FLOYD COUNTY 4

FLOYD COUNTY 4-H NEWS
MARCH, 2011
Courthouse Ag. Bldg., Floydada, TX 79235
(806) 983-4912
March 1, 2011
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
CEO = County Extension Office
MARCH
02- Junior Livestock Judging - Introduction class for
beginners, CEO, 4:30
07- Floydada 4-H, Nielson’s , 6 PM
07- NO ARCHERY
08- Junior Master Gardeners, CEO , 5:30 PM
11- RSVP to CEO about County Fashion Show
11- Beginner’s Sewing, RSVP
14- Junior & Intermediate Photographs Due to CEO
14- Beginner’s Sewing 9 AM
14- STORYBOARD LABEL DUE TO DONNA
15- Houston Livestock Judging Contest
17- NO RIFLE & NO ARCHERY
18- Fashion Show narratives due to county - NOON
21- Lockney 4-H, Community Building, 6 PM
21- 4-H STORYBOARDS DUE TO COUNTY
22- County Fashion Show
23- GALA Server’s Meeting, Unity Center, 5:30
24- NO RIFLE & NO ARCHERY
26- Floyd County Friends Benefit GALA
31- Texas Tech Livestock Judging Contest
APRIL
01- Turn in Roundup Titles to CEO
01- WT Livestock Judging Contest
02- Clarendon Livestock Judging Contest
08- South Plains Livestock Judging Contest
11- Floydada 4-H, Officer Elections, MAC, 6 PM
11- Lockney 4-H, Community Building, 6 PM
12- District Fashion Show, Abernathy
14- District Jr. & Intermediate Photography Contest
16- District Rifle Contest
16- District Livestock Judging Contest
19- County Roundup, Unity Center
30- District Archery Contest, Littlefield
May
07- District Roundup, Levelland Middle School
09- Lockney 4-H, Officer Elections Community Building,
6 PM,
31-02- District Leadership Camp, Levelland
Name a 4-H camp and where it is located.
Who will help pay your way to 4-H camp?
What is one activity you can do at camp?
Which camp do you want to sign up for?
FLOYDADA 4-H MEETING
Floydada 4-H will meet on Monday March 7, at 6:00 at
Nielson’s Restaurant in Floydada. We will be preparing
our own hamburgers. Each person wishing to
participate needs to bring $10.
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GALA SERVERS NEEDED
The Floyd County Friends benefit GALA is set for
Saturday, March 26th. Each year Floyd County 4-H’ers
are asked to assist with serving the meal. We need lots
of 4-H’ers to help with this activity and are appreciative
of help from parents and leaders. There will be a
servers meeting on Wednesday March 23rd, 5:30 PM at
the Unity Center. Please call to sign up ASAP! You
receive points toward a 4-H jacket, patch or scholarship
for helping.
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COUNTY FASHION SHOW
If you are planning on participating at the County
Fashion Show, I must hear from you by March 11 in
order to secure a place and recruit judges. A county
show is set for Tuesday, March 22. FASHION SHOW
NARRATIVES and your $10 entry fee are due to the
CEO by NOON on Friday, March 18.
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FASHION STORYBOARD
Donna is happy to complete your Storyboard label, but
she must have yours no later than Monday, March 14 in
order to get them all done, proofed and have your
boards ready to be turned in to District. If you have
questions, please give us a call.
RSVP FOR BEGINNER’S SEWING
If you plan to participate on Monday, March 14 in the
Beginner’s Sewing class I need to hear from you by Friday,
March 11. You will be given a supply list at that time.
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JUNIOR & INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
If you are interested in entering photographs in the District
Contest, you must turn your entries and money in to the
CEO by Monday, March 14.
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FLOYD COUNTY 4-H T-SHIRTS
We have 2 adult small t-shirts in our office that may be
purchased for $8 each. If you need a 4-H t-shirt give us a
call or come by and pick one up.
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4-H NEWSLETTER ONLINE
If you had rather read the 4-H Newsletter online go to:
floyd-co.tamu.edu. 4-H Jacket Achievement Point Sheets
are also online for you to print off.
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MEMORIALS
Did you know that memorials for loved ones can be made
to the Floyd County 4-H Scholarship fund? Memorials help
fund our Gold Star scholarships.
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4-H ROUNDUP
County, District and State Roundup are just around the
corner. If you need help with a presentation or Share-TheFun Act, just let us know. Please turn in your Roundup
titles to the CEO by April 1. County Roundup is set for
Tuesday, April 19 at the Floyd County Friends Unity Center
beginning at 5:30 P.M. District Roundup is set for
Saturday, May 7 at Levelland Middle School. State is June
13 - 17 on the Texas A&M Campus.
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4-H CAMPS
There are several camps available to 4-H’ers during the
summer. Floyd County 4-H will pay half your way to any
4-H camp.
