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Oregon 4-H Newsletter
For September 2006
Greeting From the State Program Leader
Positive Youth Development Requires Attention to Context
Recent conversations among youth development professionals have focused on the importance of context in helping young people grow and develop in positive ways. By context, they are referring to the environment in which growth occurs. When youth organizations design programs for young people, they have the opportunity to purposefully shape the context into which young people are immersed. Programs that place an emphasis on creating environments or contexts that support positive youth development are termed high context programs. Conversely, those that focus less on the environment or context are said to be low context programs. But what does all that mean for 4-H?
With some variation, most people would agree that 4-H can help young people learn both content and life skills while helping them meet key developmental needs. Young people can learn content and life skills in both low context and high context programs. But positive youth development requires attention to context. Research suggests that youth development occurs in contexts that provide opportunities for belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.
As we look at the broad array of delivery methods used by 4-H, ranging from project and community clubs to school enrichment, camping, mentoring, and others, which would you label as high context programs? Which would you categorize as being low context? Is there a way that low context programs can be enhanced by building in opportunities for belonging, mastery, independence and generosity?
A new assessment tool for measuring how well 4-H programs incorporate the essential elements of belonging, mastery, independence and generosity can be found at http://4htools.cals.arizona.edu/consent_form.cfm
Rest assured, there is plenty of room in 4-H for both high and low context programs. But it is important to remember that positive youth development doesn't just happen. It requires meticulous attention to the environment in which young people learn and grow.
~ Roger Rennekamp
Calendar
(click "Calendar" to go to State 4-H Calendar)
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Ag in the Classroom
September 2006 Calendar Picture
New 2006-07 Calendar
Megan
N. " Grade 6, Home School " Teacher: Diane Noble
September 2006 Calendar Picture
Join us on Sunday, August 27, at 1:30 pm in the Jackman-Long
Building on the Oregon State Fairgrounds to honor the students selected
for the 2006-07 calendar. The new calendar artwork and 40 Honorable Mentions
will be on display in the Jackman-Long building during the fair.
The next time you are on campus, plan to pick up a box of calendars for
distribution in your county.
You will find daily agricultural facts with student artwork on our website
at http://AITC.oregonstate.edu. The following are a few September 2006
Calendar Facts:
" September is National Honey Month and National Potato Month.
" Germans eat twice as many potatoes as Americans.
" There are over 38,000 mushroom varieties.
" In 1892, the first gasoline tractor was built by John Froelich.
" There are about 600 kernels on each ear of corn.
Join us for our 6th Annual Fall Harvest Dinner - Saturday October 14th,
2006
Mark your calendar for this year's dinner and auction benefiting Oregon
Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation. Enjoy a wonderful meal, fellowship
and the chance to support the AITC mission to help children grow in their
knowledge of agriculture, the environment and natural resources for the
benefit of Oregonians today and in the future. Social hour begins at 5:30
p.m. dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. and the auction begins at 7:45 p.m.
Tami Kerr, Program Director
(541) 737-8629
Cathy McClaughry, Program Assistant
(541) 737-1318 http://AITC.oregonstate.edu
Animal Science
2006 State Livestock Judging Contest Results
The state Livestock Judging contest was held on Saturday, July 8 at the
Linn County Fairgrounds. Complete results have been sent to the counties
who participated.
Senior division
Teams:
1. Benton (David Baglien, Jordan Baumgartner, John Baglien)
2. Malheur (Elisa Eiguren, Drew Cruickshank, Rena Berrett)
3. Polk (Madi McGuire, Brennan Burbank, Meghan Keck)
4. Union ( Hannah Delcurto, Katie Moore, Madeline Moore)
5. Marion (Shelby Armstrong, Shelah Bonnesen, John Black)
Individuals:
1. David Baglien, Benton
2. Elisa Eiguren, Malheur
3. Jordan Baumgartner, Benton
4. Karissa Shurr, Jackson
5. John Baglien, Benton
6. Madi McGuire, Polk
7. Drew Cruickshank, Malheur
8. Rena Berrett, Malheur
9. Brennan Burbank, Polk
10. Cari Jo Berrett, Malheur
Intermediate division
Teams:
1. Jackson (Kayla Roberts, Jake Warntjes, Taylor Mefford)
2. Benton (Kiah Gourley, Peter Baglien, Mary Noble)
3. Union (Mariah Murchison, Grant Parker, Scott Delcurto)
4. Marion (Rebekah Sapp, Stephanie Bonnesen, Roslyn Albee)
5. Clackamas (Michelle Janik, Hannah Kammeter, Shelbie Carmony)
Individuals:
1. Kayla Roberts, Jackson
2. Jake Warntjes, Jackson
3. Kiah Gourley, Benton
4. Taylor Mefford, Jackson
5. Peter Baglien, Benton
6. Anne Marie Eiguren, Malheur
7. Rebekah Sapp, Marion
8. Michelle Janik, Clackamas
9. Mariah Murchison, Union
10. Grant Parker, Union
~ Vicki Avery
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Audio Visual/Publications
The 2006 annual publication orders are due August 1, 2006, and should be submitted to puborders@oregonstate.edu. If you have questions or need another order form, please contact me at helen.pease@oregonstate.edu.
