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What’s Inside:

Office Updates 2

Color Page 3

Project Updates 4 & 5

Teen Leaders 6 & 7

Adult Leader, Parent & Volunteer Pages

8 & 9

Calendar 10

Kodiak 4-H

4-H General Meeting

118 Trident Way, #122; Kodiak, AK 99615

(907) 486-1534; [email protected]

Find ‘Kodiak 4-H’ on Facebook and join the group! Visit our webpage at www.alaska4h.org/kodiak

April 2016April 2016April 2016

Newsletter submissions:

Please submit your print ready articles to the Kodiak

4-H office at [email protected]

and put ‘4-H Newsletter’ in the subject area. All

submissions for the next newsletter must be to the

office by APRIL 15th. For any questions, article

requests or email address changes, call the Kodiak 4-H office at (907)

486-1534. This newsletter is only available electronically.

Monday, April 11th 6:00 p.m.

Kodiak Middle School Commons Calling all 4-H families! Come and learn about

RECYCLING in Kodiak and how you can help! The Teen Leaders will be hosting this month’s program along with running the business meeting. All attendees get a door prize ticket, for an extra ticket: *Bring a canned food item *Wear your 4-H gear *Bring a friend!

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Kodiak 4-H

As I look at the calendar, we only have 5 months left before the Kodiak State Fair & Rodeo which is over Labor Day weekend! I hope you are working on crafts and projects that you can enter into the fair and show off what you learned! Keep up with your Record Books too so it isn’t so daunting at the end of the season trying to remember what you did, where you were and to document your experiences. If you need help, ask your project leader! Watch the Kodiak 4-H Facebook page for other fun summer opportunities! Summer Camps are getting scheduled and Horse is preparing to start lessons for those who own or lease a horse. Later in the summer its fun to watch and volunteer to help at the Horse Show too! So with all the fun coming up, I am sorry to say but this will be my last post as the Kodiak 4-H Program Assistant. My last day is scheduled for Fri-day, April 15th. I have decided to continue helping with the Archery project since we are low on instructors so I will be around for those lingering ques-tions. Hopefully we can get a replacement hired soon but its up to the Uni-versity, so watch for updates on that. As I said before, this has been a very hard decision and I enjoyed getting to know so many wonderful people. Its been a great experience, and I have been able to create some wonderful memories and stories! I want to be sure to thank our Adult Leaders for volunteering their time and to help this great program succeed. It would not exist without you, your energy, strength, or-ganization and commitment to our youth. I am thankful that I had the op-portunity to work with all of you!

Updates from the Office by Jen Hagen, 4-H Program Assistant

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Below are some project updates and meeting information. If you do not see

your project listed below, watch for updates on the Kodiak 4-H Facebook

page, email updates or contact your project leader.

CLOVERBUDS (K-2nd)… led by Jen Stroup and Amanda Parker Next CLOVERBUD meetings are scheduled for the following Thursdays: April 14th & 28th, May 12th & 19th. Meetings start at 5:30pm. Locations and topics TBA. Watch out for Clover-bud Camp information soon too. A 1/2 day camp full of animals, crafts, science and FUN de-signed specifically for their age group! DOG… led by Lauren Humphrey Dog had a great field trip to K-9 Kuts. If you see the owners of this nice shop, please tell them thank you for sharing their expertise with our group. We do not have a next meeting date set yet so watch for updates!

HORSE & HORSE LOVERS… led by Emma Helligso & Libby Eufemio March’s meeting was learning the parts of a horse. Great display Emma! Next meeting is scheduled for April 13th at 4:00pm. Locations still to be determined depending on weather. Watch the Facebook page for updates.

QUILTING...led by Sandy Peotter This group hit it hard through Spring Break with 3 meetings of quilting fun! A lot of great progress was made. Thank you to all the volunteers who came the first day to help with the cutting!

SEWING II... led by Tabitha Adams Sewing will hit their projects hard this month, 2 longer sessions to really dig in and spend time finishing their projects. Saturday, April 9th and Saturday, April 23rd, starting at 10:00am until 2:00pm, at the 4-H office meeting room. Please bring a sack lunch, water bottle and your projects! These may be the last sewing sessions for awhile so plan on attending!!

SHOOTING SPORTS - ARCHERY... led by Jen Hagen and Judy Hamilton (Nancy has officially stepped down as leader of this group. We are working on getting a trainer scheduled that but may not happen until September. If you are a Teen or Adult interested in taking the Leader Training, please let us know so we can notify everyone once a training is scheduled.)

