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Butter Braid Sales 2
Butter Braid Incentive 2
Project Resource Central 2
Public Speaking Contest 2
Music Contest 3
Interview Contest 3
Summer Camps 3
Quality Assurance 4
Online ID Forms 4
Horse Activities 4-5
Rabbit Show 5
Poultry Exhibitors! 5
4-H Dog Expo 5
Beef Ambassador Contest
5
Swine Show Change 5
Horticulture ID Contest 6
Master Gardeners 6
Youth Corn Challenge 6
Omaha Fashion Week 7
Manual Changes 7
Culinary Challenge Contest
7
Online Programing Webinars
8
School Projects 8
Shooting Sports Leader Certification
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Inside this issue: 2015 Siouxland Garden Show
Winter is in the air and we are wishing for warmer tempera-tures with gardening activities. Save the dates of March
27, 28, and 29, 2015, to attend the Siouxland Garden Show at the Sioux City Convention Center. The event includes regionally known experts teaching garden related topics. Commercial exhibitors will be promoting and selling flower, lawn and garden products. Master Gardeners will be available to answer garden questions. For more information, go to http://www.siouxlandgardenshow.org/.
Office Closure Notice Jennifer and Stacey will be out of the office March 17-18 for a con-ference. If you need something, leave a message or email, we will be checking periodically. The office will be staffed again on Thursday, March 19th.
Communicating With You The Extension staff in Thurston County would like to welcome you to the 2015 4-H program. Our 4-H newsletter serves as one of our means of providing information to you. We can also be found on Facebook at UN-LExtensionThurston, on Twitter at @UNLThurstonCty, on Instagram at @thurston_county4h, on Pinterest at Nebraska Extension in Thurston County, and online at thurston.unl.edu. Check out these sites for the latest information on upcoming 4-H events, deadlines, and activities.
State Fair Book Updates & Changes The 2015 4-H State Fair book is available online at http://4h.unl.edu/nebraskastatefairbook. The Dakota~Thurston County Fair book very closely follows the state fair book so as you begin thinking about your fair exhibits please feel free to check out the State Fair book. Our county Fair book will be available in May or early June.
Upcoming Dates March 2 - General 4-H Scholarship Applications DUE March 7 - Snow Date for Beef Weigh - In March 9 - Thurston County 4-H Council Meeting (7 pm) March 10 - Omaha Fashion Week Spring Showcase, Omaha, NE (8 pm) March 13 - Butter Braid Sales DUE to Extension Office March 14 - Horse Stampede @ UNL—East Campus March 16 - Speech/Music Contest Registration Deadline March 17-18 - Office Closed March 19 - Speech/Music Contest @ Salem Lutheran Church, Dakota City (7 pm) March 21 - Big Red Show @ Mitchell Event Center, Mitchell, NE (12-3 pm) March 24 - Butter Braids pick up @ Extension Office (5:00 pm) March 27-29 Siouxland Garden Show @ Sioux City April 1 - Early Bird Deadline for Big Red Summer Academic Camps April 12-18 - National Volunteer Week April 15 - Early Bird Deadline for 4-H Camps April 25 - Office Closed (Arbor Day) May 1 - Deadline for Final changes to 4-H Enrollments
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4-H NEWS Thurston County
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Butter Braid Sales Reminder Thurston County 4-Hers will again have the opportunity to sell Butter Braids. What is a Butter Braid? A Butter Braid is a frozen pastry dough that you thaw, let rise, bake and frost. It is a mouth watering delicious homemade pastry. Butter Braids are available in a variety of flavors. Thurston County 4-Hers will be tak-ing orders from February 17 to March 13. Orders will be delivered to the 4-Hers on
March 24 at 5:00 p.m. at the Thurston County Extension Office. Proceeds from this fundraiser help fund 4-H activities throughout the year.
