The Beloved 4-H Junior Camp Schedule for June 1-5, 2009!

OK - here is the schedule for 4-H Junior Camp this year. If you print out the pages on LEGAL sized paper, put the pages together (non-printed sides together) and fold in 3s, you'll have your camp schedule as you'll get it on Monday! So - you really don't have to print it out, just look at it. Hey - while you're at it you can book mark the site & you can visit us more easily!!

We're going to give each camper 1 schedule to keep for the week - we only have a few so if mom or dad want one, just give them this blog addy! :)

We are busy getting ready for Monday ... and Mr. Brian and I are so excited. We're gonna have a terrific time!!! :D :D :D

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Make Something Cool!

Isn't this great? I though so ... A way to recycle those old cassettes mom and dad have stashed away somewhere! I even added the sites button to our blog! Go to their site: Dollar Store Crafts. It's on the lower right when you scroll all the way down - maybe you can look through the site & come up with all kinds of busy summer activities or ideas for programs/demonstrations for next school year? It'll be here before you know it!

Get Ready For Camp!

OK - the deadline to sign up for most 4-H camps is this Friday, May 15th. Please call our office if you need us to stay open later than 5pm - that's when we close up for the weekend!

For those of you who are signed-up and ready, we'll be mailing out health forms and parent letters very soon. You can always download an Activity and Event Acceptance Form. A list of what to bring (and what NOT to bring) is here. The Parent meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26th at 6:30pm at Henderson City Hall.

The Buford Ellington 4-H Center in Milan is closing down so we'll be going to the WP Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia.

Former TN 4-Her Wins National Debate

OK, so if Public Speaking is such an important life skill, then why is speaking publicly also the #1 phobia? Seriously, this is a skill that everyone will use - regardless of what they do in life. Whether your job is very public oriented or you choose to do something that limits your interaction with people - getting your idea across in a way that everyone understands is crucial!

Not to mention that being able to give a good speech and support your ideas in a debate can = scholarship $$! Later in life this can translate into getting a job over other applicants, getting a raise or promotion, successfully solving a customer service issue, or helping to lead a 4-H public speaking group for your child!

A former 4-Her from Sevier County has done well in a national debate:

"Former SHS student and freshman at the University of the Cumberlands, Seth Stoffle can lay claim to a title few people obtain but many covet – a national championship.

Stoffle and debate partner Katie Riley were recently named the Christian College National Champions after winning the Novice Duo Parliamentary Debate at the Christian College Forensics National Invitational Tournament at Biola University in California. The duo took 1st place after shutting out top-seeded Bethel University (Minn.) in the semi-finals and then going on to defeat Pt. Loma University (Calif.) for the championship."

Read the full article here!