Comal County 4-H Monthly News & Updates

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Friday, March 29, 2024 - Founder's Day

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MAR 19 D-10 4-H SPRING ROUNDUP REGISTRATION DEADLINE

MAR 22 D-10 4-H SPRING ROUNDUP LATE DEADLINE

MAR 23 - 13TH ANNUAL COMAL CLAYBUSTERS NOVICE SHOOT

MAR 31TX 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS EXTRAVAGANZA DEADLINE

APR 1 - SALUTE to EXCELLENCE AWARDS NOMINATION DEADLINE

APR 1 - HEALTHY TEXAS YOUTH AMBASSADOR APPLICATION DEADLINE

APR 12024 NATIONAL 4-H YOUTH in ACTION AWARD DEADLINE

APR 3 - COMAL COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL & ADULT LEADERS MEETING 6 PM

APR 6 - TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION COMAL COUNTY OPEN HOUSE

APR 5 - 2ND ANNUAL CCS BENEFIT SHOOT

APR 5 TEXAS 4-H LONE STAR SPLASH CAMP DEADLINE

APR 6SONORA INVITATIONAL JUDGING CONTESTS & FLEECE SHOW

APR 15CORE ACADEMY APPLICATION DEADLINE

APR 15STATE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST ENTRY DEADLINE

APR 15TX 4-H LIVESTOCK/EQUINE/POULTRY AMBASSADOR DEADLINE

APR 152024 HORSE VALIDATION ($10) FEE INCREASE DEADLINE

APR 30TEXAS 4-H CONGRESS EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE

MAY 12024 HORSE VALIDATION ($20) FEE FINAL EADLINE

MAY 1 2024 TEXAS 4-H STATE ROUNDUP REGISTRATION OPENS

MAY 1 TEXAS 4-H WATER AMBASSADOR APPLICATION DEADLINE

MAY 5 2024 HORSE VALIDATION ($250) FEE FINAL DEADLINE

MAY 13 2024 TEXAS 4-H STATE ROUNDUP REGISTRATION CLOSES

MAY 31 TX 4-H FASHION & I.D. AMABASSADOR DEADLINE

COMAL COUNTY HAPPENINGS

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!

Our office is holding the annual Open House on April 6, 2024 and we are in need of 4-H volunteers to choose from 3 different shifts. Please click the button below to sign up.

Thanks and Greatly Appreciated!

SIGN UP HERE

Don't Wait! Limited to 60 Shooters.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 16th

Registration will be on iclays.com


comal4hshoot@gmail.com (Email preferred)

Cherie Sandoval (916) 541-9122 / Tad Johnson (318) 525-5551

COMAL-GUADALUPE SWCD #306

RANGE CAMP

Cost is $75 per student and includes all meals, lodging, and educational materials.

Contact Us:

Comal-Guadalupe SWCD #306

Beverly Hartwick, District Manager

(830)379-0930 x 3

email: Beverly.hartwick@tx.nacdnet.net

999 Fleming Drive, Seguin, TX 78155

Steer and Heifer Validation Tag Orders begins today!

We will be accepting orders with payment at our office through April 2nd.

Click below to print your order form today!

Comal County Extension Website

Club meetings begin at 3pm in the

Extension Meeting Room

325 Resource Dr. New Braunfels TX 78132

March 3, 2024

April 7, 2024

May 5, 2024

Club meetings begin at 3pm at

St. Paul Lutheran Church

777 W San Antonio St. New Braunfels TX 78130

March 24, 2024

April 14, 2024

May 12, 2024

Club meetings begin at 6pm in the

Mammen Family Public Library

131 Bulverde Crossing Bulverde TX 78163

March NO MEETING

April 9, 2024

May 14, 2024

Club meetings begin at 6pm in the

Extension Meeting Room

325 Resource Dr. New Braunfels TX 78132

March 11, 2024

April 8, 2024

May 13, 2024

Club meetings will be begin at 3pm in

Comal County Shooting Sports

1898 Rittimann Rd. Spring Branch TX 78070

March 10, 2024

April 14, 2024

May 19, 2024

Club meetings will be held at

Dietz Gun Range

421 Private Rd at Range Rd, New Braunfels TX 78132

March 4, 2024

April 1, 2024

May 6, 2024

Club meetings begin at 3pm in the

Extension Meeting Room

325 Resource Dr. New Braunfels TX 78132

March 17, 2024

April 21, 2024

May 19, 2024



Vet Skillathon Practice begin at 6pm

Club meetings begin at 7pm in the

Extension Meeting Room

325 Resource Dr. New Braunfels TX 78132

March 7, 2024

April 4, 2024

May 2, 2024

SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL

Click on the images to go to their website

Did you miss our District 10 Opportunity Scholarship Training? Please find all scholarship resources and materials on our 4-H Websites: HERE Families with graduating 4-H Seniors (must be 4-H members for 3+ years – including the current year), will be attending a Texas accredited college or university & are scheduled to graduate in the Spring of 2024 are encouraged to apply!


