june 2013 no 4-h meetings atascosa 4-h during the clubs
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Atascosa 4-H Newsletter Texas AgriLife Extension Office
1003 Oak St, Jourdanton, Tx 78026
830.769.3066 / atascosa.agrilife.org
June 2013
Atascosa 4-H Clubs
Atascosa Club of Equine Enthusiasts (A.C.E.E.) 4th Monday of the Month, 7pm Peggy George (830)570-1342 Karen Harris - (830) 570-9222 First United Methodist Church, Pleasanton Atascosa Homeschoolers 1st Monday of the Month, 7:00 pm Kathleen Lange (210)508-0772 At the Lange Home, Jourdanton, Tx. Black Hill 4-H 2nd Sunday of the Month, 6:00pm Kim Lutz - (830) 570 - 3320 Black Hill Comm. Bldg., Black Hill, TX
Chaparral 4-H 2nd Sunday of the Month, 6pm Stephanie Peterson-(830) 399-0683 Verdi Community Center, Verdi, Tx Jourdanton4-H 3rd Monday of the Month, 6:30pm Laura Despain – 830-570-5927 Carole Horelka – 830-769-3765 Methodist Church, Jourdanton, Tx
Leming/Verdi 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month 6:30pm Jennifer Cagle - (210) 865-4802 Verdi Community Center, Verdi, Tx Little Atascosa Homeschooler’s Clover kids 1st Monday of the month Elizabeth George (830)570-3990 Pleasanton Church of Christ Pleasanton, Tx. Lytle 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month, 6:30pm Rosemary Bonner - (830) 709-4938 Lytle Middle School Cafeteria, Lytle, Tx Mesquite 4-H ***Information inside*** Sue Ann Smith - (830) 281-3982 Debbie Ward - (830) 281-4159 First Baptist Church, Pleasanton, Tx Poteet 4-H 1st Tuesday of the Month, 7pm Kathy Wagner – (830) 267–0889 Larry Wagner – (830) 480-4114 Poteet High School Cafeteria, Poteet, Tx
Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A & M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and County Commissioner’s Court of Texas. The information given herein is for educational purposes only. References to commercial products or trade names are made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the Cooperative Extension Service is implied.
NO 4-H Meetings during the summer!
State Round Up will be held June 10-14, 2013 at Texas A&M University, College Station. We have 12 4-H seniors competing- Good Luck Seniors! Consumer Decision Making - Arden Lange, Sarah Lotas, Cameron Robles, Hannah Ward Discover Scientific Method (Invitational) - Cassandra Lotas Fashion - Jaclyn Bonner Food - Jaclyn Bonner Livestock Judging - Kayla Wilkins, Justin Smith, Jaclyn Bonner, Travis Bonner, Taylor Shearrer, Cullen Bauer, Colten Knapp, Cody Peterson Livestock Judging (Invitational) - Ethan Ayala Photography - Jaclyn Bonner Shooting Sports - Carlos Garcia, Travis Bonner, Maverick Sanders, Justin Meyer
Ambassador & Council News2013‐2014CountyCouncilOfficers
President: JustinSmith1stVicePresident DilanWeigang2ndVicePresident CarlosGarcia3rdVicePresident TravisBonnerTreasurer: GarrettSelbyReporter: MasonVickRecordingSecretary: RebekahWagnerCorrespondingSecretary: HannahWardHistorian: CullenBauerParliamentarian: AutumnHagenSergeant‐at‐arms: KendallHagenDistrictCouncilDelegates: MarcoGarcia& ChristianCumpian
AmbassadorsOfficersarelookingfornewmembers‐Themainrequirementsare:
AnapplicationwithyourrecordbookduebyJune6thtotheextensionoffice.Applicationscanbedownloadedfromourwebsiteathttp://atascosa.agrilife.org
Membermustbeabonafide4‐Hmember. Membermusthavereachedorwillhave
reachedtheir14thbirthdaybyAugust31st. AttendanInterviewonJuly16th,atthe
extensionoffice. MembersremainAmbassadorsaslongas
theyareinAtascosaCountyandingoodstanding.
AttendanceisrequiredatallAmbassadormeetingsandactivities
NewmembermustattendamandatoryAmbassadorworkshop.
District Round Up was held on May 4th, 2013 at George West with two 4H members participating. Lacey Stephens and Robert Rutherford competed in the Share-the-fun Musical/Instrumental category and received 1st place in the Junior Division. Great job!!
Steer Validations Dates Saturday June 15; 8-10 am Wednesday June 19; 4-6 pm
If you ordered steer ear tags then you must attend at least one of the above dates to validate your steer at the Atascosa Show Barn. All exhibitors must be present with steer(s), parent(s) or guardian. There will be scales available for anyone interested in weighing their steers.
