November Club of the Month

Congratulations to Mrs. Angie Knight's 4th grade class at Central Elementary School, and Mrs. Lisa Nafziger's 4th grade class at Sunbright School for their phenomenal speeches!! They've tied for Club of the Month for November. We want to applaud these two classes for their quality speeches and participation (100% in each class!!) Great job!

October Club of the Month

Congratulations to Mr. Pace's 5th grade class, at Sunbright, for being October's 4-H Club of the Month!!! They had outstanding participation in October's contests! Keep up the good work guys!!

NOVEMBER'S CONTEST:

PUBLIC SPEAKING

This month's contest starts at the classroom level. 1st place winners in the classroom have the option of advancing onto the County Public Speaking Contest, where they will compete with other 4-Hers in Morgan County. Grand Champions at the County Contest can then move on to the Sub-Regional Public Speaking Contest, where they will be competing against 4-Hers from other counties.


4-H PUBLIC SPEAKING RULES

Good communication skills are important to every student's life. No matter what your career plans, everyone must be able to communicate and express their ideas clearly. This is your opportunity to learn a life-skill that will be helpful to you from now on!

All Club Officers must give a speech at the local contest. All blue ribbon winners will be invited to the county contest.

SELECT A TOPIC - When selecting topic, choose one that will be interesting to your audience. Here are some suggestions:

4th -6th grade topics 7th - 12th grade topics
Citizenship How 4-H has influenced my goals
Recreation/Performing Arts Duties of a Teen Leader
Animals How 4-H benefits my community
Leadership or Development An unforgettable adult (4-H) leader
Being Involved in 4-H What is leadership?


A WELL ORGANIZED SPEECH MUST HAVE THREE PARTS:

INTRODUCTION - This is your chance to greet your audience, more importantly, get their attention. Ways you can start are: Using a famous quotation, words or verses of a poem, a humorous story, or the definition of your title.

BODY - This is the main part of your talk, the part where you bring out what you want the audience to know. Avoid statistics and wordy information.

CONCLUSION - The ending or summary of your talk. Ways you can end a speech are:
1) A brief summary of the main points of your speech;
2) Closing with a high note like a poem, quotation, or surprise statement;
3) Concluding with a challenge; or
4) Concluding with a statement of your views on the subject.

TIME LENGTHS - 4th-6th should be 1-2 minutes; 7th-12th grades should be 3-5 minutes

SCORING - Speeches will be judged on the following criteria:

Speakers Presence - appearance; clear pronunciation; good use of grammar; voice projection; eye contact with audience

Subject Matter & Composition - well organized; accurate information; good introduction and conclusion

Results - effect on audience

Upcoming Contest:

December- Christmas Crafts

Welcome Back! October Contests!!

Welcome Back 4-Hers!! We're excited to be beginning a new school year with each one of you and are excited about the upcoming contests and programs.

This year, in the 4th and 5th grades, our special programs with be focused on the different types of energy and it's uses. We'll be doing hands on learning activities that are both educational and fun!!

In the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, we'll be focusing more on recycling and environmental issues, during the school year. We're hoping to create an awareness in Morgan County about the advantages of recycling and conservation.

Our upcoming contests are as follows:

October: Collections (4th and 5th grade); Posters (4th-8th grades); and Photography (4th-8th grades)

November: Speech

December: Christmas Crafts

We're continuing with the participation awards that we implemented 2 years ago. Each month, the participation of each class is tallied (this goes by a percentage basis), and the winning club of the county is given a prize and banner for the classroom. At the end of the year, we award one class from each school, for the highest participation, with a party.

Here are the rules for the upcoming contests:

OCTOBER

4-H Photography

Hit us with your best shot! SNAPSHOT that is! Select a recent picture and secure it on 8½ x 4 poster board. Add a short title or caption under the picture. Your letters should be large enough to be easily read from 2 to 3 feet away.

Select a photograph that shows some imagination. Move in close. People don’t need to smile and say “cheese”. Experiment with different angles and lighting.


Any Junior High or Senior 4-H’er interested in entering the State 4-H Photo Search may obtain entry forms by calling the Morgan County 4-H Office. All these entries must tell a 4-H Story.


