kleberg-kenedy county 4-h newsletter: june...

4-H Greetings

Welcome to the official start of summer 2016. Congratulations to all graduating seniors! We wish you the best of luck with your future plans. Don’t miss out on the great 4-H and Youth summer camp and program opportunities. Kingsville/Kleberg-Kenedy Summer Youth Programs are scheduled to begin on June 7th. See flyer inside!

District 12 4-H Archery Match is June 11th in Benavides. Good Luck to KKC 4-H’ers competing!

Texas 4-H Roundup kicked off on June 6th-10th. Good Luck to all of the 4-Hers competing in Ag Product Id, Fashion Storyboard, Duds to Dazzle, Wildlife Challenge, Food Challenge, Food Show and Consumer Decision Making contests. We wish everyone the best of luck!

District 12 4-H Leadership Lab will also be held this month. W e h o p e e v e r y o n e t h a t r e g i s t e r e d h a s a n a w e s o m e t i m e .

District 12 4-H Horse Show is June 17th at Richard Borchard Regional Fairgrounds in Robstown. Good Luck to the KKC 4-H’ers participating.

The Kleberg-Kenedy County 4-H Newsletter contains infor-

mation on activities, events, and deadlines that 4-H families need to keep up to date with happenings in the Kleberg-

Kenedy County 4-H program. It also brings educational

items of interest to encourage further research by readers.

Stay Connected with 4-H Happenings

KLEBERG-KENEDY COUNTY

4-H NEWSLETTER: JUNE 2016

Inside this issue:

Up Coming Events 2

KKJLS Checks/

Recordbooks 3

Texas 4-H State Roundup 3

State Fair Validation 3

Horse Club 4

Leadership Lab 4

Kingsville Summer Camp 4

4-H Recordbook 5

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office

Kleberg & Kenedy Counties

729 East Yoakum Avenue

P.O. Box 1119

Kingsville, Texas 78363

Telephone: 361.595.8566 Fax: 361.592.7741

Website: http://kleberg.agrilife.org

Email: [email protected]

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Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

Kleberg-Kenedy County AgriLife Extension Service complies with the law set forth by legislature

regarding eligibility and school absences. Members competing or simply participating in a 4-H

event (food show, fashion show, livestock show, etc.) must be certified as eligible to participate by

their respective schools. School officials will be provided with a list of students entered in competi-

tive and/or non-competitive 4-H events. Should a student be ineligible due to their respective School

District’s Policy (grades, absenteeism, discipline, etc.), school officials will be notified in writing of

their ineligibility status by our office.

Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodation in order to par-

ticipate in any 4-H event are encouraged to contact their County Extension Agent at 361.595.8566 at

least one week in advance of the program in order for proper arrangements to be made.

The information given herein is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or

trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement

by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is implied.

June

June 6th- 10th 4-H State Round Up in College Station

June 7th Kingsville Summer Camps Begin Register at the Extension Office Daily

June 14th Record Books are Due

June 21st – 24th Leadership Lab in Kingsville at TAMUK

July

July 5th Deadline to register for the 19th Annual Pecan

Classic Steer Show

July 8th Barns open for Pecan Classic at 8am , and

weigh in and classification from 6pm to 9pm

July 9th Pecan Classic Starts at 9am

School Eligibility:


AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990:

Upcoming Events:

Texas 4-H Roundup: Next week Kleberg-Kenedy County 4-H members will be traveling to College Station

to compete in Texas 4-H Roundup. We have 15 kids competing in 8 different

events. Let’s wish them the best of luck!!!!

Ag Product Id: Morgan Mathis, Miles Mathis , Kelsey Bordovsky, Megan Ew-

ers

Public Speaking: Morgan Mathis

Fashion Storyboard: Francheska Garcia, Morgan Mathis

Consumer Decision Making: William Purdy, Joey Coufal, Hannah May, Russell

Wagner

Duds to Dazzle: Cassie Castro, Alex Hajek, Francheska Garcia

Food Challenge: Kaylie Tyra, Jessica Pena, Frankie Escobedo, Steven Grimes

Wildlife Challenge: Miles Mathis

Food Show: Jessica Pena

Good Luck to each of you!!!!

KKJLS Check Requirements:

TO MAKE THE BEST BETTER

If you made the Auction Sale, you will need to complete THANK YOU

letters and PROJECT RECORD forms prior to receiving your livestock

show check…Checks are not available yet. Please be patient, notifica-

tion will be sent out when they arrive. Project Records Forms and the

KKJLS Check Requirements/ Sale Packet can be downloaded from out

county website (http://kleberg.agrilife.org) under 4-H Publications.

State Fair Lamb, Goat, Swine, and Steer Validation

Major Show State Validation will be held at the TAMUK

Pavilion on June 27th from 9am to 12pm. State Fair Lambs,

Goats, and Swine will be from 9am to 10am, State Fair

Steers are from 10am until 12pm.

Let us know if you have any questions.

http://kleberg.agrilife.org

Interested in learning about leadership development, meeting new friends, and having

lots of FUN? District 12 4-H Leadership Lab is an excellent opportunity for youth ages 12

years old and up to learn new and different activities, interact with youth of the same

age, meet new members from other communities and have plenty of fun. Lab is sched-

uled for June 21-24th in Kingsville.

Approximate cost: $200/participant. County Council will contribute money to partici-

pants attending to help offset the cost. IDistrict 12 4-H Election Convention is set for Fri-

day, June 24th in Kingsville. See May Newsletter for more information.


HORSE CLUB NEWS:

The District 12 4‐H Horse Show will be held on Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Richard M.

Borchard Regional Fairgrounds located in Robstown. Registration will be online through

4‐H CONNECT. Remember, only validated horses can be entered. Individual online reg-

istration will open immediately through June 7, 2016.

No refunds will be given to a county or individual. No registrations will be accepted af-

ter the June 7, 2016 deadline. Stall reservations must be made on 4‐H CONNECT. Stall

fees are $35/stall which includes 2 bales of shavings.

Every effort will be made to stall counties together for stalls purchased in advance. All

stalls will be reserved on a first come‐first served basis.► Participants must upload their

EIA (Coggins) test results through 4-H Connect as part of their registration for each

horse entered. The test results must show a negative test dated no earlier than June

16, 2016.

DISTRICT 12 LEADERSHIP LAB & ELECTION

CONVENTION

Pre-Registration begins May 23-June 6th. Registration will continue all of June and

July. Summer camp starts June 7th at 8am at Dick Kleberg Park BBQ Area. Kiddie

Camp are ages from 6 to 8 years old, and Adventure Camp are ages 9 and UP. Daily

rate is $7.00. See pages 7&8.

Kingsville Summer Camp Program:


4-H Recordbook:

Start working on your 4-H Recordbooks early!!!

Members completing a recordbook are invited to a recognition

party. Party Invitations will be distributed when recordbooks

are turned in. This is your encouragement to complete your

recordbook and attend the party. You are welcome to bring a

non 4-H friend to the party.

Recordbooks are DUE June 14th to the Extension Office.

If unable to attend the workshop, but are interested in

completing a recordbook, please visit the following website for

information: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/youth_recordbooks

This is a great project for the kids to share what they have

accomplished throughout the year and qualifies 4-H’ers for a

special County Awards Banquet in August which highlights

outstanding 4-H members.

Adult Volunteers interested in judging recordbooks at the

county and/or district level, please call ASAP. This is an

excellent opportunity to understand the recordbook process

and gain experience.

County judging will take place on June 16th.

Contact the Extension Office if you would like more information

on 4-H Recordbooks.

You may pick up the recordbooks on June 20th.

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