REMINDER: 2025 Enrollment Information

It’s time to get enrolled for 2025! Enrollments are due April 1, 2025. Please review the information below before starting your enrollment.

Your login credentials are the same as last year. If you have forgotten your password, please use the Reset Password option to reset your password. If you no longer have access to the email account you used last year, please email Adrienne (anderson.1410@osu.edu) so she can update your family profile. DO NOT CREATE A NEW FAMILY PROFILE. This messes up the system and causes more work in the end. Please just reach out to Adrienne so that she can help you get access to your profile.

Instructions on how to log in and enroll can be found on the How to Join 4-H page here: https://licking.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/how-join-4-h.  Scroll down to the instructions for RETURNING Families. There are step-by-step instructions that you can view and print, a tip sheet, and a video.

Once you have reviewed the instructions, visit oh.4honline.com to login and enroll. Please note that the site works best in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

A few things to note:

  • If anyone in your family has been enrolled in 4-H anywhere in Ohio since 2014, you will have a family profile. If you have trouble accessing your family profile, please DO NOT create a new one. Contact Adrienne (anderson.1410@osu.edu) and she will help you get access to your existing profile.
  • If you have a family member who has “skipped” a year or two of 4-H, their profile may have been archived. Please contact Adrienne and let her know to reactivate the profile. Please DO NOT create a new profile. We want to utilize the existing profile for each member as all of their 4-H history is attached to the original profile.
  • Please take the time to review each member’s profile as you enroll them to ensure ALL the information is there and correct. Please update any contact information that may have changed since last year. If your contact information isn’t correct in 4-HOnline, it won’t be correct in FairEntry as the data from 4-HOnline is imported into FairEntry in May.
  • Please be sure that all projects are included and correct BEFORE you submit an enrollment. You will NOT be able to make changes to club/project enrollment once you click the Submit button. If you are not able to complete the enrollment in one sitting or are trying to decide on projects, the system will save each page of progress. You can leave that enrollment and come back to it later. Once you have submitted your enrollment, any changes regarding club and project enrollment will need to be made through Adrienne.
  • Once you submit an enrollment, it will be listed as “awaiting review” until it is reviewed at the county level. It will either be approved or will be sent back to you if there is something that needs fixed.
  • If you select a livestock, horse, dog, or shooting sports project the system will ask you to electronically sign the consent for those projects.
  • Cloverbud members should select the project 710 Cloverbud Activities for their enrollment.
  • Those joining the Licking County 4-H Band should select COP-Arts 1900 Performing Arts – 4-H Band for their project. It will be listed towards the end of the project list with the other County Only Projects (COP).

Advisor Specific Information:

  • When selecting your role, please select Club Volunteer. You will then select the appropriate role for your advisor role within the club. Please see descriptions below before selecting your role. If you have a question on which role to select, please reach out to Adrienne.
    • Organizational Club Leader – Only the head advisor of the club should select this as their role.
    • Cloverbud Leader – Advisors whose main role is to work with Cloverbuds should select this role.
    • Club Project Leader – Any advisor who doesn’t fall into one of the previous two categories should select this role.
  • Please do NOT add any projects to your enrollment. While the option is there, we do not want you to add any projects you work with under the project section as it will include you in our project enrollment numbers and we don’t want that.
  • Please remember that until your submit your enrollment AND I’ve had the chance to approve it, you will not have access to your club profile. You must be an approved volunteer within the system before it will allow you access to your club.
  • If it is your year to have your background check renewed, please remember that I cannot approve your enrollment until the background check has been cleared by our data manager at the Ohio 4-H Center. Background checks have been taking anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months in the past few years, so please don’t delay in getting that completed.

2025 Quality Assurance Trainings

The first Hartford Fair Livestock Quality Assurance (QA) Training for 2025 will take place soon! Any junior fair exhibitor that plans to show livestock at either the Hartford Fair or Ohio State Fair MUST complete an approved QA training by June 1, 2025 in order to be eligible to show in 2025. Please review the Junior Fair Livestock Quality Assurance Guidelines for all requirements and a list of approved trainings. Please ensure you have a plan to either attend an in-person training or complete the online YQCA module BEFORE June 1, 2025.

Our first county-wide program will take place on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 6:30pm at Watkins Memorial High School.

SPECIAL NOTES:

  • Photos for fair IDs will NOT be taken at QA programs in 2025. We will have a process similar to last year where members will be able to upload a photo themselves instead of having photos taken by fair staff. More details on that to come at a later date!
  • Only Licking County 4-H/FFA Quality Assurance Programs will address program changes and updated for the Hartford Fair. If you choose to attend another QA program or complete the YQCA online module, please ensure that you are watching for updates through the Licking County Extension and Hartford Fair websites and that you check in with your advisor(s) for updates and changes as well.
  • A special thank you to our county FFA chapters for hosting us for these trainings!

