This Tick Safety video was recorded with OSU Extension and American Electric Power’s Safety Division and is hosted on YouTube. It is not as long as a full webinar and focuses the most on keeping our families and our animals tick safe. As we go into Camp Season, it would be a good thing to review and to share to your families as the heaviest spikes of Lyme Disease are from June to August and the number one and number two most diagnosed Lyme disease cases in Ohio are our children aged 5-9 and 10-14. Please share this out via social media and consider showing this to your camp counselors so we can increase tick safety in our kiddos.
Health and Safety
4-H Summer Judging – Scheduling will open the week of June 16th
Hello 4-H Members! We hope that you are busy working on your 4-H projects this summer. Here are a few important updates to be aware of:
- All Summer Judged Projects will be judged on the following days: Monday, July 14th and Tuesday, July 15th. Scheduling for these dates will open the week of June 16th (watch email/blog posts for the scheduling link). Please be aware that certain projects will be judged on certain days – please review the 2025 4-H Member Handbook to determine your project judging day(s). Writing Projects have been moved to Monday, July 14th.
If you cannot attend judging during this week, you can:
- Attend Late Judging on Tuesday, July 29th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by calling 740-653-5419 to schedule an appointment. Participation in Late Judging receives a grade only and is not eligible for county awards or state fair consideration.
- Advisor Completion – Talk to your club advisor as they can work with you to review your project for completion only. No grades or awards will be given with this option.
Please review the 2025 4-H Member Handbook as you complete your project(s) and prepare for judging.
Youth enrolled in the Tractor Maintenance Club or Shooting Sports Club do not need to complete summer judging if they met all completion requirements at the club level for Small Engine/Tractor Projects and or 700 level Shooting Sports disciplines (Shotgun, Rifle, Archery). However, if they wish to qualify for the Ohio State Fair for any of these projects, they must attend summer judging for each project.
Youth enrolled in Cake Decorating have the option for summer judging completion or county fair completion. If youth wish to qualify for the Ohio State Fair, they must complete summer judging.
Food and Nutrition Project Members should also review their project book inserts. These were tucked inside your project book if books were purchased at the Fairfield County Extension Office. If needed, you can download these here: Menu Planning Worksheet and Food Project Insert packet. Members WILL NOT bring food to judging.
Clothing Project Members should also review their project book inserts. These were tucked inside your project book if books were purchased at the Fairfield County Extension Office. If needed, you can download these here: Style Revue Card and Clothing Project Insert packet.
- Clothing Project Members plan to attend the Style Revue at Liberty Union High School, July 14th, 7:00 p.m. This is a required part of judging to be eligible for county awards and State Fair participation.
Meet the Authors of 4-H Project Books – KITCHEN BOSS and SUPERHERO YOU!
Would an experienced 4-H member you know like to learn boss-level cooking skills, or would you like a youth to discover their superpowers? If so, plan to join National 4-H’s next Meet the Authors Webinar!
Authors Emily Marrison, Rhonda Williams, and Christy Millhouse will showcase the Ohio 4-H projects, Kitchen Boss and Superhero You in back-to-back sessions.
Register for the webinar today at go.osu.edu/4hmta and mark your calendar for May 28, 2025, at 3:30 pm!
Teen Opportunity: Anti-Vaping Video Contest (win prizes!!)
Attention Fairfield County Teens – the Fairfield County Health Department needs your help! Help put together an anti-vaping video.
Contestants will have the chance to showcase their creativity, compete for prizes, and make a positive impact in their community!
Details:
- Youth ages 12-18 who reside in Fairfield County
- Submission deadline: May 1st
- Prizes: AirPods, various gift cards, and more!
Please share this opportunity! Attached is a flyer with additional information for distribution and a sign-up link.
Club Opportunity: 2024 4th H Club Challenge is live!
We pledge our “health to better living,” but do we actually practice it? Practicing healthy habits and choices has lifelong effects on the health of youth, and the 4th H Club Challenge promotes this by encouraging Ohio 4-H Clubs to learn, practice, and advocate for healthy choices and behaviors at 4-H club meetings.
