Washington County 4-H Council Ballot
| Want to proveide leadershsip OR build your leadership? Now is your chance! There are FOUR ADULT openings for the Washington County 4-H Council. The 4-H Council encorages any adult who has a shared interest in youth development and would like to assist the Washington County Extension 4-H Staff in the promotion of 4-H and to help plan and carry out the various activities pertinent to the Washington County 4-H Program to consider running for the Washington County 4-H Council. In addition, there are SIX YOUTH openings on the ballot for enrolled 4-H members who are currently 14-18 years old on January 1, 2016 who would like to take part on this leadership experience. Elected adults will serve a two-year term from November 2016-October 2018 and the elected youth will serve a one-year term from November 2016-October 2017. Voting will take place during the Washington County Fiar from Saturday, July 30 - Wednesday, August 3. Check the 4-H Office on the fairgrounds for the location of the ballot box. Adult council members will be voted on by currently enrolled Washington County 4-H leaders/volunteers. Youth council members will be voted on by enrolled Washington County 4-H leaders/volunteers and enrolled 4-H members who are eight to 18 on January 1, 2016. If interested in providing your leadership and/or building your leadership, contact the Nebraska Extension Office in Washington County aat 402-426-9455 to get your name on the 2017 Washington County 4-H Ballot BY FRIDAY, JULY 22. |
STEAM & Clothing Skills
| Click the links below to access the STEAM 1 pattern possibilities and STEAM Sewing Skills list. STEAM Sewing Skills STEAM 1 Pattern Possibilities |
April 6, 2016 Washington County 4-H Leader Update
Upcoming Events
- PASE/LIFE Challenge - June 19-21, 2016 - MORE INFORMATION
Nebraska Extension 4-H Youth Development hosts PASE/Life Challenge on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus. This even is open to 4-h Youth ages 10 through 18 and a registration fee will be required. Youth interested in animal science can partipate in meats judging, poultry contest, a livestock skill-a-thon, livestock judging, and a quiz bowl. Foods & nutrition, child development and design challenges are available to youth interested in Family and Consumer Sciences. In addition to contests, youth will have the opportunity to stay in campus dorms, participate in various campus tours, and attend social events that involve a dance and bowling. The Governors Ag Excellence Awards Picnic will be taking place on Monday evening. More information will be announced at a later date.
Online Horticulture Judging Contest - open June 10th-June 20th
The 2016 Nebraska 4-H Online Horticulture Judging contest is just around the corner. This year the contest will be available from June 10th at 8:00 a.m. until June 20th at 8:00 a.m. It is composed of three parts; general knowledge questions, plant part and seed identification, as well as a judging portion. It is open to all 4-H youth, as well as adults, and even Extension individuals. No password this year, the link listed below will take you directly to the contest. http://go.unl.edu/2016onlinehortcontest
Please have the youth fill in all of their information completely. The online contest should only be taken once by each participant, if it is taken multiple times the first score entered will be the one used. No study materials are to be used while taking the test. The contest will allow an opportunity for the participant to review the answers prior to submitting. Once submitted, the participants will see their score, but they will not be able to see which questions they missed. After the contest has ended, the participants can request to see their scores and their answers. If this is your county contest and you need the scores from individuals in your county(ies), please let me know and I can forward them to you once the contest is done.
Study Materials for the Online Horticulture Judging Contest and the State 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest held during State Fair are the same and they can be found at:
http://4h.unl.edu/fairbook/plant-science/horticulture-id
http://njha.org/contests-projects-activities/horticulture-identification-judging-contest/
Nebraska 4-H Program Information
Nebraska State Fairbook