St. Charles Parish EXTENSION OFFICE 1313 Paul Maillard Rd., Suite E P.O. Box 1766 Office: 985-785-4473 Fax: 985-785-4475 E-mail: stcharles@agcenter.lsu.edu Website: CLOVER Calendar: March March 2018 6 4-H Jr. Leader Meeting 6-11 Southern Regional 4-H Shooting Sports Match 9-11 State 4-H Junior Leadership Conference 13 4-H CHEF Club Meeting 15 4-H Portfolios due 22 4-H Cloverbud Workshop One of the great things about 4-H is that you get the chance to try new things and learn more about YOU! That s right! Take time to try something new and challenge yourself to become the best version of yourself by marching to your own beat with your 4-H family! Consider auditioning and/or cheering on your friends for the talent show. Take a trip to explore a TV News Station. Vote for your favorite photo online or design a 4-H t-shirt for next year. Talk to your friends, and consider hanging out with us at 4-H Camp, LOST Camp, or 4-H University this summer. The opportunities are endless. All you have to do is take that first step toward the march to making your best better! Sincerely, Mrs. Kali Zammit 4-H Youth Development Extension Agent For more information or for a color version of the St. Charles Parish 4-HYD newsletter, visit our website: 26-27 St. Charles Has Talent Auditions 29 4-H Camp and LOST Camp applications due 30 4-H Office CLOSED April 1 Horse Possession Date 3 St. Charles Parish 4-H Educational Awards Trip 6-8 State 4-H Co-op Camp Please remember that your 4-H Portfolios are due on Thursday, March 15, 2018 to your school 4-H Club Leader (or the 4-H Office for 4-H Project Clubs). By completing your 4-H Portfolio, you have an opportunity to attend the St. Charles Parish 4-H Educational Awards Trip. (See Page 3 for more details.) Don t forget to complete an application to attend 4-H Camp (4th 6th rs; July 2-6, 2018) and LOST Camp (7th-8th rs; July 29, 2018-August 1, 2018). Applications and deposits are due to the 4-H Office by Thursday, March 29, 2018. Applications can be found on our website under the 4-H tab. Please contact the 4-H Agent, Kali Zammit, if you have any questions about these Summer Camp opportunities. 10 4-H CHEF Club Meeting 13 St. Charles Has Talent Show 14 United Way Bridge Run 17 4-H University Meeting; 4-H Jr. Leader Meeting 17-22 4-H State Shooting Sports Match 19 4-H Cloverbud Workshop May 5 4-H Achievement Day The St. Charles 4-H Program is a community agency funded by the United Way of St. Charles Audition Date: Monday, March 26, 2018 and Tuesday, March 27, 2018 *Auditions open to all students who live or go to school in St. Charles Parish K-12th. Call 985-785-4473 for more information or to schedule an audition. Talent Show: April 13, 2018 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Destrehan High School Auditorium Tickets: $5 at 4-H Office $7 at the door *Children 4 years and under are free GET SOCIAL WITH SCP4H! Find us with the username: SCP4H. We have photos, videos, updates, and MORE! 2016 St. Charles Has Talent Show Winners Visit the following websites to learn more about 4-H: www.facebook.com/scp4h www.twitter.com/stcharles4h www.louisiana4h.org
Page 2 Red-handed High-5 at the Color Run for the 4-H COLOR ME HEALTHY Fair Aiming for victory at the East Baton Rouge Invitational Shooting Sports Match Project Club 4-H Shooting Sports 4-H Cloverbuds Make your best better by joining a 4-H Project Club. Contact the 4-H Office for more information on each club. *NOTE: Please check www.facebook.com/scp4h prior to attending for changes or cancellations of meetings or classes. Grade/ Age 10 19 years old K-3rd 4-H 7th - 12th 4-H CHEF (Cooking, Healthy Eating & Fitness) 4-H Fashion Club 4th - 8th 4th - 12th Event Details All members should have registered and will receive club information via e-mail. Contact Mrs. Kali Zammit at kzammit@agcenter.lsu.edu for more information. March 22, 2018 - Workshop (6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.) April 19, 2018 - Workshop (6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 4-H Cloverbud Workshops are held at the New Life Community Church Hall located at 134 Lakewood Drive in Luling, La. March 6, 2018 - Meeting at LSU AgCenter (4-H) Office (5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.) April 17, 2018 - Meeting at LSU AgCenter (4-H) Office (TIME CHANGE 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) March 13, 2018 - Workshop (5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.) April 10, 2018 - Workshop (5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.) 4-H CHEF Workshops are held at the New Life Community Church Hall located at 134 Lakewood Drive in Luling, La. *Contact Mrs. Gloria Miller at institches1@cox.net or Mrs. Kali Zammit to sign up to receive information on upcoming sewing and fashion workshops specific for your level. Workshops are open to members in 4th - 12th. (If you own a sewing machine, please bring your machine and manual to workshops. If not, a sewing machine will be provided.) NOTE: Remember to bring material, pattern, and notions to all workshops. Contact Mrs. Gloria Miller if you need a list of materials needed for the workshop. 