July/ August 4-H Newsletter
Educational
programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without
regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin. The
Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County
Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating
Todd K. Williams
CEA-Agriculture/Natural
Resources
Adult & Youth
Important
dates at a glance!
July
20-27 Texas 4-H Horse
Show
August
12 Club Manager Training
August
14 Rockwall County 4-H
Awards Event
August
16 Multi County Club
Officer Training
August
19 East Texas State Fair
& State Fair of Texas
entries due in the
Extension Office
Lamb and Goat tag orders for 2013 Winter
Major
Stock Shows due in the Extension Office
August
25 Rockwall & Royse
City ISD 1st day of School
Sept
1
Heart of Texas entries due in office
Sept
9 County-wide 4-H
Kick-off (County Council & PAL immediately following)
Congratulations!
Bobbie Carr - RHHS Class of 2014
We wish you all the best! Remember character is that
attribute or feature that makes up and distinguishes an individual.
Integrity is what you do when no one is watching.
Practice good character and keep your integrity.
County 4-H
Achievement Awards and Recognition Event is Thursday August 14!
This is our
opportunity to recognize 4-H’ers and leaders for their participation and
accomplishments at District and State activities during the 2013-2014 4-H year.
The annual event will be held on August 14, 2014 and will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The location will be the Rockwall County Library.
If you completed a
record book or participated in a district or state contest, please RSVP by August 8, 2014 to receive a certificate or honor at
the ceremony.
4-H
Club Manager Training
The
annual Club Manager training is scheduled for August 12, 2014 from 6:30-8:00
pm. This will be held at the County Extension Office.
This
is mandatory if you plan to have a club for 2014-2015. Each club must have at
least 1 manager present and preferably all managers will attend!
We
will cover updates on the revised enrollment process, club and project meeting
reports.
Youth
Protection Standards for Volunteers, club budgets, financial reports & club
charters will also be addressed.
This
fast paced meeting should last no longer than an hour and a half.
Club
Managers please RSVP by calling Shelly @ 972-204-7660.
Multi-County 4-H Club Officer Training
Attention
2014-2015 Club Officers! This year we
will once again be holding a multi county training with Rockwall, Kaufman,
Dallas, and Cooke counties in Liberty Hall inside the new Rockwall County
Courthouse . If you have been elected an officer in your 4-H club for the
upcoming year, you will not want to miss the Club Officer Training on Saturday, August 16! Registration
deadline is 8th
This
leadership development opportunity will last all day and include training in
the morning and group dynamics activities in the afternoon.
Officers
from all clubs are encouraged to attend. This training promises to be
educational and fun!
Registration
will begin at 8:30 am, program will last
until 3:00 p.m. details are attached!
Welcome
to 4-H Kick-Off!
Do
you love 4-H and know someone you think would love it also??? Then invite them
to the annual Kick Off Event will be held on September 9, at the
new Extension Office – 915 Whitmore, Rockwall, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.
NOTE:
This is an earlier date than previous years’ as requested by Club Managers to
get new families involved sooner.
This
activity is aimed at new and potential members.
Each
club is to have a promotion table showing what your club offers in regards to
projects and activities. Club officers or appointed representatives should be
present to help answer questions about your club.
Texas
4-H Roundup
Congratulations
Senior Consumer Decision Making Team! 4-H members Naomi Romero, Trevor Rowe
& Bradley Simpson represented Rockwall County at Texas 4-H Roundup on the
campus of Texas A&M University on June 11. The team placed 8th
and Bradley was 10th High Individual. Margaret Romero and Dee Dee
Simpson were team coaches.
Texas
4-H Roundup began in 1946. It includes 40 different contests that members
can exhibit the lifeskills they have learned through
4-H, such
as, decision making, public speaking, public performing, organization and
working with others. Most of these contests are senior only contests for which
youth must qualify at District Roundup to advance to State. However, some
contests such as Quilt Challenge have emerged in the last few years to increase
our youth’s opportunities to participate in State Roundup. For more information
visit: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/roundup
East Region 4-H Horse Show
Congratulations
Rockin Riders members Grace & Katie Marcantel, Layne Miller, Courtney
Murphey and Shelby
& Trevor Rowe on their success at the East Region 4H Horse Show!!
