Morrill County 4-H Update

September 4 - Office Closed (Labor Day)

September 19 - Extension Board Meeting @ PREEC (7:00 PM)

October 1-7 - National 4-H Week

October 2 - Achievement Applications Due

October 9 - Office Closed (Columbus Day)

October 17 - 4-H Enrollment Open

October 22 - Achievement Night! (Bridgeport Elementary Cafeteria)

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To do that, text @mocofair to the number 81010!

Amy Albro - Textile Clothing Accessory, Sunflower, Any Other Annual or Biennial

Nathaniel Barker - Specialty Rolls, Candy, Foam Cake, Advanced Composition Print, Freeze/Blur the Moment Print

Leah Cerny - Specialty Wear

Henry Dueker - 3D Accessory, Solar as Energy Display, Insect Poster/Display Exhibit, Educational Garden Poster, Recycled Woodworking Display, Salad Tomatoes

Nolan Dueker - Woodworking Article, FFA Winter Wheat, FFA Potted Plants: Herb

Haley Edmunds - Double Crust Fruit Pie, Two-Piece Outfit

Wyatt Edmunds - Fish Harvesting Equipment

Lexi Filipi - Jalapeño Peppers, Any Other Herb

Demi Lapaseotes - Ethnic Food Exhibit, Family Traditions Book, Heritage Poster, Creative Techniques & Lighting Print

Dixon Leisy - Abstract Photography Print, Candid Photography Print, Original Mixed Media Art

Drew Leisy - Level II Quilted Exhibit-Large

Livie Miller - Scones

Delaney Pohl - Portrait Print, Still Life Print

Laurel Pohl - Creative Mixes

Cammie Rader - Beginning Fashion Accessory

Emma Safford - Healthy Baked Product, Coffee Cake

Cooper Spalding - Welding Art

JaneLee Sparks - Accessory-Recycled/Upcycled Item for the Home, Electrical Item, Original Watercolor Painting

Ezekiel Terrell - Electrical Item

Marlee Wiggins - 2D Accessory, Original Acrylic Painting

Maxson Wiggins - Furniture-Outdoor Living

Leach Cerny - 4-H State Fair Fashion Show

Jessica Kappen - FFA Sheep

Jessica Whitebear - FFA Beef

Support your club and 4-H council by participating in the 2023 Fall Fundraiser. From chocolates and snacks to meat and cheese, offer your friends and family an opportunity to support their local 4-H while at the same time getting a jump start on their holiday shopping! Come in to the office to pick up an order form!

Fundraiser is set from October 23rd to November 10th. Make sure to have your order forms back into the office by 5:00 PM on November 14th! Contact the office at (308) 262-1022 or krosas2@unl.edu for any questions!

The Nebraska 4-H Achievement Application is a standard application form used for the selection of county and state award winners, including Nebraska delegates to National 4-H Congress and National 4-H Conference, as well as Nebraska 4-H Foundation scholarship award recipients. To be eligible for county awards, you must have the application filled out and returned to office or emailed to krosas2@unl.edu by October 2, 2023.

Two versions of the application are available:

1. Junior Achievement Application for ages 8-14 (county-only)
2. Senior Achievement Application for ages 15-18 (state-eligible)

For Application forms and more information go to: https://4h.unl.edu/achievement-application.

For a little extra help in figuring out how to complete your achievement application, please watch the video below! It was created a couple of years ago, but it should be helpful!!!

Council Vacancy Announcement: We will have a couple of vacant spots in our Council needing to be filled.

New 4-H and FFA youth members will also be selected to serve on Council, giving them the opportunity to "voice" their opinions regarding decisions made related to fair. The new 4-H youth members will be elected at Achievement Night while the FFA members will be selected amongst FFA members in their chapter.

Any adult or youth interested in having their name added to the ballot for the Morrill County 4-H Executive Council is encouraged to either call the Extension Office at (308) 262-1022 or email Katlyn at krosas2@unl.edu. The annual election will be held at Achievement Night on October 22nd.

What is Engler?

Engler is an entrepreneurship program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Our mission is to embolden our people on the courageous pursuit of their purpose through the art and practice of entrepreneurship. Rather than sit in lecture halls all day, Engler students engage in entrepreneurship the time-tested, tried-and-true way: learning by doing.

Who is it for?

Engler is for the students who recognize that college should be more than just homework and grades — those who are not content waiting four years to start building their future and desire more than the generic college experience. If you’re passionate about entrepreneurship or are interested in pursuing your purpose, you’re in the right place.

Our students come from a wide variety of majors and disciplines, and we welcome all kinds of entrepreneurs and businesses. Engler is a place where future engineers, marketers, scientists, artists, programmers, farmers, and many others collaborate to build enterprises and wage war with the status quo. Whether you’re from small-town Nebraska or a big city on the other side of the globe, you can find a home here.

For more information, take a look at the PDFs attached below. You can also contact englerrecruitment@unl.edu or visit englerjourney.com.

This year’s National 4-H STEM Challenge will encourage students to be Power Protectors! Developed by 4-H educators from Cornell University, University of Illinois, Utah State University and West Virginia University, Power Protectors is a collection of three activities that teach kids how to address real-world issues and explore careers in energy. The STEM Challenge kit is perfect for youth ages 8-14.

The 2023 Challenge includes three different activities that allow students to learn about renewable energy, design and build a model of a sustainable energy source, and develop life skills such as problem solving and decision making.

Learn more about this year’s 4-H STEM Challenge and how you and your students can get involved at https://4-h.org/programs/stem-challenge/

Projects provide the basis of the 4-H program by offering various educational experiences. Carrying out a project will help the member "learn by doing" as well as learn "why" things happen the way they do.

There are over 200 project areas that youth can enter a project under for the fair. From showing an animal to growing produce in a garden, the opportunities are almost limitless! For more information and some ideas for future projects, click on the button below.

Please contact Katlyn at (308) 262-1022 or krosas2@unl.edu with any questions.

Email: krosas2@unl.edu

Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/morrill/

Location: 514 Main Street, Bridgeport, NE 69336

Phone: 308-262-1022

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorrillCounty4H

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