~ Helen Pease
Camp
ACA—Oregon Trail’s
Fall Education Event & Annual Meeting
Featuring Bob Ditter
Thursday, November 16, 2006
9:30am — 4:30pm
Red Lion Inn
Salem, OR
ACA – Oregon Trail is excited to present Bob Ditter, M.ED., LCSW, a well known trainer and educator in the field of organized camping and youth development. Bob will be sharing his insights with us on two different topics during this training:
- If Only I Had a Brain—Brain Development & Camp
- In Your Facecom—Implications of the Internet for Camp
Fee: $35 per person
Fee includes light snacks, coffee, and tea in the morning, as well lunch.
Camp directors, program directors, camp staff and other professionals
in youth
development will benefit from this training.
Anyone is welcome to register;
ACA membership is not required.
Registration forms and additional information will be available mid-September.
Please contact Katie Johnson if you have additional questions about this
event at
kjohnson@portlandcampfire.org
~ Virginia Bourdeau
Community Youth Action
4-H Coastal Futures
This summer and fall, youth and adults on the Oregon Coast are participating in a special community youth action program called "4-H Coastal Futures." The 2-day, 12 hour program helps youth and adults develop skills in working together to plan and conduct a community forum. Following the training, youth and adult teams work with other community members to host a forum.
The topic for the community forums is the Future of Youth on the Oregon Coast. Teams are provided with an issues book and moderator's guide about the situation of youth on the Oregon coast. These materials are used during the forum to help the audience better understand the unique situation faced by many youth in Oregon's rural coastal communities. Following the forum, local teams can apply for $2,000 grants to help fund a community action project based on what was learned at the forum.
The first training was held August 4 and 5 in Gold Beach with teams from Coos and Curry Counties. Youth and adult participants were excited by what they learned at the training and ready to return to their communities to plan a community forum. In the words of one youth participant: "I want my community to come together, and I want to make a difference! I haven't been this pumped in a while, so I am pretty excited!"
The 4-H Coastal Futures Project is funded in part through a grant from
National 4-H Council and the United States Department of Agriculture.
The program is presented in partnership with Oregon Sea Grant and local
community-based partners. Trainings are scheduled this fall for Nestucca
and Newport. We are still looking for one more coastal community (under
population 10,000) for the project. If you are interested in participating
in the project, please contact Mary Arnold at (541) 737-1315.
Curry County Team:
Charr Moses, Melissa Moses, Doug Hart, Greg Christensen, Dee Dee Christensen
Coos County Team:
Danielle Crockett, Rhonda Wiley, Katelyn Wiley, Heather Wiley, Elissa
Wells, Rachelle Crockett
~ Mary Arnold
Natural Science
Rosa Raindrop's Water Cycle Board Game
If you do any education programs on water quality or the water cycle you'll want to order some copies of the Rosa Raindrop Water Cycle Game (4H 3804) when you are making your publication orders. Youth and adults both enjoy this educational game.
The full color game board takes learners- who become water droplets - on a journey through the water cycle beginning and ending their journey in the ocean. The droplets may "Escape to the atmosphere through transpiration. Move ahead 2 spaces." Or they "are absorbed by a cattail plant. Miss one turn." Or perhaps they are "on the foot of a duck when it flies upstream. Go back 3 spaces." Because the game is a cycle "droplets" may go around as many times as they like and there are no winners or losers.
~ Virginia Bourdeau
Oregon Outreach
Intercultural Communication
This month's intercultural communication tips are taken from Cross-Cultural Dialogues by Craig Storti. Craig summarizes the main points of his book in seven pieces of practical advice for situations when we interact with those from other cultures. He points out that while we "know" others can be different, we often "behave" as though everyone is the same. His advice seeks to keep us mindful of cultural differences. Below are two of the seven lessons taken directly from his book.