Butter Braid Sales Incentive The Thurston County 4-H Council voted to again provide you with an incentive to sell butter braids. The incentive will work like this, if we make $1500 profit we will have a drawing for two $50 gift cards to Walmart. To be eligible for the gift certificates, an individual must sell a minimum of 18 Butter Braids®, for every additional 5 sold they will have another entry in the drawing. If there is more than one person selling in your family, you will receive 1 entry into the drawing for each 18 Butter Braids® sold. For example if there are two youth selling Butter Braids® your family would receive 1 entry in the drawing for the first 18 sold and another entry for the second 18 sold and then one entry for each additional 5 sold. If your family chooses not to sell Butter Braids®, which is the only fundraiser we have for our 4-H program, we ask that you pay $50.00 per child. They will not be eligible for the gift card drawing. Re-member this is just an incentive to encourage our 4-H’es to sell more Butter Braids. Selling any number of Butter Braids®, will benefit the Thurston County 4-H program.
2015 Project Resource Central (was Pick-A-Project) Available On-Line
The Nebraska 4-H Project Resource Central is available online. You can locate it at : https://unl.app.box.com/s/3f1ruw5b74an8w5y8qnb. You will find this helpful to know what all is available in 4-H and selecting projects for 2015. New Projects for 2015 include: Preserving Heirlooms, Blueprint, STEAM Clothing, I Have What It Takes To Be A Babysitter, & On Your Own and OK Revised Materials: Horse Show Judging Guide, Beef Resource Manual Discontinued: Decorate Your Duds, Clothing 1, 2, Sewing for Fun, Sewing for You, Tailoring, Challenging Fabrics, Challenging Patterns, Care and Conservation for Heirloom Textiles, The Infant, The Toddler, The Preschooler, Middle Childhood, & The Sitter
Public Speaking Contest The Dakota~Thurston County Public Speaking Contest will be Thursday, March 19th at Salem Lutheran Church, Dakota City starting at 7:00 p.m. Please encourage your 4-H members to prepare a speech or PSA this year! Age division and time requirements: (Select division based on the age of the 4-H member as of Jan 1st)
Clover Kid - (5-7 years) - 1 to 2 minutes (may recite a poem, read or tell a story) Junior - (8-10 years) - 1 to 3 minutes Intermediate - (11-13 years) - 3 to 5 minutes Senior - (14 -18 years) - 5 to 8 minutes
We encourage all 4-Hers to prepare a speech or a PSA for the contest. This is an excellent activ-ity to showcase your public speaking talents. Entries are due by March 16th. Please see the enclosed Speech & PSA Contest handout for a complete list of contest rules . For more information about pre-paring for your speech visit https://4h.unl.edu/publicspeakingcontest.
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Music Contest The Dakota~Thurston County Music Contest will be Thursday, March 19th at Salem Lu-theran Church, Dakota City starting at 7:00 p.m. Please encourage your 4-H members to pre-pare a musical presentation this year. For a complete list of rules please see the enclosed Music Contest handout. Divisions for this contest will include: Junior & Senior Division Individual Competition Duet Competition (there must be at least three participants) Drill or Dance Routine Vocal Vocal Song Group Instrumental Instrumental Combo or Band Dance Dance
Seeking Job Interview Contest Participants! A contest will take place May 21st at the Regional Speaking Contest that pro-vides an opportunity to practice applying and interviewing for a job. The Interview Con-test will be held at the Lifelong Learning Center in Norfolk from 2:00-5:00p.m. Prior to the contest, contestants will submit a cover letter and resume written for one of the three job descriptions: Pet Shop Assistant, Teaching Assistant, or Insurance Intern. On the day of the contest, participants will complete a written job application and an inter-view. Youth are encouraged to highlight their 4-H experience in all aspects of the con-test. Winners of the Regional Contest will advance to State Fair where they will each receive $50. Registration form and required materials are due to the office May 9th. Registration materials, rules, and contest resources can be found at http://4h.unl.edu/
interviewjudgingcontest. All members 4-H age 11 and older (11 as of January 1st) are eligible to participate at a Regional Interview Judging Contest. Check it out! If there are any questions, please call the office!
4-H Summer Camps
Attention youth! Are you ready for a fun adventure this summer? Consider joining youth around the state for an awesome adventure. The 4-H camps are open to everyone between the ages of 5-18 (do not have to be a 4-H member). There are over 40 day and night camping programs and trips offered for youth to enjoy at the three locations (Halsey, Gretna, and Alma). Families can register online or via mail. Online registration allows families to also complete the Nebraska 4-H Participant Permission and Health form online, as well as signing the code of conduct and the Youth Activity Safety policy form. Please contact the extension office for a camp brochure or visit the Nebraska 4-H Youth Development website at http://4h.unl.edu/4hcamps/4hcamphome. Register by April 15 and receive a 10% discount. Come make memories this summer at Nebraska 4-H Camps!!
