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Lafayette 4-H Hotline

Points of interest:

Join 4-H Junior Leadership

State 4-H Boards

State Record Book Results

4-H Day with the LSU Tigers

4-H U - State Winners

Rabbit Shows

Fall Livestock Shows

Member-At-Large

Festival Cookery Contest

Validation Procedures

Searching for Livestock Exhibitors

Dates to Remember

Become a 4-H Volunteer

September 2018 4-H is fun! 4-H is learning! 4-H offers a whole new world of opportunities for boys and girls

to learn new things, go new places, and meet new friends. After all, 4-H is the largest youth organization in the entire United States!

WHO MAY JOIN? Any boy or girl who is 9 years old or older by January 1st of the current school year (that means January 2019), is in 4th-12th grade, and is willing to follow the 4-H ideals and standards is eligible to join. If a third grader (who meets age re-quirements), the individual may have to join as a member-at-large.

HOW DO I JOIN? 1. Fill out an enrollment card. 2. Choose one project. If you choose an animal project, you may choose more than one book. 3. All 4th grade and 1st time elementary 4-Her’s must select the Discovering the World of 4-H

project. 4. All 5th grade and 1st time elementary 4-Her’s must select the Exploring the World of 4-H

project. 5. Pay your dues. Check with your 4-H Leader for dues amount and due date. 6. If there is a 4-H Club at your school, you must be a member of that club.

This newsletter, the 4-H Hotline, will be given to you each month from September to May. 4-H’ers should take it home, read it, and share it with your parents. It will keep you posted on all 4-H events. If you have any questions concerning the 4-H program, call the 4-H Office at 291-7090.

4-H IS ….. LEADERSHIP. ACTIVITIES. CONTESTS. SCIENCE. ENGINEERING. TECHNOLOGY. FOOD. CITIZENSHIP.AGRICLUTLURE. SERVICE LEARNING. SCHOLARHIPS. NATIONAL TRIPS.

FRIENDSHIP. PERSONAL GROWTH.

4-H is for EVERYONE!

National 4-H Week - October 7-13, 2018 Celebrate National 4-H Week by engaging in a meaningful service project. Your club can help celebrate 4-H week by having a collection drive for those in need or by working to clean, beautify, or improve your campus or community. Tag us in pictures and use the hashtag: #lafayette4h.

Other suggestions for celebrating include having special programs at school, green and white day, or preparing a 4-H exhibit in your school library for EVERYONE to see. Take the lead by thinking of ways to make a difference on your campus and publicize your club, setting a good example for others this week. For more information search “Promotional Toolkits 4-H.” There are a number of ideas on the site to assist you with this years events.

Lafayette 4-H members earned honors, award trips, and scholarships at State 4-H University in June. This event is the larg-est state 4-H Competition of the year and is the highlight for senior 4-H club members. Thanks to all the leaders and 4-H members for contributing to our summer of success!

2018 BLUE RIBBON AND STATE WINNERS:

Agriculture Demo: Blue Ribbon: Annie Hunter and Shelby Thibeaux

Career Prep Interview: State Winner: Emily Fontenot; Blue Rib-bon: Joel Thompson

Dog Science: Blue Ribbon: Julia Thompson

Entomology Demo: Blue Ribbon: Megan Hamilton and Nathan Thompson

Environmental Conservation Illustrated Talk: State Winner: Jacob Martin; Blue Ribbon: Zoe Cazayoux

Fashion Review - Ready to Wear: Blue Ribbon: Emma Long

Insect ID: Blue Ribbon: Spencer Miguez

Meat ID Individual: State Winner: Atticus Guillory; 2nd place: Parker Abshire; 3rd place: Andrew Thibodeaux; 5th place: Elizabeth Hebert; Blue Ribbons: McKenzie Reeves and Peyton Prejean

Meat ID Team: State Winner: Atticus Guillory, Parker Abshire, and Andrew Thibodeaux; 2nd Place: Elizabeth Hebert, McKenzie Reeves, and Peyton Prejean

Poultry Judging Individual: State Winner: Abigail Brinkman; 2nd Place: Miguel Cruz; Blue Ribbons: Caroline Hernandez, Kaitlyn Cam-pos, and Emily Prior

Poultry Judging Team: State Winner: Abigail Brinkman, Miguel Cruz, and Caroline Hernandez 3rd Place: Kaitlyn Campos, Emily Prior, and Kort Stutes

Soybean Illustrated Talk: 2nd place: Emily Lanie

Sports Broadcasting: State Winner: Alexia LeGrone and Broty Stelly

Other Delegates: Jyranne' Alexander, Cameron Burney, Kilan Burney, Maya Carrier, Madison Couvillion, Claire Harrington, and Samuel Reed

CONGRATULATIONS!!