1. "Don't assume sameness. We all do it all the time, of course. Indeed, we have to or it would be hard to function in the world. Nevertheless, when you go abroad or meet people from abroad, try to entertain the notion that they might be very different from you. If it turns out they aren't, all the better; and if it turns out they are, score one for your side."
2. "What you think of as normal or human behavior may only be cultural. A lot of behavior is universal, of course, and doesn't differ from country to country. But not all. Before you project your norms onto the human race, consider that you might be wrong."
~ Beverly Hobbs
Outdoor
Upcoming Events Reminder:
Registration forms are, or will be, on the State 4-H web
site.
Watersheds Connect Us All: Making Connections Through Education. Tools
for Teaching about Natural Resources. Sept 21- 22, lodging available Sept.
20. At the Oregon 4-H Center, Salem. Cost & Deadlines: First 25 to
register at no charge through Sept. 1, Sept 1-8 @ $75.00/person.
This professional development opportunity is particularly appropriate
for Latino outreach in natural resources, Title III staff and those who
work in afterschool and outdoor school settings.
Oregon 4-H Forestry Field Day and State 4-H Forestry Contest. September
30. Oregon 4-H Center, Salem. Cost; $4.00. Optional Lodging Sept 29 or
30 available at $14.50 /person/night. Deadline: September 15
This family event involves youth in learning and demonstrating skills
in Tree Identification, Tree Measurement, Compass and Pacing, Topographic
Maps and a written Forestry Exam. Self-study materials for all events
are posted on the State 4-H Office website at http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu.
Select Printed Materials on the left and scroll down to the Forestry section.
Registration
Form (click here)
4-H Master Shooting Sports Leader's Workshop. October 28-29. Grant County.
Cost: varies, please refer to the registration form. Deadline: October
6. Registration
form (click here)
~ Virginia Bourdeau
Recognition
State Fair 4-H Scholarship interviews were held August 19,
2006 at the State Fairgrounds.
This year's scholarship finalists were:
- Kelsey Ferguson, Washington County
- Alyssa Kershaw, Tillamook County
- Ashley McDonald, Washington County
- Jennifer Mosier, Lane County
- Janell Rice, Benton County
- Kyle Steinkamp, Clackamas County
- Becca Tischler, Washington County
The scholarship winners will be announced at the 4-H awards program held at State Fair on Labor Day weekend. Please join me in congratulating these outstanding individuals who have demonstrated extensive participation at both County and State Fair!
~ Helen Pease
County Medal Orders!
It's that tim of year to start thinking about ordering County Medals.
Please refer to 
http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/programs/recognition/County_Medal_Order_Form.pdf
for the most current version of the 4-H County Medals Report and Order
Form. Older order forms from the Recognition Handbook are out of date
and do not reflect the medals that are currently available. Order forms
should be submitted to Helen Pease in the State 4-H office, via fax or
snail mail, at least 3 weeks before your county recognition event. Thanks!
~ Helen Pease
Shooting Sports
Pacific
Northwest 4-H Shooting Sports Championships in Washington State
State Fair
Before Coming to State Fair
We have been getting a few last minute questions before State Fair, so we will try to clear up those questions.
Are there county groupings for the Food Prep Contest, Mini-Meal Contest, Presentations and Fashion Revue?
No. In an effort to accommodate the 4-H families coming to State Fair and their busy schedules, we have opened the schedule to everyone on all days that the contests are held. Horse Presentations on August 19, August 25-27, August 30 & 31, September 1-3 for the other contests. We hope that everyone can come close to getting their first choice of date and time. Some days fill early, but we will do our best to accommodate requests. Please call us with cancellations so someone else can use the time slot.
What needs to be checked on an exhibit before coming to State Fair?
All exhibits must have an exhibit tag with the 4-H member's name, county, grade, class number and project phase or unit. It is very helpful to the volunteers, staff and fair visitors if each county will write/stamp the "county name" in a big, bold, colored print/marker so everyone can see the county. Others highlight the county name with the same color on every exhibit tag. This allows everyone to see the county name from a distance while on display and when collecting them to return home, they have the best chance to get on the right table to reach your county again.
Some projects require special elements. Food exhibits need to have a
recipe, Clothing/Sewing, the special clothing information card and BIG
BOLD NAMES (see page 21: http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/resources/secured/StateFairHandbook2006.pdf
) and many exhibits require Explanation Cards that go with the exhibit.
Requirements for every project area may be found by referring to the State
Fair Book on the website at: http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/programs/events/state%20fair/fair%20book%202006/EntireFairBook.pdf
or on the State Fair Exhibit Check List found at: http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/programs/events/state%20fair/ExhibitCheckList2006.pdf
Who can be a clerk and how can one apply to volunteer for clerking in the Exhibit Building?
