Bond County

925 E. Harris

Greenville, IL 62246

618/664-3665

Clinton County

1163 N. Fourth

Breese, IL 62230

618/526-4551

Jefferson County

4618 Broadway

Mt. Vernon, IL 62864

618/242-0780

Marion County

1404 E. Main

Salem, IL 62881

618/548-1446

Washington County

9623 Wall St.

Nashville, IL 62263

618/327-8881

find us online any time web.extension.illinois.edu/bcjmw

S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T

1 2

3 4

National

Homemade Soup

Day

5 6

Photography

Workshop 4:00

7 8 9

National

Pizza Day

10

Clovers & Clo-

verettes 1:00

Aviston Aces

4:00

11

Buttercups 6:00

12 13 14

Happy

Valentines

Day!

15

Federation

10:00

16

17

Sugarcreek 1:00

Ferrin Cows &

Clovers 2:00

18

Breadmaking

Workshop 10:00

19 20 21 22 23

Junior Leader-

ship Conference

24

Clover Crew 3:00

Junior Leadership

Conference

25 26 27 28

Save The Date

February National Black History Month

15 DEADLINE: Registration for State 4-H Dairy

Quiz Bowl

16 Illinois Pork Producers Youth Day

23 State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl, East Peoria

23-24 Illinois 4-H Jr. Leadership Conference, Champaign

March 1 DEADLINE: Farm Credit Scholarship & Grant

8 Explore ACES Open House @U of I

25 DEADLINE: Local Public Speaking Contest

30 Regional Horse Bowl & Hippology @SIUC

April

8 Local Public Speaking Contest @KC

13 State 4-H Horse Speaking Contest

13 State 4-H Horse Hippology Contest

14 State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest

27 National 4-H Day of Service #TrueLeaders

27 State 4-H Horse Judging Contest, Galva

May

11 State 4-H Robotics Competition, Bloomington

June

1 4–H Camp Monticello all month

8 – 15 Citizenship Washington Focus Trip

8 Illinois 4-H Public Speaking Contest

17 Illinois 4-H State Livestock Judging, Champaign

23 – 29 Illini Summer Academies

29 General Project Show

July

14-18 Live Animal Shows

20 – 21 4-H Shooting Sports Training @ 4-H Memorial

22 – 28 Illinois State Fair Junior Horse Show, Springfield

August 10 General Projects at Illinois State Fair, Springfield

No cow required—Dairy Quiz Bowl

All 4-H members are invited to compete in the State

4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest. The state contest is

Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Embassy Suites, East Peoria

Riverfront Hotel & Conference Center, 100 Confer-

ence Center Drive, East Peoria. Check in before 11:30

a.m. The first test begins at 11:30 a.m. Contest rounds

begin at 1 p.m., and the contest will be completed by

5 p.m. Participants will need to pay for their group

lunch at the hotel OR you can go (with adult supervi-

sion) across the parking lot to Steak ‘n Shake between

noon and 1 p.m.

Register with your local Extension office before

Feb. 15. Questions will cover all aspects of dairy

production and marketing. Study reference sources

include the Illinois 4-H dairy manuals plus Hoard's

Dairyman Reference Books, IL Extension Livestock E

-Quiz website, Holstein Foundation website, and Vir-

ginia 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl study materials online.

Teams of four may compete, or individuals can be

added to other groups to form a team. The State 4-H

Dairy Quiz Bowl team will be selected from the eligi-

ble 4-H members participating at this state contest.

Youth 15 to 18 are eligible for the national team. For

information, contact Dave Fischer @ dfisch-

er@illinois.edu or call 618-830-4957.

Learn about the swine industry 4-H members are invited to a free workshop on

February 16 at the State Fairgrounds in Springfield.

The day begins at 9 a.m. with check-in. Lunch will be

provided. For more information and to register, go to

ilpork.com.

Workshops, Showbook and

Fair Entry—busy times.

Showbook will be out in

March!

Cheryl Timmermann

Your bunk is waiting at 4-H Memorial Camp—Registration Opens February 4

Great news! 4-H Memorial Camp near Monticello will be offering five summer camp sessions in 2019.