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CALLING ALL 8TH-12TH GRADERS! Would you like to be involved in your community, but just not sure how to go about it? Would you like to be a leader and channel your energy with youth that are welcoming with open arms? Well, the Lafayette JUNIOR LEADER CLUB is for YOU! This club is made up of older 4-H’ers from across Lafayette Parish who are in grades 8th-12th.

The first Junior Leadership meeting of the school year is scheduled for Wednesday, September 19, at 6:00 pm at the 4-H Office. All 4-H’ers in grades 8 to 12 are invited to attend. Parents are also welcome. Membership dues are $5.00 and you can sign up and pay your dues at the first meeting. If you are interested in running for a Junior Leader Officer position for next school year, you much select the project box near Junior Leader on the last page of the enrollment card.

4-H Night with the LSU TIGERS November 17th is 4-H LSU College of

Agriculture Night with the LSU Tigers!

LSU will be playing Rice University. Join Louisiana 4-H for a tailgate party in Parker Coli-seum. Enjoy free food, lots of fun games for everyone and givea-ways! Kick off time will be determined at a later date.

All tickets are $15.00 and select a section. To order tickets, go to tinyurl.com/4hgame18 After you purchase tickets, send a personalized link to friends and family so they can purchase tick-ets next to yours! Tickets are available on a first come, first serve basis. Contact Leslie Moran at lmoran@agcenter.lsu.edu for more details.

2018-2019 State 4-H Boards

State Record Book Winners

At this summer’s 4–H University held at LSU, Lafayette 4-H was well represented. Emily Fontenot was selected as a member of the Food and Fitness Board. Nathan Thompson and Emily Lanie were selected to the Citizenship Board. Claire Harrington was selected to the Performing Arts Board. Congratulations to Emily, Nathan, Emily, and Claire!

This year twenty-three Record Books were selected to compete in the State 4-H Record Book Competition. Lafayette Parish 4-H members who entered and won State 4-H Record Book Competitions include:

National 4-H Congress Trip: 2nd Alternate: Julia Thompson, ACH; 3rd Alternate: Emma Long, Lafayette High; 4th Alternate: Megan Hamilton, ACH

Disney Leadership Award: 5th Alternate: Nathan Thompson, ACH

Louisiana 4-H Educational Trip: 3rd Alternate: Isabella Couvillion, Fatima

6th Grade Achievement Winners: Victoria Couvillion, Fatima and Naomi Comeaux, ACH, Blue Ribbon: Tucker Habetz, Youngsville Middle

4-H U - STATE WINNERS!

Sewing Workshop A 4-H sewing workshop will be held for any 4-Her’s who are inter-

ested in sewing. 4-Her’s who turn their registration forms in early will have a better chance at getting selected for the workshop. The workshop will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018.

4-Her’s will learn sewing machine basics, textile science, and will actually get to sew items at the workshop. Call the 4-H Office at 291-7090 for more information! ***WORKSHOP PARTICPANTS must fill out a registra-tion form that can be obtained by calling the 4-H office and will be selected on a first come first serve basis due to limited space. ONLY ten (10) spots AVAILABLE and registration deadline is Friday, October 5, 2018. The cost of the workshop is $10 and a list of supplies need-ed will be given when you register.

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4-H’ers and leaders are eligible to participate in the Cattle Festival Foods Contest on Friday, October 12th and the Rice Festival Cookery on October 21st.

If interested, get a copy of the rules from your 4-H lead-er or refer to our website. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GET-TING YOUR ENTRIES TO THESE CONTESTS.

Festival Cookery Contests 4-H Rabbit Shows 4-H’ers who enroll in the Rabbit Project have op-portunities to exhibit their rabbits this Fall, but must hurry to get their rabbits entered properly.

Rabbit Events/Deadlines:

Aug. 29 Rabbit Possession Date for Sugarcane Festival

Sept. 12 Rabbit Entry Deadline for Sugarcane Festival

Sept. 29 Sugarcane Festival Rabbit Show (New Iberia)

Oct. 8 4-H Fall Fest Entry Deadline and Possession Date

Nov. 10 4-H Fall Fest Rabbit Show

For entry forms, call 291-7090.

4-H’ers who plan to show rabbits at the 4-H Shows must:

1. Enroll in the Rabbit Project in September when they complete the 4-H Enrollment Card.

2. Get their rabbit(s) at least 1 month prior to show.

3. Ear tattoo or ear mark (with a marks-a-lot) their rabbits for proper identification.

4. Submit show entry forms on or before the deadline date.

Fall Livestock Shows This fall, several fairs and festivals will include livestock shows as part of their festivities. These events may be of interest to 4-H'ers enrolling in one of the livestock projects. Dates are listed below. Entries for these fair and festival shows should already have been made through the 4-H office. Contact Mrs. Hannah as soon as possible for further details.

