[Image: Lafourche Happenings]The Lafourche Happenings Newsletter is published monthly during the school year. Each issue contains information about upcoming contests and activities as well as other educational material of interest to 4-H'ers and their parents.
September 2009
JOIN 4-H
4-H is an important organization. It’s part of a local, state, national and international youth program and the largest youth organization in the United States. Louisiana has more than 85,000 4-H members in more than 1,700 clubs. 4-H members choose activities they want to do: visit interesting places, share experiences with family and friends, win awards, learn to raise animals and plants, prepare food, care for pets, go camping, collect insects, learn to sew and much more.
4-H is a club. 4-H is fun. 4-H is learning. It’s making new friends and doing new things. Sometimes it’s even going new places. It teaches community involvement and good citizenship... it develops tomorrow’s community. Anyone can join, no matter where you live—city, country, town, farm —whether you are a boy or a girl.
If this is your first experience, welcome to an organization that makes a difference by involving the youth of today and the leaders of tomorrow. If you are a volunteer or a supporter, let us say thank you. If you have any questions or comments about any 4-H activity, please feel free to contact us at 446-1316.
Get involved...Join Now...Join 4-H and Be a Winner!
CALENDER
September 23
Junior Leader Meeting
September 30th
Area Leader Training
October 4-10
National 4-H Week
October 23
Parishwide 4-H Executive Committee Meeting/Officer Training & Enrollment Cards Due
October 29
Pick Up Broiler Chicks
Oct. 22—Nov. 8
Louisiana State Fair
Oct. Club Mtgs.
Play It Safe Posters Due
New Livestock Exhibitors
Please contact the 4-H Office at 446-1316 as soon as possible if you are a new exhibitor interested in showing Livestock or Horses in 4-H during this school year. It is important that we have your name and address so you can receive information on any upcoming events.
Possession dates for animals are as follows:
August 15 Market Steers
November 2 Market Lambs, Goats, Commercial Heifers, Ewes and Does (date of validation is the final possession date which is November 2)
November 7 Breeding Beef, Sheep, Goats, and Dairy
December 1 Market Swine (date of validation is the final possession date which is December 1)
December 5 Breeding Swine
Market animals and commercial animals must be validated for the upcoming show season.
The deadline for ordering baby chicks is September 18. Please be sure order forms and money are in to the 4-H Office, before the deadline. Forms can be obtained from your 4-H leader. The Contest will be held December 5 in conjunction with Poultry Day. Pick up chicks on October 29.
The Parishwide Executive Committee meeting is October 23. Each school may send two voting delegates and officers. If you want to run for a parish office, you must be a voting delegate from your school and we must receive a list of your qualifications in the 4-H Office (P. O. Box 429, Thibodaux, LA 70302) by October 2nd.Sugar & Seafood Contest
Sugar and Seafood Contest will be held on November 7 at Galliano Elementary School. Registration will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m.; contest ends by noon with awards to follow.
Don’t forget to begin your sewing projects with the first contest being Sew with Cotton in conjunction with Sugar and Seafood. Details will be in the October Lafourche Happening and the 4-H website. If you have any questions, please call the 4-H Office at 446-1316.
Join 4-H'ers around the country in celebrating National 4-H Week during the week of October 4-10.. This year’s theme will simply be “Celebrate 4-H.” This week is set aside by the Cooperative Extension Service and 4-H Clubs in each state to focus attention on the value of 4-H. Through their 4-H clubs, they have fun, make friends, explore new adventures and develop skills for future success. Louisiana has more than 80,000 4-H members in more than 1,700 local clubs. Lafourche Parish has about 1,300 members in 32 clubs.
Observed since 1927, National 4-H Week has been a time for 4-H members and their volunteer leaders to observe the past year’s accomplishments and achievements. To celebrate this week, we are sponsoring a “Show Your 4-H Pride” Contest. We would like each club to create a display to put outside in front of your school. Some of the things the judges will look for are: creativity, involvement of the 4-H’ers, if your display publicizes 4-H and originality. We want the community to see them, so be creative. We will award 1st Place and Honorable Mention to each division (Elementary, Middle and Senior). Judging begins Tuesday, October 6th. Mor e details will be sent to leaders.
