrighted or traced material. Original designs only.
6. Put your name, address, 4-H age, short identifying caption, and county on the back.
7. There are two age divisions - 12 and under and 13 and older by January 1, 2009.
Judges prefer bright colors and simple designs. So get your ideas together and let's see if Beaver County can have a winner. Posters are due to the office by June 1, 2009. They will be submitted to Penn State shortly after that.
If you have questions please contact Cindie to learn more.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
NEW 4-H T-shirt!
The Southwest Region 4-H staff have produced a new regional 4-H t-shirt. We have two color options of black with white printing or gray with green printing. The wording on the t-shirts is “4-H Since 1902” across the top with a 4-H clover, and the words “Head, Heart, Hands, Health” running vertically down the shirt. There are children and adult sizes, youth small to 3X. Cost is $8 except for 2X and 3X which are $10. We have a limited supply of shirt sizes are available for sale at the extension office. If we don’t have the size and/or color available we may be able to get the shirt in from our inventory in other offices.
Small Animal 4-H Essay Contest
The contest is open to all 4-H members enrolled in a small animal project - dog, cat, rabbit, pet care, or poultry (except embryology). If the member’s project is pet care, the pet must be a small animal. Examples of appropriate pets are cats, dogs, rabbits, cavies (guinea pigs), hamsters, gerbils, rats, mice, birds, tropical fish, turtles, and snakes. Projects involving large animals do not qualify.
All entries should be titled “What I Have Learned in My 4-H Small Animal Project.” Some areas that could be discussed are what you do to take care of your animals, the animal care skills or knowledge you have learned or practiced, life skills you have learned or practiced, how you relate or apply skills you have learned to your behavior in life, and the leadership, citizenship and community service responsibilities you have assumed through these projects. Essays will be limited to 500 words and may be typed or handwritten. Do not exceed the word limit - your entry will be disqualified! Entries will be judged in three divisions: ages 8 to 10, 11 to 13, and 14 to 18 as of January 1st of the current year.
All entries must have 4-H member’s name, age, county, and complete mailing address clearly written on each essay. Entries must be at the Extension Office by June 1. For more information contact Cindie.
All entries should be titled “What I Have Learned in My 4-H Small Animal Project.” Some areas that could be discussed are what you do to take care of your animals, the animal care skills or knowledge you have learned or practiced, life skills you have learned or practiced, how you relate or apply skills you have learned to your behavior in life, and the leadership, citizenship and community service responsibilities you have assumed through these projects. Essays will be limited to 500 words and may be typed or handwritten. Do not exceed the word limit - your entry will be disqualified! Entries will be judged in three divisions: ages 8 to 10, 11 to 13, and 14 to 18 as of January 1st of the current year.
All entries must have 4-H member’s name, age, county, and complete mailing address clearly written on each essay. Entries must be at the Extension Office by June 1. For more information contact Cindie.
Spikes Baseball Tickets Available
Pennsylvania 4-H has teamed up with the State College Spikes for the “4-H Youth Achievement Night” at the ballpark. Your 4-H members, families, and 4-H leaders are invited to participate in the 4-H Youth Achievement Night” at the ballpark on Friday, July 10, 2009. The Spikes play at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on the Penn State, University Park Campus. The Spikes will be hosting the Jamestown Jammers.
The Spikes began during the 2006 New York-Penn League's season. Spikes are a short-season Class-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. They share Medlar Field at Lubrano Park with the Penn State baseball team.
Tickets will be $4.00 for all members, leaders, and family members. To order tickets contact the extension office before May 15, 2009 or use the order form enclosed in the Spring 4-H Informer newsletter.
The Spikes began during the 2006 New York-Penn League's season. Spikes are a short-season Class-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. They share Medlar Field at Lubrano Park with the Penn State baseball team.
Tickets will be $4.00 for all members, leaders, and family members. To order tickets contact the extension office before May 15, 2009 or use the order form enclosed in the Spring 4-H Informer newsletter.
Southwest Regional 4-H Camp
Dates: June 14-17, 2009
Place: Laurelville Conference Center, Mt. Pleasant, PA
For: ANY youth ages 7 to 11 by January 1st
Cost: For Beaver County 4-H Members cost is $90 per camper. For non-4-H members the cost is $140. Scholarships may be available for children of military families.
For more information see the enclosed brochure or contact Cindie.
Place: Laurelville Conference Center, Mt. Pleasant, PA
For: ANY youth ages 7 to 11 by January 1st
Cost: For Beaver County 4-H Members cost is $90 per camper. For non-4-H members the cost is $140. Scholarships may be available for children of military families.
For more information see the enclosed brochure or contact Cindie.
2009 State 4-H Photo Contest Open
If you're a "shutterbug" with an interest in photography, you may want to enter the state photo contest. You do not need to be enrolled in the photography project. 4-H Members of any age are eligible. Each member is limited to one entry of either one photograph or a photo story. A story is less than 10 photos on a related topic.
