Houston Livestock Show Scholarship Information

The 2018 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ Scholarship Application is now available online.  Students may access the application, the Scholarship 101 video with tips and information, and more detailed guidelines for the scholarships here:  http://www.rodeohouston.com/Educational-Support/Scholars/Apply 

Information on how to apply for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Hildebrand and Technical Scholarships, as well as the key codes needed to apply for them online can be found here. 

If you have any questions, please let them know at:

Educational Programs

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™

Scholarship@hlsr.com

832-667-1285

 

Major Livestock Show Entries - November 14th and 15th from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

This is a reminder that we will be collecting Major Livestock Show Entry Forms  on Tuesday, November 14th, and Wednesday, November 15th, at the Travis County Extension office. We will not start to collect forms until 5:00 - 8:00 pm. 

An Agent (Mellanie) will be on hand to help with collection and reviewing of forms.

This method allows families to get an idea of who will be going to the major shows and get to know one another. This will also allow for questions to be asked and answered form our veterans. The process can be overwhelming at times and we want to make sure all of our families have a great experience.

All completed forms with payment are due no later than November 22, 2017.

Updates and reminders regarding some of the shows:

-  Stay on top of the health requirements for the shows

- Houston will have a Food Challenge - teams who placed first and second in their age category may compete

- Houston's indemnity form must be notarized

***We will have a notary on site for the Houston entry form on Tuesday, November 14th only*** 

Notary will be here until 8:00 pm.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday & Wednesday evening!!

District 10 Dairy Judging, Horse Judging and Consumer Decision-Making Contests

For further information, including registration and individual contest information, click here.

2018 District 10 Photography Contest

For more information, please click here.

2018 TCYS Updates

UPDATES:

Swine Validation – November 18^th & 19^th

• Swine Validation will take place on the weekend of November 18^th and 19^th
• 4-H members need to choose the high school barns closest to them and meet the Committee at that location; please note that the Committee will not wait for you to arrive, if you are late you must meet us at an alternate location
• We do not yet have an approximate time for each location; Mellanie will be setting up a Remind text group to send out updates.  The current schedule is listed below.

• Saturday, November 18^th, Starting at 8:00 AM, we will travel to the high school Ag Barns in the following order
•  Lanier High School
• McNeil High School
• Pflugerville High School
• Hendrickson High School
• Manor High School 

• Sunday, November 19^th, Starting at 8:00 AM, we will travel to the high school Ag Barns in the following order:
• Akins High School
• Bowie High School
• Lake Travis High School

TCYS Broiler Pickup

• Will be on Friday, December 1^st
• Location and Time is TBD
• Families must bring their own boxes to take home chicks

Rabbit Validation

• Rabbit validation will be Saturday, December 16^th, from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
• Location: Hendrickson High School Ag Rooms
• 19201 Colorado Sand Dr, Pflugerville, TX 78660
• Ag Rooms are located directly behind the high school

Rabbit Showmanship Clinic

• There will now only be one Rabbit Clinic on Saturday, December 2^nd, at 10:00 AM
• Location: Akins High School Ag Rooms
• 10701 S 1^st St, Austin, TX 78748
• Portable 336/337 on the right side before you reach the high school parking lot

Contests:

•  TCYS Welding Contest will take place on December 15^th, with check in starting at 4:30 PM
• Same rules as last year, the updated 2018 entry forms will be posted soon
• 2017 rules are currently posted if you would like to look at them for reference
• Location: Plumber/Pipe Fitters Union #286; 814 Airport Blvd. Austin, Texas 78702

• TCYS Floral, Food Challenge, and Consumer Decision Making Contests will take place on Thursday, January 18^th
• Entry forms will be posted soon  
• The contests will take place in the following order:
• Floral Design (Heat 1 begins at 9:00 AM; Heat 2 at 11:00 AM)
• Food Challenge (Approximately 1:00 PM or 30 minutes after the completion of the Floral Design Contest)
• Consumer Decision Making (Approximately 3:30 PM or 30 minutes after the completion of the Food Challenge)

Steer & Heifer Exhibitors

• This year all steer/heifer exhibitors are required to purchase the pelleted bedding from TCYS for $8 per bag
• Please let us know approximately how many you will need total so that TCYS can order enough to meet your needs during show week by responding to our Poll by Friday, November 17^th.  (Click here to respond).

2017 Travis 4-H Food Show Winners

Karnes County Dove Country Classic

Dimmit County Classic Non-Sanction Prospect Show

Coastal Plains-South Texas Cinch RSNC Ranch Sorting School & Competition

For horse enthusiasts, click here for information on the school and competition.

South Texas Double Trouble Prospect Show

Live Oak County - Fair Assn. Steer Prospect Show

2nd Annual Lonesome Dove Beef Showdown

You are invited to attend the Second Annual Lonesome Dove Beef Showdown on Saturday, November 18 in Weatherford, Texas.  They are very fortunate to have Mr. Kolten Thigpen evaluating our cattle, and as you may know, he's committed to helping youth improve their showmanship in the show ring.   Please join them for a great show!!

Wichita County 4-H Wildlife Project Practice Contest

Teen Leadership Retreat

Seguin wine Breeders Prospect Show

Caldwell-Travis SWCD Poster and Essay Contest

The Caldwell-Travis Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) invites 4H kids to take part in a poster and essay contest with the theme of “Healthy Soils are Full of Life”.  The poster contest is open to students 12 years of age and under.  The essay contest has two categories, one for students 13 and under and one for students 14-18 years of age.  Each category will have cash awards listed on the entry forms and the top contestants will move to higher levels that provide scholarships to the winners.  Also, in the forms you will find links with more information regarding the contests.  All entries must be received by December 15, 2017. 

Travis County is split between two different Soil and Water Conservation Districts.  The Caldwell-Travis Conservation District includes Caldwell County and the southern half of Travis County.  The county is split at the Colorado River.  So this contest would only be for the kids that live south of the river in Travis or Caldwell Counties. 

Please click here for the entry forms.

2018 Houston and San Antonio Entry Forms Now Posted On Website

The following forms for the San Antonio and Houston Livestock Shows have now been posted to the Travis 4-H website.

For San Antonio - Show entry form
                              Contests entry form
                              Shoot-Out entry form

For Houston - Show entry form
                       Ag Product ID entry form
                       Robotics entry form
                       Beef Quiz Bowl entry form
                       Food Challenge entry form