Club Officer Boot Camp Training

The District Council 4-H Officers are hosting a 4-H Officer Boot Camp on Saturday, August 22 to get club officers off to a good start. The training will be from 9 am to 4 pm at TAMU-Commerce Sam Rayburn Student Center. It is for 8 years old and up.  So future club officers UNITE!!! This will be a great day of fun and learning!!  Cost is $15 per participant!!

Learn YOUR role as a 4-H officer and become 4-H Strong.  The District Council Officers invites all club and county 4-H Officer (and future officers) to attend a 1-day boot camp where you will strengthen your ability to be a leader.

So don’t be a heel…show your 4-H sole and clog on over!!! To register contact Tamera McGaughy, District Council Advisor by email only: tdmcgaughy@ag.tamu.edu by August 19^th!!!  You will pay at the door the day of the training.

The New Year Begins-Club Meeting Schedule for the 2015-2016 4-H Year

The new 4-H Year is about to begin.  We will be sending out information soon about re-enrolling for the new year but here is the first meetings of the year.

·   Crandall 4-H – August 11, Crandall Community Room, 6:30 pm Community Club focusing on the total 4-H program.  Club Manager – Jennifer Hiser

·   Council – August 18^th, Extension Office, 6:30 pm For all 4-H Teen Leaders that are 13 – 18 years old.  This Youth Board teaches leadership and team building to teen leaders.  And assists with bringing all of the clubs together and keeping everyone in touch with the Kaufman County 4-H Program

·   Livestock Project Club – August 20, Showgrounds. 6:30 pm ALL animal projects (rabbit, cattle, swine, lambs, goats, dairy and horses.) meet during this time.  The meetings start with team building for the youth and the adults meeting to get dates and information about up coming deadlines.  The youth then have a short meeting to divide out to their for project  specific fun.

·   County Liners 4-H – August 25^th, Extension Office. 6:30 pm  Community Club focusing on the total 4-H Program. Club Managers – Vicki Stecher and Steve Rattan

·   STEM Club – September 3, 2015, Extension Office. 6:30 pmThe Short Term Project Club focuses only on the STEM and Robotics projects.  Club Manager – Angela Pagel

2015 Texas Livestock Project Conference

Please hold September 11-13, 2015 for the 2015 Texas Livestock Project Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The 2014 conference, held at the Heart O’ Texas Fair and Rodeo, was a huge success. This conference provides an incredible opportunity to build livestock project knowledge, management, and skills. County Extension Agents and Agriculture Science Teachers should also expect to gain an inside look into major livestock show management and engage major livestock show officials in meaningful discussions. The conference will secure a stellar group of nationally recognized  livestock judges that are consistently judging Texas major livestock shows to provide their professional philosophies.  A select committee of County Extension Agents and Agricultural Science Teachers  will be identified to provide leadership to the event. These committee members will be selected from the Animal Industries Committee  and the Major Livestock Show Advisory Committee. We are pleased with the interest and momentum generated from the conference last year. Much more information will follow.

Green Out Tailgate Party - September 19th

4-H Club Officer Training August 22nd

This will be the club officer training we will be participating with for the 2015-2016 club officers. For more information please email me at cl-sharp@tamu.edu.

District 4-H Record Book Results

So proud of all of the kids, parents and leaders that helped make another VERY successful district record book competition!!! You all ROCK!!!! And I thank you all for your dedication and time helping our 4-Hers!!

Here is the results... Congratulations to everyone.
Junior
Beef-Mary Beth Beam 3rd
Clothing textiles-Jonathan 4th
Swine-Dally Creech 2nd
Public speaking-Hannah maxwell 1st
Companion animal -Caiden Garcia 1st
Jonathan Von Weber-Hahnsberg 4th

Intermediate
Swine-Andrew Von Weber-Hahnsberg 3rd
Companion animal-Noah Gracia 1st
Communication and Expressive Arts-Ryan Rattan 2nd
Science and Technology -Kevin Pagel1st
Safety-Curtis Joles 1st
Leadership-Seth Maxwell 1st
Dairy- Rueben Stecher 1st

Senior
Companion Animal-Katlin Lumpkin 1st
Sheep-Hannah Celella 1st
Leadership-Kaitlyn Pagel 1st
Communication and Expressive Arts - Isaac Stecher 2nd