Choose from one of these summer sessions:

Tuesday, June 4 – Saturday, June 8

Sunday, June 9 – Thursday, June 13

Sunday, June 16 – Thursday, June 20

Sunday, June 30 – Thursday, July 4

Sunday, July 28 – Thursday, August 1

Cost will be $230 for enrolled 4-H members. This new cost includes a $15 credit at the Trading Post and a

camper t-shirt, so you shouldn’t bring cash to camp! Cost to youth not enrolled in 4-H is $270.

Registration will open February 4 @ go.illinois.edu/4Hcamp! Don’t be late. Most spots will be filled by the

end of February!

STEMbot Challenge announced

More than 400 youth are expected to compete in this year’s State 4-H Robotics Chal-

lenge. Teams of youth may enter to compete May 11. The contest will be held at the In-

terstate Center in Bloomington. Get all the details of the challenge online @

go.illinois.edu/4Hrobotics. This year’s challenge revolves around one of the largest and

fastest growing professional sectors in the world...STEM! Enter your team, or come and

visit the contest to see what all the buzz is about!

This invite was sent to NEW members but we also wanted to invite any of you to attend this meeting or share any feedback on the 4-H shows from the past.

Our Superintendents will be meeting to review the showbook and make any changes at the end of the month.

NEW PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS CLASSES IN 2019 Unit 23 Contest April 8 at Kaskaskia College We’ve updated the Public Presentation category. Be sure to read the new rules below! Each county can send three en-

tries to the State 4-H Public Speaking Contest which will be held June 8 in Decatur. Go to the Illinois 4-H Website

@ go.illinois.edu/IL4H. Click on EVENTS, then State 4-H Public Speaking Contest. Here are the new guidelines for

your moment in the spotlight:

Formal Speech |Self-written | Notes Allowed | No props | Individual | 4-8 minutes

Formal Speeches share the presenter’s own unique view and are intended to motivate, persuade, or inform an audience

and may include a call to action. Youth deliver a speech on any topic they wish (Original Oratory), or choose one of

these four topics on which to speak (Topical Response):

Welcome to the Digital Age

What is My Connection to the Global Community?

Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn’t, and Does It Matter?

If I Could See tomorrow…

Illustrated Speech | Self-written | Notes allowed | Illustrations Required | Individual | 4-8 minutes

Illustrated Speeches may be used to inform, persuade, or motivate the audience while using a visual aid. Visual aids

may be two dimensional, three-dimensional, or digital. Youth may include audience participation. Digital visual aids

must be stored on a USB flash drive. Illustrated speeches may be:

How-to demonstrations which show the audience how to do something.

Object lessons which use objects as metaphors to share a message.

Educational models where drawings or diagrams help explain a topic.

Original Works | Self-written | Notecards allowed | Props and Costumes Allowed |

Individual or 2-Person Team | Manuscripts sent in Advance | 4-8 minutes

Original works must be written entirely by the presenter. It may be presented as an individual or a two-person team en-

try. Manuscripts must be sent in advance to the contest. Presentations may be designed for TV, radio, or online media

and must be presented live. The types of entries could include:

Prose and Short Stories

Poetry

Broadcast Media Program

Theatrical

Combined Program: Combine any number of the above elements along with other creative presentation forms

Oral Interpretation | Published work | Props and Costumes Allowed | Individual or 2-Person Team |

Manuscripts sent in Advance | 4-8 minutes

Presentations in Oral Interpretation must be published works, and manuscripts or transcripts must be submitted prior to

the event. They may be presented as an individual or a two-person team entry. The types of entries could include:

Prose and Short Stories

Poetry

Theatrical Interpretation

Published Speech Recitation: Excerpt from a spoken presentation delivered by a public figure, such as Winston

Churchill, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., or Maya Angelou

Combined Program: Combine any number of the above elements along with other creative presentation forms

Federation is for Members 8th grade

and up. Fun monthly activities!

Next meeting February 15, 10 a.m.

