If you are working on fall stock show entries. MONDAY IS THE DOWN AND LAST OPPORTUNITY. for State Fair of Texas, Heart O Texas, and East Texas. I am going on vacation on the 24th. and you will not have the opportunity to enter. No matter what the entry deadline is on the form.
You need to make for sure your Quality Counts number is up to date, and your 4-H membership is paid up by the 30th of August.
If you have any questions email Carrie. cl-sharp@tamu.edu
The new 4-H year does not officially begin until September 1st, but the system opened today and is ready to begin new year enrollment. Youth that are 8 years old and in the 3rd grade should not start their enrollment until September 1st.
The Texas 4-H fee schedule is
below:
$25.00 - Club
Member Enrollment Discounted Fee - August 15 - October 31st
$30.00 - Club
Member Enrollment Regular Fee - November 1 to the completion of 4-H year
$0.00 - Clover
Kid Enrollment Fee
$10.00 - Adult Volunteer Application Fee
Enrollment forms and guides are
available online at: https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/management/
Enroll in all clubs that you are participating in. Double check the DOB and Grade for the youth members and double check the contact email you are using for communications through 4H Connect for your family.
If you have any questions please email Carrie Sharp at cl-sharp@tamu.edu
Explorers of the Deep consists of three activities that can be done all at once or individually, making it highly adaptable for classrooms, afterschool programs, clubs and more:
Ocean Robot Test Tank is an activity where youth learn how to “ballast” their ocean robot by adding weights to replicate the sinking and floating behavior of a real ocean robot. They will investigate data collected by ocean robots and learn about the value of ocean exploration.
Ocean Expedition is a board game where youth navigate their ocean robot around the world while learning key ocean concepts. Topics include aquaculture, climate change, innovation, human impact and the ocean ecosystem.
Ocean Communicator is an activity in which young people investigate challenges that ocean scientists, engineers and technologists are currently exploring. They design and advocate for innovations and technical solutions that inspire public action.
Just received from Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo!!!
First and foremost, we are thrilled to announce that the PRCA will be holding the Inaugural Permit Finals from October 7-9. With these three additional nights of rodeo, we’ve added another Calf Scramble event called the Scramble Stampede. This brand-new event promises high energy and high payouts. Selected scramblers will compete in a three-day long tournament for the chance to win $1,000, $2,000, or $5,000 purchase certificates. We will start with 16 scramblers. On day one, they will compete to catch eight calves and a $1,000 purchase certificate. On night two, those eight scramblers return in an attempt to catch one of four calves and an upgraded $2,000 purchase certificate. Then, on the final night, the last four scramblers standing return to the arena to race after one calf and a $5,000 purchase certificate.
We will still host our traditional Calf Scramble from October 11-15, and the Chute-Out on October 16. Students are allowed, and encouraged, to submit applications for both events. Students selected for the Scramble Stampede will be removed from the applicant pool for the Calf Scramble & Chute Out. For more information on both events, please visit https://bit.ly/HOTCalfScramble
Also, new
this year, the Heart O’ Texas Livestock Show will host the Showmanship
Showdown. We decided our showmanship classes needed an update. We’ll still
have the same three age divisions, junior, intermediate, and senior. We’ll
still give away awards and prizes in those age divisions, but this year the top
three from each division will come back for a “grand drive” to determine the
Overall Grand Champion and Overall Reserve Champion Showman for additional
awards. With this change in format, this year students will need to
pre-register (for no charge) for the Showmanship Showdown with their livestock
entries. We will also be hosting the Showmanship Showdown on move-in days this
year. For more information and to review our schedule, please visit https://bit.ly/3Njp8xD
Contact the extension office if you would like to know more or sign up.
Good afternoon, everyone!
It is that time again and we
need to get a jump start on entries for East Texas State Fair, State Fair of
Texas, and the Heart of Texas Fair. You will see that I have attached the
worksheets for all the shows. We will be having an entry night August 22nd here at the Office
from 5-7 pm. We strongly encourage you make it to this entry night,
but if you cannot please note that your entries will have to be in this office
by 5pm Friday, August 12th. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ENTRIES AFTER THIS DATE!!!! Please
be sure to bring in your entries as well as your entry fees.
First Reminder is to make sure your Quality Counts verification is up to date!!! If you are unsure, then contact me and I will send you the link. For more information about the Quality Counts program please go to - First Reminder is to make sure your Quality Counts verification is up to date!!!For frequently asked questions on quality counts please go to - https://agrilife.org/qualitycounts/verification/faq/
EAST TEXAS AND HEART O’ TEXAS
ENTRIES WILL BE DONE THROUGH PAPER ENTRIES AND DUE TO THE OFFICE BY THE 22ND
OF AUGUST.
STATE FAIR OF TEXAS – FOR YOUTH EXHIBITORS
& PARENTS:
Visit livestock.bigtex.com
to login to or create your SFT Parent Portal Account. Upon completion of
submitting your entries they are directed to your ag teacher or county
agent’s queue.
Your advisor MUST approve your entries. Entry
application does not guarantee entry acceptance. Once
your advisor has approved your entries in their queue and checked
out of their cart we will receive your entry.
There are some new changes
for the State Fair of Texas in terms of submitting your W9 to them.
Parents you will have to log into the portal system in order to enter this!!! Electronic indemnity and W9 signatures
will require parents to log in and complete before entries will be accepted.
After parent access ends, AST/CEA will need to create entries for exhibitor
before 11:59 P.M. on August 25 to avoid late fees. Parents will be notified via
email to collect signatures for entries made by AST/CEA during this time
period.
All entries must be completed online in addition to
hard copy worksheets mailed to the SFT Livestock Office by your CEA/AST with
one form of payment. Personal payments are not accepted.
Parent Portal Access Ends: 11:59 p.m., August 22, 2022.
Junior rabbit entries are made online on
the open show portal. There are no rabbit entry worksheets.
“Electronic indemnity and W9
signatures will require parents to log in and complete before entries will be
accepted. After parent access ends, AST/CEA will need to create entries
for exhibitor before 11:59 P.M. on August 25 to avoid late fees. Parents
will be notified via email to collect signatures for entries made by AST/CEA
during this period.
Parent Deadline: 11:59 p.m.
August 22, 2022.
When you log in if you are
asked to give a password for the exhibitor please use “4H257Fall” as your password.
The reason for this is when I have to go in and complete the entry process for
each exhibitor I will be asked for the password and if I don’t know it, I
cannot complete the entries. If you have a different password due to open show
entries please email me that password so that I can complete your entries.
If you have any questions,
please be sure and reach out.
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