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Welcome to the 2024-2025 4-H Year. Madison County 4-H has a rich history and loads of Madison County and University of Georgia resources to “Celebrate Your Achievements” by developing great STEAM, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math skills. Our upcoming activities will include exploring from the mountains to the seas, learning about nutrition and even helping solve environmental issues. Great hands-on experiences, such as these, help members gain knowledge and skills in public speaking, decision making and much more.
You may participate in some of these exciting opportunities by reading this newsletter! Madison County 4-H is all about great life-learning experiences. 4-H, as the largest youth organization in the nation, reaches students in 4th - 12th grades. Let’s get involved and “Celebrate Your Achievements” and aim for success with your bright future!
If you are a 5th grade student, you should already be enrolled in 4-H as part of your school curriculum. All other students can still participate in our activities and events by filling out an enrollment sheet and being added to our e-mail list.
4-H Fundraisers
Please support us by placing an order at https://radafundraising.com?rfsn=5630443.50c96aa and telling your friends and family about it. Online orders will be shipped shortly after the order is placed but you can also visit our office and order from the catalog.
The monies raised will allow us to continue our programming and help offset the cost our 4-H’ers pay for competitive, judging, and educational events.
Club Specific Activities & Events
Cloverleaf (4th-6th Graders)
Clover Points—
All 5th graders...your points pamphlet is due May 1, 2025. If you have anything to submit, please drop it off at the 4-H office or in the 4-H box at the front of your school.
What can you earn now?
- Earn 5 points when you turn in your completed 4-H Friends book
- Earn 1 point each time you wear a 4-H shirt (or any shirt that is at least 50% GREEN) or a UGA shirt to club meetings - Show your SPIRIT!
- Earn 2 points when you turn in the signed slip from your newsletter!
- Earn 5 points for promoting our annual Fruit Tree Sale Fundraiser
- Earn 5 points for entering the Holiday Card Contest (due October 18th)
Everyone who signed their 4-H Information Form through school has already been awarded 2 Clover Points for signing up for our email list. If you haven’t signed up or aren’t sure if you have, please contact the 4-H Office (uge1191@uga.edu) and let Carrie know to add your child to the list. Please provide an adult’s email address.
Juniors (7th-8th Graders)
Club Meeting Dates for Madison County Middle School
- December 10, 2024
- January 14, 2025
- February 11, 2025
- March 18, 2025
- April 15, 2025
- May 13, 2025
Seniors (9th-12th Graders)
Club Meeting Dates for Madison County High School
- No December meeting
- January 23, 2025
- February 20, 2025
- March 27, 2025
- April 24, 2025
- No May meeting
WHAT'S HAPPENING - Announcements and Upcoming Events
Peanut Recipe Contest (Cloverleaf and Junior 4-H'ers: 4th-8th grades)
Deadline: your January 2025 Club Meeting. Have your recipe ready to turn in at your January 4-H Club Meeting!
Objectives:
- To develop leadership abilities, build character, and assume citizenship responsibilities.
- To develop skills for utilizing peanut products creatively in recipes.
- To acquire knowledge of nutritional value and versatility of peanut product.
Email uge1191@uga.edu if you have questions. Download the guidelines and form below.
What is Project Achievement?
Project Achievement helps develop skills for a lifetime. You choose a project area that interests you. Once you do that, you research your topic, write, and present a presentation. The process develops leadership, creativity, public speaking, record keeping, and communication skills.
Cloverleaf County and District Project Achievement…
This competition can be an extension of your classroom presentation or you can choose another project area.
Cloverleaf CPA (County Project Achievement)…Scheduled for January 18, 2025 at the Board of Education. This is a great opportunity to present your project area in front of judges to get a feel for District Project Achievement (DPA). You will also be able to take any recommendations the judges provide and improve on your presentation to become better prepared for DPA. BB Team and Club Officers...remember that you are required to participate in CPA and DPA.
Cloverleaf DPA (District Project Achievement)…Scheduled for February 8, 2025 in Newton County. If you would like to compete, please reach out and schedule an appointment to plan your presentation.
6th Grade / Junior / Senior DPA Portfolio and Presentations…
District Project Achievement is March 7-9, 2025 at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center. Showcase/Dress Rehearsal is on Sunday, March 2, 2025. 6th graders are not required to have a portfolio but will need to resent their project (similar to Cloverleaf Project Achievement).
Email Miss Deborah (dwofford@uga.edu) to set an appointment so she can review your portfolio! Our office will be closed December 23, 2024-January 1, 2025 so please plan accordingly.
Steps to take NOW!
1. Choose your project area
2. Set up an appointment with us (call 706-795-2281)
Dates to Save (Junior/Senior ONLY)!
- 12/19/2024—2nd Support Page Workshop
- 01/3/2025—Final Copy of Completed Portfolio Due
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