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Washington County Fair Livestock & Dairy Judging Contest

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The Washington County Fair Judging Contest Committee would like to invite you and your judging teams to attend the Washington County Fair Livestock and Dairy Judging Contests on Saturday, September 22nd at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Brenham, TX (1305 E. Blue Bell Rd., Brenham, TX 77833).

NEW THIS YEAR: A $1,000 Scholarship Will Be Awarded To The Overall High Point Individual In The Livestock Judging Contest & A $500 Scholarship Will Be Awarded To The Overall High Point Individual In The Dairy Judging Contest.

Cost: $10 per individual

Check In: 7:00-8:00a

Contest Start Time: 8:15a

Results: 1:00pm

Age Divisions: Junior (3rd – 5th Grade), Intermediate (6th – 8th Grade) and Senior (9th – 12th Grade)

For more information see: Washington County Fair Livestock & Dairy Judging Contest

If you have any questions, contact Debbie Schroeder the Washington County Fair Office at 979-836-4112.

D11 State Recordbook Results

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Congratulations D11 youth for achieving the following State Recordbook results! Youth placing first have earned a trip to Washington DC!

Samantha Henke –  Lavaca County – 5th Place – Agricultural Sciences

J. Burns Cowley – DeWitt County – 3rd Place – Beef

Jayna Grove – Nueces County – 1st Place – Citizenship & Civic Education

Madeleine Gulding – Nueces County – 2nd Place – Clothing & Textiles

Laurece Silcox – Colorado County – 8th Place – Communication & Expressive Arts

Mollie Goetzel – Nueces County – 11th Place – Companion Animal

Clayton Boeker – Washington County – 2nd Place – Consumer Education

Lisa Seidenberger – DeWitt County – 5th Place – Entomology

Hannah Bludau – Lavaca County – 2nd Place – Family Life

Emma Grahmann – Lavaca County – 5th Place – Food & Nutrition

Joshua Wigley – Nueces County – 1st Place – Gardening & Horticulture

Justin Ficklen – DeWitt County – 3rd Place – Goat

Luke Bludau – Lavaca County – 6th Place – Health

Reagan Hoelscher – Nueces County – 1st Place – Horse

Hannah Chumchal – Wharton County – 1st Place – Leadership

Connor Himly – Washington County – 3rd Place – Natural Resources

Wyatt Daughtry – Bee County – 8th Place – Personal Development

Briana Villarreal – Nueces County – 1st Place – Photography

Reagan Fox – Nueces County – 3rd Place – Plant & Soil Science

Amber Orsak – Wharton County – 5th Place – Poultry

Zane Wanjura – Colorado County – 1st Place – Public Speaking

Mallory Grimes – Matagorda County – 4th Place – Rabbit

Parker Mason – Washington County – 4th Place – Recreation

Reid Bentke – Washington County – 3rd Place – Science, Engineering & Technology

Megan Frerich – San Patricio County – 2nd Place – Sheep

Rachel Wynans – Washington County – 9th Place – Shooting Sports

Marshall Mahalitc – Wharton County – 9th Place – Swine

Rylee King – Nueces County – 3rd Place – Veterinary Science

Kaden Simon – DeWitt County – 7th Place – Wildlife & Fisheries

For complete results: https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018_Recordbook-State-Winners.pdf

 

4-H National Youth Science Day – “Code Your World”

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This October, 4‑H and Google will launch an exciting National Youth Science Day challenge, Code Your World, which invites kids to get involved in computer science through hands-on doing. NYSD will be held on October 3 and local activities can be held then or any other date.

Code Your World is a four-part computer science (CS) challenge that teaches kids to apply CS to the world around them through hands-on activities. Developed by Google and West Virginia University Extension Service, it includes a computer-based activity on Google’s CS First platform and three unplugged activities that bring coding to life through games and interaction.

Code Your World uses games and hands-on fun to teach kids important CS and computational thinking concepts, and is perfect for first-time and beginner coders ages 8-14.

To learn more and to order your Challenge Kit for your school, club, after school program or home (pre-sale ends August 8 to save $2/kit): Learn More about 4-H NYSD and Code Your World.

Save the date for Coastal Bend Classic – December 1, 2018

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Coastal Bend Classic will be held at the San Patricio County fairgrounds in Sinton, TX.  The Friday night social will include a meal for those RSVP’d.  Saturday will include clinics for sheep, goats, beef, and swine.  Shows will be held for beef, sheep, and goats.

We look forward to seeing you there!  Stay tuned for more information.

Guadalupe County 4-H Livestock Judging Contest

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The Guadalupe County 4-H Livestock Judging Contest is being held on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Marion Country Church Arena in Marion, Texas. The entry fees are $40/team and $10/individual with the pre-registration deadline of September 18, 2018. For more details, please see contest flyer:

AIM TRUE 3-D Archery & Fun Shoot

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AIM TRUE 3-D Archery & Fun Shoot is presented by Scurry County 4-H Archery Club and is being held on Saturday, September 8th, 2018 at Snyder Nature & Hiking Trail in Snyder, Texas. Fun for the whole family! For additional details and registration information please see: AIM True.

4-H Shooting Sports Coach’s Certification Workshop

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The Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Program has scheduled a Coach’s Certification Workshop to be held on September 22-23, 2018 in Edinburg, Texas. Volunteers with an interest is working with youth to help them develop personal responsibility and other life skills can become trained and certified coaches within the Texas 4-H Shooting Sports program by attending this workshop. Coaches can become certified in Archery, Shotgun, Pistol, or Rifle. Registration is open on 4-H Connect August 15 – September 7th for $150 per person. For more details check out the webpage: Coach’s Certification Workshop.