February/March 2013
Oktibbeha County 4-H
Shooting Sports!
Here are the
practice dates and locations of the shooting sports program.
22 Rifle/ Shotgun
- Mondays starting February 11th at 3:30 p.m.
-Location - Starkville Gun Club
22 Rifle/ Shotgun
- Mondays starting February 11th at 3:30 p.m.
-Location - Starkville Gun Club
Archery
- Mondays
starting February 11th at 4 p.m.
-Location – Camp Seminole
-Location – Camp Seminole
Air Rifle
-meets on Sunday at
3:00 p.m. at 4-H Field behind Mossy Oak in West Point.
Land Judging Training
There will be a Land Judging training held on Saturday
February 16, 2013 starting at 10 a.m. on MSU Campus. If you are interested in
attending. Contact Julie or myself by Monday, February 11th. Neither
Julie or myself will be able to attend this training due to family obligations.
Land Judging Contests
If you are interested in learning more about the soils in Mississippi
call our office with your name and ages and we will call you when the first practices
begin. We must register teams by February 4th. The State Contest
will be March 21, 2013. Location TBA.
Records/Resumes/Other
Applications Workshop
There will be a
volunteer training workshop on Records/Resumes/Other Applications on Tuesday,
February 26, 2013 starting at 5:30 p.m. at our office. Come get tips on how
your youth can track their 4-H activities. You will also learn tips on preparing
for visual presentations (making poster, presentation, gathering information
and delivering).
Call the Extension Office
to sign up for this workshop by February 25, 2013.
All Star Applications & Scholarship
This is a great opportunity
for 4-H’ers; To qualify for All-stars you must be the following:
- 16 years of age or older (as of Jan. 1)
- active member for 3 years
If you are
interested you must complete and submit a 4-H All Star Application. All
information is
available to pick up at the Oktibbeha Co. 4-H Office and must be returned by March
1, 2013.
Junior Council
The next Junior Council will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 starting
at 5:30 p.m. We will plan some summer activities.
County 4-H Contests
Public Speaking
Contest - Monday, March 11, 2013 -2 p.m. - Extension Office.
Judging Contest - Monday, March
11, 2013 – 10-4 p.m. - Extension Office
- Please call in no more than five contests (horticulture, forestry, interior design, photography, seed id, etc.) to our office.
Visual Contest -Monday, March 11,
2013 - 10 a.m. -Extension Office.
- Be sure to call the 4-H office at 323-5918 with your name/age/topic. Remember ALL topics/presentations MUST be approved and reviewed by Club Leader BEFORE contest.
- Remember topics should NOT be inappropriate. No explict photo, language, graphics, etc. If you come to contest with material, you will be stopped immediately and will not be able to go further.
Talent Show -Monday, March
11, 2013 - 4 p.m. - Extension Office
Deadline to register for ALL CONTESTS is
March 7th. Be sure to call
the 4-H office at 323-5918 and register.
4-H Scholarship Application Deadlines!
The following 4-H Scholarship applications will be
due in the Oktibbeha 4-H Office no later than March 22, 2013:- 4-H Scholarship applications
- 4-H Honor Club Applications
- Powell Gray 4-H Scholarship
- Marilyn Purdie Scholarship
- MS 4-H Volunteer Leader Assn. Scholarship
The applications are available online at:
http://msucares.com/4h_Youth/scholarships/index.html
Field and Stream Registration
Anyone planning on participating in the North Field and Stream Shooting
Sports Contest in April must complete and return the following: Registration form, registration fee, Health
Card and Code of Conduct Forms to the Extension Office. These are due in our
office by April 1, 2013.
Make-Up Contest Day
I have scheduled a makeup day for all contests for April 2, 2013 from
1-5 p.m. at the Extension Office. If you cannot make one of the contests
during Spring Break call to register (before March 6th deadline) for
makeup. If you cannot make either you will need to make arrangement with me to
make up your contest.
Club Congress
The 2013 State 4-H Club Congress is just around the corner. This is for
Senior 4-H members. The dates of
congress are May 29-31, 2013 at MSU Campus. Cost has not been announced yet. The
county will again pay for a part of this depending on the number of youth
wishing to participate. You will be responsible for the remaining part. In
order to go you must be active in Oktibbeha County 4-H and must have competed
in the County Visual Presentation, Public Speaking, and/or County Judging
Contest. 
If you are unable to attend
this after registration is paid you will be responsible for paying the FULL
balance. Deadline to
return congress registration form will be mid April 2013. Call for more
information at 323-5918.
Horse Information/Deadlines:
If you plan on
showing horses in 4H this year here are some important deadlines:
- You must Own horse by May 1, 2013
- You must have completed enrollment for 4H by May 1, 2013.
- Rule books and entry forms are available around April 2013.
- All new riders must have ethics training. Call Julie at our office to schedule this.
- If you are interested in Junior or Senior Horse Judging, Hippology or Horse Bowl please contact Julie or myself. Practices will start in March.
- County Horse Show will be June 1 – MS Horsepark
- District Horse Show – MS Horsepark – June 12-15
- State Horse Show – Jackson – June 25-29
