CENTRAL SANDHILLS AREA 4-H NEWS
October 2023 Newsletter
Contact Information
Mailing Address: PO Box 148 - Thedford, NE 69166
Email: mandersen16@unl.edu or s.albertus@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/centralsandhills/
Location: 503 Main Street, Thedford, NE, USA
Phone: (308)645-2267
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/centralsandhillsarea/
October Edition
In this edition:
- Enrollment
- Achievement Applications
- 4-H Activity of the Month
- Nebraska Youth Beef Leadership Symposium
- Workshops
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4-H Enrollment
The tentative opening date for statewide 4-H enrollment will be mid October. The enrollment process should be the same as what we did this last year. Please note, this year the Nebraska State 4-H Office will impose a statewide enrollment deadline date that will assist counties in having a consistent timeline for processing membership enrollments. Once that date is announced from the State 4-H Office, it will be released from the Extension Office. What does this mean? ENROLL EARLY and don't miss the statewide deadline to be a Nebraska 4-H member!
All leaders and volunteers also need to be enrolled on 4honline. There is no fee for adults to enroll. Our counties will be up for rescreening this year as well. I will release more information as we get it.
October 1st through the 7th is National 4-H week. Be thinking of what your clubs can do to celebrate.
County Level Achievement Applications Due
Please drop off at the Thedford Extension Office or submit the following items via email to s.albertus@unl.edu by October 6th.
https://4h.unl.edu/annual-achievement-application
Junior Achievement Application for ages 8-14 (county-only)
Senior Achievement Application for ages 15-18 (state-eligible)
Completed application including:
About Me Cover page
4-H Experiences
Leadership Experiences
Community Involvement/Service Learning Experiences
Career Spark
Additional responses required for national experience or scholarship applicants only
State-Level Review (for Seniors, 4H ages 15 and up ONLY) – see website (https://4h.unl.edu/annual-achievement-application) for more information to be eligible for State Awards and Honors such as National 4-H Conference & Congress, 4-H Foundation Scholarships, etc.
4-H Activity of the Month
- Looking for fun lessons to engage and inspire young people in your club or classroom? This year’s 4-H STEM Challenge, Power Protectors, includes 3 activities that teach kids ages 8-14 how to address real-world issues and explore careers in energy. Learn more at 4-H.org/programs/stem-challenge.
Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Certification Workshop Offered in Kearney
A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Certification Workshop is scheduled for late October in Kearney. It will be held October 28-29 at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds in Kearney. The early bird deadline to register for the workshop is October 18th.
Volunteers will have the opportunity to become certified as an adult (21 years and older) or apprentice (14-20 years old) leader. Six project areas and ambassador training will be offered at the Kearney Workshop – coordinator, rifle, pistol, shotgun, hunting skills, archery, and ambassador. Ambassador training will be held in conjunction with instructor’s workshop and up to eight teens will be accepted at the training session. Please help recruit qualified teen leaders, ages 14-18, who are excelling in their shooting sports projects.
There is a minimum number of participants needed to offer these disciplines at the workshop. Workshop participants will learn under expert instruction from members of the Nebraska State
4-H Shooting Sports Training Team.
The registration fee is $85 per person for initial certification or those individuals adding an additional discipline except for Apprentice Instructors and Ambassadors. The registration fee for Apprentice Instructors (14 to 20 years of age) and Ambassadors (14-18 years of age) is $75 for this workshop. The late registration fee is $150 for both levels. This fee includes meals, supplies and program materials. Participants must make their own lodging arrangements. Registration on Saturday runs from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
While participants might need to bring limited, if any, equipment to the in-person discipline training site, there are a series of four National 4-H Shooting Sports online modules which individuals MUST complete prior to the training to become eligible for certification. Information on the modules and how to enroll, 4-H Shooting Sports Online User Guide, can accessed by using the link found on the Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports website under Calendar of 4-H Shooting Sports Events at https://4h.unl.edu/shooting-sports, under the “Kearney Workshop” - this provides step-by-step instructions on how to sign up for and complete the entire series of modules before the workshop. Individuals who have already completed the Online modules are not required to complete them again.
As individuals follow each of the instructions in the Online User Guide, they will be asked to choose a payment method. Participants are responsible for the $20 (per person) registration fee. The entire series of modules will take approximately 3-4 hours, so please plan some time accordingly.
Please share this information with volunteers in your county. For more workshop information and registration link, go to the 4-H Shooting Sports web page. Or contact your local Nebraska Extension Office or Steve Pritchard at (402)395-2158 or (308)536-2691. Registration is available only online at the link provided in the brochure or they can register directly by clicking HERE.
More details at: https://4h.unl.edu/shooting-sports