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Marshall County 4-H

Clover Corner 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

November-December 2017 Edition

4-H National Youth Science Day experiment features wearable technology

Wearable health trackers and smart watches, have allowed us to monitor ourselves like never before. During the 4-H National Youth Science Day Experiment, 4-Hers learned how these technologies work as they design their own in an experiment titled Incredible Wearables.

Since its formation, 4-H has been at the forefront of helping young people develop an appreciation for science. A study of the organization found that individuals who take part in 4-H are two times more likely to participate in programs related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics compared to their peers.

4-H National Youth Science Day promotes the organization’s science-related programming efforts. Annually, during National 4-H Week, millions of young Americans participate in the world’s largest youth-led science experiment. The official day was Oct. 4, but Kentucky 4-H clubs conducted the experiment throughout the month. In Marshall County, we conducted the experiment at the 4-H Afterschool Elementary Clubs. During the club meetings, 4-Hers used engineering principles to build a functioning wearable health monitor using a low-cost, small computer and sensors. They learned how to track their physical fitness using the monitor and analyzed the data from the technology on a computer, tablet or mobile phone. 4-Hers also learned about careers related to the wearable technology industry which range from fashion designer to mobile app developer.

To find out more about your local 4-H National Youth Science Day experiment or how to get involved in science-related 4-H projects, contact the Marshall County Cooperative Extension Service at 270-527-3285.

Marshall County 4-H Sharp Shooters

Twenty-seven Marshall County 4-H Sharp Shooter members competed in the 2017 State 4-H Shooting Sports Competition on Saturday, September 9th in Wilmore and Sunday, September 10th in Berea, KY. They were joined by over 1,100 other 4-Hers from across Kentucky in this two-day shooting sports competition.

The 4-H Sharp Shooters brought home several awards including:

Teams: 9-11 BB Rifle team (Sarah Miller, Zach Oden, Briley Engler, T.R. Barrett) placed 2nd 9-11 Air Pistol team (Sarah Miller, Ethan Odom, Zach Oden, T.R. Barrett) placed 1st 9-11 .22 Sport Rifle team (Sarah Miller, Zach Oden, Briley Engler, Ethan Odom) placed 1st 9-11 Division 1 Trap (25 Clays) (Zach Oden, Dalton Smith, Ethan Odom, Brighton Newnum, Ian Kidd) placed 1st 12-14 Air Pistol Team (Cameron Thomason, Caleb Miller, Case Thomason, Wade Driver) placed 2nd Individuals: Caleb Miller: 3rd 12-14 Compound Bare Bow and 2nd 12-14 BB Rifle Jacob Miller: 3rd 15-18 Target Archery, 2nd 15-18 Air Pistol and 2nd 15-18 Air Rifle Sarah Miller: 2nd 9-11 Air Pistol and 1st 9-11 BB Rifle Zach Oden: 1st 9-11 Division 1 Trap (25 Clays)

Ethan Odom: 3rd 9-11 Air Pistol and 2nd 9-11 Air Rifle Sport Austin Price: 3rd 12-14 Air Rifle Sport Cameron Thomason: 2nd 12-14 Air Pistol and 2nd 12-14 Air Rifle Sport

Several Sharp Shooter members placed in the Top 10 in their respective disciplines.

Marshall County 4-H Sharp Shooters – Carter Beliles, Colby Byars, Brody Chambers, Clay Cope, Tommie Crank, Gabby Davis, Will Davis, Wade Driver, Kelsey Littrell, Tanner Puckett, Lainee Siegle, Case Thomason, Morgan Westerfield, Cullen Wilson and Teddy Wynn – also participated in events during the State 4-H Shoot.

Will Davis, Wade Driver, Kelsey Littrell, Tanner Puckett, Lainee Siegle, Case Thomason, Morgan Westerfield, Cullen Wilson and Teddy Wynn – also participated in events during the State 4-H Shoot. The 4-Hers in Archery are coached by Chris Miller and Patrick Westerfield. Rifle Coaches are Perry Joe Thomason, Randy Irvan and Roger Oden. Pistol coaches are Adam Driver and Marty Barrett. And the Shotgun (Trap) Coaches include Kevin Smith, Chad Driskill and Lee Cope. Other volunteers who contribute to the club’s success include Missy Miller (County Coordinator), the 4-Hers’ parents and grandparents, and other family members.

