This Week in Gillespie 4-H: February 12th

Monday - February 12th, 2024

BB Gun Practice @ 6:00 PM (3rd grade & up)
Wrede 4-H Club Meeting @ 6:00 PM (Holy Ghost Lutheran)
San Angelo Stock Show
San Antonio Stock Show

Tuesday - February 13th, 2024

Fredericksburg Range Judging @ 5:15 PM
Dog Project @ 6:30 PM
San Angelo Stock Show
San Antonio Stock Show

Wednesday - February 14th, 2024
Meats Judging Practice @ 5:00 PM
BB Gun Practice @ 6:00 PM (1st & 2nd grade)
Sheep & Goat Skill-a-Thon Practice @ 6:00 PM
San Angelo Stock Show
San Antonio Stock Show

Thursday - February 15th, 2024
San Angelo Stock Show
San Antonio Stock Show
DEADLINE Gillespie 4-H Adult Leaders Scholarship Applications
DEADLINE State 4-H Scholarship Applications

Friday - February 16th, 2024
San Angelo Stock Show
San Antonio Stock Show

Saturday -February 17th, 2024
BB Gun County Match
San Angelo Stock Show
San Antonio Stock Show

Sunday - February 18th, 2024
San Antonio Livestock Show
San Angelo Stock Show

February 19th- DEADLINE D10 Virtual Photography Registration
February 26th-March 17th- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
March 1st- D10 Spring Roundup Registration Opens
March 8th-23rd- Austin Rodeo & Livestock Show

Club Meetings

**** Meetings sometimes change after dates and locations have been posted. Please

always verify meetings with Club Managers****

New News

Fort Worth, San Angelo & San Antonio passes are available to be picked up at the Extension Office!

State Fair Premium Checks are available to be picked up at the Extension office.

Houston Passes are in the Office! Make sure you come pick them up!

Don’t miss this opportunity!

Core Academy Application 2024 are open! Please send this out to your 9^th through 12^th grade 4-H members. Deadline is April 15th! You can now pay online, Click Link Below.

All High Schools in Gillespie County are welcome to attend this job and career fair! We hope to see everyone there!

It’s time to start gearing up for the STATEWIDE 2024 4-H Virtual Fishing Reel ‘em In Skill-a-thon! Registration is open on 4HOnline, with the spring tournament scheduled to start on March 15^th. This is a fun, educational opportunity for 4-H youth and Clover Kids to get outside and fish with their families and friends as the fishing takes place wherever they are located in Texas! Short educational videos on fishing tips, equipment, fish ID, industry careers, and more are available on the Texas 4-H Natural Resources Facebook page and new YouTube page. Prize packages of gift cards, fishing gear, and more will be awarded as provided by our sponsors. Last year we awarded over $10,000 in prizes!

Facebook Link

Help Carter with his Service Project and support the Stonewall Spring Sale too! If you have questions contact Carter at (830) 342-4194, or email Rebekah Cathey at rebekahcathey7@gmail.com

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The Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors are hosting the first-ever Lone Star 4-H Splash Camp (water camp) at the Texas 4-H Center April 26-28. This event is open to 6^th-8^th grade students. Registration opens February 5 on the Texas 4-H Conference Center website. Youth will be involved in project-based learning and lots of fun water activities! Registration is $210 per student, which includes two nights' lodging, meals, a camp t-shirt, a camp water bottle, and all workshops and programming.

Save the date to register beginning February 5th!

The Texas Farm Bureau Student Success Series Engage Program is for current freshmen and sophomores in high school. Participants will learn more about TFB, engage with community leaders in agriculture and western industries, gain insight into the free enterprise system, and tour a local agricultural operation. This program will take place in each of the 13 TFB Districts.

Click here for Information & Registration

It's time to let your creative juices flow at 4-H Refashion Retreat! The event will be held March 1-3, 2024, at the Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood. Youth registration is $170, and each youth must have an adult chaperone accompanying them to the retreat. Chaperone registration is free. Space is limited to the first 24 youth participants

Join the Texas 4-H Center staff for Camp Ambassador Training March 14-17th at the Texas 4-H Center. Youth should be ages 15-17 (or 18 if a graduating senior). At this event, teens will participate in teambuilding activities, learn their role as a camp ambassador, help create camp activities and themes, participate in an "empathy lunch, and more. Ambassadors receive 50 hours of volunteer service for each camp they serve at. Ambassadors from 2023 are encouraged to attend again. Registration fee is waived for youth who bring a friend to participate as well. Reach out to Alec Kiser for more information at alec.kiser@ag.tamu.edu.

Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador can assist county Extension agents in providing valuable health education to youth and adults within the community. Working alongside their agent, they can become a valuable part of the local Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas 4-H Youth Development team!

Application deadline is April 1. Once applications are received, completed applications will be forwarded to County Extension Agents for final approval into the program.

All returning ambassadors must also reapply and will be eligible to continue in the program pending approval and completion of their required annual hours. Ambassadors must attend the annual training summit. There will be NO virtual or “last chance” summit offered in 2024.

HTYA Timeline

January - March, 2024 – Market and recruit for the Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador Program
February 1 - April 1, 2024 – Online application available
April 1, 2024 – Deadline for completion of online applications
April 1-15, 2024 – County Extension Agents review applications & determine selection criteria
April 15, 2024 – Agents submit roster of selected ambassadors to Julie Gardner
May 1, 2024 – State Coordinator will notify youth of acceptance
May 15 – Deadline for registration for Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador Summit (Estimated cost $100)
June 4-5, 2023 – State-wide Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador Summit in College Station.

Click Here to Apply

Livestock Corner

Good Luck to everyone at all the upcoming stock shows!!!!

If you ever need help with your project please contact our office and set up an appointment with Brad or Emily.

4-H Spotlight

Every once in a while you need a throwback spotlight, because who can resist how cute our kids were on the Gillespie County 4-H Christmas float? There are so many things to do in 4-H each year, including posing as livestock royalty while being paraded down Main Street!

If you have someone you would like to nominate for 4-H spotlight please email emily.grant@ag.tamu.edu

STAY CONNECTED WITH GILLESPIE COUNTY 4-H

There are ALOT of opportunities available for 4-H youth on a county, district, and state level and through external organizations. We do our best to keep you updated with these opportunities through the following methods! If you have any questions please let us know.

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