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4-H News From Griggs County
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This Issue: March 2002
Greetings Griggs County 4-H Leaders/Parents/Members:
We hope you have had an enjoyable winter and are gearing up for some spring 4-H activities. I hope your club meetings have been successful, and please remember if we can be of any assistance to give us a call.
There are numerous items which need to be brought to your attention, before we discuss some of the spring contests.
The National 4-H Council is looking for award winning photos for the 2004 4-H Calendar. Submissions will only be considered if they meet these criteria:
1. Full name and age of person submitting
photograph.
2. Affiliation with 4-H
3. Complete return address (no PO Box)
4. Telephone number
5. List of awards that submitted photographs have received from county, state,
4-H or other.
6. The photographer’s thoughts about the photography, in 25 words of less
7. Photo submissions should be 8"x10", in color, and in a horizontal
format. Vertical shots will be accepted only if they can be cropped to fit the
horizontal format of the calendar.
8. Please submit photos to the following address. The deadline for submissions
is April 1, 2002.
Send To:
2004 4-H Calendar
National 4-H Supply Service
7100 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815-4999
To all you horse enthusiasts there is a new web page that will interest you and your love of horses. The next time you are surfing on the web bring this site up: http://www.ext.nodak.edu/4-h/horse/index.htm
This years Aerospace Event will be held April 28-29 at the UND Aerospace Center, Grand Forks. Youth ages 12-15 who are interested in the field of aerospace may attend. Youth must be accompanied by an adult. The registration fee is $20.00 and must be included with the registration form. Fee includes materials, lodging, Sunday evening meal and snack, Monday continental breakfast. The size of the group is limited and the program is expected to fill quickly. Applications will be accepted on a first-come-first served bases. Registration form and further information is included with this newsletter.
Please find enclosed several stickers and recipe pamphlets for this years Bake & Take Day. We encourage your members to participate in this project.
North Dakota 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Training
Leaders & Parents.....There is a program being offered across the state which is entitled North Dakota 4-H Shooting Sports. This leader training and certification will support the State 4-H Policy regarding 4-H Shooting Sports instructors in ND. The policy states that ND 4-H shooting sports instructors on the county level must:
Be at least 21 years of age
Be screened, trained, and appointed as a current 4-H leader/parent
Successfully complete 15 hours of an instructor-training sesson administered and sanctioned through the State 4-H Office
Be trained and certified in the discipline (rifle, shotgun, pistol, muzzle loader, archery, hunting, and reloading
A local training is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, 2002 and Sunday, March 24, 2002 for archery and rifle in Hillsboro, ND at the Goose River Archery Club. I have enclosed a registration form due by March 15, 2002.
Some common asked questions regarding the 4-H Shooting Sports program follows, with answers!
How much time is expected from a volunteer?
Time involved varies dramatically. Each individual is free to set up their own schedule.
What kinds of content are covered in a shooting sports workshop?
The workshops are a microcosm of the shooting sports program. The core centers on safety and responsibility, teaching skills, coaching principles, 4-H objectives and organization, sources of support and means of linking shooting sports to other 4-H programs. A set of basic disciples (archery, coordination, hunting and wildlife, muzzleloading, pistol, rifle and shotgun) branches from the core. Additional workshops may be offered in more advanced elements of those disciplines (skeet, trap, sporting clays, night rifle, silhouette and waterfowl identification). Every leader receives the core materials, and each one is equipped in a specialization. Only one may be taken at any given workshop because of the time requirements and content load that must be communicated. The basic elements are essential before a leader may go on to more advanced training.
Why does 4-H have a shooting sports program?
4-H uses shooting sports to teach youth development. Our programs are valuable for helping young people develop self confidence, personal discipline, responsibility, teamwork, self esteem and sportsmanship. The discipline and self control required for responsible firearms use carries over into many other aspects of life. 4-H programs provide a positive experience for youth and promote the safe and ethical use of firearms. It is our belief that firearms education reduces gun accidents.
Hunting and shooting are rich American traditions. 4-H shooting sports programs help continue this tradition through involvement of the total family.
Don’t shooting programs like those run by 4-H help spread American’s violet fun culture?
No! In fact, there is ample evidence that the opposite is true. The 4-H shooting sports program is designed to teach good self concept and character, and to promote the highest standards of safety and ethical behavior. In addition, with 60-80 million gun owners in America, and the vast majoring of them using guns safely and responsibly, America has a peaceful gun culture.
Is shooting sports a traditional 4-H program?
Yes and no. Shooting sports is both traditional and innovative. It is traditional in the sense of including all the core elements of a 4-H program - a youth development base, safety education, skill development, interaction with positive adult role models, and career exploration. The roots in natural resources, rifle and archery are also traditional. The hands-on teaching methods are traditional, and the leader development model is a major innovation that is becoming traditional in delivery of other programs. The team teaching approach, the relatively free format for delivery and the audiences are relatively non-traditional.
