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4-H Tip Sheet January 2005
Deadlines:
| January 7 |
Horse Panorama Registrations
Due from Local Ext. Offices |
| January 14 |
Citizenship Washington
Focus Registrations Due from Local Ext. Offices |
| January 14 |
Discovery Days Spirit Leader
Applications Due to Johnson County Office |
| January 15 |
2004 Citizenship Washington
Focus Applications Due from Local Ext. Offices |
| January 21 |
Dog Care and Training
Workshop Registrations Due from Local Ext. Offices |
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Holiday Schedule - State 4-H Office will
be closed from Friday December 24, 2003 through Friday December 31, 2004. |
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Discovery Days Class Instructors Needed
The 4-H Discovery Days Action Team is looking for some exciting classes and
tours! Can anyone top the ever-popular Techniques of Tailgating?
Educational tours are being encouraged this year as well as traditional
classes! You can organize and/or lead tours to various places around
Manhattan! American Institute of Baking, McCall’s Patterns, Kansas Farm
Bureau, Konza Prairie, K-State Livestock & Agronomy Research Units, Fort
Riley, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, and Tuttle Creek Dam are just a
few suggestions.
Classes and tours are needed Wednesday, June 1 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm,
Thursday, June 2 from 9:30am to 11:30am and 1:30pm to 3:30pm or all day
Thursday from 9:30am to 3:30pm. The Action Team is also asking people to
please consider teaching the same class or leading the same tour more than
once.
Class/Tour Proposal Forms are due Friday, January 14 and are available on
the State 4-H Web site under “What’s Hot”!
Wiebers
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Spirit Leader
Applications
A spirit leader is our Discovery Days Cheerleader! If you are
motivated, friendly, and fun, we
want your application! All interested guys
and girls should apply now!
Only 35 will be chosen.
Applications are on the Kansas 4-H website under "What's Hot" and on the
Discovery Days page. Applications should be mailed to:
Al Davis, 4-H CEA
Johnson County Extension Office
13480 S Arapaho Dr
Olathe, KS 66062
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4-H Afterschool Training Sessions - Feb. 1 and Feb.
3, 2005 K-State Research and Extension has a track-record of strong 4-H
Afterschool program delivery and community collaboration. In recognition of
this, Kansas was one of 15 states to receive a grant to train Extension
professionals. It is not feasible for Extension professionals alone to
meet all the after-school program needs for youth in their communities.
However, existing programs would benefit from Extension's expertise and
resources.
Come explore what role you may serve and what forms or
shapes programming efforts can take on Tuesday, Feb. 1 in Scott City and
Thursday, Feb. 3 in Emporia. Sessions will begin at 10 am and end at 3 pm.
Topics Will Include:
What makes programming efforts "4-H"?
Creative Ideas to train after-school staff
Identification and use of curricula to develop Project Activity Kits
Junior Master Gardener Program- A Great Fit
Evaluating program accomplishments
Lunch will be provided on site
With funding from J.C. Penney through National 4-H Council,
there is no cost to attend, but we need you to register by January 21, 2005
by calling or e-mailing Elaine Johannes at 785-532-7720;
ejohanne@oznet.ksu.edu For more information contact either
Johannes or Diane Mack at 785-532-5833;
dmack@oznet.ksu.edu
For the 4-H Afterschool informational flier at
www.www.Kansas4-H.org Look
under "What's Hot." Mack |
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Southwest Area Junior Master Gardener
Teacher/Leader Training Deadline Reminder - Junior Master Gardener
Teacher/Leader Training will be held Wednesday, January 19, 2005, from 10 am
to 3:30 pm at the Southwest Area Extension Office, 4500 East Mary, Garden
City. Sign in and refreshments will start at 9:30 am.
The workshop will include information on how to start a
youth gardening program as well as how to utilize the Junior
Master Gardener program and curriculum. Participants will have an
opportunity for hands-on experience with lessons from the JMG curriculum.