Highlights
include: Grace competed in Halter Mares (11th place) and Halter Showmanship
(16th place).
Katie competed in Poles, Halter Geldings (11th place) and Halter
Showmanship (15th place).
Layne competed in Barrels, Poles, Team Sorting and Halter
Mares. Placed 10th in Halter Mares
Courtney competed in Barrels, Halter Showmanship and Team
Sorting
Trevor
competed with a mixed county team that won 2nd place in the Ranch Sorting and
placed 13th in barrels. Trevor and Shelby's
team penning team finished 4th. Shelby placed 11th in poles, 2nd in barrels and
1st in the stakes race and won a belt buckle
for being Senior High Point Timed Event
Champion!
Congratulations
and Good Luck Shelby & Trevor at State Horse Show!!
Texas 4-H Dog Show
Congratulations to Rockwall County 4-H member Sarah
Stinson!
She competed this past weekend at the Texas 4-H Dog Show
in Belton
and brought home 1st lace in the Dog Obedience
category.
Shooting
Sports Project News
Good Luck to Brock Green at The State Shooting Sports Games later this month!
Record Book Info.
Cade,
Kami, and Kylee Adams, Hannah, Jordan and Megan Huff, Sam Kazlow, Dalene Mautner, Cade, Cody & Kirsten Miller,
Will Morris, Chase Peters, Naomi Romero, Cat Sabella, Anna and Cole Schieberle,
and Ethan and Ellee Spearman completed 4-H records for the 2013-2014 4-H year. Extensive work was put into these books
and it really showed!
The
following books advanced to District 4 Recordbook judging which was held
July10:
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2014-2015
Re-enrollment Time!
We
hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! It is hard to believe that the new
4-H year is right around the corner.
When
your 4-H clubs resume meeting in September, everyone must re-enroll on 4-H
Connect for the new 4-H year.
If
you have any problems with registering a new member, re-registering for the new
year or passwords, please contact Shelly at the Extension Office.
As
you register, be sure to fill out the vital information such as your address,
phone number, age, grade, signature, project interest(s) and the date.
Cost
is $20 per member. After October 31, the cost will increase from $20 to $25/
per child and all non-renewals will be dropped from our mailing list.
You
must attend a 4-H meeting for your online registration to be certified by this
office. Clubs attendance policies will still be in effect. It is important for
you to attend every meeting if possible so you do not miss out on important
information or club activities! It is also important for at least one parent to
attend the meetings too.
STATE
FAIR OF TEXAS
The
2014 State Fair of Texas is September 24 –
October 19. The State Fair of Texas has many opportunities for young people as
well as adults. For a complete listing of the things you can enter or see,
visit: www.bigtex.com
Creative
Arts Department
Information
is available online at http://www.bigtex.com/sft/CreativeArts/CompetitionHandbook.asp.
There are hundreds of opportunities for 4-H members and adults including: Art,
Canning, Photography, and Needlework & Sewing, Be sure and see the contest
displays while you are visiting the fair. Entry forms and fees must be sent by
mail and received by the State Fair on or before July 27.
Junior
Livestock Show
There
are many livestock and horse events to enter or see at the State Fair. Many
horse events take place before the fair officially opens, as do some of the
junior livestock activities, so plan in advance before you go! .
Livestock
Contests
There
are several Agriculture based contests that will be held during the Fair in
addition to the livestock exhibition contests. These include Livestock Judging,
Public Speaking, Quality Counts Photography and more! Visit http://www.bigtex.com/sft/LiveStock/Contests.asp
for more info.
Junior
Livestock Show and most Contest entries must be received in our County
Extension Office by August 19th so they can
be processed and sent to the fair by their due date. All of the rules and entry
forms for these contests are available at: http://www.bigtex.com.
