February is almost over! Did you get a chance to "Spread the Love?"
Over 50 youth participated in our Random Acts of Kindness Week- Spread the Love. From compliments to heart attacks to writing notes to giving treats, our county received well over 400 random acts of kindness throughout the week. We hope you felt the love!! A huge thank you to IFA and Ideal Dairy who donated gift cards to everyone who participated in the Virtual Kindness Challenge.
Contest season is getting started. With the state contest in June and Nationals in October, we want to get started with four contests in our county in April: Favorite Foods, 4-H Cooking Challenge, Demonstrations, and FCS Bowl. Check out details below.
As always, please feel free to contact me at janette.wagner@usu.edu or 435-893-0478 with any questions or concerns.
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County Contests: Everything you need to know to participate.
We will be holding a county contest for Favorite Foods, 4-H Cooking Challenge, and Demonstrations on April 14th at our office. There will be an FCS Bowl contest held virtually on April 15th. Juniors, Intermediates, and Seniors can compete at the county contest. Intermediates and Seniors can compete at the state contest on June 29-30 and Seniors who qualify can move on to the National Contest.
FAVORITE FOODS: Contestants will be judged on their selection, knowledge and presentation of a favorite food. Contestants should be prepared to discuss the favorite food – why it’s your favorite, where you got the recipes, any special techniques used in preparing it, history of this food, and anything you’d like to share about your favorite food.
Rules, What to Expect and Judging Rubric
4-H COOKING CHALLENGE: A team of two members or an individual contestant will prepare and complete a dish highlighting the challenge ingredient. Dish must be completed and presented to the judges within a 40-minute timeframe. Contestants must prepare one complete plates of the dish for the judges. Contestants can prepare an appetizer, main course or a dessert. Contestants will have up to 3 minutes to:
- describe the dish presented
- tell how they highlighted the challenge ingredient
- share some facts/knowledge about the challenge ingredient.
FCS BOWL: FCS Bowl is a knowledge bowl team competition that tests your knowledge of all aspects of Family Consumer Science. This is a super fun contest. There is a practice contest on April 15th that will be held virtually. Sign-up on ZSuite. Form your own team of 4 or 5. If you would like to participate but don't have a team, call our office and we'll match you up. Open for Intermediates and Seniors.
These are the materials you need to study:
Dietary Guidelines
Skill-a-Thon Booklet
Other Topics
These are the rules
What to Expect
Demonstrations: Giving a 4-H project demonstration can be fun! In a demonstration, you show and tell about a fact, idea, or process. You’ve probably given demonstrations in the past but didn’t know it. When you have learned how to do something in your 4-H project and then showed another club member, you gave a demonstration.
Rules, What to Expect and Judging Rubric for Ag, Science, Other topics
Rules, What to Expect for Sewing, Cooking and other FCS presentations Judging Rubric for Sewing, Cooking and other FCS presentations
- Junior 4-H Members* 3rd through 5th Grade (3–5)
- Intermediate 4-H Members 6th through 8th Grade (6–8)
- Senior 4-H Members 9th through 12th Grade (9–12)
Participating in contests is a great way to experience growth! We'd love to help you succeed.
Questions? Call Janette at 435-893-0478.
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We're excited to announce the Sevier County 4-H Achievement Record. 4-H Members can print off this sheet (or pick one up from the office) and keep track of their points throughout the 4-H year. Then, awards will be given out at our annual Achievement Night in October. If you see something on the list that you'd like to participate in, but aren't sure how to get involved, please give me a call! 435-893-0478
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Current County Activities- Sign up Now!
- Family Night Out
- Who: whole family
- What: Come Horse Around with 4-H! First, we'll make stick horses and then learn about the horse and horseless programs in 4-H. You'll see kids demonstrate some events and we'll do others with our stick horses and end with an oaty treat. This will be a night full of fun, hands-on, horsin' around!!
- When: March 8th, 6:30-7:30
- Where: Sevier County Fairgrounds 410 E 200 S Richfield
- $2, register at zsuites
- Little Sugar Bean Baking
- Who: youth aged 10 and up
- What: Christine will be teaching you how to make Rainbow Cupcakes and Chocolate Mint Puppy Chow
- When: March 16th, 3:30-5:00
- Where: Sevier County Fairgrounds 410 E 200 S Richfield
- $10, register at zsuites
- March Cloverbuds
- Who: 5-7 year olds
- What:
- When: March 17th, 3:30-5:00
- Where: County Building, 250 N Main Richfield
- Registration open soon
- Sevier County Livestock Club
- Who: ages 8 and up
- What: A club for all those interested in a livestock project, including show animals. If you're planning on showing an animal at the fair and don't belong to a chartered 4-H club, this is for you!
