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Blue Ribbon Youth
Enrollment The May Tipsheet and several emails have referred to the Blue Ribbon Youth Enrollment update that is now available to Extension Units. Once the State 4-H Office has a copy of your 2007data files, the new version 2.6 has been sent out. If you have not received a new CD this year, please contact Cheryl for arrangements to get your new version of the software. According to my files, at least 15 Extension units have not received the CD. It is very important that all of Kansas Extension units be using the same version. Thomas |
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Campference
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Youth
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Add value to the 4-H Club Agents when you’re out and about encourage clubs leaders to think about forming Parents’ Committees. The Parents Committee can enrich the learning experiences for club members by identifying, recruiting, orienting, training and supporting organizational/community leaders, project leaders, and club helpers. As the new 4-H year quickly approaches promote the volunteer opportunities available to provide a strong foundation for 4-H clubs. Check the Kansas 4-H web site for more ideas to strengthen the 4-H club at http://www.kansas4-h.org/Resources/Clubs/jobdesparentcomm.wpd and http://www.kansas4-h.org/Resources/Clubs/Parents’ Committee.ppt#1. Van Horn |
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4-H Afterschool Even though summer has arrived, those of you providing 4-H learning experiences in the after-school setting will want to get these dates on your calendar. "4-H Afterschool: Realizing the Possibilities" is a pre-conference to the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will start at noon on October 20 and conclude at noon on October 21. Focus areas will include: funding, collaboration and partnerships, effective programs and curricula. Registration information will be available on the main NAE4-HA conference registration site. Mack/Van Horn |
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Camp Counselor Recognition
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Camp Action Team |
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Appropriate Experiences for Children
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County Fair Preparation The evaluation of an exhibit at the county fair should be a positive and exciting part of the total 4-H experience. Judging essentials include using a standard score card, providing appropriate feedback and awarding the ribbon that is earned. To help prepare 4-H division judges you've hired of these basics, a one page document "Creating A Positive Experience for 4-H Youth at the County Fair" can be found under What's Hot. Send this document along with other fair details. A list of official Kansas 4-H Project Judging Standards can be found at here. Marketing 4-H at your local fair? Remember to use the set of "The Stuff You Need to Know" posters. Mack |
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2007 Kansas State 4-H &
FFA Wheat Show in Manhattan |
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Kansas 4-H/FFA Wheat Variety Plot Enrollment. As wheat harvest approaches it is time to remind members to re-enroll or ask new members to enroll for the 2008 Kansas 4-H/FFA Wheat Variety Plot program. The program begins fall of 2007 and goes through September 2008. The enrollment form is currently available on the Kansas State 4-H Website, under "What's Hot" rather than the Northwest Research Extension site. Members are asked to contact their local Extension Office by July 10 for information with enrollments due to the Northwest Area Extension Office by July 25, 2007. It is very important that we know the number of participants early, so we can have enough seed and metal signs available for Extension agents and leaders to pick up at the Kansas State Fair. New participants will receive a large plot sign, and five individual variety signs. Returning members will receive updated variety signs if the varieties change. These will be distributed on the first weekend of the 2007 Kansas State Fair. This year's participants who are getting ready to harvest their plots should be planning their county fair display for possible qualifying for the Kansas State Fair entry in the Pride of Kansas Building. Resource information for the wheat variety project includes: (1) Wheat Variety Plot Brochure, 4-H 565 Rev., April 2000; (2) Wheat Variety Plot--Youth Participant Handbook, 4-H 566, Aug. 1996; and (3) 4-H Wheat Variety Plot Record, P1099. For more information, contact Deryl Waldren at
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Science, Engineering & Technology (SET)
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Fall 2007 Officer Training Coordinator |
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District Horse Shows
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Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research and Practice The third issue of the Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research and Practice is now on-line. The Journal of Youth Development is a resource for youth development researchers, practitioners and policymakers. The multidisciplinary, applied refereed journal is published by the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents and focuses on the development of school-aged youth through the transition to adulthood (ages 6-22). Manuscripts are accepted at anytime. Please visit the website to access submission guidelines and the first three issues of the journal. Please contact the editor, Patricia Dawson, with questions. Please note that the journal is currently available free-of-charge after registering, but will be accessible to NAE4-HA members and subscribers only beginning with the fourth issue. FEATURE ARTICLES |
