May/June 2019

S T E P H E N S C O U N T Y

4-H Newsletter

A Stephens County Teen Leader is a 4-H’er between the ages of 13 and 19 that is interested in mentoring younger 4-H’ers. Teen leaders are selected to serve in many different roles. They serve as workshop instructors, day camp counselors, county camp counselors, district and state workshop instructors, and various other leadership rolls.

The next Teen Leader Meeting will be May 23, 2019, 6pm at the Stephens County Extension Office

Summer Camp, day camp workshops, and other summer activities will be discussed.

If you enjoy working with youth, then 4-H has a place for you…

Stephens County 4-H needs moms, dads and grandparents as volunteers to assist with summer activities! Together we can do more to inspire our youth to grow and achieve success. Summer camp, day camps and leadership/citizenship activities all have vital volunteer roles.

4-H has been around for more than 100 years, and today the organization is made of traditional and new program areas. A 4-H volunteer motivates youth to discover their own paths within the organization. Volunteering with 4-H offers more than just working with youth. Volunteers have many opportunities to learn new skills and network with other volunteers.

Make plans to attend Volunteer Enrollment and Training, May 14, 2019, at 5:30 PM, at the Stephens County OSU Extension Office. Call for information and to RSVP, 255-0510.

At this years 4-H State Roundup 4-H members will have the opportunity to live on

campus, explore campus life, and network with youth from across the state. Dele-

gates also participate in workshops related to career/personal interest, competitive

events, fun activities, and nightly dances! The cost for roundup is $175.00. Regis-

tration forms are available on our website, http://oces.okstate.edu/stephens/4-h, or

at the Stephens County Extension Office. Roundup Orientation will be held after

the Teen Leader Meeting on June 27. Discounts may be available to youth who

participate in a contest at roundup or help with 4-H concession at the SW District

Horse Show that will be held May 30th—June 1st.

Registration Due Tuesday, June 4th

Participants must have completed the 7th grade Roundup Orientation June 27th following Teen Leader Meeting

Sign up for individual days… Registration fee of $5 per day is need-

ed to cover miscellaneous supplies. A supply list is available at signup.

Space is limited, sign up by June 4th.

Basic Sewing for Beginners ONLY- June 11 We will learn to safely

use a sewing machine and sewing equipment. The focus will be on

proper threading of the machine, winding bobbins and use of sewing

notions. We will complete several fun Items!

Sewing for the Fair - June 12 The day will focus on the design and

construction of pillow cases, followed by constructing a quilted travel

bag with a zipper.

Sewing for the Fair - June 13 Crazy Quilt Blocks -Learn basic quilt

piecing, stitching techniques, and fabric coordination for making quilt blocks.

Note:

If you plan to bring your own sewing machine, the machine must be in good working order and have the users

manual if possible. We do not want youth to be frustrated or struggle with unfamiliar or difficult machines.

4-H youth, ages 9 to 18, are encouraged to attend this fun-

filled day camp June 5 & 6, from 8-4:30, learning about dif-

ferent parts of 4-H. The cost is $25 and the camp is open to

the first 20 participants that sign up by Tuesday, May 28th.

Participants will make their breakfast and lunch along with a

variety of activities and crafts that can be entered in the fair.

7:30 to 8:00 a.m. is social game time and parents are wel-

come to drop off their child during this time.

Officer application deadline has been extended to

May 21, 2019

Forms are available on our website, http://oces.okstate.edu/stephens/4-h, or at the

Extension Office. (Must have been a Teen Leader for one year.)

Teen Leaders have a fundraising opportunity by having a concession at the District Horse Show on May 29, 30, and 31

st. We have done this for many years. Each youth who works the concession

receives $50 toward their Round Up registration.

However; we do not have a 4-H Educator at this time to supervise this event. We are urgently seeking an adult volunteer, or maybe more than one volunteer, who is willing to conduct/supervise this activity. Duties include youth supervision and safety and management of the inventory and financial aspects of the fundraiser. Please consider volunteering or recruiting others to volunteer. If we do not have anyone volunteer by May 14, 2019 we will have to let another group do the concession.

