Have you ever made the comment, “Never in a million years would I have expected to see this or do that?” I can recall countless times making a similar comment over the years. Well, never in a million years would I have believed that seeing people wear facemasks would become a norm.
Never in a million years….
Changes Ahead for 4-H Poultry Judging Teams
Tennessee has been notified that the National 4-H Poultry Judging contents will have significant changes starting with the November 2021 conference. The past national manual sold by the University of Nebraska is no longer applicable to the national contest. The new manual is only available online.
COLLECTING 4-H COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
We have received several scholarship requests already this year, but there are still others who could more than likely use their scholarships for the spring semester. Remember 4-H’ers who have won educational scholarships are eligible to collect them as soon as they have completed a successful semester of post high school work and are enrolled for the next unit of school work.
Links to forms and submission instructions can be found in the full article on the website.
Curriculum Corner
New project area guides are available:
Communications and Public Speaking Beginner Level
Entrepreneurship Beginner Level project area guide
2021 4-H Scholarships
Several of you have inquired as to how to submit your 4-H’ers’ scholarship applications that are due in the next few weeks. Scholarship applications are still due March 1, 2021.
There is more information and the scholarship website in the article.
The Great Comeback: Volume 21, Issue 2
January 11, 2021 In this Issue
2021 4-H Virtual Swine Show
Hello all, information for the 2021 Virtual Swine Event has been posted to the swine project page. We are pleased to be working with Virtual Stock Show to host this event. I have reviewed the entry form and it is clear and straightforward. I appreciate you encouraging and assisting youth in your county/chapter to participate in this virtual swine event.
TENNESSEE 4-H’ERS COMPETE IN UTAH’S 4-H VIRTUAL CONTEST
Please join me in congratulating the Tennessee teams who competed this past week at the first-ever 4-H Virtual Contest hosted by Utah State University Extension. A total of 387 youth contestants from 29 different state competed 15 different contests during the three-day virtual event.
2021 4-H Scholarships
Several of you have inquired as to how to submit your 4-H’ers’ scholarship applications that are due in the next few weeks. Scholarship applications are still due March 1, 2021.
There is more information and the scholarship website in the article.
Are You Game?
Join the weekly Burst healthy living challenges from BOKS kids.
Get moving with Board Games this week. Download our new BOKS “Are You Game?” booklet andget moving with board games. Pick out your favorites or make up your own but make sure you integrate movement into any game you try. The challenge: pick a different game for every day of the week and get moving.