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UT Extension > Robertson County > 4-H Teen Programming
 

4-H Teen Programming

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Contact:  Kathy Finley and Timmy Mann, Extension Agents
(615) 384-7936


Take your 4-H project to a competitive level - aspire for scholarships, trips,  achieving goals, learning the lifeskill of record keeping, and more - by completing a 4-H Portfolio.  Your portfolio will be a valuable and useful asset for teens applying for post-high school education, financial aid, and recognition. 

We are here to help you start your portfolio.  Your project work plus any leadership or citizenship activities you  have completed are included in the portfolio.  Click on this link to access the Tennessee 4-H webpage on Awards and Recognition​.  Guidelines and forms plus a powerpoint are available.
 
 
Teens in the 9th - 12th grades may attend either the spring or fall teen retreat, sponsored by the 4-H All Stars. The fall retreat will bevirtual.  In addition, any new All Star applications must be submitted by current Honor Club members in the 9th grade and up by October 19 to the county office.  Details will be available at the UT Extension Office or go to the Central Region All Star Facebook.   
 

 Contact Ms. Finley if you would like to be a Healthy Lifestyle Ambassador.....look for more information here about incentives and resources for 2020-21 participation. 

Current Healthy Lifestyle Ambassadors:  Allen Jones, Josie mcGrew, Addie Cooksey, Aubry Mays and Camdin Eller

 

Southern Region Teen Leader Conference - Virtual in 2020 - look for the 2021 in September next year.

 

 

 

Join other teens from across the south to network, develop leadership skills, and HAVE FUN!

Location:  Clyde York 4-H Center, Crossville, TN 

Open to 4-H members in grades 8 - 12 (as of January 1, 2021). Registration due "TBD" at the Robertson County Extension Office.  

Details at the SRTLC website. 

   

 Youth Leadership Robertson County     

Youth Leadership Robertson County provides teens from across the county the opportunity to develop community awareness, leadership and citizenship skills.  YL Robertson County is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce/REdI Initiative and UT Extension/4-H. 


Interested teens who will be in the 11th grade in 2020-21 may complete the application ​and turn it in at the Chamber of Commerce office on the square in Springfield.   Currently, plans for 20-21 Youth Leadership are on hold.

"Youth Leadership Robertson County helped me gain the necessary skills needed to be accepted into APSU's President Emerging Leaders' Program allowing growth opportunities which in turn can be brought back home to Robertson County."
    Jesse Brewer, Youth Leadership Robertson County Alumnus
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 4-H Health Rocks! is a drugs, alcohol, and tobacco program that teaches youth decision making skills, how to deal with stress and how to deal with peer pressure. Teens who are interested in teaching Health Rocks! lessons to 10-14 year old students, may contact Ms. Finley at kbfinley@utk.edu. Guidance counselors, health and physical education teachers will find the curriculum user-friendly and very flexible. Tennessee Teaching Standards have been applied to the lessons. 

 

 




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