4-H News in Keith/Arthur Counties

• 4-H Calendar
• Updates on Livestock Checks, Premiums, Champion Cash
• State Fair Items Needing Picked Up
• Achievement Application/Career Portfolios
• Keith 4-H Achievement Banquet
• Keith 4-H Council Scholarship
• Arthur 4-H Achievement Banquet
• Diamond Clover
• National 4-H Week
• 2024-2025 4-H Enrollment
• State 4-H Updates/Events
• 4-H Happenings

October 6-12: National 4-H Week!

October 7: Keith 4-H Council Meeting, Roads Department, 5:30 pm

October 14: OFFICE CLOSED - Columbus Day

November 3: Keith 4-H Achievement Banquet, Fairgrounds, 2pm

November 10: Arthur 4-H Achievement Banquet, Fairgrounds, 2 pm

February TBD: Arthur 4-H Council Meeting

Deadlines:

October 4: Achievement Applications or Career Portfolios and Diamond Clovers deadline

October 30: Keith 4-H Council Scholarship deadline

KEITH:

Livestock Checks - An email was sent to all 4-HOnline families that checks were ready on September 18. Please come get your livestock check as soon as possible.

Premium Money - The Keith Ag Society got the premium cash to us. It will be available starting October 7th.

Champion Cash & Awards - These won't be available until banquet time in November.

Keith families - we would really prefer not to mail any money due to the problems with mail. We ask you try to pick it up. If our hours don't work for your schedule, please set up a time to meet with Tessa after hours. She lives not far and would not have a problem meeting you at the courthouse.

ARTHUR:

Livestock Checks - Tessa got an update today (10/2). We are waiting on 1 buyer check. Livestock checks will hopefully be ready next week sometime. Tammy and/or Garrett will deliver the checks like they have in the past.

Premium Monday - Tessa sent Selena the premiums on Monday. I believe she will have them ready soon.

Add On Money - The 4-H Council will get this ready after Career Portfolios/Achievement Applications are turned in.

These youth still have state fair projects in our office. Please pick up as soon as possible.

• Macy Harger
• Amos Lake
• Emma Lake
• Caden Rhoades
• Claudia Rhoades

It is end of 4-H year reporting time! Keeping records/writing achievement applications is a great way to hold onto your memories about each incredible year you have in 4-H. In a couple of years, you can look through these applications and remember what fun you had. Keeping records is also a great way to develop your skills in communication, organize your time, document events and actions, evaluate your own efforts, set goals, etc.

Keith Curriculum Areas:

• Animal Science
• Communication & Expressive Arts
• Consumer & Family Sciences
• Environmental Education & Earth Sciences
• Healthy Lifestyles Education
• Leadership & Citizenship
• Plant Science
• Science & Technology

Arthur Curriculum Areas:

• Agriculture
• STEM
• Leadership & Entrepreneurship
• Healthy Living
• College & Career Preparation for My Future

Green folders for your portfolio are available at the Extension Office for $5 each. Finish your 4-H year in style, complete a Career Portfolio!

Deadline to submit Achievement Applications/Career Portfolios for both Keith & Arthur is October 4.

The Keith County 4-H Council offers a scholarship for graduating seniors in 2025! The scholarship will be awarded at the Achievement Banquet. In order to apply for this scholarship, the senior must have completed all 4 years of their career portfolio/achievement application.

The application is below. If you would like it in a Word format, let us know. Please turn it to Tessa at the Extension Office. The scholarship deadline is October 30, 2024!

Deadline to submit Diamond Clover is October 4. Forms are available on the Nebraska 4-H Diamond Clover website. If you aren't sure what level your youth has passed, we can let you know!

The Nebraska 4-H Diamond Clover program encourages 4-H youth to engage in a variety of programs, projects, and activities that will enable youth to acquire skills and abilities that will prepare them for success in the future. The program is designed to reach and recognize all youth engaged in 4-H, from club members and campers to school enrichment, afterschool, and special interest program participants. The program consists of six levels that require a young person to plan and report a broad range of age-appropriate accomplishments.

Rules

• Youth may only receive recognition at each level once.
• Youth may only receive one level of recognition per year.
• Youth should begin at Level 1 and progress through Level 6. However, youth who are older when beginning may opt to start at a higher level (2-4) as is mutually agreeable to the participant and the parent/guardian or leader. In order for older youth to begin at level 5 or 6, the Extension staff must also be in agreement.
• Approval: Levels 1–4 require the approval of a 4-H youth’s parent/guardian. If the 4-H youth belongs to a 4-H club, club leader approval is also required (if 4-H youth belongs to more than one club, choose one leader to work with). Levels 5 and 6 require the approval of a local county extension staff member.
• Accomplishments: Each level requires participants to complete a specified number of accomplishments. The 4-H participant may choose accomplishment listed for each level. The accomplishments are age appropriate and increase in quantity and difficulty for each level. Parents/guardians, leaders, and Extension staff may suggest other accomplishments — comparable to those provided — to improve the individual learning experience of each 4-H youth.

The current 4-H fiscal year will end on September 30, 2024 and the new 4-H Enrollment for the 2024-2025 4-H year will open around October 17th.

Please make sure to keep this on your radar and get enrolled in 4-H for the new year starting in October! Deadline for 4-H Enrollment will be June 15, 2024.

A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Certification Workshop is scheduled for early November in Trenton, NE. It will be held November 2-3 in Trenton. The early bird deadline to register for the workshop is October 23rd.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to become certified as an adult (21 years and older) or apprentice (14-20 years old) leader. Five project areas will be offered at the Trenton Workshop – rifle, pistol, shotgun, muzzleloading, and archery.

There is a minimum number of participants required 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.

For more workshop information and registration link, go to the 4-H Shooting Sports web page.

Nebraska 4-H is excited to bring the 4-H Volunteer Road Show to volunteers statewide this November! The 4-H Volunteer Road Show will rotate host locations each year, get registered today at the location near you OR attend the virtual session! Please see the attached flyer for details regarding the dates, locations and times. The Volunteer Road Show is a great opportunity to experience project training and new ideas to bring back to your 4-H community. All 4-H volunteers, fair superintendents, parents/caregivers and any adult wanting to find THEIR spark while volunteering with 4-H is welcome!

Visit https://4h.unl.edu/volunteer-road-show for more specific information and registration link. Registration closes one week prior to each Road Show session. Registration is $15 per person and includes a meal and all supplies for in-person attendees. Virtual attendees will receive a packet of supplies to use during the program. Join us!