Other Approved Activities and Training Programs…

Delaware County Quality Assurance Training Program – Contact #740.833.2030 for program details

  • April 5 – 10:00 a.m.( Extension Office)
  • May 20 – 6:30 p.m. (Extension Office)
  • May 28 – 6:30 p.m. (Extension Office)
  • May 29 – 6:30 p.m. (Extension Office)

*Please Note: Delaware is also offering session on June 3rd – this one does NOT meet Hartford QA deadline of June 1st).

Knox County Quality Assurance Training Programs – Contact #740.397.0401 for program details

  • March 11 (East Knox H.S.)
  • April 3 (Centerburg H.S.)
  • April 14 (Fredericktown H.S.)
  • May 8 (Danville H.S.)
  • May 12 (Mt. Vernon H.S.)

*All training programs take place at 6:00 p.m.

Other Approved Programs…

  • Friday, March 14th Ohio Beef Expo – Columbus, Ohio
  • Saturday, March 8th Licking County 4-H Dairy Judging Contest – Contest Participants Only (Dairy Specific)

 

REMINDER: 4-H Camp Ohio – Pennies for the Pool

Help us open the pool for the 2025 camping season!

4-H Camp Ohio is excited to announce our Pennies for the Pool campaign! Major repairs are being made to ensure we get to swim at camp this summer. Your club can help. We are asking all 4-H clubs to collect spare change to help us open the pool for the 2025 camping season.

Every penny counts, and together we can make a big difference. Please collect your spare change and make your donation to 4-H Camp Ohio by May 1.

Here are some ways to collect spare change:

  • Set up a collection jar at your home, school, local businesses, or during club meetings.
  • Ask your friends and family to donate their spare change.
  • Host a coin drive at your 4-H club meeting.
  • Sell baked goods or other items and donate the proceeds.

SAVE THE DATE: We Grow Scientists

The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) will host the third annual “We Grow Scientists” event on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 3:00-7:00 PM at Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory.

This afternoon of hands-on learning and activities will showcase the many STEAM fields CFAES has to offer and will include a look at the Waterman facilities such as the Controlled Environment Agriculture Research Complex (CEARC). “We Grow Scientists” is a free event open to learners of all ages looking to learn more about STEAM in their community as part of the COSI Science Festival (April 30 – May 3, 2025).

REMINDER: 2025 Licking County 4-H Dairy Judging Contest

The 2024 Dairy Judging Contest will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at LAYMAN DAIRY FARM located at 2868 Lake Fork Rd NE, Utica, OH 43080. After the contest concludes, Quality Assurance training will take place at SHIPLEY DAIRY FARM located at 9309 Reynolds Rd, Utica, OH 43080. This Quality Assurance Training is only offered for those Dairy and Dairy Feeder project members who participate in the Dairy Judging Contest.

LAST CHANCE: 2025 Turkey Pool Order Forms Due

The order form for the 2025 Hartford Fair Junior Market Turkey Pool is now available HERE. Forms with payment must be mailed or delivered to the Licking County Extension Office by 4:00pm on Friday, March 7, 2025. ALL meat turkey projects will come from the Hartford Fair meat turkey pool. If you intend to show meat turkeys at the fair in 2025, you must submit an order by the deadline to be eligible. Please read through all the details on the order form.

Plowboy Prom Hosted by Collegiate 4-H at Ohio State

The Collegiate 4-H Club at Ohio State University Columbus will host their annual Plowboy Prom on Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 7:00-9:30pm at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus, OH. This year’s theme is Under the Big Top! Cost is $5 per youth and includes line dancing, games, and snacks. Register to attend the Ohio 4-H Conference that morning and afternoon, and then stay in Columbus to attend Plowboy Prom!

2025 4-H Spring Horse Clinic

The Licking County 4-H Horse and Pony Council will host their annual 4-H Horse Clinic on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at the Hartford Fairgrounds. This is an excellent opportunity for all horse project members.

Space is limited, so be sure to register right away! Registration form and other information about the clinic can be found HERE.

Equine Field Day at ATI

The OSU ATI Equine Facility Management class would like to invite you to an educational event for all horse owners and lovers, from beginner to experienced on March 22, 2025. Watch for more information on the event Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/493683917090993?active_tab=about

Tentative schedule:
1 pm – Doors open
1:25 pm – Welcome!
1:30 – 2:15 pm – Obstacle Course Demonstration
2:15 – 2:30 pm – Break with game/activity
2:30 – 3:00 pm – Body Work Demonstration
3:00 – 3:15 pm – Break with game/activity
3:15 – 4:00 pm – TBD
4:00 – 4:15 pm – Break with game/activity
4:15 – 4:30 pm – Body Scoring Demonstration
4:30 pm – Conclusion