LOCKHEED MARTIN STEM SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship Applications Closed April 1, 2024

LOCKHEED Website

HAPPENING AROUND TEXAS

2024 State Shooting Sports Extravaganza

Event Website: https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/shooting-sports/

Information:

Registration for Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Extravaganza is now open on 4HOnline. Deadline: March 31st, 2024. This is a beginner’s match and a learning event, so only first and second-year shooters in a discipline are allowed to participate. No previous experience in competitive shooting is required for participation. The emphasis of this event is on exploring new shooting activities and having fun, so we are encouraging participants to register for events in which they have never shot competitively.

MORE INFO HERE

Event Details

When: Friday, April 5, 2024

Start Time: 8:00 am

End Time: 12:30 pm


Venue

Where: National Shooting Complex

Address: 5931 Roft Road San Antonio, Texas 78253


Organizer Contact: Alaina Weynand

Phone: 210-979-9203


Schedule:

Registration: 8:00-9:30AM

Safety meeting: 9:30AM

Shoot Start Time: 10:00AM

Lunch, silent auction, and awards to follow

The Johnson County 4-H Shotgun Sports Club is hosting their annual Fandango clay shoot in Fort Worth May 18 & 19 and welcomes 4-H members to register! Open to the first 125 registrants, the shoot will take place in two shooting ranges over two days and include trap, skeet, sporting clays and whizbang!

click flyer above for more inf

2024 DISTRICT 10 4-H SPRING ROUNDUP

Registration Period Begins Today!

Registration on 4HOnline (v2.4honline.com).

Regular Registration Period: $15 per contest entered – Mar. 1 - Mar. 19, 2024 (DEADLINE)

Late Registration: $40 per contest entered –

Mar. 20-22, 2024 FINAL LATE DEADLINE


NO LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER MARCH 22, 2024!

D10 ROUNDUP WEBSITE

2024 Texas 4-H State Roundup Updates

FIND STATE UPDATES HERE

Don’t miss this opportunity!

Core Academy Application 2024 is Open! Please send this out to your 9th through 12th grade 4-H members. The deadline is April 15th! You can now pay online. See the attached flyer for more information. https://forms.gle/Gjku1XEVGhtZuZwE8

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CORE4H


2023-2024 Texas 4-H Record Book Information Released

There were NO category changes for the 2023-2024 year.

  • Check Sheet – Reminder, beginning in 2022-2023 this is now an OPTIONAL single page which an be placed loosely at the front of the Record Book.
  • Personal Information Page – Reminder, as of 2022-2023 this page only requires the 4-H member and Parent Signatures which certifies that the information provided in this record book is an accurate reflection of the project work completed by the above named 4-H member.
  • Clarification Senior 4-H members place 1st at state level, MAY submit a Record Book in future years in the same category in which they earned first place. 
VISIT WEBSITE

Deadline March 28, 2024

APPLY HERE

Texas 4-H Livestock, Equine and Poultry

Ambassador Programs

TEXAS 4-H POULTRY

AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

JUNE 24-27, 2024 ~ COLLEGE STATION, TX

POULTRY AMBASSADOR APPLICATION

TEXAS 4-H LIVESTOCK 

AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

June 17-20, 2024 ~ Texas A&M University-Kingsville

July 15-18, 2024 ~ Texas A&M University

July 22-25, 2024 ~ West Texas A&M University/Texas Tech University

LIVESTOCK AMBASSADOR APPLICATION

TEXAS 4-H EQUINE 

AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

JUNE 10-13, 2024 ~ TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

EQUINE AMBASSADOR APPLICATION

Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador

CLICK THE FLYERS ABOVE FOR MORE INFO

Looking for a new way to engage high school youth in health education, nutrition and health projects, and leadership? If so, consider becoming a Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador County! Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador can assist county Extension agents in providing valuable health education to youth and adults within the community. Working alongside their agent, they can become a valuable part of the local Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas 4-H Youth Development team!

 

Online applications open Thursday, February 1 at:

 

https://healthytexas.tamu.edu/resources/youth-ambassadors/.

 

Application deadline is April 1. Once applications are received, completed applications will be forwarded to County Extension Agents for final approval into the program.

 

All returning ambassadors must also reapply and will be eligible to continue in the program pending approval and completion of their required annual hours. Ambassadors must attend the annual training summit. There will be NO virtual or “last chance” summit offered in 2024.  

Veterinary Science Camp Opportunities

Keller 4-H would like to invite all 4-H members to their 4-H Veterinary Science Camp on April 20, 2024, in Springtown, Texas. Cost is $50 (not including lunch). Registration is not completed until payment and waivers are received. Limited number of slots, so register early!

REGISTER HERE.

Contact sanci.hall@gmail.com with questions.

