Banner Club Award Winners

Controllers Generation II 4-H Club won Governors Banner Club Record Award!

Longview Disciples 4-H Club won 1^st Lady Fitness Banner Club Record Award!

Congratulations to both clubs. I am so proud of the work you have done this year.

General 4-H Awards 2012

GENERAL 4H AWARDS

Partner in 4-H - Rose Coffey Graham

 I Dare You Leadership Award - Yolanda Kelly

Outstanding 4-H Club Award - Longview Disciples.

Outstanding Achievement Club Awards -  Clover Dawgs and Controllers Generation II

Spirit of 4-H Awards - Samyah Hollingshed

Rookie of the Year Awards - Pre 4-H – Kiki Young and Jamerica Carter, Clover – Akeah Graham, Junior I – Ashtyn Young and Senior Caleb Jordon

Achievement Awards– Pre 4-H – Patrick Lawrence, Cloverleaf – Coltie Young;  Junior I – Alana Graham, Junior II – Colt Prisock, and Senior  - JT Prisock

Distinguished Citizen Award – Pre 4-H Division – Patrick Lawrence, Cloverleaf – Coltie Young; Junior I – Alana Graham; Junior II Division– Colt Chrestman, Senior Division – Anna Willers

2012 Standard of Excellence Winners – Senior winners (Age 14-18) – JT Prisock, Yolanda Kelly, Mitchell Young, Justin Jones, Joshua Poe; Junior II winners (Age 12-13) Samyah Hollingshed, Colt Prisock, Salina Schaffer, Colt Chrestman; Junior I winners (Age 10-11) – Jamal Lucious, Jashun Harkins, Aleah Graham, Alana Graham; Cloverleaf winners (Age 8-9) – Kylie Headley, Akeah Graham, Tiffany Kelly, Coltie Young, McKenna Prisock; Pre 4-H winners (7 and under) – Jamerica Carter, Trukyra Lawrence, Jaryah Lowe, Patrick Lawrence, and Dru Prisock

Outstanding 4-H Member Awards - Senior winner (Age 14-18) – Yolanda Kelly, Junior II winner (Age 12-13) Colt Prisock, Junior I winner (Age 10-11) – Alana Graham, Cloverleaf winner (Age 8-9) – Akeah Graham, Pre 4-H winner (7 and under) – Jamerica Carter

Mary Hanningan Memorial Outstanding 4-H Volunteer - Christine Kelly

MVLA Conference

Oktibbeha County has 9 Volunteers attending MVLA Conference in February. We are looking forward to seeing what they come back to the county with.

Land Judging Training

The State 4-H Land Judging Contest will be held on March 21, 2013.  To assist you and your teams in preparing for the State Contest, Dr. Billy Kingery have made arrangements with FFA to offer a joint training on Land Judging.  The training will be held on February 16, 2013, at Mississippi State University.  Even if you may not have a team that will be competing this year, this will be a great opportunity to enrich your knowledge and skills in land judging.  As soon as the schedule is complete, I will send it to you.  Mark your calendar and make plans to attend.

February Calendar of Events

Jan. 31/Feb 7                      Dixie National Junior Livestock & Dairy Round-Up and Judging Contest – Jackson

                                        Feb 1            Premier Dairy & Swine Exhibitors’ Contest

                                        Feb 1            Swine Showmanship

Feb 1            Senior 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

Feb 2            Round-Up Dairy Cattle Show

Feb 2            Round-Up Market Hog Show

Feb 3            Premier Beef & Lamb Exhibitors’ Contest

Feb 4            Beef Breeding Showmanship

Feb 4            Round-up Market Steer Show

Feb 4            Sheep Lead Class

Feb 4            Round-up Market Lamb Showmanship

Feb 5            Round-up Market Goat Show

Feb 4            Round-Up Market Lamb Show

Feb 5            Round-up Commercial Beef Show

Feb 5            Beef Breeding Show

Feb 7            Dixie National Sale of Champions

TBA                       DEADLINE: Ticket orders for 4-H Day at MSU Lady Basketball Game due

                              into the State 4-H Department

Feb 12                    4-H Legislative Day, Jackson

Feb 12                    Junior 4-H Robotics Club (state-wide) Meeting via videoconference

Feb 14                    Senior 4-H Robotics Club (state-wide)

Feb 21                         MVLA Board Meeting

Feb 23-24               Mississippi 4-H Volunteer Leaders’ Association Conference,

Feb 26                    Visual Presentation/ Records Workshop 5:30 p.m. MSU

Feb 27                    DEADLINE to register for County Visual & Records Workshop

Feb 27                    4-H Advisory Council meeting

Mississippi Homemaker Volunteer Interest Meeting

The mission of Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers, Inc.(MHV) is to strengthen families through education and community involvement. Anyone interested in improving family and community life may form a Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers club. MHV clubs usually have 10 to 20 members who participate in leader training classes, take part in public policy education and serve as community volunteer leaders. Members may participate in county, area and state programs.
Come to an MHV Interest Meeting on February 18, 2013 at 12 noon to learn more about this organization. Meeting will be at Oktibbeha County Extension Office located at 106 Felix Long Drive, Starkville, MS. For more information, contact our office at 323-5916.

Upcoming Events 2013

COUNTY CALENDARS

Oktibbeha County 4-H County Caledars will be available after January 4^th.  

TEXT REMINDERS

I have started and text reminder for Oktibbeha County 4-H. Please have at list one volunteer from each club sign up for this.

How to sign up for Mrs. stokes's Oktibbeha 4H notifications
Text @okt to (424) 543-8153 or Email okt@mail.remind101.com

FIELD AND STREAM PRACTICES

 Shotgun and .22 Rifle will start practice Feb 11 at 3:30 at Starkville Gun Club
Air RIfle will start Feb 3 in West Point behind mossy oak at 3 p.m.
Archery will start practice Feb 11 at 4 p.m. at Camp Seminole.

COUNTY CONTESTS

March 11                    Public Speaking Contest 2 p.m.

March 11                    County Visual Contest 10 a.m.

March 11                    Talent Show – County office 4 p.m.

March 11                    County Judging Contest 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  (small conference room)