RULES

1. Photos must be taken by the member making the entry and the member may enter up to three photos, each in a separate category.

2. Each entry will consist of either: * a print (no larger than 5x7) and the negative if film photography.
* or a print (no larger than 5x7) and a diskette/CD containing the photo in a digital format if taken by digital camera.

3. Entries may be a single photo or a series of no more than (4) photos. A series may be “before and after” or “how-to” sequences.

4. Photos may not be over 1 year old.

5. All pictures need to be secured. 4-H members Name, School, & Teachers Name must be on the back of the picture. Local winners will advance to the County level competition.

6. County winners will advance to the Regional 4-H Photo Search in May. Categories to be used at County contest are: 1) buildings; 2) landscape; 3) people (groups or individuals) and 4) animals & birds; 5) vacation.


We should have some great photos to judge from family holiday celebrations, summer vacation photos, 4-H camp pictures and winter wildlife scenes. Start selecting your best pictures TODAY!

MY COLLECTION CONTEST

1) Select what item you want to collect.
2) Categorize Items

3) Display

Ideas for Collections
Rocks
Leaves
Wood
Insects
Marbles
Dolls
Jewelry
Baseball Cards Research about your collection.
Stamps
Models
Pins or Buttons
Medals/Ribbons
Awards
Photography


Helpful Hints


Prepare a place to store your collection.

Remember, it needs to be easy to move and set up.

Decide how you will display.

Displaying your collection will give you new ideas on making your collection better.

4-H Poster Contest

Can you draw? You don’t have to be an artist to enter the 4-H POSTER CONTEST.
Make a poster that is 14 x 22 inches. This is ½ of a sheet of poster board.
Your poster must be about 4-H. Choose a catchy slogan or idea such as:

(Examples only)

4-H is Popping with Ideas
4-H Freedom to Be
4-H Expanding New Horizons
4-H For Youth For America
4-H is the Ladder to Success
4-H is “Sew” Fun
4-H is on the Right Track
4-H Building on Experience
4-H Makes a World of Difference




Make you artwork relate to the slogan you have decided upon. You may use drawings, painting, cutouts, etc. You are encouraged to use the computer for lettering. You are also encouraged to use a border for your poster.

DO NOT use well-known or copyrighted cartoon figures such as Garfield, Pooh, Mickey, etc., because they are copyrighted. Posters may be either horizontal or vertical. Objects may not extend over 1/8" from poster.

USE YOUR IMAGINATION!


BE SURE TO WRITE ON THE BACK OF YOUR POSTER:
Name, Address, Phone, Age, School, Grade, Teacher

It's Summer Camp Time!

What are YOU going to do this summer?

4-H Day Camps offer days filled with fun, friends & learning!

We are offering lots of day camps this summer, including:

July 7-8 Baking and Cooking
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
9am-2pm
Fee is $20

June 30-July 1 4-H Lock-in (Survivor challenges, games, karaoke and much more!)
Wartburg Civic Center
6pm-8am
Free!

July 21-23 Sewing Day Camp (Bring a t-shirt to tye dye!)
We will be making recycled t-shirt skirts
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
9am-2pm
Cost is $20

July 29 Environmental Day Camp (Hiking, Nature Program and more!)
Frozen Head State Park, Shelter C
9am-2pm
Free!

Day camps are open to anyone age 9-19! You must pre-register as soon as possible for each camp you plan to attend. To register call 423/346-3000. We are excited about the fun summer ahead!!

March Contests

The contests for March are demonstrations and birdhouses or bird feeders.

Demonstrations- should be 3 to 5 minutes in length and generally “show how” to do something related to the project area. NO LIVE ANIMALS MAY BE USED!







Birdhouses/Bird feeders- should be made from natural(wood, bark, etc.) or recyclable materials (plastic bottles, milk jugs, etc.)

Be sure to ask your teacher or 4-H agent for the complete rules for each contest.

February Baking Contest

Due to all of the "snow days" we will accept entries for last month's contest at this month's meeting.The number one rule to remember is that all products must be made by you "from scratch".This means no mixes are allowed. See your sponsor or contact us for more info.