Childress County 4-H

The 4-H banquet will be Tuesday, August 18 at the Main Event. A slide show of this year's events is planned to be presented during dinner. Please e-mail any pictures you may have from this past year's activities to gjenschke@hotmail.com.

Please hurry so this slide show can be a great success!

Childress County had an awesome showing at the District Record Book judging:
Junior:
Aric Vannoy-Recreation 1st
Arlo Willis-Goat 2nd
Trent Willis-Swine Participant
Intermediate:
Alex Vannoy-Civic Education 4th
Will Statham-Photography 1st
Derrick Siebman-Beef 2nd
Senior:
Camden Siebman-Beef 2nd
Shane Statham-Photography 1st
Brice McDonald-Shooting Sports 1st
Garrett Jenschke-Swine 1st

Congratulations to all that participated. Record books are not easy and take a tremendous amount of time and effort. Your work has paid off!

Three Senior books made it to the State contest. Results should be known somewhere around August 15. Wish each one of the competitors good luck!

The 4-H clubs will sponsor a one day camp for students going into 2nd - 5th grades. A group of Break Dancers are coming to work with the campers and teach them to break dance!!! We will meet at the Elementary gym Tuesday, July 14 at 8:45 for registration. At noon hot dogs will be served and then spend until 2 p.m. playing games. What a day!!!

We will need senior 4-Hers to help out, so please call the office to volunteer. This will be great leadership and community service!!

Record books are due in the Extension office by 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 2. If you are in need of help, please contact the office immediately. All Junior and Intermediate books will automatically go on to the District competition for placing. Senior books will be judged at the County level to qualify for District.

Give a shout out to Brice McDonald! He was elected at the Public Relations Officer for the District 3 4-H Council. This week Brice and Marci Thorn attended Leadership Lab at the Texas 4-H Center at Lake Brownwood. There were games, canoeing, socials and officer elections. Brice was required to lead a group of around 100 4-Hers in an activity as well as provide a speech on why he wanted to be a district officer. He then participated in an interview and supplied a 4-H resume to be scored.

We want to thank Brice for his dedication to the 4-H and his willingness to serve as an officer. He will do a great job representing Childress in our district!

This year the 4-H clubs will host the concession stand of the Old Settler's Rodeo, July 17 & 18. Everyone needs to help with this effort by volunteering to work a shift. The shifts only last 2 1/2 hours each so you will still have time to watch the rodeo. Adults are needed to prepare and serve the food. 4-Hers will be responsible for taking orders and getting drinks, candy, and popcorn. Shawna Jameson has graciously agreed to head-up the concession stand so you can call her with any questions.

The clubs normally do two large fund raisers throughout the year: the concession stand and the annual Mexican Stack-Up dinner. The money raised from these fund raisers goes to the 4-hers to help pay for awards, district and state contest entry fees, leadership programs, 4-H promotions, equipment, and other items needed throughout the year. Everything the 4-H clubs do during the year takes money, so just remember that you need to do your part to help make the year a success!

Each year 4-Hers from all over Texas meet at College Station and participate in State 4-H Roundup. Contests, socials, and spirit rallies are just a few of the activities planned for the week. Hosted on the A & M campus, 4-Hers get the opportunity to tour the campus and see what makes it such a great university.

This year Childress 4-H has seven Seniors attending June 7 - June 10. Garrett Jenschke-Livestock Judging; Brice McDonald, Shane Statham, Marci Thorn, Mychelle Lewis, Trudy Mills, and Rebecca - Consumer Decision Making. Wish all these 4-Hers good luck!