Please call or email Brenda Gandy-Jones, Stephens County Extension Director at 580-255-0510 or email brenda.gandy@okstate.edu to volunteer. Thanks in advance for helping our youth achieve more!

County Record Books & Awards Packets will be due to the Stephens County Extension Office by

July 2, 2019

All forms available at the Extension Office or online http://oces.okstate.edu/stephens/4-h

4-H Achievement Banquet

August 6, 2019

Communication Contest Day

June 26, 2019

Fashion Revue * Table Setting

Robotics Contest Day

June 27, 2019

Weatherford Performing Arts Center

Weatherford, OK

Entry Deadline: June 10, 2019

Communication Day Individual Regular Speech Ind. Illustrated Presentation

Team Illustrated Presentation Individual PowerPoint/Google Slides/Prezi Etc. Presentation

$10 Registration

Fashion Revue & Table Setting

$10 Registration

Robotics $10 Registration

Photography, Graphic Arts & Video Story

$10 Registration (Entry due June 10 w/registration.

Entries will be displayed during two-day event

Registration Due to: West District OSU Extension 205 W. Maple, Suite 510 Enid, OK 73701

Entry forms available at the Stephens County OSU Extension Office, or on our website http://oces.okstate.edu/stephens/4-h

Stephens

County

May 14 Volunteer Enrollment & Training Meeting

21 Officer Applications Due

23 Teen Leader Meeting, 6pm

28 RSVP for Jr. Day Camp

28-29 West District Food Showdown & Cupcake Wars

30-31 West District Horse Show - Stephens Co. Fairgrounds

June

1 West District Horse Show (continued)

4 Roundup Packet due

4 RSVP for Sewing Camp

5-6 4-H Jr. Day Camp

10 Entries due for West District Contest Days

11-14 Sewing Camp

19-21 Summer Camp

26-27 West District Contest Days

27 Teen Leader Meeting and Officer Elections

July 2 County Record Books and Awards Packets due

9 RSVP for Jr. & Sr. Citizenship Trips

18 Jr. Citizenship Day

19 Sr. Citizenship Trip

23-26 State 4-H Roundup - Stillwater, Oklahoma

August

6 Achievement Banquet

21-24 Stephens County Free Fair

This year we will be offering another

Summer Citizenship Trip to our Sr. 4-

H’ers who are 13 and older. This trip

will be held on Friday, July 19th. We

will be leaving from the Stephens

County Extensions Office at 6:30 am on

the 19th and will return home around

10:00 pm depending on dinner. We will

be helping out at the Jesus House in the

morning preparing and handing out food

baskets. In the evening we will help out

at City Rescue Mission where we will

be preparing and serving meals. This is

a great way for 4-H’ers to grow their

citizenship and see how great it feels to

help others in need. You will need to

RSVP on or before Tuesday, July 9th. If

you have any questions please call the

extension office, (580) 255-0510.

Stephens County 4-H Teen Leaders will

be hosting a Jr. Citizenship Day on

Thursday, July 18th, 10am-3:00pm.

This is a great opportunity for Junior

4H’ers to give back to their community.

We will meet at the Stephens County

Fairgrounds, and make dog treats and

upcycled dog toys to donate to the

Stephens County Humane Society.

After lunch we will deliver our items to

the shelters, and help out with needs at

the facility. If you are interested in

attending, please RSVP on or before

Tuesday, July 9th.

Stephens County Cooperative Extension Service

Oklahoma State University 2002 S. 13th

Duncan, OK 73533

Facebook: StephensCountyFourH

http://oces.okstate.edu/stephens/4-h/

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Brenda Gandy-Jones

FCS/4-H & County Ext. Director

brenda.gandy@okstate.edu

580-255-0510