4-H Achievement Day Awards, Door prizes, and FUNshops on May 5, 2018 St. Charles Parish 4-H is open to all students (K-12th). Participation at multiple events increases opportunity for awards presented at 4-H Achievement Day. It is the policy of the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age or disability. If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your participation in any aforementioned activity, please contact the St. Charles LSU AgCenter Office at 985-785-4473. For questions or more information, please contact 4-H Agent (Kali Zammit) at 985-785-4473 or kzammit@agcenter.lsu.edu. This year s Educational Awards Trip will focus on the parish 4-H educational focus communication! The field trip will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, and includes a tour of a business that communicates with the public EVERYDAY a News Station! We will be touring the WGNO/NOLA 38 Station and then traveling to City Park for a picnic lunch and a round of Putt Putt Golf. In order to go to the Educational Awards Trip, please fill out the form below and return WITH your 4-H portfolio and $5.00 fee to your School 4-H Leader by Thursday, March 15, 2018. After you return your form and 4-H portfolio, you will receive more information from your 4-H Leader with more details regarding the trip, including LSU tour locations, what time to meet the bus and what to bring on the trip. For more information, contact Kali Zammit at 985-785-4473. *The cost of the trip is $5. You will need to bring your own lunch. Name: Grade: Age: School: Homeroom Teacher: Mailing Address: City: Zip Code: Phone Number(s): Parent s E-mail Address: Check List: 4-H Portfolio Completed Awards Trip Form $5.00 fee Make checks payable to: St. Charles 4-H This trip will be a full day trip. The bus plans to leave at 9:15 a.m. and return at approximately 4:00 p.m. The trip includes a tour of the WGNO/NOLA 38 News Station and a round of putt putt golf at City Park in New Orleans, La. More details to come once registered to attend.
Page 3 4-H Photography Contest: People s Choice Award Thanks to everyone who participated in the 4-H Photography Contests. Take some time to check out the photos posted on our 4-H Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/scp4h) and vote for your favorite to receive the People s Choice Award. Voting will take place April 2, 2018 once photos are posted through 12:00 noon on April 6, 2018. 4-H T-Shirt Design Contest During the month of April, we will be accepting submissions for the 2018-2019 St. Charles Parish 4-H t-shirt design. You must submit a design to your 4-H Leader by your April 4-H club meeting or submit the design to the 4-H Office by the last day of April. The t-shirt design will be selected by members who attend 4-H Achievement Day on May 5, 2018. The person whose design is selected will receive a FREE t-shirt and a gift card. T-shirt design rules are as follows: The design must have correct use of 4-H Clover. 2017 St. Charles Parish 4-H T-shirt Design The design should be representative of 4-H as positive youth development program. By submitting design, member agrees for 4-H to use his/her image at the discretion of the 4-H Youth Development program. You may submit design on paper or via e-mail to stcharles@agcenter.lsu.edu. 4-H Ambassador Talk Contest Rules for the 4-H Ambassador Talk Contest are on Page 4 of this month s newsletter. You must register by calling the 4-H Office (985-785-4473) by Monday, March 19, 2018 to schedule a time to give your speech in order to compete in the contest. The contest will be held at the 4-H Office the evening of Monday, March 26, 2018 and/or Tuesday, March 27, 2018. FOR: Students at least 13 years old by January 1, 2018 DATE: April 17, 2018 TIME: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PLACE: St. Charles 4-H / LSU AgCenter Office located at 1313 Paul Maillard Road, Suite E in Luling PURPOSE: This informational meeting is for students interested in participating in 4-H University. Parents are invited to attend. We will discuss what 4-H University is and distribute information on signing up to participate. If you cannot attend the meeting but plan to participate, please contact Kali Zammit at kzammit@agcenter.lsu.edu or 985-785-4473. Important 4-H University Dates April 17, 2018 - Informational Meeting May 14, 2018 - Participant & Parent Meeting (Both 4-H University Meetings will be held at St. Charles Parish LSU AgCenter (4-H) Office from 5:00 PM 6:00 PM) June 19-22, 2018-4-H University Event held at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. Verbal communication, which is any type of communication that uses speech, including sounds, language, and even your tone of voice. This month I want for you to take time to verbally communicate how you feel to others. Participate in YOUth voice by telling people how you feel or what you think. Just as in other forms of communication, remember to keep your audience in mind when speaking to others. This month we will cover Important Issue ID - Think about an important issue or topic that affects you and your audience. Discuss the topic by encouraging everyone to voice their opinion. When giving an opinion, be sure to make your opinion clear and present evidence to defend your opinion. Be polite and respectful of all opinions. 