The Marshall County 4-H Sharp Shooters are winding down their year and will start again in January 2018. The group practices at the Calvert City Gun Club. The Sharp Shooters will send notices out to the schools and newspapers when they have their first meeting of the year planned for mid to late January. Marshall County youth between the ages of 9-18 and their parents will be welcome to attend the club’s informational meeting to learn more.

Marshall County 4-H Sharp Shooters continued…

AFTER SCHOOL & CFS 4-H CLUBS

Benton Elementary 4-H Club

President: Kylie Tynes Vice President: Libby Gallagher-Higgins Secretary: McKenzi Nichols Reporter: Jayden Littrell Central Elementary 4-H Club President: Parker Griggs Vice President: Collin Payne Secretary: Issy Sumner Reporter: David Drake Christian Fellowship 4th Grade 4-H Club President: Faith Eustler Vice President: Isaac Choate Secretary: Samuel Griggs Reporter: Isaiah Praniuk Pledge Leaders-(American): Aidyn Gray (4-H): Nora Burns Christian Fellowship 5th Grade 4-H Club President: Destiny Dukes Vice President: Abbi Futrell Secretary: Sean Piatt Reporter: Dawson Hicks Pledge Leaders-(American): Dylan Ortt (4-H): Kaci Agent Sharpe Elementary 4-H Club President: Faith Lee Vice President: Cole Donohoo Secretary: Jake Abanathy Reporter: Ethan Haynes South Marshall Elementary 4-H Club President: Kai Duncan Vice President: Rylan Gay Secretary: Alyssa “Peanut” Estes Reporter: Katie Hargrove North Marshall Middle 4-H Club President: Gabe Diskill Vice President: Clay Gordon Secretary: Paris Carter Reporter: Sage Yandell

ELECTED 4-H CLUB OFFICERS

South Marshall Middle 4-H Club President: Annalee Lovett & Kaylee Shupe Vice President: Olivia Miller Secretary: Kerrina Jones Reporter: Emily Rowland 4-H Trailblazers President: Hadley Pagel Vice President: Mackenzie Coil Secretary: Tristan Bagby Reporter: Taylor Bagby Treasurer: Gracie Sullivan 4-H Helping Hands President: Baella Morgan Vice President: Matthew Farmer Secretary/Treasurer: Madalyn Farmer Historians: Sophie Holbrook and Julia Smith Reporter: Josie Dunn

On Monday, October 16th Marshall County 4-H Teen, South Marshall Middle and North Marshall Middle School Clubs partnered with Kids Against Hunger to pack 3,024 meals that will be sent internationally to provide meals to those who aren’t as fortunate.

ELECTED 4-H CLUB OFFICERS continued……

KIDS AGAINST HUNGER SERVICE PROJECT

Would you like to get an early start on your Holiday list? Do you run out of ideas for last minute Holiday gifts or meals? Then we’ve got something for you! We’re going to be doing leather work, making ornaments, mixed media crafts, mason jar crafts and a soup mix.

The 13th Annual Marshall County 4-H Holiday Workshop will be Tuesday, December 19th @ 9:00am-2:30pm at Marshall County Extension Office.

MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 20 PARTICIPANTS SIGN-UP TO HOLD THE WORKSHOP

The maximum number accepted will be 40 participants. You must be currently enrolled in a Marshall County 4-H Club, in the 4th-8th grade, and pre-registered by Friday, December 8th to participate. A $10 fee is due with your registration form and includes workshop expenses & snacks. We ask you bring a small Hot Wheels style car with you the day of the workshop! Form and Money to be received at the Marshall County Extension Office by 4:00pm on Friday, December 8th. Forms have been mailed out and Marshall County Extension Office will have more if needed.

First come, first enrolled! Do not turn forms in at school.

Holiday Workshop 2017

Soup Mix

Mixed Media Craft

Marshall County will be going to West KY 4-H Camp June 12th-15th, go ahead and mark the dates in your calendar. We will be camping with Ballard, Fulton, Graves, Carlisle and Daviess Counties! We hope to see you there!