The first meeting back on Feb. 6th covered archery safety basics, recognizing the different bows and naming the parts of the bows. The second meeting March 19th went very well and we got to shoot! After a safety review for some newcomers, we covered eye domi-nance, range procedures including verbal and whistle commands and archery specific stretches. The next ARCHERY meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 23rd, 10:00am to 11:30am. We will be working on proper shooting form and talk about a field trip. Meet at the Baptist Mission gym, please be sure to wear long sleeved shirt (nothing baggy), no jewel-ry, tie long hair back and no open toed shoes. SHOOTING SPORTS - RIFLE... led by Velma Vining The first project meeting was on Saturday, March 19th that went very well! Next meet-ings are scheduled for Saturday, April 9th and again Saturday, April 23rd. Be ready to shoot starting promptly at 12:00pm until 2:00pm. Parents are encouraged to stay and help; man-datory if your child is a younger or new shooter please. Bring a snack and drink with you! SMALL ANIMALS… led by Libby Eufemio & Judy Hamilton Thank you to the great group of 4-H members who helped out at the St. Mary’s Easter Bazaar! You raised some funds for the group and made a lot of kids and parents smile being able to get a picture with the Easter Bunny AND hold a live bunny! What a great event! The SMALL ANI-MALS group is busy with an upcoming visit to Bells Flats Poultry on Saturday, April 9th at 3:00pm. More details will be posted on the Fa-cebook page. If you missed out helping at the East Bazaar, there is a second opportunity coming up! The SMALL ANIMALS group will have a table with a mini petting zoo at the Children’s Fair on Saturday, April 16th. Volunteers are needed from 10:00am-2:00pm at the Baptist Mission Gym. Come hold a bunny or chicken and share them with young children and their families.

Please help us document our success and fun…

post pictures and videos of our members in action

on the Kodiak 4-H Facebook page!

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Kodiak 4-H

TEEN LEADERS FOR 2015-16:

President ......................................... Mallory Arnold

Vice President ............................... Ali Kostelecky

Secretary ........................................ Sydney Mutch

Treasurer ........................................ Rosemary Eufemio

Activity Director ........................... Erica Kostelecky

PR Reps ............................................ Madison Parker

Adult Leader .................................. Lisa Kostelecky

Are you interested in becoming a Junior Leader or Teen Leader?

The 4-H junior and teen leadership experience is designed to provide members with the opportunity to learn about the qualities and competencies need-ed to be a leader. Junior Leaders provide assistance, while Teen Leaders assume more challenging lead-ership roles. Junior and teen leaders may assist with specific projects or with more general 4-H ac-tivities and events. (Currently we have no Jr. Leader pro-

gram...interested parents should contact the Kodiak 4-H Lead-

er Council) Requirements: Junior leaders (intermediate members): To be-come a junior leader, youth must be in 6-8th grades, or if home-schooled, must be at least 11-13 years old as of December 31st of the program year. Teen leaders (senior members): To become a teen leader, youth must be in 9-12th grade, or if home-schooled, must be at least 14 years old as of Decem-ber 31st of the program year.

Teen Leaders

The Teen Leaders are meeting every Thursday at lunch on the third floor break room at the High School, and then once a month on the Tuesday before the General Meeting at the Kostelecky Home, located at 1161 Abercrombie. Our goal this year is to work on lots of community service projects.

Watch for regular updates on the ‘Kodiak 4-H Teen Leaders’ Facebook page, join today!

Kodiak 4-H Scholarships

Kodiak 4-H is offering up to three (3) $500 scholarships this school year to individuals who plan to continue their education at a College, University, Jr. College or trade (vocational) school of their choice. To qualify you must be a…

2016 Graduates of Kodiak HS, Current member of 4-H in good standing, or a continuing education student who

was a KHS graduate & 4-H member in 2015, And was not awarded this scholar-ship in 2015.

Application packets will be available at KHS Counselors Office, Kodiak 4-H webpage or Kodiak 4-H Facebook page.

Contact the Kodiak 4-H Leaders Council for questions at [email protected].

Teen Leaders

Did you get yours? They were delicious!! The Teen Leaders assembled, baked and delivered over 32 pies helping them raise around $950 towards their travel goal to New York! Great job everyone and THANK YOU for everyone who donated and supported this great group!


Keeping you informed on 4-H training, events & general information including local, state-

wide and national opportunities. If you need more information, contact the 4-H office; call

(907) 486-1534, email [email protected] or post on ‘Kodiak 4-H’ Facebook page.

NEW VOLUNTEER

ONLINE TRAINING: If you’re a new 4-H volunteer,

thinking of signing up or just

need a 4-H refresher, please

take the time to complete the

following online training.

Go to www.alaska4h.org,

hover over Get Involved!, select New Volunteers

from the drop down menu,

and once on the page, scroll

down to the STEP 3 sec-

tion.

#1 Protection of Minors

training is MANDATORY for

all 4-H Adult Leaders and will

take 45-60 minutes to com-

plete. Please print out or

screen shot your certificate of

completion and turn into the

4-H office for recordkeeping.

#2 4-H Volunteer Online

Modules and is not mandato-

ry but recommended to learn

more about 4-H. These can

be done at your own pace.

There are 4 modules that take

15-30 minutes each.

