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Lee County 4-H
Lee County
Extension Service
5338 Cliff Gookin Blvd
PO Box 2297
Tupelo, MS 38803
POSTER ART
Theme—“I am 4-H”
Phone: 662-841-9000
Fax: 662-841-9003
Poster size is 14” X 22” (half of a standard size sheet of poster
board). Each 4-H member may submit one poster.
Beth Youngblood
There is also an open theme which allows 4-H members to
use their own theme.
Extension Agent
[email protected]
Belvia Giachelli
Extension Agent
[email protected]
DAIRY POSTER
Theme—“Get More With Milk”
This contest requires a full sheet of poster board.
Complete rules for both contests are available at the 4-H Office.
Web Sites:
http://leecounty4h.com
All posters are due to the 4-H office by May 15.
http://www.msucares.com
May, 2015
DISTRICT PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT DAY
June 19 at ICC-Fulton
Ages 8-13
If you would like to participate, and didn’t qualify through county
contests, call Ms. Beth by May 14th to sign-up.
 Clover Patch Friends 4-H Club will meet Monday, May 4 at 5:00 p.m. at the
Extension Office
 Robotics 4-H Club will meet May 7, 14, 28 at 5:30 and May 21 at 4:30
 Consolidated 4-H Club will meet May 14 at 6:00 p.m. at the home of Teresa
Roberts
 County Line 4-H Club will meet May 16 at the AM Strange Library.
 Cloverbud 4-H Club for ages 5-7 will meet May 19 at 4:00 p.m. at the 4-H Office. The
program is on sun safety. Please call 841-9000 if you plan to attend.
4-H’ers registered to attend Club Congress May 27-29 must attend a
MANDATORY meeting on either May 4 OR May 7th at 6:00 pm at the
Extension Office. 4-H’ers must bring a parent to the meeting.
Please contact Ms. Beth or Ms. Belvia to schedule an appointment to work on
visuals or other contest preparations. All visuals must be approved by May
15th.
One of the features of the 4-H Record Program is that junior ages 10-11,
intermediate, and senior 4-H ’ers can complete the record report form on the
computer. Juniors ages 8-9 records must be written, but juniors ages 10-11,
intermediate and senior 4-H’ers are encouraged to submit typed records.
(Handwritten records are accepted from all ages.)
Report forms are Available from the Web at:
http://msucares.com/4h_Youth/4hrecords/index.html.
If you would like to submit hand written records, hard copies of each report form
are available through your county Extension office or by printing from the
www.msucares.com web site.
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JUNIOR COUNTY CONTEST WINNERS AND
PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT DAY QUALIFIERS
Project Achievement Day is for 4-Hers ages 8-13 (as of January 1) and will be held June
19th at ICC in Fulton. Junior contest results are listed below. To receive County premium
money, you must have scored 70% (indicated by an *). Remember, 4-Hers age 8-9 can
only do a Cloverleaf Exhibit and Share-The-Fun, if qualified. Those ages 10-13 can
participate in a contest and a visual. Please let us know as soon as possible what contest
you will be participating in because others may be waiting for that spot! The deadline to
register is May 15th. Call Ms. Beth at 841-9000 with questions.
Bicycle
1st Jacob Lindsey*
2nd Sam Simpson*
3rd Micah Taylor*
Child Development
1st Caroline Killough*
2nd Aaliyah Westmoreland*
3rd Rebekah Corbin*
Tashunti Trice
Mariah Ivy
Niah Betts
Tykirah Ivy
Taniyah Wallace
Clothing Construction
1st Charity Monaghan*
2nd Taylor Babbitt*
Cameron Stevens
Clothing Selection
1st Taylor Babbitt*
2nd Charity Monaghan*
Tashunti Trice
Consumer Judging
1st Anaya Johnson*
2nd Kacilyn Pegues*
3rd John Wesley Pegues*
Dairy Products Judging
1st Taylor Babbitt*
Micah Taylor
Anaya Johnson
Niah Betts
Taniyan Wallace
Aaliyah Westmoreland
Diamond Sharp
Kacilyn Pegues
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Entomology
1st Samuel Simpson*
2nd Jacob Lindsay*
Food and Nutrition
1st Aaliyah Westmoreland*
Samuel Brown
Horticulture
1st Rebekah Corbin*
Interior Design
Cameron Stevens
Photography
1st Samuel Simpson*
1st Jacob Lindsey*
2nd Diamond Sharp*
Poultry Judging
1st Micah Taylor*
Rebecca Corbin
Caroline Killough
Public Speaking
1st Tashunti Trice*
2nd John Wesley Pegues*
3rd Jacob Lindsey*
Seed ID
Share-The-Fun
1st Samuel Simson, Eli Young Caroline Killough
and Rebekah Corbin*
2nd Anaya Johnson*
3rd Kacilyn Pegues*
Lee County 4-H
Record Books and Resumes
Call Ms. Beth if you would like to schedule a time to work on
your Record Book or Resume’.
