AgriLife Extension Service The new 4-H year will begin on Thursday, Sept. 1 and the Gillespie County 4-H program invites interested families in the community to our new member orientation at 6 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 31 at the Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office, 38 Business Court. Youth
AgriLife Extension Service
The new 4-H year will begin on Thursday, Sept. 1 and the Gillespie County 4-H program invites interested families in the community to our new member orientation at 6 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 31 at the Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office, 38 Business Court.
Youth in the first through 12th grades can participate in the Gillespie County 4-H program. 4-H members can participate in a variety of projects such as raising and showing animals, wildlife, gardening, food and nutrition, archery, clothing and textiles, entomology, photography, robotics, public speaking presentations, livestock judging, meat judging, quiz bowls, BB Gun, performing arts, plant identification, horse and more.
Members who participate in projects will learn how to set goals, track the progress of meeting their goals, and how to evaluate the results of the project after completion.
There are eight community clubs in Gillespie County with clubs in Doss, Harper, Stonewall, at Cave Creek Schoolhouse, St. Mary’s School (do not have to be enrolled at St. Mary’s School to join), and three clubs meet at the Extension Office.
Clubs meet on various days and times throughout the month, so families can find a club to join that fits their schedule. Clubs meet once a month, and there are separate meetings for projects.
Club meetings are conducted by elected club officers, so committed members will gain lifelong skills such as how to run a meeting, schedule meeting programs and agendas, keep accurate meeting notes and attendance rosters, write checks, keep a club bank account, take pictures and report club news to local news outlets, keep order at meetings, and represent an organization by attending other community meetings. For more information, visit http://gillespie.agrilife. org or call the Extension Office at 830-997-3452.