Junior Leadership Camp ages 9 - 13, May 31 to June 2
Senior Electric Camp, ages 14 - 19, New Mexico,
June 27 - July 1
Prime Time I, ages 12 - 13, July 24 - 27, 2011,
Texas 4-H Center, Brownwood
Prime Time II, ages 9 - 11, July 27 - 30, 2011,
Texas 4-H Center, Brownwood
Junior Leadership Camp is held on the South Plains College
Campus. You participate in sports tournaments, project
workshops, theme parties and 4-H dances!
Electric Camp is sponsored by EXCELL and is held in
the mountains of New Mexico - you learn about
electricity, electrical safety, have sports tournaments
and make an extension cord.
Prime Time is held at the State 4-H Center in
Brownwood. Activities include swimming, canoeing,
archery, riflery, crafts, sport fishing, climbing, repelling
and much more. The Floyd County Parent Leader
Association will pay half your way to attend. Take
advantage of these great opportunities!
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RIFLE & ARCHERY PRACTICES
Archery & Rifle practices have been set for the month
of February.
Mondays - Archery - Intermediates & Seniors, 5:15
Mondays - Rifle, Intermediates & Seniors, 6:30
Tuesdays - RIFLE ONLY -Juniors, 5:30, Intermediates
& Seniors, 6:30
Thursdays - Archery - Juniors & Clover Kids, 5:15
Thursdays - Rifle - Juniors, 6:30
There will be no shooting practice March 17 & 24!
There will be no archery on March 7.
If you have any questions call the office, Patty
Davenport, Winfield Davenport or Jerry Chappell
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ENTOMOLOGY PROJECT
Amanda Miller has agreed to lead an Entomology
Project. A schedule is currently being set for practices.
If you are interested in participating, call the office and
let us know. When Amanda has worked out a schedule
you will be contacted.
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LEADER LAB COUNSELOR APPLICATION
If you are interested in serving as a counselor at the
North Region Junior Leadership Lab in Levelland, go
online to
http://floyd-co.tamu.edu/pubcat.cfm?COUNTY=Floy
d&CatID=19 to complete the application. The camp
date is May 29 - June 2. Counselors must be 15 - 18
years of age. Cost is $100 and the Parent/Leader
Association will pay half of that.
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DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICER APPLICATION
Applications to run for a District 4-H Council Office are
due to the District Office by Monday, May 2nd.
Officers include President, First Vice President,
Delegate at Large, Secretary/Treasurer and Public
Relations chairman.
All officers must be at least 16 , but not older than 19 on
August 31 of the 4-H year you serve.
WHAT IS ROUNDUP?
Roundup is an event held on the county and
district levels for junior and intermediate aged
youth, and senior participants also compete at
county and district and have the opportunity
to advance on to state for the Texas 4-H
Roundup to be held June 13 - 17 on the Texas
A&M University campus in College Station.
Roundup consists of 39 individual
competition contests including Judging teams,
Quiz Bowl teams, Public Speaking,
Educational Presentations, Share The Fun
Acts, Food Show, Fashion Show, Fashion
Design and Stage Design.
County Roundup is scheduled for April
19.District Roundup is set for May 7, 2011.
There are several educational presentation
scripts and posters already written. If you are
interested in helping your child or working
with a group, please let us know. We will be
glad to help you any way we can.
All educational presentations can have 1 - 5
members.
Quiz Bowl teams can have 3 or 4 members.
Share the Fun teams can have 1 - 9 members and
there are 6 Share The Fun categories:
Poetry/Prose
Celebrate 4-H
Vocal
Musical –Instrumental
Solo-Band Performance
Choreographed Routine
Complete this St. Patrick’s Day word scramble for 5 points towards your jacket, patch, t-shirt or senior
scholarship. Come by the office and make copies for all the 4-H’ers in your family if you need to.
Complete this Easter Word Search for 5 points towards your jacket, patch, t-shirt or senior scholarship. Come
by the office and make copies for all the 4-H’ers in your family if you need to.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
March 2011
6
7 Floydada 4-H,
1
2
Junior Livestock
Judging, Introduction
for beginners, CEO,
4:30
3
4
5
8 JMG, CEO, 5:30
9
10
11 RSVP for County
12
Fashion Show
Nielson’s, 6:00
Beginner’s Sewing
RSVP to CEO
13
14 Jr & Interm
15
16
17
Photographs due to CEO
Beginner’s Sewing Class,
CEO 9 am
18 Fashion Show
19
Narratives due to
County NOON
Storyboard labels due to
Donna
20
21 Lockney 4-H,
Community
Building, 6 PM
27
28
22
County Fashion
Show,
29
23 GALA Server’s
24
meeting, Unity
Center, 5:30
30
25
26 Floyd County
Friends Benefit
GALA
31 TTU Livestock
Judging Contest
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M ark C arroll, C EA-AG
Floyd C ounty
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M elissa Long, C EA-FC S
Floyd C ounty
Secretary: D onna Keaton
The information given herein is for educational purposes only. R eference to
commercial products or trade names is made w ith the understanding that no
discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the Texas AgriLife Extension
Service.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Floyd County 4-H
110 S. Wall
Floydada, TX 79235