4-H Graduation Honor Cords are once again available for seniors to purchase.  These green and white cords will proudly proclaim seniors’ long-time active involvement in the Adams County 4-H Program and their local 4-H club.

The cords, pictured here, are available from OSU Extension Adams County. To order yours, please drop off a check, payable to OSU Extension Adams County, in the amount of $15.00, on or before Thursday, April 15. We will place the order with National 4-H Supply, and let you know when you can stop in to pick up your cords. Of course, purchasing and wearing the cords is optional. We will provide all area high schools with a list of all our graduating seniors.

The Countywide 4-H Meeting will be this Sunday, March 28 at 3 p.m on Zoom. We will also have pledges, county updates, Making Meetings Matter (and FUN), a 4-H swag drawing for members present, and virtual recreation. Log on at https://go.osu.edu/Adams4HCareers.

Clubs interested in a breakout room after the county meeting, please contact me prior to the meeting.  All 4-H members and their families are invited to attend!

Parents/guardians are responsible for maintaining care, custody, and control of their minor(s) and are responsible for monitoring the activities their child is participating in. If you have a disability and have questions about accessibility or wish to request accommodations, please contact Kristy Watters at watters.92@osu.edu.

Covid-19 has made everything a little bit harder, including 4-H enrollment/recruitment. With that in mind we have decided to reopen our 4-H enrollment through April 1, 2021. This is a last chance to join the program in 2021 and be eligible for fair exhibition, awards, and recognition.

Visit https://oh.4honline.com to enroll. Families enrolling during this “last chance” enrollment are responsible for contacting the Extension Office to complete any required paperwork including livestock exhibitor forms, poultry orders, horse permission to participate, book orders, etc.

Members enrolling between now and April 1 will be required to pay the $22 county assessment fee and will not have the option to sell candy.  Please make checks payable to the Adams County 4-H Advisory Committee.  Members enrolling now will also not be able to choose a market turkey project as those animals are already ordered and distributed.

A few clubs have let us know they are at their maximum capacity for 2021 but there are many others to choose from.  Please reach out to the head advisor listed to let them know you plan to enroll so they can add you to their communications.

Please stop in the office or contact us at 937-544-2339 for assistance.

Adams and Scioto County 4-H are hosting a VIRTUAL Livestock Clinic on Saturday, April 10.  You may have seen this date advertised as an in-person QA date.  Adams County 4-Her’s do have the option to attend this livestock clinic in-person at the fairgrounds.  It will also be offered virtually across Ohio.  Pre-registration is required for either attendance option.

• To attend in-person (Adams County members ONLY) – log on to go.osu.edu/21QA and choose the April 10 in-person session.
• To attend virtually via Zoom (Open to anyone) – log on to go.osu.edu/livestockclinic to register.

If you are registering multiple members for the in-person session only you will need to complete a separate registration for each person attending.

In order to receive credit for Quality Assurance you must participate in the entire session.  In-person attendance is limited to less than 50 members.  If completing QA online is not a viable option for your youth, please be sure to register for an in-person session before they fill up.  Once you have registered for a session, please do your best to attend that session.

If you have questions about the Virtual Livestock Clinic or Quality Assurance, please contact Kristy at watters.92@osu.edu.

From cartoons to movies to video games, animations are everywhere! Join us for weekly virtual sessions beginning April 8 to unlock your inner animator!  Designed for middle and high school youth (grades 5-12) who have an interest in STEM and coding.

Registration is now open: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/4HWorldChangers.  Registration closes April 4.

This virtual 4-H SPecialINerest(SPIN) Club is for youth Grades 3-12, who want to learn and create a variety of art projects. During this 6 week SPIN club, participants will receive information and then actively create projects during the 1 hour meeting time. An Art Gallery will spotlight the club participants’ projects on April 29.

Let’s Get Crafty SPIN Club details…
Thursdays, March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Time 5:30pm-6:30pm
Location ONLINE via ZOOMCostFREE! *A list of supplies needed will be sent to participants
Register at: go.osu.edu/crafty.

*Parents/Guardians are responsible for maintaining care, custody and control of their minors and for monitoring the activities their child is participating in. If you have a disability or have questions about accessibility or wish to request accommodations please contact the Educators listed on the flier.

Adams County 4-H enrollment deadline has been extended to March 15, 2021.

Visit oh.4honline.com to enroll for the new project year.  To log in, use your email address that is on file with the Extension office and the password you created for 4-H Online.  If you don’t remember your password, you can choose “reset password” on the home page of 4-H Online.  If you are not sure which email address you use, please contact the office.  If you have been in 4-H before, please do NOT create a new profile.  Here is a short video to help you through the process.

If you questions, please contact the office at 937-544-2339.  You can also email Barbie or Kristy if you have questions.  Remember to log in before the March 15 enrollment deadline.

Applications for 4-H Camp Counselors are available now!  Must be at least 14 years old as of January 1st to apply.  Counselors will be responsible for completing 24 hours of counselor training.  In 2021 that may include a combination of virtual and in-person sessions.  Registration is now open for Making eXtreme Counselors, a state-wide training that will apply towards the required hours.  Find out more at http://go.osu.edu/mxc.

Camp dates have been tentatively set as Beginner Camp June 2-5 and Jr High Camp June 14-17.

Counselors should apply online at https://go.osu.edu/ABLMPcounselor.  Applications are due February 1st.  First time counselors must include two personal references.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Kristy at watters.92@osu.edu.