- When: March 18th, 7pm
- Where: County Building Auditorium
- No registration required, just show up to see what it's all about.
- Teen Council Activities
- Who: Seniors, 9th-12th grade and 8th grade Intermediates
- What: Made by Kate canvas art
- When: March 4th, 8:00
- Where: County Fairgrounds, 410 E 200 S
- No registration required, but please call Nan by February 25th so we have enough paint supplies for everyone. 435-201-7803
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Opportunities from Utah State 4-H
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TRY stands for Teens Reaching Youth and that's exactly what you'll be doing if you are selected to be on a TRY Team this year! To be on the team, you will get to attend training on Friday, March 19th from 6-9 pm and Saturday, March 20th from 10am- 5pm (may finish early) in the County Building at 250 N Main Street in Richfield. Then, you will work with your teammates and coach to plan 6 hours of activities for the youth in our county by August. This is a great opportunity for 7-12th graders to gain experience in service, leadership, and teaching and presenting information.
Don’t think you are qualified? The training will teach you skills and mini lessons to pass along to your peers and younger 4H youth. Everything will be provided for you and there is no cost other than filling out this form to help us know you a little better! Join us on a TRY team and make a difference today!!!
Want to learn more before applying? There is a question/answer Zoom planned for March 3rd at 7:00pm. Click here for the link: https://forms.gle/dh8JG95sGfavZudE7
Applications are due Monday, March 8th. You'll be notified of your team selection on March 10th.
Four Teams to choose from:
HEALTHY HABITS
Do you like hiking, pickle ball, being outside, helping others, sharing healthy recipes, and having fun while you get healthy? Then the Healthy Habits TRY team is for you! Five teens will be chosen to work with 4H Assistant/Teen Council advisor, Nan Singleton, to encourage youth/teens to be intentional in making healthy habits through food choices and outdoor activities.
STEM
If you're interested in things like drones and robots, this is the team for you! Science, technology, engineering and math will come to life as you learn about and then teach fun, hands-on mini-classes to youth in our county. Janette Wagner will coach a team of up to five youth who want to help others experience the love of STEM... and play with drones and robots!
FINANCIAL LITERACY
This team will be led by 4H Assistant, Barbie Pearson.
AGRISCIENCE
From laser scarecrows to automated farm equipment to bee vectoring, agriculture and science go hand-in-hand. This TRY Team, led by our new horse and livestock assistant, will learn about some of the latest technologies that help agriculture industries keep up with today's challenges and opportunities.
APPLY HERE
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The State 4-H Digital Arts Contests are now open! You can enter your Photography, Videography, and 2 & 3D Design creations by:
1 –Making sure you are a registered Zsuite Member
2 –E-mailing your submissions to Utah4HSTEM@aggies.usu.edu
All entries are due by midnight on March 29th.
Questions? Visit our website for more information: https://extension.usu.edu/utah4h/programs/stem/index
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Registration for Mock Legislature is now open! 9th-12th graders –come join your 4-H friends on April 27th and learn all about the Legislative process. This event will be held at the Utah County Extension office. Cost is $20.00, which will include a Costa Vida lunch and a t-shirt and transportation there and back. Register in your Zsuite account by April 4th! For more information about Mock Leg, call or text Nan 201-7803.
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FCS Bowl is a knowledge bowl team competition that tests your knowledge of all aspects of Family Consumer Science. This is a super fun contest. There is a practice contest on April 15th that will be held virtually. Sign-up on ZSuite. Form your own team of 4 or 5. If you would like to participate but don't have a team, call our office and we'll match you up. Open for Intermediates and Seniors. This contest will qualify you for the state contest in June.
These are the materials you need to study:
Dietary Guidelines
Skill-a-Thon Booklet
Other Topics
These are the rules
What to Expect
Register at zsuite for the zoom link.
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Is your child interested in a club that our county doesn't offer right now? Call or email me. Let's get it going!
Janette, 435-893-0478, janette.wagner@usu.edu
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