The Volusia Voice

The Voice of Volusia County 4-H Members

Volume 1, Edition 8

April Showers Will Bring May Flowers!

Editor: Abby Marion

Important Dates:

County Events!

March 23rd 2013

Apr. 13th: State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest, Gainesville Apr. 19th-21st: 3rd Executive

Board, Camp Ocala Apr. 20th: State 4-H Meats

Judging Contest, Gainesville Apr. 20th: 2014 Citrus Tree

Pickup, Apopka MREC, 10am Apr. 25th: Volusia County Farm Bureau Speech Contest, DeLand Apr. 26th: Deadline for VCF 4-H

Livestock Slot Applications Apr. 27th: Volusia County

Cattlemen’s Cracker Day, VCF May 1st: Deadline for District

VIII Fashion Revue May 1st: Deadline for Camp

Counselor and CIT Applications May 3rd-5th: Area D Horse Show,

Clarcona Park, Apopka May 7th: 2013-14 County Council

Elections, 7pm, Auditorium

The County Council would like to thank everyone for making County

Events Day on March 23rd a success for Volusia County 4-H from the youth

participants, parents, leaders, volunteers, judges, committee members, and

our wonderful 4-H agent for putting it all together and making it all happen!

Our demonstrations, illustrated talks, and public speeches; photo and

poster contests; and Share-the-Fun Talent Show/Fashion Revue

Extravaganza were a success! Congratulations to all who competed (over

100 across all of the contests) and good luck to all who will be moving on to

compete at the District VIII Event Day on May 11th in Apopka.

In other news, our Horse Judging and Shooting Sports teams have done

well at their competitions recently and we would like to wish our participants

in the State 4-H Livestock and Meats Judging contests luck as well as they

compete in their competitions this month. We would also like to wish our

very own 4-H alumnae Ms. Kayleigh Baggs a safe trip as she travels as one

of Florida’s four delegates to the National 4-H Conference in DC this month.

The workshops held during spring break by the Hendrickson Family for

Photography and our Teen Health Ambassadors Amalie and Dustin on

Healthy Lifestyles were also successes! A big thanks to our presenters and

everyone who attended these events.

Don’t forget about summer events as well! Registration for Camp Ocala

is open for campers, CITs, and counselors is open and can be found on the 4-

H website. Information for other events such as Legislature, Congress, and

other summer camps will be coming out soon.

I can’t believe that this month is our last regular County Council meeting

for 2012-13! Our meeting for the month of May is election night which will

be held in the auditorium with a combined youth/leader meeting to elect our

leadership for next year on May 7th at 7:00pm. See you then! -Abby

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Clubs!!! Cracker 4-H had members attend the annual Florida 4-H Day at the Capitol in February. These members had the chance to tour the capitol buildings and learn about Florida History. They even got to meet with our current commissioner of agriculture, Mr. Adam Putnam!

The See Horses 4-H Club held a fun filled meeting on February 27th with their whole 4-H

group. They started by reviewing what they learned at their previous meeting by asking

questions and receiving prizes if they were answered correctly. They talked about planning

to take a trip to a nearby nursing home and giving out flowers as well as gift baskets to the

residents there. Their leader showed them a cute little foam horse craft project they will

make and how they can use them to put the flowers or little gifts in them. They can’t wait to

hand them out! Their treasurer, Ashton, also brought her pet bunny Sweetie to the meeting

and everyone got to meet her. Finally, to finish off their day, they worked on their 4-H

project books. The whole club thinks their next meeting cannot come soon enough!

Mrs. Cash recently attended an appreciation dinner held by the Cracker 4-H Club. A nice meal was served and many received door prizes

made by the club members!

“The Samsula Pride 4-H Club would like to welcome our

newest member, Sydney Birely. Also congrats to all our kids who participated in County Events, Share the Fun, &

Fashion Revue. We are proud of you for your hard work &

dedication! :)”

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On March 9th Derek & Chelsea Wilkerson, Gabby Vance, and Megan Hendrickson attended the 4-H State Archery Match at the Newberry Sports Complex, in Gainesville, FL. There were over 200 Competitors at the match, and some of the different targets that we shot were; FITA (10 ring target), 3-D

targets of animals, and Field (3 ring targets in the woods). We all had fun shooting and representing not only our Club, but Volusia County! For County Events Day, we had 3 of our members participate individually this year. Elizabeth (Our Cloverbud), participated in the Fashion Review and

she solo Hula Hooped in Share The Fun. She also entered two photos for County Events. I gave a demonstration and an illustrated talk and I have decided that I am taking "How to Cut a Pineapple" to District to demonstrate. I also entered five photos in County Events! Katie Lamar participated in Share

