Pendleton County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019





4021 - Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum
4021.2) 370

Number of youth that can express themselves through the arts

4021.3) 450

Number of youth that have confidence speaking in front of groups

4021.1) 680

Number of youth that have improved their communication skills



Success Stories

Country Hams Meet Public Speaking and Marketing

Author: Shelley Meyer

Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum

SituationPendleton County, Kentucky is primarily an agricultural community that evolves with today’s innovative sustainable agriculture. It is important to keep history alive by educating youth on past historical farming methods such as the simple technique of curing a country ham. Educational ResponseThe 4-H Country Ham project teaches youth the steps to curing two country hams and further encourages youth development by requiring a 3 to 5 minute speech to be delivered upon completio

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