The deadlines are listed
under Important Dates.
HORSE ART and HORSE PHOTOGRPAHY
Rules and categories can be picked up from the 4-H Office.
All entries are due to 4-H Office by May 22nd.
The 4-H/Extension Office will be closed Monday,
May 25 for Memorial Day.
May 1
May 4 OR May 7
May 1
May 15
May 15
May 22
May 27-29
June 19
June 23
July 13
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Deadline: Horse Ownership and horse entries
Mandatory Club Congress Orientation (6:00 pm)
Deadline: 4-H Photography Exhibit entries
Deadline: Sign-up for DPAD
Deadline: Poster Art, Dairy Posters
Deadline: Horse Art and Photography
Club Congress (Starkville)
Project Achievement Day (Fulton)
Deadline: Volunteer Leader Records, Senior (15-18) Records
and Senior Resumes’
Deadline: Junior and Intermediate (8-14) Records
Lee County 4-H
Aggies
The Aggies Club will meet Tuesday, May 12th at 6:00 p.m.
at the 4-H Office.
It is time to think about showing livestock. We need to
purchase show lambs this month. Anyone interested in
showing lambs, goats, beef cattle, swine, or dairy cattle,
please contact me. Let me know if you are interested in
showing a commercial heifer, I have had several people
call with prospect heifers.
Jan Garrett and I will be taking a group of 4-H’ers to a Livestock Judging Contest in
Smith County on Saturday, May 16th. Let me know if you are interested.
The Lee County Cattlemen are cooking hotdogs for a Blood Drive at United Blood
Services on Friday, May 22nd. If you can assist with this event it will be greatly
appreciated.
Please keep Joe McCreary and his family in your prayers as he is having heart
surgery on May 27th.
Livestock Shows Dates
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Union County Goat Show – July 13
Union County Beef Show – July 17 & 18
Calhoun county Goat Show – July 22
Lee County Livestock Classic – August 14 & 15
Pontotoc County Fair Show – August 22
Alcorn County Beef Show – September 19
Mississippi State Fair – October 8-17
Poultry Club
Poultry Club will meet following Aggies on May 12 th. Please try to attend
this meeting and come prepared to pay for your chickens that have been
ordered. The chicks will arrive the week of May 18 th, so please be
making preparations. I will be in contact as soon as I know exact arrival
date. Please have feeders, waters, heat lamps and other necessary
equipment ready for the chicks. We have plans and examples of coops
and pens in the Extension Office.
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SHOOTING SPORTS
Lee County had 54 4-Hers participate in the 2014 Northeast District
Shooting Sports Tournament Saturday, April 25 th at Whitetail Ridge
Shooting Center. I am excited that everyone did so well and for those
that will be moving forward to the State Tournament. I will schedule a
meeting for those that qualified for State and their parents in early June.
Words cannot express the gratitude to the volunteers and parents for
assisting with the tournament and especially the concession stand.
ROPES & REINS
Fundraiser at Driskill’s Fish and Steak in Plantersville is Tuesday, May
5th. Please turn in the number of plates you have sold by Monday May
4th. We will take walk-ins so don’t turn anyone away.
Ropes and Reins will meet May 18th. The entries are in and we have 29 4
-Hers exhibiting in more than 200 District classes.
Please call me if you are interested in participating in the non-riding events. You DO NOT
have to be riding a horse in the District Show to participate in the non-riding events. We will
be contacting you with practice dates and times. If you are not receiving the group text
messages please let me know ASAP.
Horse Art and Photography exhibits are due in the 4-H office by Friday, May 22nd. This
is the absolute last day you may turn in exhibits. Monday, May 25 is a Holiday and the
photos will be judged on the County Level on Tuesday, May 26 th. Entry forms can be
picked up in the Extension Office.
Important Dates for Ropes and Reins Members:
June 10-13, 2015 – District Horse Show, Starkville, MS
June 23- June 27, 2014 – State Horse Show, Jackson, MS
Cook-out Contest
I have not received any information on the Cook-Out Contest. Hopefully
we will have date, time and place soon. If you are interested in cooking
Hamburgers, Steaks, or other beef cuts, Pork Chops, or Chicken in the
County and/or North Half, please let me know so I can get the date to you.
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