The Fun, a poster, and also gave a talk. Club members Derek & Chelsea Wilkerson, Megan & Elizabeth Hendrickson, and Gabby Vance participated in a club act titled "Detention“ where the teacher

meets each student that comes into her detention class and asks them why, what, and how they were sent there. But the students are only allowed to respond with random and funny answers. We earned a Blue Ribbon! But since we had Seniors, Intermediates, and a Cloverbud in our act, That's exactly

what "Share the Fun" is, isn't it? Having Fun. Our Club enjoyed County Events! On March 27th our Club leader, Mrs. Tina, and her two Daughters, Megan & Elizabeth held a Photography Workshop at the 4-H Office from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm that had 6 Kids in attendance. Everyone had a different "device" to take pictures with. Everyone had fun, brought some awesome tips, tricks,

and photos home with them that they took their self, and everyone learned a lot with this hands-on workshop. We also recently finished our Market Swine Project Books, and are busy finishing the project book cover sheets, and our project book story sheets and are

also preparing to start our Club Scrapbook!

REACH 4-H Club Submitted By Megan Hendrickson, Reporter

And we visited the Duval Home on Saturday, March 30,

2013. We gave out Easter bags to the 8 residents and

took some of our small animals for them to pet and

hold. The residents really liked the animals and we

had a great time. Thanks to Tammy Dugan for

providing the Easter bags!

Hello fellow Volusia County 4-H members, I am Kaileigh Manke, your Ranch Raiders club

reporter. Our club has been very busy electing officers:

President ~ Amalie Batchelder

Vice-President ~ Cheyenne Iturralde

Secretary ~ Jade Iturralde Treasurer ~ Dakota Carey

Historian ~ Jany Chaplo

Motivational Leader ~ Austin Carey

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New Club

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Most of the members in The Critter Crew participated in County Events and Share the Fun. Three of the members who participated in

County Events got blue ribbons, and the skit the whole club did for Share the Fun got a blue ribbon! Our group act can't go on to

District because we are in different age groups but we had a lot of fun doing these events, and learned a lot as well! The members

who did their own performances in Share the Fun did really good too! Tristan McCullah and Taylor Knight both have photos that got

blue ribbons and will be going to State.

In our club we were having a little competition. We all made newspaper plant pots, and planted bean plants in them, and whoever

had the biggest and smallest would win a prize. It was a lot of fun, and the member who showed us how to make the newspaper

plant pots, Ashlinn McCullah, showed people at the New Smyrna Balloon Fest on April 6 how to make the pots! In the end Kierstin

McCullah got the biggest bean plant, and our newest member, Kaylee Andrade, had the smallest! This project was a lot of fun, and

we learned how to make a pot from recycled material that you can just put in the ground, and it won't hurt anything!

Critter Crew News Submitted By Kierstin McCullah, Reporter

County Events Day March 23rd 2013

Demonstrations, Illustrated Talks, and Public Speeches: Juniors:

-Katelyn Elise Davis, Public Speech: “My 4-H Experience” -Katelyn Elise Davis, Demo: “How to Make a Lava Lamp”

Intermediates: -Michael Austin, Ill. Talk: “Pork Products and By-Products”

-Megan Hendrickson, Ill. Talk: “Raising Market Swine” -Megan Hendrickson, Demo: “How to Cut a Pineapple”

-Taylor Knight, Ill. Talk: “Carnivorous Plants” -Kierstin McCullah, Demo: “How to Make Essential Oil Soaps”

-Tristan McCullah, Ill. Talk: “How to Be Prepared for natural Disasters” -Brooke Miller, Demo: “Preparing a horse’s mane for Show”

Seniors: -Amalie Batchelder, Ill. Talk: “Leadership”

-Ana Gamble, Ill. Talk: “Strategic De-Worming of SheeP” -Ashlyn Gamble, Ill. Talk: “Rabies”

-Sierra Goodrich, Ill. Talk: “photography” -Katie Lamar, Ill. Talk: “Grafting”

-Kassidy Maloney, Demo: “egg-Delicious Salad” -Abby Marion, Horse Public Speaking: “Problem of Unwanted Horses”