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Kansans Host 4-H Exchanges Summer and Fall 2007 Hui-Chen “Jane” Chiu, a 4-H professional in Taiwan, will be arriving in Kansas June 18 to begin a professional development exchange of about 6 weeks with 4-H families and local agents. Jane works for the Taiwanese Farmers Association which has sponsored 4-H in that country, off the coast of mainland China, for more than 55 years. Jane will be participating in mid summer activities including 4-H camp, club meetings and 4-H fair activities in hopes of gaining ideas that will transfer to 4-H programs in Taiwan along with usual family activities. She and her three fellow International 4-H Youth Exchangees (IFYE) from Taiwan will visit the National 4-H Center to learn about nonprofit support for 4H before they return home in early August. Her Kansas host families, counties and dates are as follows: Hui-Chen “Jane” Chiu, Taiwan Susan Schlichting, Ellis County, June 19 to July 3 Joe and Mary Kondziola, Harvey County, July 3 to July 14/15 Rod and Mary Buchele, Finney County, July 14/15 to July 27/28 Three other exchangees sponsored by the Finnish 4H Federation. Australian Rural Youth and IFYE in Germany have more of a cultural emphasis for their members. County 4-H programs, 4-H clubs and 4-H families in areas near their host counties are urged to include these exchangees in their meetings and other activities during their stay as World Citizenship learning experiences. Pending final screening procedures they are scheduled on these dates to be hosted in the following counties: Ilta Vaananen, Finland June 18 to July 15--Osage County Nikki Armstrong, Tasmania, Australia June 19 to-July 6—Dickinson County July 6 to July 27—Miami County July 27 to August 11/12—Johnson County August 11/12 to August 31—Stafford County Sylvia Feldmann, Germany September 7 to 9—Kansas State Fair September 9 to September 27—Thomas County September 27 to October 11—Meade County October 11 to October 25—Ellis County October 25 to November 2—Kansas City, MO Munson |
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CHARACTER COUNTS! Sources of Good Character ~ Character is not inherited nor is it forever determined by our environment. We have to be taught character. First, good character comes from practicing personal discipline in our choices. Are our choices rational or emotion driven? Have we considered the possible consequences? Have we considered our long term goals? Secondly, good character comes from monitoring our thoughts and cultivating good ideals and values. Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny. - Unknown Thirdly, good character comes from having courage. It takes courage to change simply because we don’t know the outcome. When we change, it takes courage to face possible opposition from friends, family members or co-workers. Fourthly, determination is necessary to develop good character. We have to overcome mistakes. We have to overcome the pull of old habits. We have to overcome the opposition of others. When we refer to “building character,” we are concerned with instilling within a person the positive, admirable and ethical traits that are associated with good character. Character training must involve teaching a person to follow the rules of good behavior. Those whom we are training have to know what is expected of them. Character training must also involve developing good habits, which come only through repeated practice. Finally, character training must provide positive examples by placing youth in the company of responsible adults. These adults must display an allegiance to good character and demonstrate the clear difference between right and wrong in their own everyday habits and behavior. “Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are a gift. Character is not given us. We have to build it piece by piece - by thought, choice, courage and determination.” - Charles Lenehan GERHARD |
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Planning for the 2007 Camping Issue of the 4-H Journal 1) Some good photos from your camp. We would like to have a few photos from each camp group in next year's camping issue. 2) We will also be looking for quotes to use; we want them from campers, counselors, agents and parents. So, if you get something great, please share it. 3) Your camp flyer and the letter you send to campers with what to bring, how camp works...It is our hope to put all of these great ideas together for some neat features that will be helpful to families planning for 4-H camp. 4) What other camps do you hold in your county or district? Day Camp, local over night camp... We want to know everything that is going on in 4-H camping. |
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Discovery Days in Review Discovery Days Multimedia CD’s will be ready to duplicate at the end of June. These CDs will include all photos taken by the Media Team and freelance photographers, the group photo, the daily newsletters, slide shows, and videos. They may be ordered from the State 4-H Office ($5 each) until June 29. Checks should be made payable to “Kansas 4-H Foundation” and should indicate “Discovery Days CD” in the memo field. Through the penny war, delegates contributed $1, 650.60 (mostly in pennies!). As part of the competition, the Discovery Days Action Team matched an additional $1,000. Several 4-H clubs in Johnson County made contributions totaling $175, and the biggest donation to the fund so far has been the Butler County 4-H Council who gave $2,000!!! That brings the total contributions to $4,825.60!
