Author: Julia Wilson
Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
The National 4-H Organization shows that 4-H’ers are nearly four times more likely to make contributions to their communities In 2015 and 2016 the Edmonson County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension agent taught various community youth baking and cooking classes. In the summer of 2017, and 2018 the agent taught a baking series using the Super Star Chef: Knead a Little Dough Curriculum.One female youth attended classes all four years and enrolled in 4-H. Another female youth attend
Author: Elijah Wilson
Health experts agree that Kentucky faces significant challenges related to health. Consistently, Kentucky ranks towards the top in the number of people who are obese, use tobacco products, and do not get the recommended amount of physical activity. Another common unhealthy behavior that both high school students and adults have is that they drink a lot of drinks that are full of sugar. In addition to the negative consequences of drinking sugary beverages they also cost a lot of money. Often stud
Author: Anna Meador
Allen County had five youth to participate in the 2019 Teen Summit Conference, joined by a Simpson County delegate.Five of Allen County’s youth participated in the 2019 4-H Teen Summit Conference during March. 4-H Teen Summit is a state wide Kentucky 4-H conference that seeks to engage middle school aged youth and retain their involvement in 4-H activities through the middle school years, along with empowering youth to become active 4-H leaders on the local and state levels. Th
Author: Valerie Stewart
The 95th Annual Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference was held at the University of Kentucky June 10-13, 2019. The objectives of Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference are: develop leadership and teamwork skills, improve communication skills, foster civic engagement, expand knowledge and skills related to 4-H core content areas, gain club, county and state 4-H program skills, have fun, create a sense of belonging, expand social skills through networking, develop youth-adult partnerships, and become acquainted with
According to research, middle school is a time where young people find their place in this world, they are exploring where their strengths and interests align (Fagell. P.L., 2019). Therefore, it is impreative to provide positive experiences where young people may explore the world in a safe environment. Due to the decline in enrollment numbers throughout the middle school years in 4-H programming, Kentucky 4-H hosts the Kentucky 4-H Summit Leadership Conference for middle schoolers (grades 6-8)
Author: Courtney Brock
The Annual Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference was held at the University of Kentucky June 10-13, 2019. The objectives of Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference are: develop leadership and teamwork skills, improve communication skills, foster civic engagement, expand knowledge and skills related to 4-H core content areas, gain club, county and state 4-H program skills, have fun, create a sense of belonging, expand social skills through networking, develop youth-adult partnerships, and become acquainted with the
Author: Amanda Sublett
According to research, middle school is a time where young people find their place in this world, they are exploring where their strengths and interests align (Fagell. P.L., 2019). Therefore, it is imperative to provide positive experiences where young people may explore the world in a safe environment. Due to the decline in enrollment numbers throughout the middle school years in 4-H programming, Kentucky 4-H hosts the Kentucky 4-H Summit Leadership Conference for middle schoolers (grades 6-8)
Author: Lloyd Saylor
Teen Conference and Leadership Achievements4-HTeen Conference.This year 18 Butler county 4-H members and leaders attended 4-H Teen Conference. We always have a big group, 14 last year,This year we had 1 State 4-H Teen Council member, Two SET board members, Three 4-H Performing Arts Troupe and Communications Leadership Board members, and Luke Jacobs of Butler co. was elected KY 4-H State Vice President.Luke is such a fine young man who has worked diligently to make his dream of being a
Author: Alissa Ackerman
Leadership is an invaluable skill that many individuals acquire at an early age, and strengthen throughout their lifetime. With the support of local community, 6 Clay County 4-H’ers had the opportunity to attend the 95th Annual Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference at the University of Kentucky. The objectives of Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference are: develop leadership and teamwork skills, improve communication skills, foster civic engagement, expand knowledge and skills related to 4-H core content are
Author: Catherine Weaver
Kentucky 4-H Teen ConferenceJune 2019 Rachel E. Noble, Ed.D. The 95th Annual Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference was held at the University of Kentucky June 10-13, 2019. The objectives of Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference are: develop leadership and teamwork skills, improve communication skills, foster civic engagement, expand knowledge and skills related to 4-H core content areas, gain club, county and state 4-H program skills, have fun, create a sense of belonging, expand social skills through n
Author: Tyrone Gentry
4-H has a long history of exposing youth to leadership opportunities. For many youths, their first experience with leadership may be serving as a club officer in their school, community or project club. This classic example of leadership instills foundation skills within the youth like self-sufficiency, responsibility and problem-solving. As youth mature, there are opportunities for them to develop advanced leadership skills like sensitivity to multicultural views, effectively using interpersona
4-H Camp is a common topic in the 4-H world and in many communities. Recruitment and the rising cost is a difficult challenge Clay County has faced for several years. According the U.S. Census Bureau, 41.7 percent of the population is living below the federal poverty level in Clay County. Unfortunately, $225 for 4-H Camp is a luxury that almost all 4-Hers cannot afford.4-H Camp provides a safe learning environment where many positive learning opportunities and experiences take place. 4-Hers enga
Author: Christopher Boyd
Univeresity of Kentucky : College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment Kentucky 4-H Summit 2019 Dr. Rachel E. NobleAccording to research, middle school is a time where young people find their place in this world, they are exploring where their strengths and interests align (Fagell. P.L., 2019). Therefore, it is impreative to provide positive experiences where young people may explore the world in a safe environment. Due to the decline in enrollment numbers throughout the middle
Author: Lindsey Dunn
The 95th Annual Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference was held at the University of Kentucky June 10-13, 2019. The objectives of Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference are: develop leadership and teamwork skills, improve communication skills, foster civic engagement, expand knowledge and skills related to 4-H core content areas, gain club, county and state 4-H program skills, have fun, create a sense of belonging, expand social skills through networking, develop youth-adult partnerships, and become acquainte
Author: Samantha Gamblin
SituationPediatric cancer not only affects the patient and their family, it impacts friends and classmates. The Bullitt County 4-H members knew of classmates who were undergoing chemotherapy and felt helpless. Partner(s)4H members (age 9 to 10) partnered with the Cedar Grove Elementary Beta Club and the Lebanon Junction Elementary Beta Club to …Educational Response…conduct a service project to benefit pediatric cancer patients. OutcomesInitialYouth contacted famil
Allen County 4-H strives to teach its youth Leadership through the many programs, clubs and developmental activities we provide to our 4-H youth. Through leadership, youth can learn to become better equipped to lead and problem solve, in addition to skill development in communications, critical thinking, responsibility and contributing to group efforts. This February we hosted our first ever Leadership Lock-In, in which twelve youth and seven adult volunteers participated at the Allen
Author: Katie Wallace
The 95th Annual Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference was held at the University of Kentucky June 1013, 2019. The objectives of Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference are: develop leadership and teamwork skills, improve communication skills, foster civic engagement, expand knowledge and skills related to 4-H core content areas, gain club, county and state 4-H program skills, have fun, create a sense of belonging, expand social skills through networking, develop youth-adult partnerships, and become acquainted with
