Bread Baking Contest Rules

OK - the contest for the 4-H Club Meetings for March is Bread Baking!! There are only 2 categories: biscuits and cornbread. So, this contest is designed to give you some basic practice in baking/cooking - there's no fancy category for this contest. It's OK to get help - just make sure you are doing most everything related to baking your bread.
You can always call our office if you have any questions. I'm posting the rules, right out of your yearbooks - just in case you (gasp) lost or misplaced that invaluable piece of 4-H memorabilia! ;)

Chester County 4-H Public Speaking

This post is long overdue - the county Public Speaking contest was February 7th at the Brown-Kopel building at Freed Hardemen University. It was just the beginning of a very bad sinus infection for me - that's why the photos are not posted! I missed the window of opportunity to update our blog with Public Speaking pictures - sorry!





The Sub-regional 4-H Public Speaking contest is tomorrow night in Jackson at 4pm. Representing 5th grade will be Mary Emilee Lussier, representing 6th grade will be Talia Hinson , representing 7th grade will be Jessica Lindsey, and representing 8th grade will be Rachel Leach. Good Luck everyone!

Summer Camp 2009

Some of you may have heard that the 4-H Center in Milan is closing. This is true.

However, we will still get to go to camp this Summer - in Columbia, TN instead!!

The W.P. Ridley 4-H Center is beautiful!! Check out their site
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/ridley4hcenter/

Also, the date has changed to the first week of June for 4th-6th grades. 6th-8th grades can also go to Junior High Camp that first week of July.

We're really excited about getting to camp in our new location. The price should be about the same - close to $210.00

Our bus ride will be a bit longer though - about 2 hours!

We'd like to hear your opinions about it!

February Contest

The contest for February 4-H Clubs in Chester County is "Models". While we typically see cars, models are just scaled down versions of something large. I have also seen models of a plant and animal cell, so they can also be scaled up versions of something microscopic! The rules and judging criteria are in your yearbook - but for those of you unfortunate folks whose "dog ate their yearbook", I will re-post that page here!



The 4-H Club at CCHS will meet tomorrow during Activity Period. CCMS 4-H Clubs will meet February 10th and 12th. I'll update the blog as soon as we schedule the dates at CCJHS. Even though 7th graders will be enjoying the "On My Own" activity, we will still collect & judge your models!

FYI – Germs are everywhere! And a Prize opportunity!

That’s really not new news as the 8th grade 4-H Clubs at CCJHS got to see today. Students got to participate in a hand-on demonstration to determine what was best way to get germs off our hands.

1st, I made them listen to me as I lectured them about germs; how most are harmless or helpful and only a small amount of germs (environment-wide) are pathogenic – aka “bad germs”. They learned that all it takes is 1 bad germ to get inside you & when that 1 bad germ turns into a few hundred a few hours later, you can get very sick.

Ignorance is bliss, but when it comes to germs and keeping your hands clean, ignorance can kill you. We used Glo Germ powder or Glitter Bug Potion and a blacklight to “show” us where germs like to hide and to show how easy it is to spread germs around. First we all took turns looking at each other with the powder/lotion all over us. Then, the class split into 3 treatment groups:

1. This group washed their hands by quickly rinsing in cold water & towel dried their hands.
2. This group washed with cold water (we wanted to use warm, but there was no warm water in the school) soap, rubbed for 20 seconds, and then towel dried their hands.
3. This group used 1 squirt of hand sanitizer.

The 4-Hers came up with their own conclusion as to the BEST method for REMOVING germs that may be on your hands. So find an 8th grade CCJHS 4-Her and ask them!!



I have a 4-H prize for anyone who can answer these questions correctly about today’s activity (you can work in groups too – no more than 5 people to a group). Everyone is welcome to try, just send me an email with the answers, the name of the people in your group, and your address if you’re not local!

1. How many germs, per square inch, can there be on your body?
2. How fast is a sneeze? (MPH)
3. How many people can you infect (potentially) from one sneeze?
4. What is the #1 way to prevent the spread of germs?
5. How long can germs live on inanimate surfaces?

Good luck 4-H fans!

4-H Time on Stage!!

Do you want to see your name in lights? Auditions for the 2009-10 Tennessee 4-H Performing Arts Troupe are coming up this spring. 4-H members in grades 8-11 are encouraged to apply. The categories for applicants are vocal and dance. There are also technical positions (i.e. sound and lighting) available.

There are two ways to apply for the troupe:
1. Schedule a live audition. All live auditions will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville. To schedule a live audition, applications must be received by March 13, 2009.
2. Submit a video or DVD. The video or DVD must be postmarked by April 17, 2009, and sent to: Justin Crowe, Extension Specialist, 2621 Morgan Circle, Room 205, Knoxville, TN 37996-4510.




Each vocalist must have at least one selection with musical accompaniment. A dancer or vocalist may also include a group performance where the individual is clearly identified. It is desirable for all vocal applicants to include at least one selection that includes movement and dance.

4-H Across the WWW

So, today I was searching for other 4-H blogs and found many from North Carolina! I went into where I could edit things and figured it out (again)! So now there's a link to those North Carolina 4-H blogs and I found 1 in Washington. If y'all know of some more, let me know and I'll link those up as well!