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The Kansas 4-H Youth Council has placed a second order of the black “We are Kansas 4-H” shirts debuted at Discovery Days. (based on the black “We are K-State” billboards and shirts you may have seen). Counties, Clubs, families and individuals may now order these quality shirts for $10 each (or 2 for $20!!!). Sizes currently available in this order include: Youth Medium, Youth Large, Adult Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, 2X, 3X, 4X. |
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Kansas State Fair Volunteers The 2007 4-H State Fair Packet will be posted on-line by the end of June. This packet contains links to supplemental forms, score sheets, instructions, guidelines, and other information pertaining to project exhibits, general fair information and more! The
KSFAIR entry system will open on July 2, 2007. Extension Agents and Office
professionals have been very diligent in accurately entering information in
the past! We appreciate everyone’s continued efforts to make sure each
member’s entries are correct and complete. It goes a LONG way toward making
the judging process for nearly 10,000 exhibits go smoothly!! |
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State Fair changes, Electricity The classes for the 4-H Electricity Division of the Kansas State Fair have been changed. There are now just four classes for Electricity: An exhibitor may enter up to two articles in this division, but only one article per class. Class 4600 AC Electric Projects; Electric projects with a 110 or 120 V alternating current (AC) power source. Class 4601 DC Electric Projects; Electric projects with a battery or direct current power source. Class 4602 Electronics Projects; Electronic projects with a battery or direct current power source. Class 4603 Educational Displays and Exhibits; This class includes any educational displays or exhibits which DO NOT have a power source. There will also be a new score sheet. Copies of the new score sheet will be in the 2007 KSF information package online. Buchele |
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Additional State Fair Photography Opportunity Exhibitors with eight (8) or more years of 4-H photography project experience may enter an additional print for total of two (2) prints as long as the prints are in different classes. (They may enter four total entries.) Please let your long time photography members know this. Buchele |
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4-H Volunteer Forum One of the things we know about strong 4-H Clubs is that they have programs and activities at each club meeting. The challenge is finding programs that are fun and interest members. The Kansas Association of 4-H Volunteers will provide help for clubs at he Kansas 4-H Volunteers Forum, Nov. 16 - 18, 2007, Rock Springs 4-H Center. The Forum will focus on Character Counts! and provide information, experiences and resources for club programs. Participants at the Forum will experience a years worth of club program ideas and receive the resources to do the programs in their clubs. Please start promoting the Forum to your 4-H Club Leaders. Full
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4-H Master Volunteer Program Over the next couple of months you will be seeing a lot of folks at 4-H events and activities. This would be a good time to visit with them about the 4-h Master Volunteer program. Would you like help to do something from the list of everything you want to or need to do? Could someone else do something from that list? What and who? When you see them next, visit with them about becoming a 4-H Master Volunteer. Master Volunteers receive special training at the state level and work at their local level on a local 4-H need as agreed upon by the volunteer and the agent. For more information, please follow this link: http://www.kansas4_h.org/Volunteer/MasterVolunteer.htm Buchele |
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VIP Q and A and Tips As we enter the fair season, questions may arise about VIP registration. Following is information to help you determine if someone needs VIP registration. What is a volunteer? What is meant by "registered volunteer"? Who needs to be VIP registered? What is an episodic volunteer? If there is any question as to the need to complete the VIP process, it is better to go ahead and have the person complete the process. The online orientation course is available at anytime and can be completed in about 90 minutes. E-mail the name and e-mail address of the volunteer to ks4-hvip@ksu.edu to get them enrolled in the course. In three days (or less) they will receive their eID, password and directions to complete the course.Do volunteers serving on state action teams/committees need to be VIP
registered? If you have trouble accessing the password protected VIP
sites, please try this: When prompted for your username and password, put
ad\ in front of your username. This is the result of the new security
procedures for oznet intranet sites. See recent Tuesday letters for more
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North Central Regional Volunteer Forum, October
12 _ 14, 2007, Milwaukee, WI The 2007 NCRVF will be held in Milwaukee, "A Great City on a Great Lake". At the forum you will find youth and adults partnering equally in planning, implementing, and teaching the conference. The 2007 forum will reach out to new and diverse audiences and apply experiential learning to all conference events. Registration is now open. For more information go to: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/ncvlf/index.cfm Buchele |
There
are a limited number of the green canvas Kansas 4-H camping chairs available
for sale like the ones that were given to instructors at Discovery Days.
The cost is $15 each and checks should be made payable to “Kansas 4-H
Foundation.”
“We
Are Kansas 4-H” T-Shirts