Month: September 2025

Teen Achievement Awards Forms and Licking County 4-H Committee Scholarship

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The 2026 Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards Form Packet as well as the 2025 Licking County 4-H Committee Scholarship Packet are now available. Both forms can be found on the Teen Opportunities page of the website. Achievement Awards forms and the 4-H Committee Scholarship are due to the Licking County Extension Office by Friday, October 10, 2025. By completing the Achievement Awards forms, members have the opportunity to be recognized for their comprehensive project work and leadership activities and can be chosen to represent Licking County at the state level competition. Applicants are also eligible to apply for state trips/camps and other opportunities through this process. Members must be at least 14 (as of 01/01/2026) in order to be eligible for this process. Please reach out to Lisa McCutcheon (mccutcheon.46@osu.edu) with questions or for help with the process.

REMINDER: 2025 ExploreAg Fall Sessions

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Don’t miss out as the deadline to register is fast approaching! Ohio Farm Bureau Federation is hosting three free ExploreAg Camp experiences during the fall for high school students to explore careers in food, agriculture, and STEM-related areas!

ExploreAg Overview

Purpose: Discover careers linked to agriculture and related STEM fields through a series of immersive and hands-on experiences and tours.

Who: Ohio students entering grades 9-12 in the fall, or recent high school graduates.

Cost: Free 

Learn more and apply by Sept. 30

2025 ExploreAg Fall Single-Day Sessions

  • Oct. 17, Eastern Ohio Camp, Coshocton
  • Oct. 24 COLT Lineman Training, Mount Gilead–NEW DATE
  • Oct. 28, Meat Processing Camp, Jeromesville

See the website for session descriptions.

ExploreAg is Ohio Farm Bureau’s signature ag literacy and workforce development program, offering free week, multi-day and day-long immersion programs for high school students. In ExploreAg, teens learn about agriculture and related STEM fields from industry experts, scientists and educators.

Questions or concerns? Contact info@exploreag.org.

Camp Life at Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp

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Camp Life at Canter’s Cave is here! Join us November 15 & 16 at Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp. Learn skills you’ll actually use – like sewing on a button, preparing a meal, and basic car care – then kick back and relax with Ohio State Buckeyes tailgate, dance, and campfire. A weekend of life skills + camp vibes = memories made.

Open to teens in grades 7 – 12. Register at go.osu.edu/CantersCampLife by November 1. The $40.00 registration fee includes a life skills kit to take home. Youth DO NOT need to be 4-H members to attend!

Carving New Ideas Camp at 4-H Camp Ohio

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Boogie into Leadership this November at Carving New Ideas (CNI), held at 4-H Camp Ohio! CNI is a statewide camping opportunity that focuses on workforce development, future-forward thinking, and program facilitation for 4-H members in grades 8-12. Campers develop their leadership skills while making new friends from across Ohio. Held at 4-H Camp Ohio, this fall camping experience fosters new ways of thinking as older youth begin to explore their future careers and educational paths. Hosted by Collegiate 4-H at The Ohio State University, Collegiate 4-H members serve as session presenters, camp counselors, advisors, and more.

Registration Fee: $115.00 (includes t-shirt and all meals)

Check-in: Friday, November 21, 2025 in the evening
Check-out: Sunday, November 23, 2025 in the morning

Registrations can be completed by visiting go.osu.edu/CNI. All registrations are due by October 31, 2025.

2026 Hartford Fair Steer Pool

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The 2026 Hartford Fair Steer Pool organizational meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 24 @ 6:30 p.m. at the Licking Valley High School Ag Building. If you have an interest in joining Steer Pool for the 2026 Hartford Fair please click the link below to complete your registration and then join this session where important information about the program will be discussed.

Registration can be completed online at https://go.osu.edu/2026SteerPool

Registration and deposit must be submitted by noon on October 8.

REMINDER: 2025 Fall Horse Banquet

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The Licking County 4-H Horse & Pony Council will host their annual Fall Banquet on Sunday, September 21, 2025. Horse project members and advisors are encouraged to attend.

When: 3:00-5:00pm

Where: Broad Peak – 6623 Summit Rd, Pataskala, OH 43062

Agenda:

Refreshments
Club Introductions
State Fair & 4-H Year Recognition
Beeson Award
Scholarship Awards

Please RSVP to Laura Tyler: cmteamlt@gmail.com or 614.619.2900

Ignite by 4-H

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Ignite by 4-H is a national summit designed to bring high school youth (between 14-18) together from across the country and give them the opportunity to explore the best 4-H has to offer in different tracks including Agriscience, Animal Science, Community Accelerators, Healthy Living and STEM. (CWF at Ignite is not included in this application process, please contact your county 4-H professional to learn more). A hallmark of Ignite is the Lead to Change campaign which empowers youth to be Agents of Change where you (as a delegation) will create and present a proposal to address issues within your community. The best proposals are then awarded funding for implementation. In 2026, Ignite by 4-H returns for youth to attend in-person in Washington D. C. during March 25-29, 2026.

Who:                         High School Aged Teens (14-18) interested in Agriscience, Animal Science, Community Accelerators, Healthy Living and STEM

Where:                    Washington, DC (Washington Hilton – 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC)

When:                      Wednesday, March 25th – Sunday, March 29th

Application:          Apply online at go.osu.edu/4Hignite by September 19th at 8:59pm

Cost:                         Selected delegates will have summit registration and travel expenses covered

For more information, please visit go.osu.edu/4HIgniteOhio