4-H office helpers needed

Help is needed to keep the Kodiak 4-H run smoothly and there are several opportunities for parents and teens to help. This would be a Volunteer position for adults and an Internship for teens (would look great on your resume or college applications). Contact the Kodiak 4-H Leaders Council at [email protected] today if interested in any of the following: - NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING - WEBSITE MAINTENANCE - GENERAL OFFICE HELP -filing, printing, make copies -returning phone calls or emails -organizing supplies -inventory - SUMMER CAMP HELP

We will train you! Learn new skills, learn more about 4-H and have fun at the same time!

2016 E-Academy - Professional Development Series

Learning is an essential function and outcome of 4-H youth devel-opment experiences. “The Role of Learning in Positive Youth Develop-ment” will be a 10 session online professional development series taking place from March 30 – April 27, 2016. The e-academy is FREE and re-quires pre-registration. Registration is at http://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1096601/97DB8B4A481DE1CC1CF243152ECEEB5D/7575 (this will be put on our Facebook page for easy one-click access) This e-academy will be an in-depth, targeted online professional development series designed for 4-H and other youth development professionals. The focus will be on intentional learning experiences in youth development settings. Tied together, the sessions will address the what, why and how of learning.

#1 March 30 – 8:00am The Role of Learning in Positive Youth Development: An Introduction #2 March 30 – 10:00am Planning and assessing the learning experience #3 April 5 – 8:00am Creating a learning environment #4 April 5 – 10:00am Meeting learners where they are #5 April 20 – 8:00am From learning to skill development #6 April 20 – 10:00am The what, why & how of experiential learning and related delivery models #7 April 25 – 8:00am Preparing and training learning facilitators (volunteers and staff) #8 April 25 – 10:00am Reaching new audiences with relevant learning experiences #9 April 27 – 8:00am How does learning fit into the overall PYD program model? #10 April 27 – 10:00am The Role of Learning in PYD: Implementation and Conclusion

The 2016 E-Academy is brought to you by 4-H National Headquarters in partnership with National 4-H Council and the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents.

Next Adult Leader Volunteer Meeting:

Monday, May 2nd, 2016 6:00pm, 4-H office meeting room, 118 Trident Way (Near Island)


http://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1096601/97DB8B4A481DE1CC1CF243152ECEEB5D/7575

http://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1096601/97DB8B4A481DE1CC1CF243152ECEEB5D/7575

MAY 2nd Adult Leader Meeting 7th RIFLE 9th General Meeting 12th CLOVERBUDS 16th Alaska Arbor Day 21st RIFLE 26th CLOVERBUDS 28th Crabfest Parade 30th Annual Pancake Breakfast

JUNE/JULY TBA Summer Camps

April 2016 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

April Fools

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6:00pm Leader’s Mtg

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6:00pm KRSF Fair & Rodeo

Meeting @ Library

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National Walking Day

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SEWING

12:00-2:00pm RIFLE

3:00pm SMALL ANIMALS

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6:00pm General Mtg RECYCLING

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National Library Day

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4:00pm HORSE &

HORSE LOVERS

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5:30pm CLOVERBUDS

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10:00am-2:00pm Children’s Fair @ Baptist Mission

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Bicycle Day

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High-Five Day

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SEWING

10:00am ARCHERY

12:00-2:00pm RIFLE

24 25 26 National

Help A Horse Day

27 28 5:30pm

CLOVERBUDS

29 30 Adopt a

Shelter Pet Day

More fun holidays can be found at http://www.brownielocks.com/april.html

ALASKA

Summer Camps…

4-H Camps, Outdoor Adventure Camp, Horse Camp,

Cloverbud Camp, Junior Jamboree, Spirit Camp,

Alaska Adventure Camp...Interested in learning

more? Visit the Alaska 4-H summer camp webpage

for more information, and check back regularly for

updates and new camps added.

http://www.alaska4h.org/4-h-camps.html

America’s Arctic University The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service programs are available to all,

without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, national origin, or disability and in accordance with

all applicable federal laws. Provided in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, acts of May 8

and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Fred Schlutt, Director

of Cooperative Extension Service, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The University of Alaska

Fairbanks is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educational institution.

CLOVERBUDS (K-2nd) - Jen Stroup & Amanda Parker DOG - Lauren Humphrey GARDENING - Marie Rice & Judy Hamilton HORSE - Libby Eufemio & Emma Helligso HORSE LOVERS - Emma Helligso HORSE LOVERS (Main Elementary) - Margie Coons QUILTING - Sandy Peotter ROBOTICS (Homeschoolers)- TBA ROBOTICS - Lauren Humphrey SEWING II - Tabitha Adams SHOOTING SPORTS - ARCHERY - Jen Hagen & Judy Hamilton SHOOTING SPORTS - RIFLE - Velma Vining SMALL ANIMALS - Libby Eufemio & Judy Hamilton TEEN LEADERS (9-12th)- Lisa Kostelecky Remember members, you are not limited to the projects listed here. If there is another topic you would like to participate in & do on your own, contact the 4-H office today and find out what is available!

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