September 27-30 Sugarcane Festival, New Iberia

October 11-14 Cattle Festival, Abbeville

October 24-Nov. 11 State Fair, Shreveport

If you are interested in showing livestock, don’t forget to join 4-H at your school as soon as possible when school begins. Be sure to enroll yourself in your specific livestock project. Even though you were a member this past school year and were enrolled in livestock, you MUST fill out another enrollment card and choose your livestock project again!

If you check off a livestock project on your enrollment card, but do not receive a newsletter from this point forward; if you have a change of address shortly after you turn your enrollment card in or if you know of a 1st time 4-H member who may not receive the news-letter, but would like to participate in 4-H Livestock Shows, please contact the 4-H office immediately.

Searching for Livestock Exhibitors As our 4-H year begins, some members make plans to raise and show livestock projects. If you are one of these, there are several things you must do:

1. When completing the 4-H Enrollment Card, be sure to mark the appropriate livestock project (beef, sheep, horse, etc.). This will put you on the livestock/horse mailing list.

2. Parents of new exhibitors must also contact Mr. Charles at the 4-H office (291-7090) to discuss the 4-H livestock program and must attend one of the meetings scheduled for new exhibitors.

3. First year exhibitor meeting for livestock is scheduled for Mon-day, September 24, 2018 at 6 PM at the 4-H office (beef, dairy, sheep, goat, swine & poultry). Rabbit exhibitors do not attend this meeting. First year horse exhibitors meeting will be held in March.

LSU Market and Commercial Animal Validation is just around the corner. All market and commercial animals are required to be validated in order to be exhibited in the Parish, District, and State LSU Livestock Shows. Animals will be tagged, DNA tested, and classified (preliminary for entries).

Validation kits are $5.00. They are to be picked up at our office. Payment is due once DNA hair samples are collected and the kit is returned. Checks must be made payable to “Lafayette 4-H Foundation” at $5.00 per kit per animal.

This year instead of hosting group validations at Blackham Coliseum, please call the office at 291-7090 to schedule an appointment if you need help validating and tagging your animal. One of our agents will come to you..

All animals must be tagged and DNA samples collected and turned into the 4-H Office prior to the validation deadline set by the state:

November 5: Beef & Dairy Commercial Heifers, Market Lambs, Commercial Ewes, Market Goats, and Commercial Does

December 3: Market and Commercial Hogs

Any animal not validated will be ineligible to show at the LSU AgCenter Livestock Shows.

If you have any questions concerning the Validation procedure you are welcome to contact us at 291-7090.

2019 LSU AgCenter State Livestock Show Validation Procedure

Member-At-Large If you know someone that does not have a 4-H Club at their school, that lives in Lafayette parish they can join as a Member-At-Large. Call the Lafayette Parish Office for more information (337) 291-7090.

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 Lafayette 4-H office at 291-7090.

We would like to introduce you to Simon, our 4-H Mascot for this school year! He will join us each month as we adventure through learning about the environment.

September 2018 3 Labor Day Holiday, 4-H Office Closed

5 First Day of Club Meetings

5 Junior Leader Officer Meeting, 4-H Office

7 Challenge Camp Applications Due

13 State Fair Broiler Pickup

14 Deadline to return Enrollment Card to 4-H Leader

19 Junior Leader Meeting & Reception, 4-H Office

24 1st Year Livestock Exhibitors Meeting

27-30 Sugarcane Festival, New Iberia

27-30 4-H Volunteer Leader Forum, Rock Eagle, GA

October 2018 1 First Day of Club Meetings

3 Junior Leader Officer Meeting, 4-H Office

3 Livestock Advisory Board Meeting, 4-H Office

5 Fashion Workshop Registration Closes

8 Possession Date for Rabbit & Rabbit Entries Due, 4-H Office

7-13 National 4-H Week

10 National 4-H Science Day

10 Enrollment Cards Due to Leaders

12-13 Cattle Festival, Abbeville

17 Junior Leader Meeting, 4-H Office 6:00pm

19 Rice Festival Cookery Contest, Crowley, LA

20 Sewing Workshop, 4-H Office

24- Nov 11 Louisiana State Fair, Shreveport

30 4-H Officer Training, & 4-H Parent/Volunteer Training,

Lafayette Middle School

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Victoria Dupuis

Victoria Dupuis Assistant Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development Lafayette Parish

CHARLES HEBERT

Charles Hebert County Agent, 4-H Youth Development Lafayette Parish

Cassandra Phillips

Cassandra Phillips Assistant Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development Lafayette Parish

Become a 4-H Volunteer and help create life-changing experienc-es for youth in your community! There are many ways for parents and volunteers to get more involved in the 4-H program.

Adults volunteers play an important role in the 4-H program. They mentor 4-H youth, serve as a leader, coordinate local community ser-vice projects, help to plan and run events. Volunteer at your child’s school, or on the parish, regional or state level. To learn more about opportunities, contact the local 4-H Office at 291-7090 to find out about becoming a 4-H volunteer.

Become a 4-H Volunteer!

Meet Simon the Scientific Clover!