The workshop is open to Extension agents and staff, Extension Master
Gardeners, 4-H Leaders, teachers, and community volunteers.
The registration fee is $10. Register by contacting Eva
Rosas at the Southwest Area Extension Office, 620-275-9164 or
erosas@oznet.ksu.edu.
Registration deadline is Friday, January 14. Neier |
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Kansas Youth Can Join National Youth Participation
Survey
Youth, ages 12-18, are encouraged to anonymously log their out-of-school
time activities and preferences on the National Youth Participation Survey
available at:
http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/fcs/dp/survey/participation/survey.cfm
The 20 minute web-based survey, which is featured in the
Fall, 2004 issue of Harvard’s Evaluation Exchange, is being
conducted by Arizona University and Pennsylvania State University
researchers with sponsorship from the USDA/AES NC-1002 Out-of-School Time
Project. Completed surveys will be accepted into 2005 with national reports
being developed and distributed throughout the coming year. Youth-serving
organizations can also facilitate completion of the survey during their
regular meetings and programs. Instructions for those organizations with
parental consent forms, approved by the Pennsylvania State University Institutional
Review Board, are available at the previously listed website.
For more information, contact Daniel Perkins, Pennsylvania State
University,
dfp102@psu.edu
or Elaine Johannes
ejohanne@oznet.ksu.edu.
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Dog Care and Training Workshop -
The Action Team is conducting a workshop to better prepare leaders and
judges on the standards of 4-H obedience, showmanship and agility. The
training is available to anyone interested in the 4-H Dog Care and Training
project as observers (older members and project leaders) and potential
dog show judges who will receive an opportunity to actually score classes
and test their knowledge via a written test. The workshop will be
January 29-30, 2005 at the Logan County 4-H Building in Oakley. For
your
Registration Packet please visit the State 4-H website "What's Hot"!
Adams |
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Youth Exchange Programs
- If your 4-H program is interested in involvement in a youth
exchange with another state, a great place to find the resources you will
need is this website:
http://www.4-h.org/resources/
McNally |
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Essential Elements Power Point Presentation -
You can download the Essential Elements Power Point
Presentation from the State 4-H website: go to the main page, place the
cursor on the Resources Button and you will notice "Essential Elements" at
the bottom of the next box of buttons. This is a fantastic resource tool for
use with PDCs, Boards, and other groups, including organizational and
project leaders. McNally |
Horse Panorama - Information for 2005 can
be found on the State 4-H website. Look for all the details under
"What's Hot"! Entry deadline is January 7, 2005!
Remember that any senior (age 14 or older) must have passed the two sections
(knowledge, leadership) of Level 1 and Level II prior to the deadline for
the panorama. Please do not wait until, the last minute to accomplish
this as our office is closed between Christmas and New Years! Adams |
Get Your Kansas 4-H TipSheet To Go
To get the latest Kansas 4-H Information on your personal digital assistant
(PDA) or web enabled phone, you can download the free AvantGo software at
http://www.avantgo.com for your Palm OS®, Pocket PC, Windows CE or Symbian
OS.
After installing the software, and logging onto their
site, you can select your subscriptions. To set up the 4-H TipSheet, Click
on the “My Account” tab
Under look under the “Account Management Tasks” subheading “Subscriptions”
Click on “Create a Personal Channel”
Use the following information to set up your channel. (Be sure to use the
exact upper and lower case letters for the location web address.)
Enter Title: “Kansas 4-H TipSheet”
Enter Location: http://www.Kansas4-H.org/Tipsheet/TipSheetToGo.htm
Maximum Channel Size: 300k
Link Depth: 0
Include Images: Yes
Follow Off-Site Links: No
Set the frequency to refresh the Kansas 4-H TipSheet to “Every Sync”.
Be sure to click “Save Channel”.
Synchronize your device (may require a second time) and you should be able
to read the Tipsheet whereever you go!