-Abby Marion, Public Speech: “Why Record Keeping is Important in 4-H” -Dustin Philyaw, Demo: “Making Sensational Salsa”

-Mikayla Philyaw, Public Speech: “True Meaning of the 4-H Creed and Pledge” -Brendan Register, Public Speech: “Protecting American Agriculture”

Share the Fun Talent Show: Cloverbuds:

-Reese Allen, hula Hooping -Elizabeth Hendrickson, Hula Hooping

-Ashlyn Miller and Ashlinn McCullah, Dance

Intermediates: -Emily Osborne, Vocal/Guitar

Seniors: -Katie Lamar, Guitar

-Mikayla Philyaw, Dance

Groups/Clubs: -REACH 4-H Club, Comedy Skit: “Detention”

-The Critter Crew, Skit: “The Three Little Chicks and the Big Bad Wolf” -V.O.G.U.E @ Southwestern Middle: “step Dance Routine”

Fashion Revue: Cloverbuds:

Reese Allen, Purchased Elizabeth Hendrickson, Purchased

Ashlinn McCullah, Purchased Valentina Mercado, Purchased

Intermediates: Taylor Knight, Purchased & Construction

Seniors: Amalie Batchelder, Purchased

Abby Marion, Purchased

Posters: Brittany Buchman Ashton Busse Katelyn Elise Davis Josie DeRonde Shelby Johnston

Katie Lamar Summer LaMountain

Theresa Palmer Erin Polak

Elizabeth Slack Alexia Stoppelbein

Taylor Tyrcha Angelina Zater

Shelby Zona

Photography: Tyler Meadows

Valentina Mercado Ashlyn Miller

Brooke Miller Jayden Moore Rachel Morris Sarah Morris

Brandon Oliver Louis Potter Tylre Potter

Ashlyn Russell Amberleigh Sauer

Bailey Trammell Cheyann Wilkins Angelina Zater

Jessica Anderson Ricky Reed Anderson Sydney Birely Jacob Borden Sara Borden Tommi Gene Borden Alexandria Cogswell Katelyn Elise Davis Austin Efird Tristan Estes Ana Gamble Riley Germany Wyatt Germany Sierra Goodrich Desiree Harpe

Elizabeth Hendrickson Megan Hendrickson

Tia Hernlen Morgan Keiser Taylor Knight Ashley LaBarre James LaBarre

Abey LaBaw Karley LaBaw

Ashlinn McCullah Kierstin McCullah Tristan McCullah

Ryan McGrath Braden Meadows Dylan Meadows

Congratulations to all who Participated! A Special Thanks Goes out to all of Our Judges and Room Monitors:

Heather Batchelder Janice Bennett Kathy Bryant Mike Cash John Gamble

Margaret Gillen David Griffis

Andrea Kalinich Amber McCullah Maria Paulino

Jana Register Terry Shivak

Karen Stauderman Jill Taufer

Phil Wright

And to our Wonderful 4-H Agent Mrs. Cash for making it all happen for Us!

District Events- May 11th 2013 UF/IFAS MREC Research Center, Apopka

For More Information: www.volusia.org/services/community-services/extension/4h/4h-events.stml

County Council Elections

May 7th 2013

2013-14

It’s that time of the year again folks! The end of the school and 4-H years are fast approaching, so it’s time to elect our

leadership for the 2013-14 year! This is accomplished at the May (next month’s) County Council meeting when the annual

elections are held. The meeting will be held at 7pm in the auditorium and youth and adults will meet together.

Each club is asked to send its leaders and member delegates to this meeting. A club can send as many youth as they’d

like but only 4 youth may serve as voting delegates and run for office from each club in the elections.

Youth may run for up to three officer positions but will only receive one, and only senior 4-H members (aged 14-18 as of

September 1st 2013) may run for President, Vice President, Secretary, and Delegate as these four officers are our District

VIII Council Representatives.

To run for office, a youth must:

-Complete an officer application (available later this month from Mrs. Cash),

-Be a current 4-H member this year and aged 8-18 as of September 1st 2013,

-Give a short speech (1-2 minutes) on election night as to why they should be elected to the office,

-and Win the popular vote of the membership on election night.

Offices and their Duties:

President: -Preside over meetings of the Council,

-Plan the business part of the meetings and prepare an

agenda in advance,

-Know parliamentary procedure,

-Appoint and check progress of the committees,

-Keep in close touch with club leaders and the agent,

-Serve as a County Representative at District Council.

