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).