4-H Healthy Habits Day Camp

The 4-H Healthy Habits Day Camp will be held January 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 9:00

a.m. to 12:00 noon each day. This camp is open to 4th—8th graders in

Hamilton County. Cost is $10 per person. Registration packet available on the

county website: https://hamilton.tennessee.edu

Topics include:

4-H Day Camp

4-H Public Speaking Contest

4-H Art Poster Contest

4-H Archery Club

4-H Horse Club

Shooting Sports Certification

4-H Congress

4-H Homeschool Club

4-H Citizenship Club

Wilkins attending national

conference

President’s Environmental

Youth Award

4-H Honor Club

4-H College Scholarships

Junior Duck Stamp Contest

4-H Summer Camps

4-H Hamilton County Update

December 2018

For more information call the Extension office, 423-855-6113, or contact:

Nancy Rucker, Extension Agent and County Director, nrucker@tennessee.edu

Keith Bridges, Extension Agent, kbridge8@tennessee.edu

4-H Public Speaking County Contest

The Hamilton County 2019 4-H Public Speaking Contest will be held for those who placed first in their local

club, grades 4th—12th.

4-H Public Speaking Contest

January 17, 2019

Second Presbyterian Church

Check-in will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Contest begins at 6:00 p.m.

Those who will first place will move on to the sub-region contest (for 4th—8th graders) or the Eastern Re-

gion contest (for 9th—12th graders).

4-H Art Poster Contest

4-H youth may enter a 4-H Art Poster in their local club meeting in January 2019.

Each 4-H member may enter one poster.

Posters are to be horizontal only.

Posters must be 14 x 22 inches. Any other size will not qualify for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place.

Name, address, county, and grade should be clearly written on the back of the poster.

4-H is to be the topic for the poster.

Well known cartoon figures cannot be used because they are copyrighted (super heroes, game figures,

etc.), unless you receive permission.

3D objects or materials which extend 1/8 inch or more above the surface of the poster may not be used.

No glitter.

If the 4-H emblem (4-H Clover) is used on the poster, do not place anything on top of it. The 4-H emblem

should not appear screened under words or graphics.

4-H Archery Club

The 4-H Archery Club had a great holiday party. They also competed in the Archery Skill-a-thon. Many did

well answering the questions on the test. Those who had the highest scores were recognized. They also

selected their t-shirt design for 2019.

The 2019 Tennessee Shooting Sports training will be held January 25 & 26, York 4-H Center, Crossville, TN.

Registration is now open. Adults are trained and can then serve as a coach for the 4-H Archery Club and

provide instruction for the participants.

Skill-a-thon

winners

Volunteer

leader

Maria

Sabin

working

with club

officers

4-H Mane Attraction Horse Club In December, the members of the 4-H Mane Attraction Horse Club gathered togeth-

er at Saddle Pals in Soddy Daisy, TN. Adam Presley, volunteer leader, recognized the

youth with high points from the horse shows in 2018. Zoe Grosskreutz and Makenli

Ayers received halters for their achievements. Maggie Sims also received halters for

her high points achievements. Zoe was also recognized as a graduating senior.

Club members enjoyed dinner followed with gifts. They also presented Adam with a

gift of a new shirt. Club members are now preparing for the 2019 Eastern Region

Hippology and Horse Bowl contests. This club is open to youth 4th grade and older in

Hamilton County.

Zoe and Makenli

Awarded for high points

Shooting Sports Certification Seeking adult leaders to serve as coaches for our 4-H Archery Team. Leaders must com-plete the two day training to be a certified 4-H Shooting Sports instructor.

The next training will be held in Crossville, TN, at the York 4-H Center, January 25 & 26, 2019. Registration is required by January 11th.

There will be another training held August 9 & 10, York 4-H Center, Crossville, TN.

If interested, contact Nancy Rucker. Each leader must complete the required paperwork to be an approved Level 3 volunteer leader.

4-H Congress The 72nd Tennessee 4-H Congress will be held March 17-20, 2019, Nashville, TN.

4-H youth in 9th or 10th grade may attend. They will take on the role as a state Repre-

sentative or Senator. They will discuss bills and resolutions and vote on them. Youth will

hear speakers, attend the state 4-H Clover Bowl contest and 4-H Public Speaking contest.

They will meet their state legislators and learn more about state government. Approxi-

mately 400 senior high youth attend this event. Each teen must submit an essay (topic to

be announced) for competition. A volunteer leader is also needed to attend with the Ham-

ilton county delegation.

You should notify Nancy Rucker by January 4, 2019, if you would like to attend 2019 4-H

Congress. You can see more about 4-H Congress at the state site (contains 2018 infor-

mation): https://4h.tennessee.edu/Pages/stcong.aspx

4-H Homeschool Club Hamilton County 4-H Homeschool Club will meet on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, from

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Extension office, 1st floor meeting room. Come and get enrolled

for a fun-filled year. This club is open to 4th—12th grade homeschool students. Parents

are encouraged and welcome to attend.

4-H Citizenship Club - New Club for 2019

The club members enjoyed learning about traditions and celebrations from different counties at their December meeting. For more information, contact the UT/TSU Extension office at 423-855-6113 or club volunteer leader Maria Sabin at onwiththedance@gmail.com or 423-304-5641.

The Hamilton County 4-H Citizenship Club is a new club offering all of the 4-H favorites, including public speaking, piggy bank pageant and 4-H art poster contest. The 4-H Citizenship Club is open to all Hamilton County students in grades 4-12 at no charge. Club meetings are held at the Extension office at 6183 Adamson Circle, Chattanooga, TN 37416 on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Each club meeting will include group games, as well as learning about our state and country. Club members will also do service projects that they choose in our community. Come be a part of a great new 4-H club!