Turkey Orders
Turkey orders for the 2014 Stock show season are due Friday, July 9th to the extension office.
$3.50 for each poult. Maximum number of birds is 75 per youth and the minimum is 25 per youth.
Turkey order form is located in the back of this newsletter.
For Turkey rules for Atascosa County Stock Show visit http://aclsweb.org
Horse News
District Horse Show – June 7th, 2013 – Robstown, Tx at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds. Good Luck to all of our contestants!! Rules and more information at http://d124-h.tamu.edu/events/horse-show/ State Horse Show – July 20th, 2013 – Abilene, Tx. Registration opens June 1-July 1. More information please contact the Extension Office. 4-H Horse Newsletters can be viewed at:
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/academics/equine/cea-newsletter/index.htm
Atascosa County 4-H members participated in the District 12 4-H Rifle Match in Benavides Texas on Saturday April 27, 2013. Atascosa County participants included Junior Shooters Cort Hindes, Isabella Garcia, Shyann Meyer, Reed Foster, Montgomery Cain and Colton May. Intermediate Shooters Include Blake Foster, Jared Meyer, and Marco Garcia. Senior Shooters include Justin Meyer, Carlos Garcia, Maverick Sanders, Travis Bonner and James Seiffert. The teams and individuals are coached by Jimmy Meyer. The Atascosa County Junior team of Reed Foster, Cort Hindes, and Colton May placed 3rd at the Shoot with a team score of 232. Cort Hindes was the 2nd place junior high point individual with a total score of 144. The Senior Team of Justin Meyer, Travis Bonner, Carlos Garcia and Maverick Sanders placed 3rd overall with a score of 381.01. The Seniors will compete at the State Indoor Rifle Contest in Victoria, Tx.
Back row (left to right): Maverick Sanders, Alejandro Garcia, Jimmy Meyer (Coach) James Seiffert, Justin Meyer, Jared Meyer, Marco Garcia Middle Row (left to right): Travis Bonner, Blake Foster, Cort Hindes, Colton May, Isabella Garcia. Front Row (left to right): Shyann Meyer, Montgomery Cain, Reed Foster
Four Atascosa County 4-H Shotgun Project Participants competed in the South District 12 Shotgun Contest and the South District 12 Invitational contest held on Saturday May 11, 2013 at the South Texas Shooting Complex in Laredo Texas. In the intermediate age division Yancey Miller Participated in Trap, Skeet, and Whiz Bang in both the District 12 Shoot and District 12 Invitational Match. In the Junior Category: Nathan Ricks, Hunter Miller and Ty Hehman participated in the Trap, Skeet and Whiz Bang Contest in the District Match and Invitational Contest. Way to go Atascosa County 4-H Shotgun Shooters! District 12 Contest: Intermediate Junior Junior Junior Yancey Miller Nathan Ricks Hunter Miller Ty Hehman 9th overall trap 1st overall trap 3rd overall trap 4th overall trap 3rd overall skeet 1st overall skeet 7th overall skeet 5th overall skeet 12th overall whiz 3rd overall whiz 2nd overall whiz 12th overall whiz 8th High Point Ind. 1st High Point Ind. 3rd High Point Ind. 6th High Point Ind. Invitational Contest: 13th overall trap 1st overall trap 3rd overall trap 4th overall trap 7th overall skeet 1st overall skeet 7th overall skeet 5th overall skeet 19th overall whiz 3rd overall whiz 2nd overall whiz 12th overall whiz 13th High Point Ind. 1st High Point Ind. 3rd High Point Ind. 6th High Point Ind Picture (left to right): Hunter Miller, Nathan Ricks and District 12 4-H Specialist Luis Saldana (not in picture: Yancey Miller and Ty Hehman)
Crockett County 4H Whizbang Contest Garner Kemp of Mesquite 4H participated at the Crockett County 4H Whizbang Contest in Ozona, Tx on May 11th,
2013. Garner competed in the Junior Division and received 3 plaques for:
1st Place 5 stand 3rd Place Trap 3rd Place Skeet
Great job!!
Upcoming Shoots: Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Games Shotgun July 15-20 San Antonio, Tx Rifle July 22-27 Baird, Tx Kerr Co. Whizbang May 31st - June 2nd Kerrville Webb Co. Whizbang June 1st - 2nd Laredo Guadalupe Co. Whizbang June 14th - 15th Seguin Bandera Co. Whizbang June 22nd-- 23rd Bandera Frio Co. Whizabang June 29th - 30th Devine Comal Co. Whizbang July 13th - 14th San Antonio For more information on these upcoming shoots, contact Boyd Grimshaw @ 830-570-0110 or email: [email protected] If you have not been receiving the Shooting Sports emails from Boyd Grimshaw and wish to start receiving Shooting Sports updates via email, please send Boyd an email at the address above to be added to the current email list.
