Rockwall County 4-H Events and Activities

Tuesday, January 28, 2014


Rockwall County 4-H Gazette


Important dates at a glance!

January 1 – Ownership date for those planning to enter breeding animals at Rockwall Youth Fair

January 10 – Certification deadline for State Dog Show on 4-H Connect

January 17 – Deadline to enter District 4 Food Show & Food Challenge on 4-H Connect

February 4 – County Council & PAL

February 8 – District 4 Food Show and Food Challenge at TAMU-Commerce

February 19 – Rockwall Youth Fair entry deadline

February 25 – Rockwall Youth Fair Rabbit Validation – 6:00


Congratulations Rockwall County 4-H Consumer Decision Making members on a big showing at the D4 Contest!

Seniors – Sharon Maguire, Trevor Rowe & Emily Ullom brought home 1st place and Naomi Romero, Bradley Simpson & Rachel Simpson brought home 2nd! This qualified both teams for Texas 4-H Roundup this summer at Texas A&M University. Congratulations! Individually, Sharon won 2nd place overall, 4th place judging and 1st place reasons, Trevor was 9th place reasons and Emily won 6th place overall, 7th place judging and 6th place reasons. Naomi won 3rd place overall and 3rd place judging, Bradley placed 4th overall in reasons and Rachel won 5th place overall and 5th place judging.

Intermediate - Rockwall County was represented by Jordan Huff and Reece Simpson and together placed 4th overall. Jordan placed 10th high individual and 6th place reasons. Reese placed 2nd overall and 1st place in reasons.
Juniors - Megan and Hannah Huff competed placing 2nd overall. Megan placed 4th overall and Hannah placed 6th.
Join us in wishing these youth good luck at the San Antonio Stock Show in February!

Shooting Sports Updates

Project Updates – Archery practice is supposed to begin January 25th in Blue Ridge with the Collin County Field & Stream Club.  As we receive more details we will include them in the weekly update.

As interest in the Shooting Sports project grows, so does the need for certified leaders. Please see the upcoming training events and locations.

For more information about rules and requirements of coaches and information about coach training, please see the “Coach & Assistant Coach Training and Certification Information” document on the Shooting Sports website: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/shootingsports



Winter Major Stock Shows The 2014 Winter Major Stock Show season kicks off January 23 with the Fort Worth Stock Show. From then it will continue for the next two months with Rockwall County-Hers also traveling to shows in San Angelo, San Antonio, Austin & Houston! Joshua & Olivia Born, Carson Glasscock, Tanner Howey, Hannah & Jordan Huff, Devin Jones, Sam & Sarah Kazlow, Madisson & Makenzie Laughery, Cade, Cody & Kirsten Miller, Kaitlin Rothbauer, Trevor Rowe, Cat Sabella, Ellee & Ethan Spearman, and Ashlyn Stembridge will be exhibiting their livestock projects at one or more of these major Stock Shows. Look for highlights on the blog after each show!

District Food Contests

The District Food Show and Food Challenge will be held February 8 at Texas A&M Commerce. Project meetings and locations should be announced soon! Entries will be due on for 4-H Connect no later than January 17.

Food Show rules are online http://d44-h.tamu.edu/district-events/food-show/ and

Food Challenge rules are http://d44-h.tamu.edu/district-events/food-challenge/

Rockwall County 4-H Council & PAL

Rockwall County 4-H Council will meet February 4 at 7:00 pm at the Extension Office.

If you are the President or Council Delegate for your club, it is important you are present.

Coinciding with County Council, a Parent & Leader (PAL) meeting will be held. All adults are encouraged to attend!

Photography Updates

Rockwall County 4-H members Michael Mershawn, Katie Marcantel, Ellee & Ethan Spearman recently competed in the District 4 4-H Digital Photography contest. Congratulations to Michael on his class winning entry in the Intermediate Farm & Ranch category!
 
Other results included:

Michael Mershawn – white ribbon – water

Katie Marcantel – white ribbon – farm and ranch

Ethan Spearman – white ribbon – farm and ranch
red ribbon – leading line
blue ribbon – water

Ellee Spearman – red ribbon – 4-H projects
white ribbon – farm and ranch
red ribbon – leading line
white ribbon – shadow white ribbon – silhouette

Horse Project Updates

Horse O’ Rama – March 7-9, 2014

Horse-O-Rama is the largest annual education equine event in Texas. Implemented by the Tarrant County Extension Horse Committee, horse enthusiasts of all levels come together for three incredible days of fun, education, competition and entertainment. The goal of Horse-O-Rama is to enhance the quality of life by developing life skills through the networking of various breeds, organizations, associations and interest groups. Horse-O-Rama encourages and teaches people to apply educational information using the horse as the foundation http://agrilife.org/urbantarrantag/events/agriculture-in-tarrant-county/

State Horse Show – The State Horse Show schedule and rule changes are attached. We will forward the new rulebook as it becomes available.


Rockwall Youth Fair

Rockwall Youth Fair is scheduled for March 26-29, 2014. Note: Livestock and clothing entries are due February 19, 2014.

For those who plan to exhibit a pen of market rabbits at the 2014 Rockwall Youth Fair,
you must have possession of your rabbits at least 30 days prior to show date. Validation will be February 25 at 6pm.
For those who plan to exhibit breeding animals of any species, you must have ownership on or before January 1.
A complete copy of the rule book is attached. An entry form is on the last page and may be replicated as many times as needed.
For those housing project animals at the RISD Ag. Science Center:
Remember, barn fees must be paid prior to bringing animals into the project barn. If you have animals currently housed at the project barn that will be staying on for the fall/ winter show season, remember new fees are due November 1.
NEW this year! All Rockwall Youth Fair exhibitors must complete the Quality Counts training and obtain the certification number prior to entering Rockwall Youth Fair.

Visit this website to complete the training and testing. http://agrilife.org/qualitycounts/

 Have you registered on 4-H Connect yet? Hopefully by now you have attended at least one club meeting and registered on 4-H Connect. These are the steps you take to become a member of Rockwall County 4-H for the 2013-2014 4-H year. If you are having trouble with any of the above, please call the Extension Office at 972-204-7660 for help!

REMINDER! Rules for event registration: A late entry extension will ensue for a two-day time period starting at 12:01 AM immediately following the standard district deadline. This extension will only apply to district-level contests. Example: if the normal deadline is on Friday at midnight, late entry would open at 12:01 AM on Saturday morning and close at midnight on Sunday. For entries placed during this late time period, there will be an added late fee of $20 (in addition to the standard contest fee). No registration extensions will be granted beyond the late registration time period.


 
Posted by Rockwall County 4-H News at 9:50 AM