Each club that completes the challenge before the deadline will be entered into the $100 voucher drawing for their region, with the winning club receiving funds to purchase items like project books, educational tool, or other resources for their club.
How does it work? Apply three healthy practices per meeting (see list below) at six or more 4-H club meetings between Jan. – Dec. 2024.
- Register and complete pre-survey. https://go.osu.edu/4thHClubChallenge
- Record the dates and activities in the 4th H tracker link. (tracker link will be provided after registering)
- Share a picture of your club doing a healthy practice on social media. Be sure to include the official hashtag #Ohio4thHClubChallenge.
- Submit all activities to the tracker link by Dec. 31, 2024.
If your club already does some health practices, great! We encourage you to challenge yourselves with different or new health practices for your club.
2024 Summer Judging Results
Wow! 403 project judged in two days at 4-H Summer Judging! This includes 273 of our 4-H project members! We are so proud of all members who worked so hard on these projects (additional photos coming soon!).
In the meantime, RESULTS ARE POSTED! go.osu.edu/fcsummerjudgingresults
(sort by division or search by name).
If selected as an Ohio State Fair Participant – please confirm your participation by picking up your OSF packet as soon as possible at the Extension Office (831 College Ave, Suite D). If you can not attend OSF, please notify the office so that we can reach out to the alternate! We need to finalize OSF participation by Monday, July 22nd.
Award winners will receive information later this month about 4-H Summerfest (scheduled for Sunday, August 18th at 6:00 p.m. at the Liberty Center).
Scheduling for 4-H Summer Judging is OPEN!
We hope that you are busy working on your 4-H projects this summer. Here are a few important updates to be aware of:
- All Summer Judged Projects will be judged on the following days:
- Monday, July 15, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (by appointment).
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- Food & Nutrition NEW FOR 2024-NO FOOD IS BROUGHT TO JUDGING
- Genealogy
- Home/Money
- Creative/Fine Arts (including Cake Decorating)
- Healthy Living
- Collecting
- ALL Self-Determined Projects
- Clothing
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- Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (by appointment).
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- Animal Science
- Robotics
- Communications/Leadership/Citizenship
- STEM
- Nature/Gardening
- Woodworking
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If you cannot attend judging during this week, you can:
- Attend Late Judging on Monday, July 29th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by calling 740-653-5419 to schedule an appointment. Participation in Late Judging receives a grade only and is not eligible for county awards or state fair consideration.
- Advisor Completion – Talk to your club advisor as they can work with you to review your project for completion only. No grades or awards will be given with this option.
- Please review the 4-H Member Handbook as you complete your project(s) and prepare for judging.
- Youth enrolled in the Tractor Maintenance Club or Shooting Sports Club do not need to complete summer judging if they met all completion requirements at the club level for Small Engine/Tractor Projects and or 700 level Shooting Sports disciplines (Shotgun, Rifle, Archery). However, if they wish to qualify for the Ohio State Fair for any of these projects, they must attend summer judging for each project.
- Youth enrolled in Cake Decorating projects have the option for summer judging completion or county fair completion. If youth wish to qualify for the Ohio State Fair, they must complete summer judging. All Pies, Candies and Pastries are judged at fair only.
- NEW FOR 2024! Youth enrolled in Gardening and Crop projects must complete summer judging. Project books should be up to date and as complete as possible regardless of timing of harvest.
- Food and Nutrition Project Members should also review their project book inserts. These were tucked inside your project book if books were purchased at the Fairfield County Extension Office. If needed, you can download these here: Food Project Insert packet.
- Clothing Project Members should also review their project book inserts. These were tucked inside your project book if books were purchased at the Fairfield County Extension Office. If needed, you can download these here: Style Revue Card and Clothing Project Insert packet.
- Clothing Project Members plan to attend the Style Revue at Liberty Union High School, July 15, 2024, 7:00 p.m. This is a required part of judging to be eligible for county awards and State Fair participation. A practice session will be available on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 6:30-7:00 p.m. at Liberty Union High School.