Big Red Summer Academic Camps These career exploration camps are a chance for teens to explore the UNL cam-pus, meet people from across the state and country, spend time investigating an in-terest or potential career and have lots of fun! All Big Red Summer Academic Camps are overnight camps and youth will stay in the residence halls. Camp topic to chose from include: App Development, Beef, Crop Science, Culinary Art & Food Science, Education, Engineering, Fashion Design, Filmmaking, Unicameral Youth Legislature and Veterinary Science. For more information about this opportuni-ty, please contact the Extension Office or visit the website at http://4h.unl.edu/4hcamps/bigredcamps. Regis-trations due by May 1st.
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Quality Assurance This year all 4-H and FFA members showing livestock of any variety (except hors-es) will need to go to the Quality Assurance website to update their certification. There will be NO Quality Assurance trainings in your 4-H clubs this year. Members showing: beef, sheep, goats, swine, rabbit, or poultry, will need to com-plete and pass 3 lessons in the appropriate age category. Be sure to complete the 3 les-
sons before the June 1st deadline so the livestock ID sheets can be forwarded on stating you completed the QA training requirements and are able to show. Nebraska youth can go to the course at http://campus.extensnion.org. If they have not registered for the course before, they can search for Nebraska Livestock Quality Assurance and register using the enrollment key “Nebraska”, however, if they are al-ready registered, the course will appear in their course list. Questions concerning registration can be e-mailed to [email protected]. In order to keep the quality at the highest level and streamline the services of-fered, a $5 annual fee for all participants is being implemented.
Online Animal ID Forms All animals that are being nominated for the 2015 Nebraska State Fair & Ak-Sar-Ben Stock Show (with the exception of Dairy & Horse) will be entered via an online ID form at http://livestockaffidavit.unl.edu/. Don’t forget all State Fair/Ak-Sar-Ben eligible Market Beef need to be entered online by April 15. All other species are due on June 15.
2015 District Horse Dates and Locations June 10 - Bridgeport June 16 - Ord
June 11 - Valentine June 17 - Wayne June 15 - McCook June 18 - Seward
*Note: State Fair Horse Show at Fonner Park is scheduled for July 13-16, 2015 For more information, go to http://animalscience.unl.edu/web/anisci/anscdistrict4hhorseshowsinformation
Nebraska 4-H Roping Clinic
The Annual Nebraska 4-H Roping Clinic is here again! The clinic will be March 21-22 in Grand Island at the Lilienthal Indoor Arena. Registration and payment is DUE March 18. Contact the office or go to thurston.unl.edu/livestock-exhibitors, if you are interested in a registration form or contact Monte at (402) 444-4092 for more information. Saturday, March 21, 2015 (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) Sunday, March 23, 2015 (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) • Breakaway & Tie Down Roping • Team Roping • Ground Work & Tying Calves followed by live cattle • Roping on the ground followed by live cattle
Main Instructors: Justin and Garrett Nokes Train Roping Horses
PRCA Ropers Qualifier for National Finals Rodeo
• Other Important Information • Stalls or pens are available to keep horses overnight for $15. a night. For more information, contact Monte at 402-444-4092 . Parents are encouraged to attend all sessions that their youth are participating in. Registration fees: $60/Day without a horse • $80/Day with a horse Spectators are free!
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Northeast Nebraska 4-H Horse Show Make plans now to attend the Northeast Nebraska 4-H Horse Show on June 3rd starting at 4:00 pm. The show will be held at the Ridge Ranch Arena (Ray and Dorla Hermelbracht) near Homer, Nebraska. This show will feature a clinic like at-mosphere with one on one interaction with the judge, and ribbons will be awarded to all riders. Roping and working ranch classes will begin at 4:00 pm with pleasure,
horsemanship, reining, pole bending and barrel racing starting at 5:30 pm. A pre-registration fee of $10 per horse and rider and $5 for the roping and working ranch horse events is due by May 29th. Registrations will be taken the day of the show at $15 per horse and rider and $10 for the roping and working ranch horse events. For more information or a registration form contact the Nebraska Extension in Thurston County at 402-385-6041 or visit http://thurston.unl.edu.