4-H Tailgate Party and Football Game
The LSU Athletic Department is providing 4-H members a great opportunity to participate in the LSU Homecoming football game at the reduced price of $25.00. These tickets can be purchased by 4-H members, their families, and volunteers. Additionally, a large tailgate party is planned for all attending. Food and many door prizes will be provided and all activities will be at Parker Coliseum. The LSU Cheerleaders, Tiger Girls, LSU Golden Girls and Mike the Tiger are scheduled to make a special appearance. The game will be November 14th when LSU plays Louisiana Tech, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. For more information on ordering the tickets please call the office at (985) 446-1316 or email Donna Ayo by September 18th.
Louisiana 4-H Pizza Day
Papa John’s Pizza is teaming up with Louisiana 4-H. On Thursday, October 8 they are hosting “Louisiana 4-H Pizza Day” across the state. Present your 4-H Pizza Coupon to any of the 41 locations of Papa John’s Pizza in Louisiana and 4-H will receive 20% of your total order! You can carry out or get it delivered. Coupons will be accepted for lunch and dinner on October 8 only. Please make sure you use the coupon. If not, 4-H cannot get credit for that order. Pass the word; tell your family and friends to order Papa John’s Pizza on Thursday, October 8th!!! Visit www.lsuagcenter.com/4HPizzaDay for coupons.
As a club composed of 4-H members at least 13 years of age, our Lafourche Parish Junior Leader Club focuses on being involved in community service as well as having fun as a group. Helping at many parish 4-H events is an annual task completed by many of our junior leaders. If interested in joining the club, please make every effort to attend the first meeting on September 23rd, at the Agriculture Building in Raceland from 5:30—7:00 p.m. Officers for the 2009-2010 school year were elected at the May meeting of the Lafourche Parish Junior Leader Club. They are:
President— Jamie Hebert, SLHS
Vice President—Teddi Folse, CLHS
Secretary– Sarah Guidry, SLHS
Treasurer- Justin Matherne, THS
Reporter- Crystal Melancon, CLHS
Parliamentarian—Dane Vizier, SLHS
4-H Fall Fun Night
The Lafourche Junior Leaders are having a 4-H Fall Fun Night during the fall break on Monday, October 12th at the Raceland Agriculture Building from 6:00—9:00 p.m. for 4th, 5th and 6th grade 4-H club members. We will be dancing and playing games. Admission is $3.00 and you can purchase tickets to play games and food. Please call to sign up by October 5th at (985) 446-1316.
Safety is very serious. Kids should have fun, but they need to be safe too. At your 4-H club meetings you will learn how to protect yourself and your family while boating, searching the web, riding an ATV, cooking outdoors or in severe weather. Learn about safety tips by researching and creating a poster to generate awareness of these and other issues. The guidelines for the contest are:
Poster must be an 11 x 14 white poster board. No foam boards. Do not attach anything to the poster that is more than ½ “ thick. Be sure to place your name, grade and school on the back of the poster in the upper right hand corner. Posters are due at October Club Meetings. Recognition and awards are in the following divisions:
Elementary Division- 4th – 5th Grade, Middle School Division- 6th – 8th Grade and High
School Division- 9th – 12th Grade.
Purple, Blue and Red ribbons will be awarded. Every 4-H club member that makes a poster will receive a ribbon.
Purple ribbon posters will be displayed at Poultry and Pet Day held on December5, 2009.
4-H T-Shirt Design Contest
We will be selling a Lafourche Parish 4-H Club T-shirt and we want you to design them. So all you creative 4-H’ers please submit your design to the 4-H Office at P. O. Box 123,Thibodaux, LA 70302 or email at Donna Ayo by October 1st. The best design will be used to create the T-shirt for our parish 4-H Club.
Records Winners
Congratulations to all of our 4-H’ers that entered the State Records competition in July. Lafourche records winners are as follows: Adrienne Rousse and Jamie Hebert, SLHS, Blue Ribbon, Healthy Living Mandate; Adrienne Rousse, SLHS, Blue Ribbon, Citizenship Mandate; Cole Galey, SLHS, SET Mandate; Katrice Adair, ETMS, 6th Grade Achievement—Livestock/Pet Care and Rochelle Orgeron, Galliano Elementary, Blue Ribbon, Adult Leader Award. Congratulations to you for a job well done!
