4-H Youth Development
4-H has been serving youth for more than 100 years! Although it began as a Corn Club for boys and a Tomato Club for girls, 4-H now teaches a more diverse range of topics from leadership to communications to community service and citizenship. 4-H Clubs can found around the world!
Paulding County 4-H is offered for youth in a school-based club format in grades 5-8 and after-school in grades 9-12.
- 4-H classroom clubs for 5th graders are found in all Paulding County public elementary schools. The meetings start in August and students receive instruction on public speaking skills and science lessons tied to the Georgia Standards of Excellence.
- Middle School 4-H Junior clubs for grades 6-8, meet in each of the nine Paulding County middle schools once a month starting in September; most are at the beginning of the day. A parental signed permission form is required.
- Senior 4-H'ers in grades 9-12 have monthly club meeting at the 4-H/Extension office.
Want to know more about what is on our calendar?
To learn more about activities in 4-H please visit our Newsletter page as well as the UGA Paulding County Extension Facebook page. If you would like to see other clubs/teams offered in Paulding County, we welcome additions pending having screen and trained volunteers to help with organization, planning, and support in order to offer them. Please see the Paulding County 4-H forms page for the adult volunteer application information. More about volunteering through Georgia 4-H!
You can also reach us at our Paulding County 4-H e-mail address:paulding4H@uga.edu
Paulding County 4-H Competitions, Activities, Specialty Clubs and Teams (please note the season dates):
Junior Club (6th-8th Grade): September - March (monthly in-school meetings) 2024-2025 Club Meeting Calendar | Current Newsletter
Senior Club (9th-12th Grade): September-May (monthly evening meetings) Current Newsletter
Cooking Club (4th-5th Grade Only): January - May (monthly meetings)
Information for Paulding County | Meeting Dates | Fall Fundraiser
Kids In the Kitchen (6th -12th Grade): October - April (monthly meetings)
Information for Paulding County | Meeting Dates | Fall Fundraiser
Horse and Pony Club (1st-12th Grade): September-May (monthly meetings)
Information for Paulding County | Georgia 4-H Information
Forestry Judging (5th-12th Grade): June-September
Georgia 4-H Information
Poultry Judging (4th-12th Grade): February-April
Georgia 4-H Information
Shooting Sports Teams
Archery Team (S.A.F.E) ( 4th-12th Grade): August- May
Information for Paulding County | Georgia 4-H Information
BB Gun Team (S.A.F.E) (4th-9th Grade): November-May (possible summer event too)
Information for Paulding County | Georgia 4-H Information
Shotgun Team (S.A.F.E) (6th-12th Grade): January- May
Team Schedule | Information for Paulding County | Georgia 4-H Information
Competitions
Project Achievement: Ongoing
Paulding County Information | Georgia 4-H Information
Leadership in Action: Ongoing
Georgia 4-H Information
Summer Events
Summer Activities: June
Paulding County Information - COMING SPRING 2025
Summer Camps: June-July
Paulding County Information | Georgia 4-H Information
Note: Most clubs are seasonal. Please contact us for more information at the UGA Paulding County Cooperative Extension office at 770-443-7616 or paulding4H@uga.edu.
Below are some of 4-H's most broadly useful resources from the Georgia 4-H website. Please contact us for more information about participating in any of these programs through this county office.