Opportunities – County

Family Career Fest – Nov 6

Family Career Fest is for families with middle or high school students.

  • Family Career Fest is family-friendly and open to the public. All are welcome!
  • Free dinner
  • Gift cards as raffle prizes
  • Businesses will be connecting with students about career opportunities, including job shadowing & internships for high school kids.

Flyer: Family Career Fest 2025

Timeline for County 4-H Awards & Trips – Due Oct 9

Members can apply for 2025 Pin Awards and 2026 Trip Awards.

There is one application that does it all and you can choose the application that works best for you. See the options below.

Why Awards?

  • To recognize outstanding work by a 4‐H member at the end of a successful
  • To recognize a history, or an accumulation of successes throughout a 4‐H
  • To provide a career training opportunity for members to learn to complete an
  • To provide a basis for Ohio 4‐H Achievement Awards & College Scholarships

2026 Trip Details

  • Buckeye Leadership Workshop – Recreation Unlimited, Ashley, OH. March. Age 16 or high school sophomore.
  • State 4‐H Leadership Camp – 4‐H Camp Ohio, early June. Must be age 15 as of Jan 1st.
  • Ohio 4-H STEM Camp – Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp, Jackson, OH. June/July. Youth that have completed 5th, 6th, or 7th grades
  • 4‐H Forestry Wildlife Camp – Forestry & wildlife education, fishing, hiking, tree climbing. Canter’s Cave 4‐H Camp. Weekend in April. Ages 12‐18
  • 4‐H Sea Camp – Kelley’s Island, July, Must be ages 15‐17
  • Ohio 4‐H Sr. Shooting Education Camp – Canters Cave 4‐H Camp, Jackson, OH. July. Must be ages 12 – 18.
  • Ohio 4‐H Jr. Shooting Education Camp – Canters Cave 4‐H Camp, Jackson, OH. July. Must be age 9 – 12
  • Space Adventure Camp – Marietta College. June. Youth ages 11‐13 and/or grades 5 – 7.

Award Application for Members to Complete. Choose the format that works best for you!

Club Award Forms & Year End Recognition

  • Charlotte Wagner 4-H Club Community Service Award – due October 9, 2025 – Cash Prizes!
  • 2025 Honor Club Application (completed by club) – Cash Prizes!
  • 2025 Scrapbook Application/Score Sheet (completed by club)
  • October 9                   Member’s application due to Extension Office.  Extension Office removes names and adds numbers to applications to provide an anonymous packet for the Awards Selection Committee to review.
  • October 27                      Awards Selection Committee reviews applications and selects Project Pin and Special Pin Award Winners. Trip Committee interviews applicants and selects winners for 4-H Trips and Margaret Meredith award.
  • Early November          Award winners invited to attend the 4-H Year Celebration.
  • November 20                 4-H Year Celebration – Ice Cream Bar at 6:30 PM and program at 7:00 PM. at the Washington County Junior Fair Building. Award Applications are returned to applicants.

Real Money Program at Waterford High School

With the help of many community volunteers who staffed 14 business booths, sophomores at the Waterford High School recently participated in a Real Money Real World simulation. Students were assigned a career for the simulation. They also spent their monthly salary visiting the various booths making spending choices based on their family situation hoping they would have enough money to make ends meet at the end of the month.

The program is a product of OSU Extension and was organized for the school by Bruce Zimmer, 4-H Extension Educator in collaboration with Waterford High School teacher Beth Morris. Here are some pictures of our volunteers that helped out!

1. Chance – MG Volunteer – Sharon Dye
2. Child Care – OSU Extension, Morgan County – Alivia Mock
3. Clothing – 4-H Volunteer – Joyce Kronberg
4. Communications – MG Volunteer – Ron Leisure
5. Donations – MG Volunteer – Juanita Baker
6. Credit – Citizen Bank – Skylar Hesson & Lois Morris
7. Entertainment – OMJ – Melissa Fernandez
8. Financial Advice – OMJ – Kellie Jeffers & Sherri Nolen
9. Food – OSU Extension – Amanda Bohlen
10. Housing – Washington Co. Commissioner Charlie Schilling
11. Auto Insurance – Newton Insurance – Keith Allen
12. Student Loans – OSU Extension – Bruce Zimmer
13. Transportation – MG Volunteer – Marcia Holschuh
14. Health Insurance – OSU Extension – Kathryn Hartline

   

WMOA Student Reporter – Apps Due May 9

The Washington County Student Reporter Program offers students the opportunity to build communication, interviewing, and public speaking skills while promoting local agricultural activities and FFA/4-H achievements.

Participants will:
– Attend a planning and training meeting ahead of the fair season
– Be expected to submit short audio reports or interviews from events.
Each student should expect to file at least one report throughout the fair season.

Provide coverage of events such as:

  • Washington County Fairs
  • FFA Week/4-H Week
  • State and national conventions
  • Other agriculture-related community events

Application: Student Reporter 25 BOE (1)

Experience the Outdoors – May 17

Saturday, May 17 at 4-H Camp Hervida

Experience The Outdoors is:
● an educational program in which to learn various outdoor skills.
● designed primarily for women and an opportunity for anyone 14 years of age or older.
● held in a nurturing environment to foster success and develop camaraderie.
● $40 for registration, t-shirt, refreshments and lunch.
● an exciting, informative, fun-filled day! . . . . . . . Rain or shine!

Flyer: ETO Flyer 2025

All Day Country Store open! Tickets, available all day.
8:00 am Registration & Light Refreshments
8:20 Welcome & Program Overview
8:30 Group Picture
9:00 Session 1 (check flyer for descriptions)
10:45 Session 2
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 Session 3
3:15 Session 4
5:00 Country Store Drawing & Evaluation

Babysitting Safety Training

Babysitting Safety Training is back at The Washington County Career Center – Adult Technical Training! This class is designed for individuals 11 years and older who are interested in providing safe, reliable childcare and building their babysitting skills.

Flyer: BabysittingSafetyTrng2025

Training Topics Include:
✔ The business of babysitting
✔ Proper supervision techniques
✔ Basic caregiving skills
✔ How to respond to ill or injured children and infants

Class Details:
Friday, May 10 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM or
Saturday, June 14 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Cost: $45 per participant
Location: The Washington County Career Center

Limited Availability: Each class is capped at 10 participants, so early registration is encouraged!

To register or learn more, please call us at 1.800.648.3695 or training@thecareercenter.net.

 If you are in a group or organization that would like to have a customized Babysitting Safety Training class, we can bring training right to your doorstep!  Give us a call to learn more.