Mobile Planetarium Exhibit

Texas Sheep & Goat Expo Youth Program

4-H Youth in Action Awards Program

View this email in your browser Forward to a friend Every 4-H’er has a story, and every story is worth telling! The 4-H Youth in Action Awards Program is a premier opportunity for your students to share their stories of how 4-H has changed their lives and how they have, in turn, impacted others. Through this program, four confident leaders will each receive: $5,000 scholarship An all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. The chance to tell their stories on a national level. Pillar winners will have the chance to interact with National 4-H Council CEO Jennifer Sirangelo as well as celebrities and other prominent 4-H alumni. Through a formal selection process, one winner will be chosen in each pillar area: Agriculture, Citizenship, Healthy Living and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics). One of these pillar winners will also be selected as the 2018 4-H Youth in Action National Award Winner. The 4-H Youth in Action Awards are presented at National 4-H Council’s Legacy Awards. The 9th annual Legacy Awards will be held on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018, in Washington, D.C. This special evening of celebration honors the accomplishments of both 4-H youth and the adults who make life-changing experiences possible for millions of 4-H young people. To learn more about the qualifications and application process, please visit www.4-H.org/youthinaction or email any questions to YouthInAction@4-H.org.  Apply Now Attention 4-H Educators and Agents! Each 4-H educator/agent who has a young person apply for the 4-H Youth in Action Awards will be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate to the 4-H Mall! National 4-H Council will give two $250 4-H Mall gift certificates and one $500 4-H Mall gift certificate! For each application to the 4-H YIA Awards, your name will be entered to win (one application = one entry). Winners will be chosen at random.

2017-2018 Texas 4-H Photography Contest Rules and Guidelines

The 2017-2018 Texas 4-H Photography Rules and Guidelines have been posted on-line at the following site:  http://travis-tx.tamu.edu/4-h-programs/4-h-events/

      Highlights of significant changes for 2017-2018 include changes in the categories which photographs can be entered.  The categories for 2017-2018 are:

1.       Animals – Domestic

2.       Animals – Wildlife (this category will now include aquatic and marine animals)

3.       Catch-All - This category should not be used to enter photos that clearly align to another one of the categories.  It is designed for misc photos which do not clearly fit into another category.

4.       Details & Macro

5.       Dominant Color

6.       Elements of Design

7.       Enhanced (NEW) – formally the Digital Darkroom category

8.       Food

9.       Landscape & Nature

10.   Motion/Action (NEW) – photo capturing movement within a single photo

11.   People

12.   Plant/Flora

13.   Sports – photo that captures individual or team sports. 

14.   Theme – the theme for 2017-2018 is “BACKYARD.”  This creative category will feature photos what one would see when stepping out into your back yard.

15.   Travel & Place (NEW) - category includes images that express the joys and adventures of travel photography, showcasing place as an important part of the photo. 

·         Changes in the resolution and size of photographs:

1.       Resolution must be a minimum of 300 dpi high quality (print quality).

2.       Photograph size must be 3:2 (4” x 6”) or 5:4 (8” x 10”) ratio (either landscape or portrait).

Entries for the contest will be completed through 4-H CONNECT from the time period of April 1, 2018 to April 15, 2018.  Entry fee is $10.00 per photograph. 

3D Archery Fundraiser - Dinosaur Valley State Park

Club Officer and Club Manager Training Reminder

Training for the 2017-2018 club officers will be held at the Travis County Extension Office, 1600-B Smith Road, on Saturday, August 5, from 9:30 to noon.

Training for club managers will be held at the Office on Monday, August 7.  This training will begin at 6:30 PM.

Washington County Fair Open Junior Steer & Heifer Show

Guadalupe County 4-H Livestock Judging Contest