For other Shooting Sports events, newsletters and calendar of event visit: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/youth/shootingsports/index.php
Workshop is for club officers for the new year 2013-2014.
Club managers are requested to attend to plan for upcoming new year on club meetings, programs activities.
Games, prizes, fun activities, snacks, drinks and snacks will be provided during the workshop.
Study and know your parliamentary procedures and club officer rules.
Record books due June 6th at the extension office. If any volunteers would be interested in judging record books please come by the extension office during regular business hours from June 10th to June 21st. Please familiarize yourself with the score sheets and guidelines that are listed on this website http://agrilife.org/d124h/events/4-h-recordbooks/ and 4hreports.com. It should take approximately 1 hour per record book in order to give an honest and thorough judging.
Beginning in the 2011-2012 4-H year, revisions were made and implemented to create:
1. More age appropriate forms 2. An OPTIONAL online system available for data entry (4hreports.com) 3. Identical Word and PDF forms available for download
(http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/youth_recordbooks) 4. Anupdatedevaluationprocessthatfocusesonpersonalachievement 5. Greaterflexibilityformemberstomovefromonecompetitiverecordbookcategorytoanotherfrom
yeartoyearashe/shedevelopsotherprojectinterests Moreinformationat:
http://d124‐h.tamu.edu/events/recordbookshttp://texas4‐h.tamu.edu/youth_recordbooks
Record Book Categories: Aquatic Science Housing & Home Environment Beef Leadership Personal Development & Citizenship & Civic Education Leadership (open category) Clothing & Textiles Photography Communication & Expressive Arts (open category) Plant & Soil Science Conservation of Natural Resources Plant & Animals (open category) Consumer and Family Science (open category) Poultry Consumer Education Public Speaking Dairy Rabbit Energy Management Range Management Entomology Recreation Environmental Science (open category) Safety Family Life Science & Technology Food & Nutrition Sheep Forestry Shooting Sports Gardening & Horticulture Sportfishing Goat Swine
Juniors: Check Sheet Personal Information Page Junior Report Form Up to 3 pages of photos Prior year’s report forms (not
judged) Additional Photo Pages (for those
entering photography category only; up to 6 pages maximum)
No Story or photo portfolio required and should not add any additional pages
Intermediate: Check Sheet Personal Information Page Intermediate Report Form Story and Photo Portfolio (10 page
max) Prior year’s report forms (not
judged) Additional Photo Pages (for those
entering photography category only; up to 6 pages maximum)
Seniors: Check Sheet Personal Information Page Senior Report Forms I-VII Story and Photo Portfolio (10
page max) Prior year’s report forms
(previous 3 years to be judged)*
Additional Photo Pages (for those entering photography category only; up to 6 pages maximum)
If you are interested in being recognized for your 4-H leadership then apply for a Star Award.
Applications can be picked up at the extension office or fid one at: http://atascosa-co.tamu.edu
Deadline to turn in your Star application to the extension office is June 6th.
Star Award Interviews will be conducted July 16th at the extension office.
Juniors (8-10 yrs. Old) must apply for the Bronze Star Application.
Intermediates (11-13 yrs. old) must apply for the Silver Star Application.
Seniors (14-19 yrs. old) must apply for the Gold Star Application.
You can only win once in each age division. Selection procedure for Bronze and Silver Star will
be based upon the following criteria: 1. Applicant must be a bona fide 4-H member. 2. Must have completed three different
projects and submit a record book. 3. Participate in a Star Award Interview.
Selection procedure for Gold Star will be based upon the following criteria:
1. Must be 14-19 years old at the time of application. 2. Must have completed three different projects and
submit a record book. 3. Has participated in one or more activities in at least
three of the following areas: Method Demonstration, 4-H Presentations Contest, Citizenship Activities, Projects, Project exhibits, Camps, Leadership Labs, Public Relations, Other (fundraising, State and National Congress).
4. Applicant must have exhibited leadership skills by serving as a 4-H officer (club, county, district or state), and/or a junior or teen leader in an activity or project with or under the supervision of an adult volunteer leader.
**Star Award winners will be announced during the 4-H
Awards Banquet Night in August**
District Leadership Lab Date: June 25-28, 2013
Location: Texas A&M University-Kingsville Registration: May 1st – June 4th, 2013 (4-H
Connect) Theme: “Find the Superhero in You”
$185.00 per 4-Her; ages 12 and up
$125.00 per parent/adult volunteer
Register on 4-H Connect now through June 4th
Agenda, Map, Items to bring to camp, Rules and mire info at http://d124-h.tamu.edu/events/leadership-lab.