Your path to state Horse Bowl and Hippology contests The Southern Region Horse Bowl & Hippology Contests will be March 30 at Southern Illinois

University at Carbondale. Winning teams and individuals advance to the state contests. The State

4-H Hippology contest is Saturday, April 13, beginning about 8 a.m. at the David Klinley Hall on

the U of I campus. Cost is $5 per person. The State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest will be held Sunday,

April 14 at the Education Building on the U of I campus, beginning about 8 a.m. Cost is $5

per entry or $25 per team. Go to the Illinois 4-H Website @ go.illinois.edu/IL4H. Click on

EVENTS, then State 4-H Horse Bowl or State 4-H Horse Hippology.

Speak up for the horse industry The state 4-H Horse Speaking Contest is Saturday, April 13 at the David Kinley Hall on

the U of I campus, beginning about 10 a.m. All 4-H members may participate. No pre-

qualifying is needed. You must register at the Extension office by mid-March. Cost is $3

per entry.

Pick your favorites at State 4-H Horse Judging Contest The State 4-H Horse Judging Contest will be held Saturday, April 27 at Black Hawk College,

26230 Black Hawk Road, Galva. Registration begins at 11 a.m., with the contest following at

noon. The contest is open to all 4-H members; one does not need to own a horse or be enrolled in

a horse project to participate. Be sure to pick up horse judging cards signed by Extension staff

from the county office. Top-placing youth will be invited to participate in an invitational judging

contest where the national team will be determined. Go to the Illinois 4-H Website @

go.illinois.edu/IL4H. Click on EVENTS, then State 4-H Horse Judging.

Contact Your

Local Extension

Office if you

are interested

in any of these

contests.

Time for you to Explore ACES

Take a day and find out just what University of Illinois

College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental

Sciences offers students. March 8 is saved for prospective

students and their families; March 9 is for confirmed

ACES students. Learn more online @ exploreaces.org.

Longer, bigger, better. See yourself at Illini Summer Academies

Spend 6 nights and 7 days on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus for

Illini Summer Academies. Registration opens March 1 at go.illinois.edu/illini4H. Check in

at 3 PM Sunday, June 23. The conference ends the morning of Saturday, June 29.

The conference is open to youth who will have completed 8th thru 12th grade by the time

of the conference and will be at least 14 by Sept. 1, 2019. Cost varies based on the Acade-

my track you choose! Limited scholarships are available.

Spend 18 hours in one of these exciting college study programs:

Honeybees and beekeeping

Veterinary Medicine

Animal Sciences

Aerospace Engineering

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Telling Stories About Ag and the Environment – Ag Communications

Exploring Human Development & Family Studies

Grand Challenges in Family Sciences

Companion Animal Nutrition and Pet Food Manufacturing Academy

Game Design: Digital Art, Storytelling and Fabrication

Theater Arts: African Dance

Theater Arts: Costume Design

Anthropology

Agricultural Engineering – NEW

Ag & Natural Resources - NEW

Food Science and Human Nutrition – NEW

When you’re not in Academy time, you’ll be exploring campus, hanging out with new friends, and having new adven-

tures you can only find at U of I.

WHAT IS LIVESTOCK JUDGING?

If you are interested in learning more about livestock judging by attending a

workshop or being on a team please email Cheryl at timmerc@illinois.edu.

Judging is the foundation of any 4-H livestock project. Feeding, exercising, groom-

ing, and showing the animal are all important aspects of your 4-H project; however,

none may be as exciting as selecting your project animal. Selection of project ani-

mals is actually judging livestock, comparing the merits of one animal against the

merits of other potential project animals. This selection process is just one of many

applications of livestock evaluation and judging.

Check out this link for a little more on judging http://okaloosa.ifas.ufl.edu/4hy/

files/2012/02/Basics-of-Judging.pdf

Save the Date

Jefferson County

Livestock Judging Contest

April 6

U of I Extension

Clinton County Office

1163 N 4th St

Breese, IL 62230

526-4551

YOUR 4-H NEWS FOR February

@UofIExtBCJMW

UNIT 23 STAFF

Pam Jacobs

Interim County Extension Director

Liz Miller

Youth Development Educator

Cheryl Timmermann

Program Coordinator

4-H & Youth

vacant

Office Support Assistant

@bcjmwu23

@uiebcjmw

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