Author: Elijah Wilson
Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum
Annually, Cumberland County 4-H hosts speech and demonstration contest where youth can speak or present about a topic of their choice. County winners in each contest advance to one of 14 area competitions held across the state and area winners advance to State Communications Day that was held this year on July 13th at the University of Kentucky. This year two Cumberland County 4-H members, Macey Poindexter and Matthew Spears were able to advance to the state contest. Macey won Grand Champion in
Author: Ola Donahue
Facebook, Twitter, texting are how today’s youth communicate. Social media has become an important form of communication for all of us. Communication is essential to youth success and social media can certainly enhance youth communication skills. However, it is effecting verbal communication among our youth and can affect their future success. Verbal communication skills, like anything else, must be taught. The proper ways to speak, make eye contact and use body language are all a part of
Author: Madison McAlmond
The camping program is designed to build youth development skills in multiple areas of mastery, independence, generosity, and belonging as well as increase individual interests, social aspects, and physical development. Younger members learn how to make decisions on their own and learn how to interact in a socially acceptable manner with other 4-H’ers, teens and adults. Junior counselors are given tremendous amounts of responsibility, and thus grow in their dependability, maturity, leaders
Author: Paul Adkins
As outlined in the county plan of work, Boone County Extension supports communications education through 4-H school enrichment, school clubs, and other areas of education to establish or enhance necessary communications skills that develop college and career ready youth in Kentucky. Strong writing, reading and presentation skills present youth with the dexterity of being good communicators as well as allowing them to form receptive relationships with peers and adults. When young people are
Author: Kimberly Lane
Providing youth with the ability to enhance and develop communication skills is long tradition in the Morgan County 4-H Program. The development of communications skills is one of the preeminent skills necessary to grow as an individual, a community member and a leader. Communication skills gained by these youth will then carry on throughout their educational and workforce endeavors. Using age appropriate activities selected from the approved Kentucky 4-H Communications & Express
Author: Amanda Sublett
Positive youth development researchers theorize that youth who are confident and who have strong communication skills are more likely to make substantial contributions to their family, their community, and society. One way that youth can develop confidence and their communication skills is by completing a speech or demonstration project. In the 2018/2019 program year, approximately Six hundred youth from Taylor County completed a speech and/or demonstration project with seventy advancing to the
Author: Brandy Calvert
Providing youth with opportunities to develop communication skills is of great importance to the Clark County 4-H Program. Clark County 4-H Agents and stakeholders recognize that the development of communications skills are preeminent in growing as an individual, community member, and as a leader. Because of tremendous partnerships with teachers throughout the county, and community partners who help organize and carry out the multiple events, this high-priority 4-H program culminates at State 4-
Author: Paula McCuiston
MADD CAMPThis year marks the 5th year for our MADD Camp, (Music, Art, Dance & Drama), which is hosted by Hickman County Extension in collaboration with the Hickman County Arts Council and Playhouse in the Park from Murray, KY. Camp participation increases each year with 38 youth in attendance this year learning about and experiencing different elements of arts as a whole. Each day youth focus on Music, Art, Dance, & Drama with the last day being a Show and Tell Luncheon whic
Author: Catherine Weaver
Public speaking and communication skills have been proven to be the most needed skills in order for citizens to obtain a job in the workforce. In order to provide this experience for youth at an early age, CES planned and implemented lessons in which over 1426 youth throughout the county were educated on the importance of communicating well, and on how to properly give a speech and demonstration. CES also implemented 4-H Speech and Demonstration contests at all 6 of the county elementary schools
Author: Terence Clemons
Through evaluation and observation, starting back in 2014/2015, of County Fair Entries, Bath County FCS and 4-H Program Agents started a Day Camp focused exclusively on increasing County Fair Exhibits. The problem was entry numbers were sporadic or lacking in areas, where there are strong presence, in this county. Through interviews and self determination, the lack of entries could be based on lack of promotion, understanding of goals of submitting entries, and youth not being able t
Author: Lindsey Dunn
As youth become more engaged in the world of cell phones, social media, and video games, the need to nurture soft skills in our youth continues to grow. The 4-H communications curriculum has been developing young leaders in Daviess County for a number of years by furthering their soft skills in public speaking. The County speech contest has proved to bring positive results for youth involved as several have moved on to the district and state contests, even producing blue ribbon quality sta
Author: Stacey Potts
Providing youth with the ability to enhance and develop communication skills is of great importance in Kentucky. The development of communications skills is one of the preeminent skills necessary to grow as an individual, a community member and a leader.Using age appropriate activities selected from the approved Kentucky 4-H Communications & Expressive Arts Curriculum, educators can maximize the ability of youth to develop their writing, reading and personal communication capacities. &
Author: Krista Perry
As technology continues to advance, young people’s written and verbal communication skills continue to lack, which are important life skills they need to acquire; therefore, the Franklin County 4-H program promotes the 4-H Country Ham Project where youth gain these life skills. The 4-H Country Ham Project also teaches 4-H members about food preservation and the time honored tradition and history of curing country hams.The 4-H Country Ham project began in January when each participant
Author: Bernita Cheirs
According to pancommunications.com, communication is the backbone of our society. It allows us to form connections, influence decisions, and motivate change. Public speaking is one of the most important and most dreaded forms of communication. The Fulton County 4-H program works closely with the schools to prepare youth for the 4-H Public Speaking contest and to help them become an effective public speaker.This year, over 250 youth presented a speech in their classroom. Students in grades 3rd-8t
Author: Julie Brown
Strong writing, reading and presentation skills present youth with the dexterity of being good communicators as well as allowing them to form receptive relationships with peers and adults. When young people are confident and capable in presenting their thoughts and feelings they are more likely to accept roles of responsibility in their communities and enhance their contribution to society. This development of internal and external assets, as researched by the Search Institutes &ldq
Author: Rebecca Stahler
Does participating in 4-H communication projects develop higher self- esteem and self-confidence? A resounding YES! For Boyd County 4-H member Aiden.Of the many life skills that 4-H seeks to teach youth, 4-H seems to do a particularly good job in the area of communication (Boyd, Herring, &Briers,1992;Fitzpatrick,Hatch Gagne, Jones, Lobley & Phelps,2005).Boyd County 4-H school clubs with demonstration projects are the largest 4-H program conducted throughout the club year for Boyd
Author: Ryan Farley
A repeated expressed concern in Woodford County is the development of soft skills in the next generation of the workforce. Anecdotally employers express concern that interviewees regularly show up to interview for a job without the basic skills necessary to make a solid impression on their future employers. One such skill that Woodford County has prioritized for youth development is the ability to speak publicly. In response, Woodford County 4-H continues to host it's annual 4-H Communicatio
Author: Lora Stewart
Providing youth with the ability to enhance and develop communication skills is of great importance in Kentucky. The development of communications skills is one of the preeminent skills necessary to grow as an individual, a community member and a leader. Using age appropriate activities selected from the approved Kentucky 4-H Communications & Expressive Arts curriculum, educators can maximize the ability of youth to develop their writing, reading and personal communication capacities. This i