Texas 4-H Outdoor Challenge Date: June 29-30, 2013
Location: Texas 4-H Conference Center - Brownwood Registration: May 6 – June 2 (4H Connect)
Late Reg: June 3- 9, 2013
Youth 4-H Members 8-18 yrs. old Improve skills in: Shooting Sports, Sportfishing, Swimming, Canoeing, Camping/Outdoor Living skills, Orienteering, Identification of Wildlife and Natural Resources, Outdoor Safety, Teamwork, Decision-making, Mountaineering
County Camp Date: July1-3rd, 2013
Location: Texas 4-H Conference Center Registration: texas4hcenter.tamu.edu
(Youth Camps & Programs)
Early Registration: March 1- June 14 Late Registration: June 15-23 (additional 5%)
**County Camp allows counties to bring youth who
have completed grades 2 thru 11**
GolfChallengeSouthJuly15th,2013Pleasanton,TX
PleasantonCountryClubhttp://southtxgolf.com/
Registration:May20th–July8th(4HConnect)Registrationis$135perteam(mustregisterindividuallyasa3person
teamat$45each)andincludes18holesofgolf&cateredlunchAll4Hageswelcome!
Quality Counts verification will be required for all youth exhibiting livestock (market and/or breeding) at major livestock shows in Texas (including the Ft. Worth Livestock Show, San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Star of Texas Fair in Austin, San Angelo Livestock Show, Sandhills Stock Show in Odessa, State Fair of Texas in Dallas, and Heart O’ Texas Fair in Waco).
The verification process will require 4-H exhibitors to pass an online test that measures their knowledge on quality assurance and character education content items.
All 4-Hers must take this test Quality Counts test and more information available at http://quality counts.tamu.edu 4-Hers that were intermediates last year and will be in the senior division this year must
retake the test.
GolfChallengeDistrictJune19th,2013Kingsville,TX
L.E.RameyGolfCourseRegistration:May22th–June18th(4HConnect)
Registrationwillbe$40perpersonandincludeseventfees,coursefees,andlunch.
All4‐Handnon4‐Hmemberswelcome
Atascosa 4-H has 12 seniors graduating this year. Extension Office is requesting from seniors:
1. Head shot picture 2. School name 3. List of 4-H Projects 4. Plans for the future
Information is needed for 4-H Banquet Submit by Thursday July 24th Information can be:
Emailed to Monica or Kristan Or Mailed: 1003 Oak, Jourdanton, Tx 78026
Good Luck to all of our Seniors and to the next chapters of their lives. Way to go!!!
4‐HMeeting!!
Mesquite 4-H Club will be having their
meeting Sunday June 2nd, 2013 @ 3pm. The group will be doing a roadside cleanup on Airline Road and will meet at the Ward’s
place for an end of the year party.
Turkey Order Form – Due Tuesday, July 9thth to the Extension Office
Name of child: ______________________________________________________
Parent’s name:______________________________________________________
Telephone #:_______________________ 4-H Club:___________________________
Total # of Poults ordered _________ @ $3.50 each = $ ____________
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1-3 County Camp 4 Independence Day-Holiday 9 Turkey Orders 10 District Record Book Judging 15 Golf Challenge: Pleasanton 16 Ambassador, Star, & Atascosa 4-H Scholarship Interviews 15-18 Texas 4-H Congress 20 State Horse Show 22-27 Shooting Sports Games: Rifle 4-H Club Officer & Manager Workshop
Youthareeligibletoparticipatein4‐H;iftheyare8andinthethirdgradeor9yearsofagebyAugust31,2011andhavenotreachedtheir19thbirthdayonorbeforeAugust31,2011.Texas4‐HAgeCategories:
JuniorAge:8andinthe3rdgrade,9&10 IntermediateAge:11to13 SeniorAge:14to18
All4‐Henrollment;plusdistrictorstatecontestregistrationwillbedoneonlineat:http://texas.4honline.com
Texas Agri-Life Extension Service Staff:
Dale Rankin, CEA – Ag Agent
Kristan Jenschke, 4-H Program Assist. [email protected]
Monica Zepeda – Secretary
4-H Websites: Texas 4-H- http://texas4-h.tamu.edu District 12 4H – http://d124-h.tamu.edu Atascosa 4-H – http://atascosa.agrilife.org
TEXAS A&M AGRI-LIFE EXTENSION ATASCOSA 4-H 1003 OAK ST. JOURDANTON, TX 78026
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