Ranch
Sorting & Team Penning
The
Youth Ranch Sorting & Team Penning contests will be held Sept 24-26. All of
the rules and entry forms for these contests are available at: http://www.bigtex.com
Other
Fair Deadlines: You
must have a Quality Counts # prior to entering State Fair and Heart O Texas
Fair. See below.
East
Texas State Fair entries are also due on August 19. Visit etstatefair.com for more information on
this show.
Heart
O’ Texas entries are due September 1. Visit hotfair.com for more information on this
show.
Quality
Counts verification is required for all youth exhibiting livestock (market
and/or breeding) at major livestock shows in Texas (including the Ft. Worth
Livestock Show, San Antonio Stock Show, Houston Livestock Show, Star of Texas
Fair, San Angelo Livestock Show, State Fair of Texas, and Heart O’ Texas
Fair). This is also required for Rockwall Youth Fair.
The
verification process will require junior exhibitors to pass an online test that
measures their knowledge on quality assurance and character education content
items. Youth are able to go online to take the test and become verified. A
verification number will need to be provided at the time of making an official
entry into a Texas major livestock show. Thus, youth will need to have
completed and passed the test before the major livestock show’s entry deadline.
A passing score has been determined to be 80%.
Youth
educators and the major livestock shows in Texas believe strongly in Quality
Counts. For more information, please contact your County Extension Agent or
Agriculture Science Teacher. To learn more about Quality Counts including the
verification process, please visit: http://qualitycounts.tamu.edu/.
If you turned 14 this year, your number is no longer
valid and you must take the Senior test.
Winter Major Stock Show Tag Orders
Anyone
wishing to exhibit lambs, goats or hogs at 2013 Winter Major Stock Shows must
order tags by the date below.
Cost
for the major stock show validation tags will be $12. Tags will only be ordered
for those that have paid by the deadline. Any orders after that date will be
subject to late fees set by the state office. If you have any questions call
the office.
FYI - Steers
for majors have already been validated.
Steers
for Rockwall Youth Fair will be validated in September.
Lamb
or goat— August 19.
Hog
— September 15.
Calf
Scramble Updates
Houston
Livestock Show & Rodeo, San Antonio Livestock Show and the Fort Worth Stock
Show offer opportunities for youth to receive animal purchase certificates for
catching calves in their calf scrambles. San Antonio participants need to be at
least 12 years old by January 1, 2014, but not yet 18 nor enrolled beyond the
junior year of high school. Fort Worth & Houston participants must be at
least 14 years of age. Certificates from Fort Worth can be used for a breeding
beef or dairy heifer. A certificate from San Antonio can be used for breeding
sheep, goats, beef, swine or dairy. Houston
certificates can includes beef heifers or steers. Contact the
office by August 31 if you are interested in any of these.
Rockwall
County 4-H Clubs & Information
Note:
Most clubs take the summer off!
Please
watch for info. from your Club Manager of when and where your 1st
meeting of the new year will be.
Rockwall
County Beef Club – NEW!
1st
meeting will be August 3rd at the Miller Residence
(Same
location as Jones Park) – 3pm
All
beef project members current and new are invited to attend.
Busy
Bee’s 4-H Club
|
6:30
p.m. Toyota of Rockwall
Rockin’
Riders
Horse
Club
1st
Monday of every month
Time
& location TBA
Rockwall
Clovers 4-H Club
Time
& location TBA
Texas
Tumbleweeds 4-H Club
2nd
Friday of every month
Bevans
Arabians
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Rockwall County 4-H Gazette
With the advancement of technology, budget crunches, and
information on demand concerns, the "Gazette" has moved
to a computer based e-letter format. We will still send it out at the beginning
of odd months. It will be posted on the County 4-H News Blog and club managers
will still have some hard copies available at the club meetings if needed. This
will allow more time for you as a family to have discussions on needed items,
and make informed decisions with more lead time. We are excited about this
format and trust you will be as well. We will try to be sensitive to those
families who still may have dial up. So the pictures may be minimal.