The local Communication Arts and Consumer Choices have been planned for Monday, April 1. The location and time will be arranged as to the interest shown. The sign up date is March 18 and participants will be notified after this date with further details.
COMMUNICATION ARTS CATEGORIES:
FOOD presentations involving preparation of food showing ‘how to do something’ or ‘how to make something’ and displaying a finished product. Presentations may last a maximum of 12 minutes. This category may be divided into baking, beef, dairy, pork, turkey, honey.
GENERAL presentations reflect skills and procedures on topics other than preparation of food. General demonstrations show ‘how to do something’, ‘how to make something’ or ‘how something works and may display a finished product. This category may be divided into indoor and outdoor.
ILLUSTRATED TALK presentations are speeches with visual aids. They are oral presentations in which charts, posters, figures or real objects are used to explain an idea or procedure.
PUBLIC SPEAKING presentation composed by the presenter, no more than 10% of a speech may be quotations. Notes may be used for reference, but reading is discouraged. No singing, tapes, visuals or costumes are permitted. Presentations by preteens last three to eight minutes. Presentations by teens last five to eight minutes.
DRAMATIC PRESENTATION are based on an original or a published piece performed in a creative, inspiring or thought-provoking manner. The presenter combines words and actions in order to put across the material and either entertain or educate the audience or both. The presentation begins with a brief introduction which includes the source and author or the material. Preteen presentations last three to eight minutes. Teen presentations last five to eight minutes.
INTERPRETIVE READING is an oral presentation of words from any published source. The purpose of the interpretive reading is to communicate the author’s thoughts expressively. The reading is presented with a script in hand. This requires keeping some eye contact with the audience and evoking a mood and vocal expression. Visual aids, tapes or costumes are not permitted. Preteen presentations last three to eight minutes. Teen presentations five to eight.
COMMERCIAL presentations are to convince an audience to buy an idea or product. Participants can use poster, flip charts, diagrams or objects as long as brand names are concealed. Commercials need to include an introduction, a body and a closing statement. A team or two individuals may do a commercial together. Each participant must have a speaking role and both must be in the same age division. Commercials last between one and three minutes.
SHORT TAKE is a presentation given from a topic drawn by the participants when they enter the room without advanced preparation. After the participant receives the topic they are given a note card and have ten minutes to prepare. Topics are on 4-H themes.
BROADCASTING is where presenters prepare a radio broadcast that may be read from a script. The broadcast may be a newscast with four to five items of about 30-45 seconds each or a more in-depth story addressing a topic.
RECITATION is a category for Cloverbuds. This category is non-competitive and offers young participants an opportunity to make presentations without the task of finding or writing material and without the stress of competition. Recitation of the 4-H Pledge, Pledge of Allegiance, or other simple verse is appropriate.
CONSUMER CHOICES:
This contest consists of six classes. Oral reasons are given on three of the classes to an official of the contest. The classes for this year are: DENIM JEANS, FAST FOODS, SUNSCREENS. This contest is open to 11-18 year olds with a savings bond awarded to the top teen and pre-teen.
4-H SHOWCASE EVENTS
4-H CLOTHING REVUE is an event where 4-H members construct a major portion of a total outfit (SEW AND SHOW) or assemble an outfit that consists of purchased garments (BUY AND SHOW), select accessories, and model the outfit to be evaluated.
PROJECT EXPO is where members are involved by developing an educational table display that is related to one of their 4-H Projects. You are to select and research a topic or project directly related to a 4-H project in which you are enrolled. Examples are....."Picture Perfect" (Photography), "Sew What’s New" ( Clothing), "Pyramid Power" (Foods and Nutrition). Posters must be prepared or examples to illustrate steps and add interest. The entire display must fit on a card table. Participants arrange their display and stand near it at all times, neatly dressed including a white shirt, 4-H emblem.
This year the 4-H Extension Youth Conference will be held June 17-20 at the North Dakota State University. This year the participants will celebrate the 4-H Centennial and attend a fabulous 4-H Birthday Bash! All youth who are between the ages of 13-18 are welcome to attend as full time registrants. Participants will celebrate a Century of 4-H -birthday party, style show, karaoke & dance, a community service food drive, 4-H semi-formal banquet and dance, featuring a Communication Arts speaker and a Talent Show participant, recreation & leisure activities, a respect retreat presented by Youth Frontiers of Minneapolis, and much more.
If you are interested, please contact the office for a registration form. Please remember you do not have to be a 4-H member to attend. So, it you and a friend are interested....give us a call. The 4-H council helps to sponsor your registration fee, which is $145.00 if you register by April 20, otherwise it is $160.00.
We hope you are coming along fine with your 4-H Pledges .If there are any upcoming events which your club is planning, please let us know as we are to record the events with some still pictures. We have a camera available in the Extension office for any club to check out and use.
Please Contact Our Office For Additional Information
E-mail: john.swenson@ndsu.edu
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