We welcome 4-H leaders, parents and older 4-H members (10-12th grades) to join us on Tuesday, August 22 at 9:00 am to clerk or assist with the Judging Day. Lunch will be provided on that day. An Oregon State Fair gate pass will also be given to every volunteer who donates a day of time helping us with taking exhibits, clerking or displaying exhibits. Please contact Mona Easley with names of volunteers from your county who plan to attend, so we have a nametag for them and that becomes the lunch ticket. Application available at: http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/resources/pdf/statefairclerkapplication06.pdf
How are contest participants entered and scheduled?
The Food Prep Contest, Mini-Meal Contest, Presentations, Fashion Revue
and Home Ec Judging Contest participants must all be entered by the county
with the other electronic DMS entries that are emailed to fair on August
18. For scheduling a date and time for each participant, the county sends
those requests electronically by using these two contest websites:
http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/resources/secured/UsingFairContestsDatabase.pdf
http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/resources/staffuse.htm
The first is the directions for using the electronic form. The second
website is an electronic form for each participant's name, address, contest
and requested dates. Requests may be sent individually or as a group from
the county. A date and time as assigned on a first come first served basis
and a post card is mailed to the 4-H member and the same information is
sent to the county office.
How are Teen Staff members selected for the State Fair?
Teens in grades 10-12 need to complete the Teen Staff Application Form
found at this website:
http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/resources/pdf/StateFairTeenStaffApplication06.pdf
Take the completed form to the county Extension office for a letter of
recommendation from the agent or staff member and send/fax it to Mona
Easley by August 1. (If someone misses the deadline, but really wants
to help as Teen Staff, applications can still be submitted until August12,
unless we have way too many applicants).
How can the exhibit receiving and release days be streamlined?
Use the State Fair Exhibit Check List before leaving the county, so exhibits meet the requirements when they arrive, come to Salem as early in the day as possible, to beat the rush at the end of the day. Distant counties, who have no choice but to drive a long hard day, arrive late in the day and there is a large crowd. Bring a hard copy of the exhibit entry list so you may check off as exhibits arrive and are pickup up. This prevents misplaced exhibits. Please also bring a printed copy of the county State Fair Entries and the Exhibitor List to leave at the Exhibit Building office so the staff, volunteers and judges may refer to them during State Fair.
What is the procedure for picking up the exhibits when they are released on Tuesday, September 5, 2006?
If your county person arrives in Salem on Monday, September 4, the staff
and other volunteers welcome help in taking down exhibits at 10:00 pm
when the fair closes for an hour or two and then resume the work in the
early morning. When all exhibits are at the point that they can be conveniently
picked up by the counties, the back door of the Exhibit Building will
be opened and vehicles may be loaded.
NO EXHIBITS WILL BE RELEASED BEFORE THIS TIME AND THEY MAY NOT
BE CARRIED TO VEHICLES THAT ARE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT!! EXHIBITS WILL
NOT BE RELEASED TO INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILY MEMBERS OF EXHIBITORS, ONLY TO
THE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS PICKING UP ALL THE EXHIBITS. Please use
a list to be sure all the exhibits from your county have been loaded so
exhibits are not left at fair. It is very disappointing to the members
to not get their exhibit back after fair. If you arrive early before the
door has been opened for vehicles, park in the line and then come in and
help take down exhibits.
What do we still need for State Fair this year?
We still have a big need for more clerks on Judging Day Tuesday, August 22 at 9:00 am. We still need Teen Staff to assist with contests that will take place almost every day at fair.
We need strong older youth or leaders to assist with the larger display set-up on Thursday, August 24 and display take-down on September 5. We have hourly pay available for people who are available to do this work.
Who to call for more information or questions about 4-H State Fair.
A question before the event always saves problems once fair starts. Call
or email:
Shirley Watson - Horse Show (503-829-9774 or email: sawats@molalla.net)
Vicki Avery - Dog, Livestock and Small Animal Shows (541-737-6201
or email:
victoria.avery@oregonstate.edu
Mona Easley - Exhibit Building Static Exhibits and Contests (541-737-1327
or email at
mona.easley@oregonstate.edu
Oregon State Fair 2006 here we come!!
~ Mona Easley
Supplies we still need for 4-H State Fair:
We are in need of two screens for use in the Presentation areas during State Fair for PowerPoint presentations. If you know of someone who would let us borrow them during fair, we will return them at the end of fair.
~ Mona Easley
