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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 2008 Tennessee 4-H Technology Camp a Success UPCOMING EVENTS July 21-25
July 29-August 3
August 7
August 13
August 15
August 15
August 15-16
August 18-23
September 4-7
September 5-14
September 5-14
September 6
September 13
September 13
September 14-18
September 20
September 20-28
September 26-27
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/08-index.htm 2008 TENNESSEE 4-H TECHNOLOGY CAMP A SUCCESS The 8th annual Tennessee 4-H Tech Camp was held at Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia, June 30-July 3. 33 campers from across the state attended this year’s camp. Campers attended classes on digital photography, creating and editing digital videos, global positioning systems and rocketry. Classes were taught by specialists, agents and volunteers; they were assisted by three conference assistants. We ended the week with the first ever Technology Camp Video Awards. Awards were given in best editing, best screenplay and best picture. All of the teams created some very interesting and entertaining videos. You can view all of the videos the youth created at http://rc4-h.blogspot.com/ Martin Koon BEEF EXPO RESULTS ARE POSTED ONLINE The 2008 Beef Expo results are available online. You can access the information at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/beef/expo_results.htm. Emily Tipton COMMUNICATION KALEIDOSCOPE ACTIVITY PROVIDES LEADERSHIP SKILL TRAINING I wanted to take the opportunity to share with you another leadership activity that you can use with your 4-H members. This activity is entitled Communication Kaleidoscope. There are three parts to this activity. The first part is a Power Point presentation complete with presenter notes, ideas and additional resources. The Power Point can be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/CommunicationKaleidoscope.ppt. The second part to this activity is a handout entitled “Communication Style Inventory.” It can be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/CommunicationStyleInventory.pdf. The third part is the “Communication Kaleidoscope” handout which details all of the communication colors. It can be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/CommunicationKaleidoscope.pdf. Effective and meaningful communication is essential to leadership. The purpose of this activity is to help participants identify the four major communication styles, understand their personal communication style preferences, and learn how to communicate with others... especially those who have different communication styles. As a result of this activity, 4-H’ers will be better able to answer the following communications life skills questions:
This activity was specifically designed for advanced level 4-H members. It works well for adult-level training as well. I hope you find the activity useful. If you have any questions, ideas or suggestions, please contact me at lbelew@utk.edu or 865-974-7239. Lori Belew CONSUMER DECISION MAKING DATE CORRECTION FOR WESTERN REGION Many of you are working with your senior high youth, preparing them for the upcoming Consumer Decision Making Contest. Just as a reminder, additional information about this contest can be found by visiting the Consumer Decision Making Web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/central/4h/judge/cdm.htm. The updated dates for the contest are:
If you have questions about this contest, contact any committee member or program leader in your region for more information. Justin Crowe FORMER 4-H CONGRESS GOVERNOR NAMED NATIONAL FBLA PRESIDENT Congratulations to Joseph Riley, a 4-H member from McMinn County and the 2008 Tennessee 4-H Congress Governor. Joseph was elected by 7,000 of his peers as the National President of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) at the National Leadership Conference held June 26-29 in Atlanta. FBLA is an education association with a quarter million students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. The National Leadership Conference is an annual event with thousands of FBLA members competing in leadership events, attending leadership workshops and competing for scholarships. We know the skills Joseph has gained through 4-H will enable him to be successful in this new leadership role. We wish him much success as he leads this national organization. Lori Belew FREE FCC DIGITAL TV KITS: PLEASE ACCEPT SHIPMENTS Many of you requested Federal Communications Commission (FCC) digital television transition kits to use at your local fairs and community events. However, our FCC liaison has informed us that many of the shipments are being returned. There have been an overwhelming number of returns, and we have not yet determined the reason for this. Janet Allen HAMPSHIRE FLEECE TAKES TOP AWARD AT STATE SHEEP EXPO A Hampshire fleece won the grand champion award at the 2008 State Junior Sheep Exposition. Emily Hatmaker from Meigs County exhibited the fleece in this year’s show. This fleece had recently been named top Hampshire fleece at the 2008 All American Junior Sheep Show held in Missouri recently. In addition to a champion rosette, Emily was presented with an embroidered bag chair presented by Far Out Farms of Cornersville, Tennessee. The reserve champion fleece was an Oxford fleece exhibited by Megan Shedden from Knox County. A total of 44 fleeces were exhibited by 27 4-H members from 15 different counties.
Prize money for this event is sponsored by the Tennessee Sheep Producers Association. Ricky Skillington ROUNDUP PRESS RELEASE FOR YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER The 4-H Youth Development Department has created a press release for you to use in your local newspaper to highlight your county delegates’ trip to State 4-H Roundup. The press release is a general overview of the purpose of Roundup and the activities and events the delegates will participate in next week and can be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/RoundupPressRelease.doc. Please read the document carefully as blank spaces have been provided, such as county and delegate names, in order to personalize the press release to better reflect your county delegation's experiences. This is a Word document. Simply, delete the lines and type in the appropriate names. Please note, if you have delegates that win in their respective projects, are elected to a State Council office or are initiated into Vol State, you are encouraged to expand the next to the last paragraph to announce those accomplishments. Lori Belew SOUTHERN REGION TEEN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING Please note that the deadline for Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference (SRTLC) registration is open until 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, August 8, 2008. This is an outstanding conference open to senior high youth in your county. Individuals or county teams who are interested in teaching a workshop or funshop may submit their proposal online at www.srtlc.com/rfp.htm. For more information on this conference, please visit ww.srtlc.com. Justin Crowe THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The second mouse gets the cheese.
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