A New Way to Do 4-H National Youth Science Day
We are in the 11th year of 4‑H National Youth Science Day, and this year’s event will be unlike anything we’ve seen in past years! This year’s 4‑H NYSD explores the world of computer science (CS) with the 2018 challenge, Code Your World. Co-developed by West Virginia University Extension and Google, Code Your World is…
August 21, 2018 12:10 PM
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Addressing Food Access and Security with 4-H Alum Lazarus Lynch
As a longtime 4‑H’er from Montgomery County, Maryland, I have played an active role in the 4‑H community. I joined at around 6 or 7 years old in an aerospace engineering club and now serve as a member of the Maryland 4‑H State Council, and hoping to do more within both 4‑H and my community.…
July 2, 2018 3:05 PM
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4-H Youth in Action: A Responsibility to Reach Out to My Community
The smiles on the faces of the children I work with is reward enough, but receiving the 4‑H Youth in Action Healthy Living Pillar Award was incredibly humbling and inspiring. I’m grateful to live in a community, state, and country that supports youth leaders with such tenacity and strength as National 4‑H Council. Being a…
June 11, 2018 2:18 PM
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4-H Youth in Action: An Experience of Value
I applied for the 4‑H Youth in Action Award through the strong encouragement of my older sister. We started 4‑H together, so it felt fitting that she was also involved in one of my biggest attempts within it. When I found out I was a finalist, I felt floored. The finalist call left me flabbergasted.…
May 29, 2018 3:59 PM
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4-H'er Addresses the Impact Social Media has on Mental Health
In a generation fueled by the advancement of technology, we experience social and emotional learning unlike anyone before us! While before, behavior was almost completely a product of one’s surroundings, today, we can absorb a demeanor that is entirely foreign to our community. We are like sponges to the world around us! Social media has…
May 25, 2018 9:01 AM
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4-H Youth in Action: Using My Voice to Encourage and Advocate for Youth
Imagine laying on your bed while watching television and moments later you get a phone call that would change your life forever. It’s a scenario that happened to me, and I could not be more thankful that it did! I answered hesitantly, as it was a number I did not recognize. When I answered, it…
May 16, 2018 9:52 AM
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4-H Youth in Action: An Experience that Changed My Life
Attending the National 4‑H Council Legacy Awards to accept the high honor of Youth in Action Award winner has been a goal of mine ever since another member of my 4‑H Club won in 2013. At the Legacy Awards, I had the opportunity to meet United States Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, Aubrey Plaza, and…
May 15, 2018 12:45 PM
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4-H Alumni Reflection: National 4-H Conference
National 4‑H Conference 2012 As I look back on my 4‑H career, there are certain events that stand out as being particularly impactful, and National 4‑H Conference was one of them. In honor of the 2018 National 4‑H Conference happening this week, I would like to share about my own National Conference experience. I was…
April 10, 2018 7:25 AM
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4-H Youth POV: Experiencing Legacy Awards
Individuals from all walks of life pour into the Ritz Carlton, all united by their common love of 4‑H. From the Jennifer Sirangelo, the President & CEO of National 4‑H Council, to the young 4‑H representatives greeting, interviewing, and photographing the guests, the green carpet was brimming with outstanding 4‑H’ers, alumni, and supporters. The most…
March 29, 2018 9:41 AM
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2018 4-H Legacy Awards: Youth Take Center Stage
In its 9th year, the 4‑H Legacy Awards has continued to prove that young people will always be at the center of why we do what we do. Their stories of compassion, drive, resilience and strength remind us that without them, the future doesn’t seem as bright. Because the future is in their hands, and…
March 21, 2018 8:02 AM
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