4-H Vet Science Camp (FLYER)

Event Date: April 20, 2024

Entry Deadline: April 1, 2024 by 5pm

Camp Fee: $50

4-H Vet Science Photography Contest (FLYER)

Event Date: April 20, 2024 (Turn in photos at camp)

Cost: $3 per category or $10 for all

5 categories.

Texas 4-H Center Summer Camp Registration OPEN

Website: https://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu/

Information:  The Texas 4-H Center will host a series of camps for 4-H members of all ages during the months of June, July & August. Registration is NOW OPEN! Space is limited in each camp, so register early! 

Camp is fast approaching, and that means it's training time!!!


Calling all interested Teens Grades 10-12 (current 9th graders going into 10th also qualify), do you want to make a difference and provide a great experience for campers! Please join us March 14th-17th for a fun filled training weekend. If you attended camp as an ambassador last year, we would still like you to attend prior to camp time. Not a 4-H member, not a problem! All teens are welcome to become camp ambassadors and will leave each camp week with 50 hrs. of volunteer service! Oh, and did I mention you attend our camps for free!! Represent your county and make a difference in your state 4-H camping experience!

During this training you will work with your peers from across the state to build your leadership skills, understand your roles as a camp ambassador, create fun activities for campers, learn camp songs and callbacks, and some other fun activities to thank you for your attendance! Don't want to come alone?? Not an issue at all! every registered teen who refers a friend that attends will come for free!

If you attended training last camp season, we still would like you to attend as the roles from last year will have changed and new training materials will be provided! Please follow the link to register, and feel free to call the center at (325)784-5482 and ask for Alec Kiser for more information. We hope to see you soon!!


Check in will be at 7:00pm

checkout will be at 10:00 am

https://campscui.active.com/orgs/Texas4HConferenceCenter...


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Woodland Clinic – This is an ongoing contest coordinated by the Texas Forestry Association and open to 4-H and FFA members. Since our 4-H Forestry Invitational has declined over the years and disappeared as a state contest, we are now joining with the Woodland Clinic and considering it our state 4-H Forestry project event. This event has been in place for many years with a knowledgeable group of professionals running it, 4-H members have been attending for years, and there is a scholarship award attached. The 1st place 4-H Senior Team will also be eligible to attend the 4-H National Forestry Invitational. All good reasons to join an effort already in place and operating well. Details will be posted on the 4-H Forestry webpage (https://texas4-.tamu.edu/projects/forestry/).


Forestry Project Training for CEAs – This will be our second training offered to CEAs, Program Assistants, and District 4-H Specialists. 4-H is partnering with Texas Forestry Association to present this 3 day training on forestry, the forestry industry, Project Learning Tree (forestry curriculum), and the Woodland Clinic (curriculum and contest). This training is hands on including site visits to forestry industry such as tree farms, harvest sites, and lumber mills. The AgriLife Texas Forest Service is also highlighted in this training and many of their employees will be instructors during in this training. Attendees will receive numerous pieces of educational material and curricula and will be certified as facilitators in the Project Learning Tree curriculum allowing them to not only use the materials but also to provide curriculum and training to school teachers in their local areas.  Details on registration will be available soon.


Wildlife Conservation Camp – This camp for high school aged youth is focused on wildlife and their habitats within the 10 ecoregions of Texas.  Days will be filled with hands on education in the field, classrooms, and labs learning about wildlife biology and ecology along with habitat management techniques and habitat and wildlife survey practices. The camp is sponsored by the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society and will be held this year on the Bamberger Ranch outside of Johnson City. Full details will be posted on the 4-H Wildlife & Fisheries webpage (https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/wildlife-fisheries/).

Texas Outdoor Media

Association Photography Contest

Deadline: March 15, 2024

The TOMA Photography Contest encourages self-expression and allows youth to demonstrate their photography skills. This photography contest is for senior level 4-H members across the state.

Click here to submit photos.


2024 Texas 4-H Virtual Fishing

Reel'em In Skill-A-Thon

It’s time to start gearing up for the STATEWIDE 2024 4-H Virtual Fishing Reel ‘em In Skill-a-thon! Registration will open on 4HOnline with the spring tournament starting on March 15th.

Get outside and fish with your families and friends wherever you are in Texas! Clover Kids & all age divisions are welcome to compete. Prize packages of gift cards, fishing gear, & more will be awarded! 

·        DOWNLOAD Rules of Play

·        DOWNLOAD Marketing Flyer

Nominations are now being accepted now through Monday, April 1, 2024 for the Texas 4-H Volunteer Awards (also known as Salute to Excellence Awards).  


HELPFUL LINKS:

· Online Formsite Submission Link: https://fs4.formsite.com/state4h/form226/form_login.html

· Texas 4-H Awards & Recognition Website: https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/awards/

Previous Winners: DOWNLOAD (please ensure your 2024 nominees are not on this current list.)


TAKE NOTE! The target date to notify nominators is around April 5. The signs for the local surprise celebration are planned to be mailed on or around April 8. Plan to conduct the local surprise celebration sometime between April 15 and April 30.