Communications and Expressive ArtsMajor Program

17433

Total Hours

Contributed.

114378

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

120

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

5462

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #13 “Is 4-H a place where you have a chance to be a leader?” (SEEC)

6971

Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #6 “Is 4-H A place where you get to figure out things for yourself?” (SEEC)

7181

Number of youth who completed a drama, music, or dance project (PRACTICE)

3279

Number of youth who completed a state fair arts, photography, or other visual arts project (PRACTICE)

5444

Number of youth who completed a speech or demonstration (PRACTICE)

13627

Stories

Pulaski County 4-H Breaks a Leg

According to the National Council on the Arts, students who have art-rich experiences do better across-the-board academically, and they also become more active and engaged citizens, voting, volunteering, and generally participating at higher rates than their peers.In April of 2022, Pulaski County 4-H agents, Jennifer Cole and Erica Spurgeon, brought Missoula Childrens Theatre (MTC) in for a week-long residency. MTC has been touring for nearly 50 years from Montana all the way to Japan.MTC arrive...

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Pulaski County 4-H Breaks a Leg

Stories Behind the Numbers

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  • Why We Need The Arts in Times of Crisis

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