Entries may be black and white or color. Prints must not exceed 8" x 10". Photos should not be framed. Remove photos from frames before bringing them to the extension office. Attach your name, age, county, address, and a short caption to the back of the entry. Entries must be at the office by June 1 for delivery to Penn State shortly after that. Call Cindie if you have questions.
Entries may be black and white or color. Prints must not exceed 8" x 10". Photos should not be framed. Remove photos from frames before bringing them to the extension office. Attach your name, age, county, address, and a short caption to the back of the entry. Entries must be at the office by June 1 for delivery to Penn State shortly after that. Call Cindie if you have questions.
PA 4-H Forestry Field Day
Pennsylvania’s 4-H Forestry Field Day is slated for May 9, 2009, from 9:45 AM - 3 PM at Laurel Haven Conservation Education Center, Julian, PA (near Penn State). This event is open to all 4-H’ers who have taken, or are planning to undertake any 4-H forestry project. The event has two options. There is an "Exploratory Tract" for younger 4-H’ers (ages 8-11) and a "Competitive Tract" for older youth (ages 12-18). All adults and 4-H volunteers are welcome to attend.Participants signing up for the Exploratory Tract will learn basic forestry principals. This is non-competitive, educational, and fun. No advance study is required for the Exploratory Tract.
4-H’ers in the Competitive Tract will participate in forestry knowledge and judging contest. A project book with everything one needs to know for this tract is available as a download at the web site listed below or by contacting the extension office. The top four teens (ages 14 years and up) will go on to participate in the National 4-H Forestry Invitational. There is no fee for this event, but all youth and adults planning to attend should sign up through the office. Participants must bring their own bag lunch and drink, and everyone is encouraged to dress for field conditions. Additional information and directions to the event can be found on the event web site: http:pa4h.cas.psu.edu/78.htm the event registration deadline is April 25, 2009.
If you have questions or cannot access the website please contact the extension office at 724-774-3003 for assistance.
4-H’ers in the Competitive Tract will participate in forestry knowledge and judging contest. A project book with everything one needs to know for this tract is available as a download at the web site listed below or by contacting the extension office. The top four teens (ages 14 years and up) will go on to participate in the National 4-H Forestry Invitational. There is no fee for this event, but all youth and adults planning to attend should sign up through the office. Participants must bring their own bag lunch and drink, and everyone is encouraged to dress for field conditions. Additional information and directions to the event can be found on the event web site: http:pa4h.cas.psu.edu/78.htm the event registration deadline is April 25, 2009.
If you have questions or cannot access the website please contact the extension office at 724-774-3003 for assistance.
Vet & Biomedical Sciences Camp
A Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Summer Camp for 11th grade students is being offered on June 28-July 3, 2009.
A few of the programs that will be offered are: Biomedical sciences are multidisciplinary fields providing an understanding of the scientific basis of animal and human health and diseases, infection and immunity, mechanisms of drug actions, and environmental toxicants; Spend time in state-of-the-art laboratories guided by veterinary and biomedical sciences department faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students; Learn more about the veterinary and biomedical professions through laboratory exercises, lectures, and a tour of a local veterinary practice; and Student participants will have an opportunity to interact with veterinarians, immunologists, and toxicologists.
Who is eligible? If you are going to be in the 11th or 12th grade in the fall of 2009, you are eligible to apply.
The program deadline is June 5, 2009. Program costs are Day-Camp Option price: $385 or Residential Option price: $495. Price includes room and board for the residential campers and daily lunch for the day-campers, laboratory fees, T-shirt, transportation on/off campus, and program materials and is payable to “Penn State” along with your registration information.
Download the registration form and fill it out and mail to the address below. The web site about the camp is: http://vbs.psu.edu/k-12/vbs-camp. You also need to mail in all your supplemental information to the same address for you to be considered for the program. If you cannot access the website or have problems contact our office at 724-774-3003 for assistance.
A few of the programs that will be offered are: Biomedical sciences are multidisciplinary fields providing an understanding of the scientific basis of animal and human health and diseases, infection and immunity, mechanisms of drug actions, and environmental toxicants; Spend time in state-of-the-art laboratories guided by veterinary and biomedical sciences department faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students; Learn more about the veterinary and biomedical professions through laboratory exercises, lectures, and a tour of a local veterinary practice; and Student participants will have an opportunity to interact with veterinarians, immunologists, and toxicologists.
Who is eligible? If you are going to be in the 11th or 12th grade in the fall of 2009, you are eligible to apply.
The program deadline is June 5, 2009. Program costs are Day-Camp Option price: $385 or Residential Option price: $495. Price includes room and board for the residential campers and daily lunch for the day-campers, laboratory fees, T-shirt, transportation on/off campus, and program materials and is payable to “Penn State” along with your registration information.
Download the registration form and fill it out and mail to the address below. The web site about the camp is: http://vbs.psu.edu/k-12/vbs-camp. You also need to mail in all your supplemental information to the same address for you to be considered for the program. If you cannot access the website or have problems contact our office at 724-774-3003 for assistance.
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