2018 SUMMER 4-H CAMP DATES

• School Enrichment Programs – 4-H Health Rocks! programs at North and South Marshall for the 6th – 8th grade health classes. To date, over 225 students have gone through this program. / Also working on the planning of Truth & Consequences to Marshall County’s 8th graders in January at North and February at South. / Worked with Ag Agent plus Courtney to run the Kitchen Safety Station for Farm & Home Safety Day for over 300 Marshall County 5th graders on September 28th. • South and North Marshall Middle 4-H Clubs & Teen Club – Have met at least twice with 6th – 8th graders at each school to kick off the 4-H Club year. 4-H Middle School Clubs are now meeting during their Advisor-Advisee (AA) times once a month. This is allowing for on average more participation and less competition with other after-school activities. / The middle school 4-H Clubs and Teen Club members are coming together for at least two service projects in fall-winter and winter-spring. • Kids Against Hunger Service Project – Facilitated the coordination of Kids Against Hunger Service Project for the Middle Schools and Teen Club 4-H members on October 16th. The 4-Hers packed over 3,000 meals for shipment to those in need in Haiti. • Rotary Club Speaker – Spoke to the Marshall County Rotary Club about 4-H at their September 25th meeting. • Kentucky State 4-H Agent Advisory Group – Serve as one of the District 7 Representatives and attended the September 22nd meeting in Scott County. / In this role, will be facilitating Kentucky 4-H Strategic Plan session at the November District 7 4-H Staff meeting and participating in the state planning process in February 2018.

What’s Lena Been Up To Since August-September Newsletter?

• Kentucky 4-H Workforce Prep Curriculum Committee – Serve as a committee member plus wrote Teamwork chapter. • Other CES Responsibilities/Activities – Extension District Board responsibilities including FY17 year-end reports, current financials, monthly bill approval/payments, and District Board Treasurer transition process. / Prepare meeting notices and correspondence for most of the Marshall County 4-H Project Clubs and Helping Hands 4-H Club on a regular basis. / Provided 4-H Youth Development Agent update to County Extension Council at October 30th meeting. • NAE4-HA 2016-17 Immediate Past President Responsibilities – Represented NAE4-HA at the National 4-H Hall of Fame Ceremony in Washington, DC on October 6th. / Participated in monthly State Relations, President’s Council, & Executive Committee conference calls. / Board Representative for the Organizational Stewardship Committee to the NAE4-HA Board. Assisted in recruiting candidates for 2017 election of officers and securing chair-elects for committees as needed. Co-Supervised NAE4-HA candidate campaigning and elections during month of September and early October. / To finish out term, completing updates to OSC and President’s Council Handbooks; preparing as needed for OSC and other responsibilities during the upcoming 2017 NAE4-HA Annual Conference in Indianapolis, IN. • National JCEP Board – As of January 1, 2017, serving as the JCEP Treasurer and all of the responsibilities that come with this role including approval of expense vouchers for payment, development of 2018 budget, and working with investment company. / Also participated in monthly Board conference calls.

Complaint Procedure

Parker Griggs attended Western Kentucky 4-H Camp in 2017. He thought it was a lot of fun! He enjoyed swimming during free swim. He chose the following classes to take while attending camp; archery, riflery, sports spectacular and nature. Parker encourages other kids to attend 4-H Camp when given the opportunity!

• After-School 4-H Clubs – Planning lessons for the upcoming school year/Making and handing out flyers and enrollment forms/Spoke to some of the schools to promote 4-H clubs/September’s lesson was fun with little bits/October’s lesson was the National Youth Science Day Experiment.

• Programs– Helped with Farm & Home Safety Day at the end of September/Helped judge 4-H exhibits for Trigg County 4-H/Worked a booth at WHO Fest in October/Helped with Truth & Consequences in Trigg County/Did Kids Against Hunger in October with our Middle School and High School 4-Hers/Taking MCHS 4-H Teens to DAT Conference

• Planning – Planning after school lesson/Put together newsletter/Put together officer packets for the 4-H clubs/Planning Holiday Workshop

What’s Courtney been up to since the August-September

NEWSLETTER?

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Interview with Central Elementary’s 4-H Club President

If Marshall County Schools are closed, dismissed early, or cancel after-school activities due to bad weather, then ALL Marshall County 4-H meetings and activities scheduled for the same day are automatically cancelled. Reschedules will only happen if Club Leader is available at another date/time.

Winter Weather

& 4-H Meeting Reminders

The Marshall County 4-H Clover Corner is submitted by,

Lena D. Mallory Marshall County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development

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We wish all of our 4-hers and their

families a great and safe holiday season!