Vice President: -Preside over meetings in the absence of the President,

-Know parliamentary procedure,

-Serve as a chair of a committee,

-Serve as a County Representative at District Council.

Secretary: -Keep minutes of each council meeting,

-Prepare and retain minutes of past council meetings,

-Maintain correspondence on behalf of the council,

-Maintain a record of all officers and committees,

-Serve as a Committee Chair,

-Serve as a County Representative at District Council.

Delegate: -Serve as an official representative of the council and 4-H,

-Give the County Report at District Council meetings,

-Serve as a Committee Chair,

-Serve as a County Representative at District Council.

Treasurer: -Take charge of all money taken in by the Council,

-Give the Treasurer’s Report at each Council meeting,

-Encourage participation in Change Wars,

-Serve as chair of the Ways-and-Means Committee.

Reporter: -Spread the good news of 4-H and the Council to people,

-Keep a collection of news items about 4-H in the county,

-Write and publish a newsletter each month (Volusia Voice ),

-Serve as Chair or Co Chair of a Committee.

Sergeant at Arms: -Preserve and keep order during Council meetings,

-Welcome and introduce guests and new members at meetings,

-Keep the meeting room comfortable,

-Serve as Chair or Co Chair of a committee.

Parliamentarian: -Be knowledgeable about parliamentary procedure and its use,

-Settle any discrepancy about parliamentary procedure,

-Carry Robert’s Rules of Order to meetings,

-Lead pledges at Council Meetings and special events,

-Serve as Chair or Co Chair of a Committee.

Historian: -Collect memorabilia from members about activities of the Council,

-Serve as the Official Council photographer,

-Compile photos and memorabilia in a slideshow or scrapbook,

-Arrange for display of memorabilia at certain events,

-Serve as Chair or Co Chair of a Committee.

Motivational Leader: -Arrange for a “Thought of the Day” at Council Meetings,

-Arrange for recreational activities at meetings,

-Encourage members to become involved,

-Serve as Chair or Co Chair of a committee.

***Officers are expected to attend ALL official Council meetings and functions and

to serve as positive representatives of 4-H.***

Summer Events! It’s NEVER too early to start thinking about Camp! Or Legislature! Or Congress!

Every Summer there are so many exciting events that are offered by 4-H for youth of all ages to participate in! Whether you or your child are interested in spending a few days of your summer exploring the great outdoors or the campus of one of the world’s largest

universities, there is bound to be something for you!

4-H Summer Camp: June 17-21, 2013

“It’s Out of this World” Ages 8-13 as of September 1, 2012

Ages 14-18 can apply for Counselor positions Cost - $225 paid by June 7, 2013

This is a residential camp from Monday morning through Friday afternoon and held at 4-H Camp

Ocala: (florida4h.org/camps_/camp-ocala/) Transportation is provided.

Registration forms are available at www.volusia.org/services/community-

services/extension/4h/

4-H State Legislature: June 24th-28th 2013

Tallahassee, FL Cost: $225.00, 4-H Age 13-18

4-H’ers! Come develop your skills to debate, analyze legislation and speak publically all

while making new friends and having a whole lot of fun. At this civic education event, you can sponsor a bill, amend, or lobby it, then debate the issues on the

Capitol house and senate floors with your friends.

http://www.florida4h.org/programsandevents_/leg/

July 22nd-26th 2013 Camp Cloverleaf, Lake Placid

Cost- $225.00 This camp is designed to teach life skills through fun activities in shooting sports,

sportfishing, and natural resources. Campers will participate in several different

tracks such as archery, rifle, shotgun, angling skills, aquatic life, tackle crafting and more. Add in swimming, canoeing, recreational games, campfires, nature

center activities, and trail hiking and you have an exciting week filled with outdoor learning experiences. Open to 4-Hers 11

and up as of 9/1/2012. http://www.florida4h.org/camps_/cloverle

af/shootingandfishing/

4-H Shooting Sports Camp: 4-H State Congress: July 29th-August 1st 2013

University of Florida, Gainesville Cost- $225.00

Hundreds of 4-H teens from throughout the state participate in educational workshops, competitive events, engage in community

service projects, elections, and healthy lifestyle & social activities. They learn from University faculty members, providing an opportunity to spark possible career interests and, for many

youth, to be introduced to a college environment for the very first time. 4-H

Congress also provides an excellent opportunity for youth and adults to build

leadership. Open to youth 14-18 as of 9/1/2012.

http://www.florida4h.org/programsandevents_/congress/

For more information on these events or about how to get you or your child registered, talk to Mrs. Cash in the 4-H office or visit the

website for each event!