2017 4-H University Blue Ribbon Winners from St. Charles Parish Impromptu Speaking: At some point in your life you will find yourself speaking in front of an audience. Speaking in front of an unknown audience may be a little scary, but like with anything, you will become better with practice. In this game, you will be given a topic. You will have 1 minute to think about what you would like to say. Then you will talk for 1-2 minutes on the topic. Feel free to be creative and make something up! (How did you feel completing this activity? How can you prepare for giving a speech in the future? If you had to give a speech, what topic would you choose?) Demo Duo: A demonstration is when you give a speech while showing someone how to do something. For this activity you will work with a partner. Each person will receive a card with a 4-H YOGA pose on it. The demonstrator will demonstrate how to do the yoga pose. The pupil will follow directions of the demonstrator. Partners will rotate and take turns being the demonstrator and pupil. (What information do you think you should include when giving a demonstration? If you had to give a demonstration, what topic would you choose?)
Page 4 BEEF COOKERY: Low Calorie: One Dish Meal: 1 st Kadee Howell R.J. Vial Quick & Easy: 1 st Michael Love Harry Hurst 3 rd Bethany Cantrelle Harry Hurst *Outstanding Beef Dish: Michael Love EGG COOKERY: Appetizer/Salad: 1 st Michael Love Harry Hurst 2 nd Elizabeth Bishop R.J. Vial 3 rd Etienne Adams R.J. Vial Dessert: Green: Kealey Meyer R.J. Vial Main Dish: *Outstanding Egg Dish: Tatum Dugas POULTRY COOKERY: Chicken: 1 st Jorgia Comardelle R.J. Vial 3 rd Michael Love Harry Hurst Blue: Bethany Cantrelle Harry Hurst Other Poultry: 1 st Tatum Dugas - Hahnville High *Outstanding Poultry Dish: Tatum Dugas Overall Winners in the 2018 4-H Culinary Arts Contest at the St. Charles Parish COLOR ME HEALTHY Fair Congratulations to all of our participants! Eligible members who have qualified to attend the 4-H Regional Culinary Arts Contest will receive more details regarding participation at the regional level. SEAFOOD COOKERY: Fish/Other: Shrimp: 1 st Elizabeth Bishop R.J. Vial 2 nd Bethany Cantrelle Harry Hurst 3 rd Michael Love Harry Hurst Blue: Caleb Ordoyne R.J. Vial Addison Orgeron R.J. Vial *Outstanding Seafood Dish: Tatum Dugas SUGAR COOKERY: Cakes: 1 st Jorgia Comardelle R.J. Vial Candy: 1 st Etienne Adams R.J. Vial 2 nd Kadee Howell R.J. Vial Cookies: 1 st Elizabeth Bishop R.J. Vial Pies: 1 st Paidon Gravois Hahnville High 2 nd Tatum Dugas Hahnville High 3 rd Kealey Myers R.J. Vial Blue: Michael Love Harry Hurst *Outstanding Sugar Dish: Paidon Gravois BENTO BOX: 1 st Elizabeth Bishop R.J. Vial Green: Michael Love Harry Hurst The 4-H Commodity Ambassador Program is designed for education and enhancement of 4-H members in the various areas of agricultural commodities. Each ambassador program area will emphasize a specific Louisiana agricultural commodity. Commodity program areas consist of egg, chicken, turkey, seafood and sugar. To participate in the contest, you must contact the 4-H Office (985-785-4473) to sign up for a time to present your presentation. Presentations will be conducted on the evenings of Monday, March 26, 2018 and/or Tuesday, March 27, 2018. ELIGIBILITY Any bonafide 4-H member is eligible. Contestants may enter only one category in each Commodity Ambassador Program (Example: one seafood, one turkey, one chicken, one egg and one sugar). Division I includes 4-H members in 4th-6th s. Division II includes 4-H members in 7th-9th s. Division III includes 4-H members in 10th-12th s in which members must be 15 years of age as of January 1 of the current calendar year to be eligible for the state contest. Division I (Grades 4-6) Prior to the contest, the contestant must design one standard poster sized 22 X 28 relating to one of the five following categories: (1) Production, (2) Food preparation and nutritive value (3) Food safety, (4) Processing, (5) Marketing. For the contest judging they must present a 2-3 minute explanation of the subject using their poster and respond to questions from judges. No dish is