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Legislative Visit
The dates for the legislative visit on February 20-21 have been secured. The
purpose of this event will be for Kansas 4-H members who are at least 14
years old, to learn how the state legislative process works, and how their
voice and participation in decision-making can make a difference in 4-H and
in their communities.
The estimated schedule has local delegations arriving in Topeka late Sunday
afternoon. Supper will be on their own before orientation and workshop
sessions in the evening. Monday morning will involve meeting with
legislators and seeing the state capitol in action. Box lunches will be
served to legislators and participants in the State House second floor
rotunda. Delegations will head for home after lunch on Monday.
Please begin promoting this opportunity to your high-school-aged 4-H
members! Agents might also ask 4-H members who had interesting projects at
the fair to consider bringing those exhibits as discussion pieces to be
displayed in the State House during our visit. Details about the hotel and
registration cost will be coming out soon over the list-serve.
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Citizenship Washington Focus
Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is coming up June 8-19, 2005! Each year,
up to 55 Kansas 4 H members and sponsors (50 teens and 5 adults) get the
chance to be a part of this extraordinary learning experience on the road to
and in the heart of our nation’s capitol!
This trip is available for 4-H members 15-18 years of age by January 1,
2005. The cost is $1,200. Registration from local Extension Offices is due
in the State 4-H Office January 14, 2005.
Wiebers
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Follow Up to 4-H Updates - We were
pleased that many of you were able to attend our series of 4-H Updates.
Use the "Growing 4-H - Looking at Critical Numbers" home
work assignment and Stacey Warner's "County Statistics"
survey at your next 4-H PDC meeting. These two resources will help show the
big picture of 4-H youth development programming efforts that are needed as
you begin to implement your 5 Year Action Plans. Mack |
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National Youth Court Center - At the America
Probation and Parole Association and the U.S. Department of
Justice/OJP/OJJDP - 60 Mini-Grants (Now Available) to support National Youth
Service Day 2005. The National Youth Court Center will award up to sixty
mini- grants of $250 each for the purpose of providing youth court programs
with funds to conduct a service project in support of National Youth Service
Day on April 15-17, 2005. Fifteen (15) of the mini-grants have been
designated to fund projects that are related to traffic safety issues
(including underage drinking). The remaining forty-five mini-grants will be
awarded for any project that meets a community need. For more information,
please visit http://www.youthcourt.net
Applications can be downloaded. McNally |
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Time for some Holiday Shopping?
Remember there are 4-H Animals, Animal Ornaments, denim totes, denim aprons,
flips flops and more for sale from the 4-H Youth Council.
Order forms are
available on the web site. All sales benefit the council and their
activities. Hinshaw |
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Personalized Agriculture License Plates -
Available Now - Personalized plates for your vehicle!! Put Agriculture
in front of the public in a new way. By sending a $25 donation to the
Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (KFAC), you will receive
a stamped form to take to your County Treasure's office allowing you to
purchase an Ag-Tag to promote Agriculture wherever you drive. Proceeds
will help KFAC promote Ag literacy to all elementary schools through out the
State. Adams |
Resource Library
Please check out the Resource Library under the Resources menu on the Kansas
4-H website. Several new items have been added.
Under General 4-H
4-H Thank You Notes by Kim Davis
Generic Evaluation Form by Jodi Besthorn
Strategy for Developing Team/Taskforce/Committee Cohesion via Jodi Besthorn
Theme Ideas for 4-H Events collected by Jessica Heller & Andrea Schmidt
Under Leadership and Personal Development
Fun 4-H Meetings by Diane Mack & Justin Wiebers
To be printed and cut into 1/4 to make cards. Handy when hole punched in
upper left and secured with a ring or small ball-chain.
Traffic Jam Activity by Justin Wiebers
Please consider contributing your items to the Resource
Library. Bucket calf information, newspaper columns and others would be
appreciated. Just e-mail them as an attachment to
jwiebers@ksu.edu
Wiebers |
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