Rabbit Show
The Lancaster County Rabbit VIPS will be hosting a Spring Rabbit Show on March 21, 2015 at the Lancaster County Event Center Exhibit Hall at 9 a.m. Open to all youth ages 5-18 (need not be enrolled in 4-H). There will be four classes, Fancy Rabbits, Commercial Rabbits, Pet Class, and Pee Wee Class for youth 7 and under. This show will be a great opportunity for families who are thinking about a rabbit as a 4-H project to talk to experienced rabbit breeders about what to look for in a show rabbit and possibly purchase rabbits. There will be free contests, a rabbit quiz and Breed ID. Opportunity to learn and practice your showmanship. Link to the flyer: http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/documents/RabbitShowSpring15.pdf
!!!Attention Poultry Exhibitors!!!
As you are purchasing your birds for 2014 be sure to keep track of where you purchase these birds. This information will be needed at check in time.
Canine Companions for Life 4-H Dog Expo – May 1 & 2 The Canine Companions for Life 4-H Dog Expo is an educational even that allows for youth to prac-tice showing their dog and work on training techniques. This event will be held at the Adams County Fair-grounds on May 1 and 2. Youth can enter into practice classes including showmanship, obedience, agility and rally-obedience. The judges will walk through the class with the youth so that they understand what is expected of them and then youth are scored by the judge. There are also educational sessions interspersed during the day for youth to learn more about he care of their dog. For more information, visit http://animalscience.unl.edu/anscextensioncompanionanimals. Please contact Dr. Lisa Karr-Lilienthal at 402-472-6458 if you have any questions.
Nebraska Beef Ambassador Contest Are you passionate about the beef industry? Do you want to represent the industry you love? The Nebraska Beef Ambassador Contest provides an opportunity for youth to become spokespersons and future leaders in the beef industry. The Ne-braska CattleWomen will host the 2015 Nebraska Beef Ambassador Contest on April 3rd, 2015. The contest will be held at the Holiday Inn/Younes Conference Center in Kearney, Nebraska at 1:00 pm. Registration is due by March 1st, 2015. Contact Ashton Bohling for more information at (402) 239-0936 or [email protected] or the Extension Office.
Change to Open Class Swine Show
Changes have been made to the open class swine show for the 2015 Dakota-Thurston County fair. The only class that there will be is a Pee Wee Swine Class. This class will be open to all youth, ages four (4) years to eight (8) years of age and will follow the swine show. Swine may be used from the 4-H show, youth will not need to bring in their own swine to participate. Participation ribbons only. There will not be any other classes.
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Youth Horticulture ID Contest The Northeast Nebraska Master Gardeners will be hosting a Youth Horticulture ID Contest at their annual Plant Fair & Market, April 24-25th. All youth ages 8-18 (before January 1) are encouraged to par-ticipate. Participation is free but all participants must preregister by April 17 by contacting the Nebraska Extension office in Madison County 402-370-4040. Prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each of the age brackets. Contestants will be required to sight ID horticultural plants to the accepted common name. The list of possible plants and study guides are available at http://madison.unl.edu/theplantfair.
Contest Details
Date: April 25, 2015 Time: Competition begins 11:00 AM, Awards Presented 12:30 PM Location: Chuck Pohlman Ag Complex, Northeast Community College, Nor-folk Prizes:
1st Place - $25 cash AND $25 gift certificate for the Master Gardener Plant Booths 2nd Place - $10 cash AND $15 gift certificate for the Master Gardener Plant Booths 3rd Place - $10 gift certificate for the Master Gardener Plant Booths
The ages for brackets are broken down as follows:
Junior – 8-11 years old (before January 1) Intermediate – 12-14 years old (before January 1) Senior – 15-18 years old (before January 1)
Youth Volunteer Opportunity The Northeast Nebraska Master Gardeners could use your help. They hold an annual Plant Fair & Market at the Northeast Community College Chuck Pohlman Ag Complex in Norfolk and need volun-teers to help with getting the patron’s items out to their vehicles. Wagons will be available. The plant fair is Friday, April 24, 6:00-8:00 pm and Saturday, April 25, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Call the Nebraska Exten-sion office in Wayne County at 402-375-3310 by April 17 to sign up for a time that would work for you.
