August 27, 2018 - The 2018-2019 Kickoff was held for 4-H on Sunday, August 27, 2018 and new 4-H officers were announced along with awards presented. The officers are Garrett Lewis - President; Wesley Wages - Vice President; Lance Holloway - Secretary; Hannah Wages - Treasurer; Camille Greer - Reporter; Laura Ann Scull - Activity Officer; Fatima Romero - Community Service Officer; Michelle Gomez - Recruitment Officer; Colton Gutermuth - Parliamentarian; and Gracie Boyd - Information Technology (IT) Officer.
From left: Jheri-Lynn McSwain, Garrett Lewis, and Lane Dunn
From left: Jheri-Lynn McSwain and Joshua Clark
Two 'I Dare You' awards were presented. The recipients were Joshua Clark and Garrett Lewis. The Danforth - "I Dare You" award is a 4-H award presented at the county level to two recipients who meet a set of criteria. The purpose of the award is to highlight character and leadership qualities in youth and to encourage all young people to lead creative lives of high purpose.
From left: Jheri-Lynn McSwain, Shelby Johnson, and Lane Dunn
The 'Friend of 4-H' award was also presented and it went to Shelby Johnson for his support of the 4-H program. Johnson's Produce provided vegetables for the Food Challenge/Food Show program last year and Johnson also spoke to the youth about growing watermelons.
Following the awards, kids from all over Shelby County choose the projects they are going to participate in during the new year. Projects 4-Hers will be participating in include Record book/Leadership, Food Challenge/Food Show, Textiles/Quilts of Valor, Taxidermy, Shooting Sports, Virtual Fishing, Livestock (cattle, goats, rabbits, poultry, swine), Horse Project, and Photography.
Shelby County 4-H meets the first Monday of every month at the Shelby County Extension Office gym at 6pm. For more information about Shelby County 4-H, contact the AgriLife Extension office at 936-598-7744.
