University of Illinois Extension: South Cook County 4-H

08/19/2011

Congratulations to our South Suburban Cook County 4-H'ers for their participation in the 2011 State Fair in Springfield, IL on Monday, August 15, 2011.

04/12/2011

Forest View Silvers Spurs made homemade blankets at our christmas party for the cancer patients at Christ hospital. we had the officers deliver the blankets to the kids on jan 24th. here is a picture of the silver spurs with one of blankets.

04/11/2011

Round your purchase up to the next whole dollar when you shop at JCPenney at Lincoln Marketplace in Matteson, IL between April 13 & April 26, 2011. JCPenney After-school will donate the difference to South Suburban 4-H Cook County After-school Programs.

04/04/2011

4-H President’s Active Lifestyle Award Challenge begins April 1, 2011. Here is the link to more information about the challenge, how to join our national
4-H group, and how to create your own state or county group: http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/

The President's Challenge is for one million Americans to complete the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA). 4-H National Headquarters at NIFA is answering this call by setting a goal with Michelle Obama to have 100,000 4-H youth complete the PALA. On April 1st, 4-H launched their effort to

03/29/2011

SFI4-H - Speaking for Illinois 4-H
Current 4-H members ages 14-19 must have the approval of their Extension office in order to participate in this program. Training will focus on increasing personal skills and presentation design and development.
SFI4-H TRAINING
SATURDAY, May 14, 2011
9:30 A.M. Registration; 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. Training
DeKalb Center for Agriculture, Sycamore, IL

Your browser does not support Javascript or you have Javascript disabled. Please use a Javascript enabled browser or contact Debra Stocker ([email protected]) to register offline.

03/29/2011

Round-Up for 4-H South Suburban Cook County on April 13 - April 26, 2011

When you shop at your local JCPenney store, located in the Lincoln Marketplace in Matteson, IL between April 13-26 and round your purchase up to the next whole dollar, JCPenney Afterschool will donate the difference to
4-H South Suburban Cook County to provide children in this community with access to life-enriching afterschool programs.

03/21/2011

U of I News: Teens to learn about government at the Great 4-H Debate
conference. Issues to be debated include: all students, public and private, shall attend school year round; youth must be at least 16 to get a tattoo without parental consent. A total of six bills will be debated during the event. http://web.extension.illinois.edu/mclean/greatdebate/index.html.

03/21/2011

4-H Public Presentations Speech Contest

4-H Youth ages 8 to 18 will present entertaining speeches for your enjoyment. 4-H members will receive award ribbons for their presentations. Speeches will be judged by experienced professionals.

Date: March 26,2011
Time: 9:15 AM
Location: Orland Park Cultural Center
14760 Park Lane
Orland Park, IL

03/21/2011

International Fair Food Tasting

03/21/2011

Update on 2011 IL State 4-H Robotics Event - FYI to share with your robotics clubs/members, there have been a few additions to the 2011 State 4-H Robotics event page http://web.extension.illinois.edu/state4h/events/4hroboticschallenge.cfm

1) Updated 2011 robotics challenge overview sheet (change indicated in red)
2) Judging criteria for the three competition areas: teamwork, performance, technical

This statewide event is an opportunity for youth enrolled in 4-H robotics to demonstrate their learning, celebrate their accomplishments, and interact with others who share an interest in robotics. Participants do not have to be selected by their county, do not have to have won a county fair class,

03/21/2011

AgDiscovery - Free summer enrichment program for ages 12-17 http://www.aphis.usda.gov/agdiscovery/

AgDiscovery is an outreach program to help students learn about careers in animal science, veterinary medicine, agribusiness and plant pathology. This 2-3 week program allows participants to live on a college campus and learn about Agricultural science from university professors, practicing veterin

03/21/2011

4-H SCIENCE Video Challenge --EXTENDED DEADLINE! As the saying goes--A picture is worth a thousand words.
STEP 1 - Create your own 3-5 minute video.
STEP 2 - Check out www.4-h.org/videochallenge for contest guidelines and more resources
STEP 3 - Submit - Complete your entry form and release forms and submit your video up to April 1, 2011.

National 4-H Council, 4-H National Headquarters, and University of Arizona 4-H Youth Development invite all 4-H professionals, staff and volunteers to produce their own digital video for the front-line educators and volunteers to better implement 4-H Science programs. The purpose of this contest is