4th Annual Innovative Youth Corn Challenge
Nebraska Extension and the Nebraska Corn Board are offering the fourth Innovative Youth Corn Challenge contest. This contest, open to 4-H members (age 10 & older as of Jan. 1st) or FFA members (in-school mem-bers), guides participants through all aspects of corn production, as well as agricultural careers related to corn production. As a team, youth will be challenged to implement a production prac-tice different than normal to determine if they increased their yield. Econom-ics and sustainability of the practice will also be considered. Yields, cropping
history, and production information will be collected in the Corn Yield Challenge management summary. Cash prizes and plaques will be given to the first, second, and third place teams. First place will receive $1,000, second place will receive $500, and third place will receive $250. Sustainability, crop scouting and “extra mile” awards will also be given, each worth $200. To participate in 2015, youth must complete and return an entry form by March 15th to the Fill-more County Extension Office in Geneva, NE. Forms can be downloaded at cropwatch.unl.edu/cropwatch-youth/cornchallenge. For more information, contact Brandy VanDeWalle at [email protected], Aaron Nygren at [email protected] or Amy Timmerman at [email protected]. More details at: http://go.unl.edu/ed24
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4-H + Your Designs = Omaha Fashion Week Nebraska 4-H is once again partnering with Omaha Fashion Week during their Spring Show-case. OFW Student Night will take place on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at 8:00 p.m. at the Omar Bakery Building in Omaha, NE, and will exclusively feature high school designers, including a 4-H collection. This col-lection will consist of 10 garments from across the state and modeled by the 4-H member who made it. The following 4-H members were selected to show their garments on the runway at Omaha Fashion Week: Elise Raymond - Seward County Camille Anderson – Dawson County Cheyenne Ruhnke – Platte County Mackenzie Esch - Red Willow County Maricela Dones – Dawson County Aubrey Grasz – Douglas County Megann Freese – Jefferson County Kara Kriha – Buffalo County Brooklyn Dworak – Valley County Kacie Jurgens – Buffalo County Omaha Fashion Week is the 5th largest fashion week in the nation! This is a great opportunity to fea-ture the outstanding work of young designers at a regional level. Student groups are invited to apply for free tickets to OFW’s Student Night, scheduled for March 10. Groups of middle school, high school and college students are welcome to apply using the form at http://omahafashionweek.com/student-groups-apply-for-free-tickets-to-ofws-student-night/. Adult and individual tickets are $10 at http://omahafashionweek.ticketleap.com/mar15studentnight/.
STEAM Clothing 3: A Stitch Further
replaces Sewing for You, Challenging Patterns and Challenging Fabrics In STEAM Clothing 3: A Stitch Further, youth will learn the advanced, couture techniques used by designers to create unique garments. Youth will take the science of textiles a step further, and learn to sew garments with challenging patterns, and fabrics, learn couture sewing techniques, and learn how to sell their professional-looking gar-ments and accessories. This curriculum is a youth guide, with pages for youth to com-plete as part of the activities. A Stitch Further builds upon the skills developed in Simply Sewing and FUNdamentals and continues the development of the portfolio. This curricu-lum is available in both printed and digital versions.
Changes to Child Development Manuals This year there are new materials for the child development classes. There is now a manual that will cover all of the classes called, I Have What It Takes to be Your Babysitter. These materials can be download-ed for free from http://4-hmilitarypartnerships.org/resources/curriculum/youth_babysitter.html. If you have any question about these project areas or the new materials please contact the Extension Office.
2015 Nebraska State Fair 4-H Culinary Challenge Contest The 4-H Culinary Challenge Contest will require youth will to demon-strate healthy decision making through nutrition, food preparation, menu plan-ning, and food safety, utilizing foods and nutrition curriculum. County teams of two 4-H members will have the opportunity to advance to the 4-H Culinary Challenge Contest, which will be held the first weekend of the Nebraska State Fair. A challenge ingredient will be selected each year, highlighting a Nebraska commodity-food product. The 2015 challenge ingredient is apples. For more information contact the Extension Office.