- Scheduling is now open!
- We ask that you schedule an appointment that works best for you by using this link: http://go.osu.edu/fcsummerjudging
- Scheduling will be open through MIDNIGHT, Thursday, July 11th.
- If you have more than one project, please be sure to schedule an appointment for EACH PROJECT and allow time between appointments to complete each interview.
Please contact the Extension Office if you have additional questions about project judging! We can’t wait to see you!
Save the Dates: 2024 Summer Judging will be July 15 & 16
NEW for 2024, we will be having summer project judging on TWO days. The judging schedule will be as follows and project judging will take place at the Ed Sands Building at the Fairgrounds.
Monday, July 15, 2024
- Food and Nutrition Projects
- Creative Arts Projects
- Family & Consumer Sciences Miscellaneous Projects
- ALL Self-Determined Projects
- Clothing/Sewing Projects
- Details are still being worked out for the Style Revue.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- Leadership
- Communications
- Engineering
- Environmental Sciences
Are you a 4-Her interested in Health….check out HealthU
Are you a 4-H’er interested in health? Do you see yourself potentially working in health one day? Nutritionist? Therapist? Nurse? Athletic Trainer? Geneticist?
What: Health University (HealthU) is a weekend camp in October focused on Healthy Living for 7th through 12th graders in Ohio 4-H. Join us at Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp for a weekend as we explore four of the 10 Dimensions of Wellness and explore health-related careers. We will be exploring the following four tracks of wellness:
- Physical wellness allows a person to engage in activities of daily living without experiencing undue fatigue or exhaustion. The physical dimension of wellness is supported through health behaviors, which include exercise, eating a healthy diet, limiting alcohol intake, not smoking, and getting adequate sleep each night.
- Emotional wellness involves recognizing, accepting, and expressing feelings. Adequate rest is required for wellness in this dimension. If an individual’s mental function is hindered by stress and lack of sleep, they may struggle with accurately assessing a situation which then triggers negative emotional responses and disrupts emotional wellness.
- Social wellness requires the ability to trust and respect other people and leads to the creation of supportive partnerships and friendships. Being socially well allows one to develop and maintain intimacy, and to have empathy and respect for others.
- Creative wellness allows a person to appreciate and/or participate in a diverse range of arts or cultural experiences, and to value and cherish the surrounding world. Freely expressing thoughts and emotions through dance, song, drawing, painting, or writing are some of the ways to engage in creative wellness.
Who: Any current 4-H’ers in grades 7 thru 12.
When: Friday, October 27 to Sunday, October 29, 2023
Where: Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp, 1362 Caves Rd, Jackson, OH 45640
Cost: $50 per youth (check or card)
Deadline: Register by 11:59pm on Sunday, October 8, 2023
Registration: https://go.osu.edu/4HHealthEvents
Contact: Justin Bower, bower.183@osu.edu, with questions.
The 4th “H” Club Challenge
We pledge our “health to better living” but do we actually practice it? The 4th H Club Challenge encourages Ohio 4-H Clubs to learn, practice, and advocate for healthy choices and behaviors at 4-H club meetings. Practicing healthy habits and choices now has lifelong effects on the health of youth.
Each club that completes the challenge before the deadline will enter into the $100 voucher drawing for their region to use for their club (project books, educational tools, etc.)! Each region will have a winner. The first 25 clubs that complete the registration and pre-survey will get an extra entry. How does it work? Apply 3 healthy practices per meeting at 6 or more 4-H clubs/meetings from April – December 2023.
- Register and complete pre-survey.
- Record the dates and activities in the 4th H tracker link. (the tracker link will be provided after registering)
- Share a picture of your club doing a healthy practice on social media. Be sure to include the official hashtag #Ohio4thHClubChallenge.
- Submit all activities to the tracker link by December 31st, 2023.
More information can be found at https://go.osu.edu/4thHClubChallenge. Attached is a graphic both in PNG and PDF file for your newsletters, social media, etc.
*We currently have 75+ 4-H Clubs across the state participating!!!