required. Costumes based on theme are acceptable. No notes or outlines, other than wording on the poster, are to be used while giving the presentation. Division II (Grades 7-9) Prior to the contest, the contestant must design one standard poster sized 22 X 28 relating to one of the five following categories: (1) Production, (2) Food preparation and nutritive value (3) Food safety, (4) Processing, (5) Marketing. They must also prepare an essay not to exceed 500 words or 3 typed pages (12-14 size font and double spaced) about the selected subject. For the contest they must presents a 2-3 minute explanation of the subject using their poster and respond to questions from judges. No dish is required. Costumes based on theme are acceptable. No notes or outlines, other than wording on the poster, are to be used while giving the presentation. Division III (Grades 10-12) The contestant will present a 5-8 minute oral presentation following current guidelines of the national commodity illustrated talk contests. (Only Egg Illustrated Talk requires a dish). Posters or PowerPoint presentations may be used. Rules for the use of PowerPoint presentations are in Appendix I for the State 4-H Ambassador contests, which can be found at under the 4-H Youth Development tab then under Contests. Costumes based on theme are acceptable. No notes or outlines, other than wording on the poster, are to be used while giving the presentation. COMMODITY AMBASSADOR CATEGORIES FOR PRESENTATIONS Each Commodity Ambassador Program area consists of five categories. Contestants must choose one subject category for presentations. Categories for Commodity Presentations: Production of commodity Food preparation and nutritive value Food safety practices Processing Marketing Note: Failure to follow contest rules will result in the contestant being placed in last place.
Page 5 As the nation s largest youth development organization, 4-H offers students an opportunity to enhance their character and skill development by participating in various programs, events, and activities. Each month you will be provided with a list of upcoming opportunities on a parish, regional, state, and/or national level, which may include awards, programs, and overnight adventures. Youth must complete and submit all applications and paperwork to the 4-H Office by the specified due date. Please contact the 4-H Agent or visit under 4-H Youth Development for ALL rules, applications, and more information. 4-H Opportunity Date / Location Grade / Age Purpose Basic Cost # selected Due Date 2018 Co-Op Leadership Conference April 6-8, 2018; Grant Walker Educational Center, Pollock, La.; Transportation TBD 8th - 12th members To share and learn techniques and resources from professionals working in cooperative businesses; Run a successful business in this teambuilding camping environment $30.00 March 2, 2018 4-H Camp July 2-6, 2018; Grant Walker 4th - 6th Educational Center, Pollock, members La. To gain new skills in a fun and interactive summer camping environment $165.00; scholarships available Dependent upon annual quota Thursday, March 29, 2018 LOST (Louisiana Outdoor, Science & Technology) Camp July 29, 2018 - August 1, 2018; Grant Walker Educational Center, Pollock, La. 7th - 8th members To gain new skills in science, engineering, and technology in a fun and interactive camping environment $150.00; scholarships available Dependent upon annual quota Thursday, March 29, 2018 St. Charles Parish 4-H Foundation Scholarship To be recognized for outstanding 12th ; graduating seniors achievement in high school and 4-H At least 1 recipient April 6, 2018 Scott Tractor Scholarship 12th ; To be recognized for outstanding graduating seniors achievement in high school and 4-H At least 1 recipient April 6, 2018 career; To receive funding to attend additional schooling after high school career; To receive funding to attend additional schooling after high school Photos from 2018 St. Charles Parish 4-H COLOR ME HEALTHY Fair St. Charles Parish LSU AgCenter (4-H) Office We re always here to help! Please feel free to contact us with any questions or need for additional information! We look forward to serving YOU! Kali B. Zammit, M. S. Extension Agent (4-H Youth Development) kzammit@agcenter.lsu.edu It is the policy of the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age or disability. If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your participation in any aforementioned activity, please contact the St. Charles 4-H office at 985-785-4473. Location: 1313 Paul Maillard Road, Suite E Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Closed 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1766 Phone: 985-785-4473 Fax: 985-785-4475 E-mail: stcharles@agcenter.lsu.edu Websites: www.louisiana4h.org www.facebook.com/scp4h www.twitter.com/stcharles4h Instagram - @scp4h Snapchat - scp4h