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Giving Your Best On-line Program (Science Behind Your 4-H Project) Make plans to join a FREE, live web-based program designed for 4-H volunteers, leaders, parents and youth development professionals. Five separate web-based programs are being offered to benefit science enthusiasts, 4-H volunteers and parents as they enroll in 4-H, hold 4-H club meetings and expand 4-H activi-ties into their communities. Register online at: http://4h.unl.edu/givingyourbestwebseminars. Once you are registered you will receive an email with the webinar link and additional information related to each program. Participate from your home or anywhere you have access to the internet. Each program will meet on-line for one hour to help connect parents and volunteers to pertinent youth development knowledge. Choose to participate in one or all of 5-different web-based programs on the following dates from Noon to 1:00 p.m. CST. February 24 Design My Place March 24 What’s on Your Plate? March 10 Entomology March 31 Child Development All programs will be presented by area UNL 4-H Youth Development Extension Educators. For more information or to download a program flier contact your local Extension Office or go online to www.http://4h.unl.edu
Exhibit Your School Projects Several projects students are completing in school can also be exhibited at the fair. Examples of these are family heritage books, bug collections, or shop projects. Visit with the staff at the Extension Office to en-sure that you are enrolled in the appropriate 4-H project! Learning happens everywhere!
Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshops Offered in Spring
Two Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshops are scheduled this spring. They will be held March 28-29 in Hastings and April 11-12 at Ainsworth. Registration deadline for Hastings is
March 18 and the deadline to register for the Ainsworth session is April 1. Volunteers have the opportunity to become certified as an adult (21 years and older) or apprentice (14-20 years old) leader. Five project areas will be of-fered at the Hastings Workshop - shotgun, rifle, pistol, muzzleloading, and ar-chery. Four project areas will be available at Ainsworth - hunting skills, shotgun, rifle and archery. There is a minimum
number of participants needed to offer these disciplines at the work-shops. Workshop participants will learn under expert instruction from members of the Nebraska State 4-H Shooting Sports Training Team. The registration fee is $100.00 per person for initial certifica-tion and $90.00 per person that are adding an additional disci-pline. This fee includes meals, supplies and program materials. Partic-ipants must make their own lodging arrangements. Registration on Saturday runs from 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. For more information and registration materials see the 4-H Shooting Sports web page at http://4h.unl.edu/shootingsportseventcalendar, or contact your local Nebraska Extension Office or Steve Pritchard at (402)395-2158 or (308)536-2691.
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2015 Dakota-Thurston County 4-H Public Speaking & PSA Contest
March 19, 2015 at 7:00 pm at
Salem Lutheran Church, Dakota City
Speech Contest Rules
All speeches must be original and include 4-H as the major component of the speech.
Many speakers in the Public Speaking Contest have given speeches in other contests. This is fine; howev-
er, previous speeches may not be used verbatim for the 4-H contest. It is okay to use the same ideas
from a speech previously delivered in competition, but it must be 4-H related. Enough changes should be
made to make that speech new to the speaker and the audience. 4-H public speakers may not use an old
speech written by a sibling, other 4-H member, or anyone else.
Acknowledge the source of information used in the speech. For example, an article from a magazine may
be used for reference, but should not be quoted directly unless you tell the audience your source.
Use of visual aids and props are not allowed.
Dress appropriately. Do not wear costumes or special effect clothing.
No team speeches are allowed.
Clover Kid – 5-7 (age as of Jan 1st) Length of speech or poem 1-2 minutes. They may read a poem or short
story as long as the author’s name is given. PSA should be 60 seconds in length.
Junior Division – 8-10 (age as of Jan 1st) Length of speech is 1-3 minutes. Must be an original speech, 4-H
must be a major component of the speech. Submit a copy of the outline with the speech. PSA should be 60
seconds in length; subject should be “4-H Grows....”
Intermediate Division - 11-13 (as of Jan 1st). Length of speech is 3-5 minutes. Must be an original
speech, 4-H must be a major component of the speech. Submit a copy of the outline with the speech. PSA
should be 60 seconds in length; subject should be “4-H Grows....”
Senior Division – 14 – 18 (age as of Jan 1st). Length of speech is 5-8 minutes. Must be an original speech,
4-H must be a major component of the speech. Submit a copy of the outline with the speech. PSA should
be 60 seconds in length; subject should be “4-H Grows....”
Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest Rules
All PSA’s are 60 seconds in length. The state theme for the 2015 Public Service Announcement is "4-H Grows…". All radio PSA’s must promote 4-H and be general enough to be used anywhere in Nebraska at any time
of the year. All 4-H PSA’s must include the following tag line within the last ten seconds of the PSA: “Learn more
about the Nebraska Extension 4-H Youth Development Program at 4h.unl.edu.” The tag line is includ-ed in the 60 second time limit.
Sound effects and public domain music may be used. Copyrighted material may not be use. All PSA’s must be the original work of the presenter. Contestants may not use PSA’s written and provid-
ed by the state or national staff. No team PSA’s are allowed. Radio PSA’s will be submitted on CD along with the PSA text. Please use .wav or .mp3 audio formats when recording your PSA
How does the PSA contest work?
For this contest, participants may use manuscripts of their presentation. Pre-recorded PSA’s or live
presentation can be used at the county contest. For live presentations contestants will sit behind the judge
when making their presentation. This is to ensure that no judging is made on visual presentation. The con-
testant is judged only on content and oral presentation. Contestants may use sound effects and/or back-
ground music; however the participant is responsible for bringing all necessary equipment to the con-
test and is able to operate the equipment without assistance.
Please clip & return the following form to the Extension Office to enter the Speech and/or PSA Contest
——- ——— ——— ——- ——- ——— ——- ——- ——- ——— ——— ——- ——— ——- —— ——- 4-H Public Speaking/PSA Form
Return to the Extension office by March 16, 2015 Name ______________________________________________ Date of Birth ___________ Address/Town________________________________________________________________ Club Name ________________________________________________________________ Speech: ___Clover Kid (5-7*) ___ Junior (8-10*) ___ Intermediate (11-13*) ___ Senior (14 - 18*) *Divisions are based on the age as of Jan 1st. * Title: _____________________________________________________ PSA: (60 seconds) ___Clover Kid (5-7*) ___ Junior (8-10*) ___ Intermediate (11-13*) ___ Senior (14 - 18*) *Divisions are based on the age as of Jan 1st. *
A member MAY compete in both Speech & PSA Contests
2015 Dakota~Thurston County
4-H Music Contest
March 19, 2015 at 7:00 pm at
Salem Lutheran Church in Dakota City
Rules:
All participants must be a Dakota or Thurston County 4-Her.
Youth may participate in a maximum of three classes.
Length of performance not to exceed 6 minutes.
Accompaniment may be live or professionally recorded. No Karaoke style accompaniments allowed (i.e.
no background vocals). Accompaniment can be provided by an adult or non 4-H member.
Please provide your own music stand and tape/CD player if needed
Ribbon will be dropped one placing if above guidelines are not followed.
Divisions Include:
Individual Competition Duet Competition
Vocal Vocal
Instrumental Instrumental
Dance Dance
Group (must be a least 3 members to be considered a group) there will be two divisions for groups.
Junior (8-11) or Senior Division (12 & over) (Divisions will be determined by the age of the majority of
the participants)
Drill or Dance Routine
Song Group
Combo or Band
Please complete & return the following form to the Extension Office to enter the Music Contest. 4-H Music Contest Entry Form
Return to the Extension office by March 16, 2015 Name ______________________________________________ 4-H Age_______________ (As of Jan. 1 of current year) Address/Town _________________________________________________________________________ Club Name __________________________________________________________________________ Individual _____Vocal Name of Song ___________________________________________________ _____Instrumental Name of Song _______________________________________________ _____Dance Name of Song_______________________________________________ Duet Competition _____Vocal Name of Song _______________________________________________ _____Instrumental Name of Song _______________________________________________ _____Dance Name of Song ______________________________________________ Name of Duet members: _______________________________________________________________ Group _____Jr. (majority of members 8-11) _____Sr. (majority of members 12 & over) _____Drill or Dance Routine Name of Song_______________________________________ _____Song Group Name of Song ______________________________________________ _____Combo or Band Name of Song ____________________________________________ Names of group members: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
A member MAY compete in a maximum of 3 classes.
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Thurston County Office Staff Jennifer Hansen—Extension Educator
Keith Jarvi—Extension Educator Stacey Keys—4-H Assistant/Office Manager
Nebraska Extension in Thurston County 415 Main Street
P.O. Box 665
Pender, NE 68047
Tel: 402-385-6041
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Nebraska Extension—Thurston County
415 Main Street
P.O. Box 665
Pender, NE 68047