2019 meeting schedule:

Time 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Extension office

January 10

February 14

March 14

April 11

May 9

Congratulations Leiah Wilkins Leiah has been selected to attend the 2019 National 4-H Healthy Lifestyles Conference in Washington, D. C. She will join the Tennessee delegation and other senior high youth from across the country who will be learning about health and nutrition along with ways to im-pact their community to be healthier.

4-H Honor Club January meeting

The next 4-H Honor Club meeting will be held on Thursday, January 10, 2019, 6:30 p.m.

to 8:30 p.m., Extension office. The 4-H Art Poster contest for this club will be held that

evening as well. The 4-H Honor Club is open to all 5th—12th graders in Hamilton County.

President’s Environmental Youth Award Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 President’s Environmental Youth

Award (PEYA). The PEYA program recognizes outstanding environmental stewardship

projects by K-12 youth, promoting awareness of our nation's natural resources and en-

couraging positive community involvement. The PEYA program celebrates student lead-

er-ship in service projects to protect the environment and keep our global community

healthy. Winners of this year’s awards will be invited to a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

in mid-2019, and have their project mentioned on EPA’s website.

EPA will select up to two winners in each of EPA’s 10 Regions – one regional winner for

Grades K-5 and one regional winner for Grades 6-12.

All student projects must be sponsored by at least one adult over the age of 21. The ap-

plication and eligibility information are available at: https://www.epa.gov/education/

presidents-environmental-youth-award.

Applications are due February 1, 2019.

4-H 2019 College Scholarship Application

Parents and youth are looking for all possible ways to make college affordable. Tennessee

4-H offers 24 college scholarships for active 4-H members. High school seniors who are

planning to attend college should review the list of scholarships offered and determine if

they qualify to apply.

An online 4-H College Scholarship Program is used to submit scholarship applications. The

program is very easy to use. Each section has brief instructions to follow. A summary chart

of college scholar-ships is available on our web site at https://4h.tennessee.edu/Pages/

forms_materials.aspx#16 Note that not all of the scholarships require youth to major in

agriculture or attend UTK. Some scholarships are also available to youth who have already

completed one year of college so read the guidelines carefully! There is additional infor-

mation on each scholarship in the Awards and Recognition Handbook, Section VI. The

handbook is located on the Tennessee 4-H web site (click on the Green AWARDS circle

and select Recognition.) In addition to the summary chart, there are other resources

available on the web page to facilitate the process of completing the application. Make

sure you read those re-sources before you start working on the application. Among the

resources is a User Guide for the application process. The link to the application program

is https://4hscholarship.tennessee.edu/

The online process requires an electronic approval from the county agent before the ap-

plicant submits the application to the state 4-H office. This feature is to allow the agent to

review and give feed-back on the content of the application. The applicant can then re-

view and update the information on the application before submitting the document to

the state 4-H office.

All scholarship applications are due on Friday, February 22nd; state

deadline is March 1.

4-H Scholarships

Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest

The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest, sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

is a unique FREE contest that combines art, science and conservation. For more specific

information about the contest, a correlated curriculum and entry forms for the contest,

go to:

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/tennessee/junior_duck_stamp.html

Here are some highlights:

Free program for all K-12 students in Tennessee

Art contest that incorporates science and conservation of wet-lands

Focus is on native North American waterfowl

$1000 scholarship to the Tennessee winner, plus entry into the national contest

Students compete in 4 different age groups

Awards ceremony for top 100 winners in the state will be held in Brentwood (25 in each

age group)

Tennessee partners include Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee Wildlife

Resources Foundation, Friends of TNWR, and Ducks Unlimited

Enter by March 15th. If you enter, please notify Nancy Rucker. For questions, please con-

tact Joan Howe, Tennessee State Coordinator for the Federal Junior Duck Stamp contest,

by email at Joan_Howe@fws.gov or 731-642-2091 x303.

2019 4-H Summer Camp Schedule

(these make great gifts)

There are many opportunities for you to attend camp in the summer. We

have overnight camps and day camps available. Below are the overnight

camps offered. If a 4-H Scholarship is needed, contact the agents. Check out

the coming 4-H Updates for more information:

Junior 4-H Camp: May 27-31, Austin 4-H Center, Greeneville, TN

Junior High 4-H Camp: July 8-12, Austin 4-H Center

Fashion and Design Conference, June 4-6, Sevierville, TN

Hamilton County will have approximately 4 spaces for this camp. Those who are regis-

tered first will have the available spaces. There will be a waiting list established. This

camp usually fills up within a few days.

4-H Academic Conference: June 11-14, UTK campus

4-H Electric Camp: June 25-28, UTK campus

Quilting Camp: July 9-11, Austin 4-H Center

4-H Target SMART Camp: October 3-6, Ridley 4-H Center (New date)

4-H Support

Special thanks to the donors of 2018.

If you would like to support Hamilton County 4-H, send your check made

payable to the Tennessee 4-H Foundation and mail it to the Extension office:

UT/TSU Extension—Hamilton County, 6183 Adamson Circle, Chattanooga, TN

37416.

You may designate funds for general support of 4-H, support of 4-H camp

scholarships, support of Hamilton County 4-H Endowment (we are close to

the $5,000 to establish this endowment for the county program) or contact a

4-H Agent to discuss other giving opportunities.

Thank you:

Brainerd High School Class of 1965 sent a gift to Hamilton County 4-H in

memory of Becky Whaley.

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas

Happy New Year