4-H Program Year
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The 4-H Program Year runs January 1 – December 31. Your 4-H age is your age on January 1. You may enroll in 4-H at any time (the system is down Jan 1 – Jan 18) by simply going to 4honline and completing the enrollment process.
January
Healthy Living Teen Leader Retreat Canceled 2021
Teen Winter Enrichment | January 30, 2021 | Saturday
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – registration closes January 22nd | email Pam Kerley with your name, preferred email address, and your ranked workshop choices.
Lee County Paperwork and Projects due January 15th: ACHIEVE, Project Record Books, Club Member of the Year Application, Club of the Year Application, Re-enrollment at 4honline.com, Club Re-chartering Paperwork >Due Feb 15 in 2021
State 4-H Paperwork and Projects due to the Lee County Office on January 15th: Scholarship, Honor Club, and State Council District Officer Applications
2021 Electric Program Kick-off – STEP 1 of the 2021 program begins with an Intro to Circuits Take-home Kit and instructional videos.
BEGIN WORK ON next year’s PROJECT RECORD BOOKS – If you haven’t done so, write your 4-H Story. This is everything that 4-H has done in your life. Even as a new beginner, write down how you got to this point. Each year, you will add to this story and submit it with your 4-H Project Record. Make your 4-H Project Plan. Pick a topic and brainstorm all of the things you want to do around that topic this year.
4-H Program Committee Meeting | January 27 @ 4:00
January Helpful Links
Lee County Inventory: Project Book List, Project Record Books, ENROLLMENT, club member of the year application, Code of Conduct, Volunteer Leader Paperwork Link, ACHIEVE, Scholarships, Honor Club, District Officer, Enrollment, T-shirt order Electric Program Information
February
Teen Council Banquet Planning Meeting
National 4-H Summit for Healthy Living | Feb 13 – 15, 2021 (registration for teen teams closes Jan 8th at 10 a.m.) Contact Lee County 4-H for details
Continue working on Project Record Books – What is leadership? Brainstorm possible leadership opportunities on a variety of levels. Record these goals in your project record book or journal.
Collect ACHIEVE information
February Helpful Links
T-shirt order, register for events, Code of Conduct
March
4-H 2019 Awards Banquet
Continue working on Project Record Books – What is citizenship and civic engagement? Brainstorm possible opportunities. Record these in your project record book or journal.
Empowering Youth and Families Program
Collect ACHIEVE information
Teen Retreat
Continue working on Project Record Books
Collect your ACHIEVE information
April
Summer STEAM Information Released
4-H Volunteer Leader Spring Dinner Training
Ambassador books are due to the state 4-H office
3rd Grade Embryology Program kickoff
Young Commissioner’s Summer Program Interviews
Plan and Practice for the public speaking program kickoff
Continue working on Project Record Books – What is Community Service? Brainstorm possible opportunities. Make a plan with your club to do a group community service project. Record these in your project record book or journal.
Collect your ACHIEVE information
May
Register for Summer STEAM
County Activity Night | (Kick-off of this year’s 4-H Youth Public Speaking Program & 4-H Entertains)
Continue working on Project Record Books – Do a Civic Engagement Project. May is a great time to celebrate our military, local heroes. As school ends and we approach District Activity Day, make sure to record any awards you may have received.
Collect your ACHIEVE information
June
Summer STEAM Camps
STEP 2 of 2021 Electric Program
Teen County Council Congress Meeting
South Central District Activity Day
Continue working on Project Record Books – Do a Community Service Project with your club, your family, at a 4-H event, or individually.
Collect your ACHIEVE information
July
4-H Volunteer Opportunity | Handout Produce Boxes for Sandhills Farm to Table
Summer STEAM Camps
Possible Teen County Council Meeting Congress Meeting
Summer Overnight Camps and Leader in Training opportunities | Betsy Jeff Penn, Eastern Center, Millstone
NC 4-H State 4-H Activity Day
NC State 4-H Congress
Registration ends for September Livestock Show
Continue working on Project Record Books – Check-in on your project plans. Update Section 3 with those things you have done and still want to do. Now is a great time to start organizing pictures and making your “scrapbook” section.
Collect your ACHIEVE information
August
Last of the Summer STEAM Camps
Youth Voice
Continue working on Project Record Books – Update the awards section. State-level competitions are finishing and some are coming up. You have worked hard! Make sure to get the credit!
Collect your ACHIEVE information
September
Livestock Show Farm Bureau, Farm Credit Showmanship, N.C. Cooperative Extension, Sanford Lions Club Livestock Show
Continue working on Project Record Books – Update Section 3 with your summer successes. Make a plan for those things you still want to do. Look over your other sections. Are there places you still need to work on? Make a plan to add to them.
Collect your ACHIEVE information
October
National Youth Science Day- Lee Event
Ambassador books are due to the 4-H state office
October Teen County Council Meeting
NC STATE FAIR
Continue working on Project Record Books – Do your memories pages. Remember only 6 sides of paper. Your extension office may have scrapbooking embellishments to help with this.
Collect your ACHIEVE information
November
Work on Project Books (Forms, rules, and categories)
Volunteer Leader District Fall Fling
4-H Volunteer Leader Fall Dinner Training
Farm City Week Activities and Contests
Continue working on Project Record Books – Finish Civic Engagement activities. Remember Veteran’s Day, election day, and Thanksgiving are great opportunities to add activities to your project.
Collect your ACHIEVE information
December
STEP 3 of 2021 Electric Program – Turn in your project books and try to qualify for 2022 Electric Congress
Completed Project Books – Due in January – Revisit your 4-H story. Add all of the fun things you did this year. Complete Section 1 and make your goals for next year. Now you just have to compile and make your final copy to submit to your county 4-H professional! Good Luck!
Finalize ACHIEVE information – Due in January
December Helpful Links
Lee County Inventory: Project Book List, Project Record Books, club member of the year application, Code of Conduct, Volunteer Leader Paperwork Link, ACHIEVE, Scholarships, Honor Club, District Officer, December 4-H Clovernews
Bill Stone: bill_stone@ncsu.edu
Pam Kerley: pkerley@ncsu.edu