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

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D E A D L I N E S The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to

provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

http://www.volusia.org/extension/4h.htm (386)-822-5778

Future COUNTY Council Meeting Dates:

-May 7th: Elections

Meetings at 7:00 pm at the Ag Center in DeLand

Leaders Meeting Held Then As Well. All invited!

Future DISTRICT Council Meeting Dates:

-May 14th, Seminole County: Elections

Van transportation provided from the Ag Center or the

Deltona McDonalds. See Mrs. Cash for times. All invited!

Don’t Forget! The Volusia County Farm Bureau is seeking students to compete in the annual Youth Speech Contest at 5 p.m., April 25 at the Volusia County Farm Bureau office. Top three winners receive cash prizes of $200, $150 and $75, respectively. Winners at

the county level will move into the district competition and be eligible to win more cash prizes. District winners then move on to the state competition in October. The 2013 theme reflects Florida's Viva 500 celebration; “Over the past 500 years, how has technology influenced Florida agriculture?”. Competitors must reside in Volusia County and be at least 14 years of age and not over 18 years of age on or before September 13, 2013. Teens must prepare a five-minute speech and deliver it. Speeches are judged based on quality

of content and delivery. Contestants should be prepared in case judges ask additional questions after the presentation. For additional information and to sign up contact Bill Hester at 386-734-1612.

Are you or the members of your club planning on showing livestock at the 2013 Volusia County Fair this November? If so, it’s time to get your slot allocation requests in! The forms are available online at www.volusia.org/services/community-services/extension/4h/ and need to be filled out and returned to the extension office by 5:00pm on Friday April 26th. Volusia County 4-H allocates these

“coveted” slots to youth who are CURRENTLY enrolled in Florida 4-H Online and emphasizing the following criteria: completion of a Record Book, 4-H project involvement, overall 4-H participation, years in 4-H, years until graduation, and number of requests per individual. This does NOT mean you have entered the fair! Youth must go through this process and receive conformation by the

extension office that you have received a 4-H slot in order to then turn in the fair entry form as they cross reference entry forms with the list of youth given slots. Youth may request one market slot and as many breeding and small animal slots as they would

like. If you have any questions, please contact the 4-H office.

If you are currently a Senior 4-H'er and would like to be more active in the 4-H Citizenship and Leadership Program - then come to Third Executive Board! It will be held April 19-21

at 4-H Camp Cherry Lake in Madison, FL (near the GA line). Transportation is provided. The cost for Executive Board members is $96 and non-Executive Board members is $111 - but due to a donation, all Volusia attendees will be $96. Please e-mail or call Mrs. Cash by

April 9 so she can register you online by the due date. You'll meet youth from all over the state - make friends, see what goes into planning events like Congress and Legislature,

participate in workshops - there's a dance and lots of fun, too!

Good luck to all of our Volusia County participants at the annual Florida 4-H Area D

Horse Show next month in Apopka! The show will be held from May 3rd-5th at the

Clarcona Horseman’s Park in Orange County. If you haven’t done so already, your

paperwork and entry forms should have already been submitted into Mrs. Cash for

entry into the show. Youth must have qualified at the Volusia County Schooling Horse

Show back in February and can enter up to five classes in the show and have a current

negative Coggins test for their horse. Make sure to keep your project books up to date

as well as they will be checked at the event!

The annual District VIII Event Day for youth who qualified with blue ribbons at County Events with demos, speeches, talks, Fashion Revue, and Share the Fun will be on May 11th at the UF IFAS MREC Apopka Research Center in Orange County. Registration for youth who had one blue ribbon talk, speech, or demo is completed for them to attend. Youth

who qualified with more than one blue ribbon talk, speech, or demo must choose one to take on to Districts and youth who received red ribbons must arrange a time to improve their entry in order to advance to Districts. Our Intermediate and

Senior Share the Fun contestants are registered for District Events and Fashion Revue paperwork for Intermediates and Seniors is due by May 1st. Cloverbuds do not qualify for District Events per Florida 4-H rules and youth with blue ribbon

posters, photos, and Horse Public Speeches qualify directly from county to state. More information will be coming out from Mrs. Cash and in the next issue. Stay tuned!