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Volume 12, Issue 4

December 2013

THE

DECEMBER

(Food Drive)2 Jr Leader Meeting, 5 pm

3-6 Club Meetings in schools

6 Fashion Camp registration

due

9 Club Meetings in schools

13-15La Connections Camp,

CGW

15 Shotgun practice, 2pm ,

Sanders Farms

19 Last day of school

20

Food & Fitness Campregistration due

20 Food Sort Breakfast, 9 AM

24-Jan 1 LSU AgCenter Holiday

JANUARY

(Knit Scarves)

4-H Pledge"Ipledge my head to

clearer thinking,

my heart to greater loyalty,

my hands to larger service,

and my health to better living

For my club, my community,

my country and my world."

LSU AgCenter/ClaiborneExtension Service507 West Main St.PO Box 299Homer, LA 71040Phone: 318-927-3110Fax: 318-927-3190

6-10 Club Meetings in School

6 Jr Leader Meeting 5 pm

10 Key Club/ Award of Excel-

lence applications due

14 Honey Bee Essays due

20 AgCenter holiday

Claiborne Parish Displays Leadership in Many Ways

Above:Claudia Hollis proudly shows how self discipline and work can pay off.

Claudia won Grand Champion Santa Gertrudis Female and Champion Junior

Division Santa Gertrudis Showman at the 2013 State Fair of Louisiana.

AgMagic Leaders Have a Blast!

Jr. Leaders served as group leaders during 4 days of AgMagic at the State

Fair.Front Row: Caylen Frick, Christopher Ellis and Taylor Arabie. Back

row: Autumn Gildon, Bryce Cobb, Chet Andrews, Fontella Allen, Kevontaye

Jackson, and Jacob Ellis.

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4-H is

The path-

way to

strong

leader-

ship!

2013-2014 Livestock Club Officers

(L-R): Brianna Sims, Secretary; Adrianna

Pruitt, Parliamentarian; Daisy Verdin, Treas-

urer; Chet Andrews, Vice President; Ethan

Coker, President; and Brock Moss, Reporter.

Homer 5th Grade Club collected baby clothes, shoes,

and blanket for their November service donation toClothes, Etc.

Above: Jordan McGaha lead the

American pledge during the No-

vember School Board Meeting

on Thursday,November 7, 2013.

Summerfield Sr. 4-H Club

(Left) practicing the Flag retirement cer-

emony they performed on Veterans Day

in honor of the late Butch Bays .

2013-2014 Jr. Leader Officers

(L-R): Autumn Gildon, Photographer; Jacob Ellis,Vice President; Chet Andrews, President; TaylorArabie, Secretary; Destiny Bledsoe, Documentarian.

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Merry Christmas To All.

As the year comes to a close, take time tothank those who have made a differencein your life. Everyone has someone whohas made them smile, given them a com-pliment, or just been there. Return thefavor, listen to someone who needs to talk,make someone smile, do something forsomeone without having to be asked. Eve-ryone of you have been gifts to me insome way over the past 11 years. I amthankful you have been part of my life.Have a safe and joyful holiday seasonand a Happy New Year.

Mrs. Teresa Raley

Collection items this month are:

Non-perishable food and plastic shopping bags.

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Above: (Front Row) Kevontaye Jackson, Autumn Gildon,

Jacob Ellis, Jordan McGaha, Caylen Frick, (Back Row)

Chet Andrews, Christopher Ellis, and Briiana Bailey

enjoyed posing after a fun day of leadership at AgMagic.

Left-Right: fontella Allen, Kevontaye Jack-

son, Autumn Gildon, and Destiny Bledsoe

enjoyed their days at AgMagic during theState Fair.

2013 State Fair BB Gun Contest Results

Congratulations to the Claiborne 4-H members that

participated: Justin Childress 8th Place (9 Yr. Olds)

Chase Smith 10th Place (11/12 Yr. Olds).

National 4-H

Week poster

displayed by

McKenzie

Shine,

Homer 6th

Grade Club.Homer 6th Grade Collects Uniforms

Homer 6th Grade 4-H club collected 85 items of gently

used school uniforms as their November Service project

under the leadership of President Travis Cross and vol-

unteer leaders Renee Cross and Stephenie Gray.

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4 H Livestock Club Members Have Huge Success at State FairClaiborne Parish was well represented this fall at the State Fair of Louisiana Livestock Shows. 4-H

Livestock Club Members exhibited chickens, hogs, beef cattle, goats, sheep, and dairy cattle with much suc-

cess this year. Claiborne Parish 4-H Livestock Club Members who showed livestock at the State Fair include:Ema Gantt, Brock Moss, Jordan Clements, Maci Moss, Faith Williams, Chesly Johnston, Carmen Bailey, Dai-

sy Verdin, Katlyn Mathews, Ethan Coker, Mackenzie Scriber, Ashlyn Turner, Breanne Sims, Sarah Ellis,Daryn Scriber, Cathryn Ellis, and Claudia Hollis. Here are the Grand and Reserve Champions from Claiborne

Parish: Claudia Hollis-Grand Champion Santa Gertrudis Female, Champion Junior Division Santa GertrudisShowman; Ashlyn Turner-Reserve Champion Brangus Bull; Daisy Verdin-Champion Junior Division

Brangus Showman, Champion Junior Division Commercial Heifer Showman; Cathryn Ellis-Champion

Brangus Bull; Katlyn Mathews-Champion Hampshire Ewe.Please congratulate all these Claiborne Parish 4-Hers for their hard work and dedication. If you

would like more information on showing livestock with Claiborne Parish 4-H, please call Lee Faulk at the

Claiborne Parish Extension Office, 927-3110.

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Above: Katlyn Mathews and her

Champion Hampshire Ewe.

Above: Daisy Verdin, with the help of Maci Moss, displays her Showmanship

skills with her Champion Junior Commercial Heifer.

Above: Ethan Coker shows hisMarket Goat as he displays hisleadership skills to his brothers, Eliand Luke.

Above: Mackenzie Scriber makes settingup her Grey Brahman Heifer look easy!

Above: Brock Moss showed

swine at the State Fair.

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Teresa Raley4-H Youth Program Agent

Parish Chair

traley@agcenter.lsu.edu

LSU AgCenter

507 West Main StreetP. O. Box 299

Homer, LA 71040

Phone: 318-927-3110Fax: 318-927-3190Email: claiborne@agcenter.lsu.edu

It is the policy of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service than no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race,

color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability.

Visit us on the web: www.lsuagcenter.com

And Like us on Facebook:

Claiborne Parish 4-H

4-H Pledge

"I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger ser-vice, and my health to better living. For my club, my community, my country and my

world."

Visit our website at www.lsuagcenter.com

or find us on Facebook at

Claiborne Parish 4-H

Lee FaulkAg & Natural Resources

4-H Livestock

afaulk@agcenter.lsu.edu

Next Club Meeting is January _________________

Circle the opportunities you can participate

in this month:Canned Food Drive

Awards of Excellence

Key Club Awards

Honey Bee Essay Contest

Fashion Camp

Food and Fitness Camp

Shotgun Practice

Service items to donate in December:

_________________________

Our lesson was about:

Service to others during the holidays

8 Qualities Employers Look for in Employees

What 4-H leadership roles did you take in

November?

1._______________________________________

2._______________________________________

3._______________________________________

What 4-H service opportunities did you par-

ticipate in during November?

1._______________________________________

2._______________________________________

3._______________________________________

What non-4-H leadership & service activi-

ties did you participate in during November?

1._______________________________________

2._______________________________________

3._______________________________________

What awards/recognition did you receive?

Did you take pictures? (Supporting materials)