4-H University Winners
During the week of June 23-26 fifty-six middle and senior high 4-H members competed at LSU in state contests. These 4-H’ers brought home, 1 state winner, 5 First Alternates and 34 Blue Ribbons. Lafourche Parish winners were as follows: Automotive - Bicycle - Ryan Usea, THS, 1st Alternate; Career Preparation Interview, Raceland Middle, Teddi Folse, Blue Ribbon; Child Development, Jamie Hebert, SLHS, Blue Ribbon; Computer Simulation—Jerrin Dugas and Braden Eymard, SLHS, 1st Alternate; Consumer Decision Making—Beth Barrilleaux and Sophia Collette, SLHS, Blue Ribbon; Consumer Decision Making—Colleen Guidry and Kristy Hebert, SLHS, 1st Alternate; Consumer Foods Judging—Kristie Crosby, Home School, Adrienne Rousse, SLHS and Kirsten Theriot, LCO, Blue Ribbon; Dairy Cattle Judging—Bailey Samanie, THS, Cody Quebedeaux, THS, State Individual and Caitlyn Rogers, CLHS, Blue Ribbon Team; Dog Care and Training—Cecily Plaisance, CLHS, Blue Ribbon; Insect Identification—Cole Galey, SLHS, 1st Alternate and Christopher Guillot, EDW, Blue Ribbon; Livestock Judging—Megan Bouvier, SLHS, 1st Alternate Individual; Justin Matherne, THS and Donee Fields, THS, Blue Ribbon Team; Meat Identification—Chris Folse, CLHS, Paige Quebedeaux, THS, Blue Ribbon Individual and Andrew Roussell, CLHS, Blue Ribbon Individual, Blue Ribbon Team; Outdoor Skills—Hunter Weimer, Home School, Brandon Saucier, CLHS, Blue Ribbon Individual and Matthew Waguespack, CLHS, Blue Ribbon Individual, Blue Ribbon Team; Plant Science—Caitlin, Meagan and Rydon Naquin, EDW, Blue Ribbon Team; Poultry Judging—Josh McCarthy, THS, Dane Adams and Cody Benoit, CLHS, Blue Ribbon Individual and Blue Ribbon Team; Soybean Illustrated Talk, Lexi Hebert, THS, Blue Ribbon. Other 4-H’ers participating were: Nolan Falgout, Dyllan Thibodeaux and Benton Troxclair, EDW; Kaitlyn Toups and Caitlyn Rouge, SWMS; Amber Ledet, RMS, Katelynn Perez, ETMS, Katelin Breaux, CLHS. , Crystal Melancon, Megan Bourgeois, Meghann Uzee and Sarah Zeringue, CLHS; Olivia Doucet and Patrick Zeringue, St. Mary, Olivia Dempster and Kirsten Oncale, THS, Megan Adams, Trey Acosta, Sarah Guidry and Chi Nguyen, SLHS. Congratulations to all 4-H’ers who participated!
4-H’ers Go to Camp!!!
Ninety-six 4-H members, 6 junior leaders and 4 adult leadersfrom our parish attended Grant Walker Educational Center in Pollock, July 6-10, 2009. While there, they participated in swimming, arts and crafts, hunter safety, forestry and many other fun activities. Junior Leaders who assisted 4-H agents were Trey Acosta, Beth Barrilleaux,Taylor Bernard and Adrienne Rousse from SLHS, Cody Quebedeaux, THS and Crystal Melancon, Central Lafourche. Adult leaders that assisted were Brandi Melancon, Laura Terrebonne, Alison Jennings and Billy Cheramie.
4-H Garden Contest Winners
The winners of the 4-H Garden Contest held in June were as follows:
First Place- Kassie San Miguel, Chackbay
Second Place- Connor Breaux, Bayou Blue Elementary
Third Place- Mallory Jennings, Thibodaux Elementary
Honorable Mention - Jenna Kraemer, Bayou Boeuf
Oops! We inadvertently left off one of our State Ambassadorwinners in the May Lafourche Happenings that won the parish Illustrated Talk and represented Lafourche Parish in the State Ambassador Contest in April in Baton Rouge. Seafood—Division II—2nd Place, Benton Troxclair. Sorry Benton! Congratulations!
Lafourche Parish
LSU AgCenter
P. O. Box 429
Thibodaux, LA 70302
402 West Fifth Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Phone: 985-446-1316
Fax: 985-449-1549
E-mail: lafourche@agcenter.lsu.edu
Donna G. Ayo
Extension Agent
Lafourche Parish
Katie D. Wilcox
Assistant Extension Agent
Lafourche Parish