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Human Science Update – Let’s MOVEState Purchase Power 2011 It’s coming!! Our 2011 Purchase Power resources will be released next Friday – if you have youth interested in having a “judging” experience this consumer skill building program is for your 4-H youth! Consumer Judging originated as a program for youth who were interested in consumer purchasing and the decision making process in making those wise choices. So – like the other “judging” events this program offers a group of categories to study and then make decisions/rankings based established criterion. Get youth involved in consumer skill building this summer and culminate this learning at the Maryland State Fair Consumer Judging Contest. The topics this year are: Peanut Butter / Pots & Pans (focusing on different surfaces: cast iron, Farberware, Dupont finishes/etc. and how they can be used/cleaned, etc) Kitchen Utensils – will be the ID class/ Beach Towels and Dairy Products – your calcium connection.
If you have questions about the Purchase Power Program – How to Judge a Class/ Scoring/etc. we will have power point presentations that will be linked on our Human Science page with the class information. We had 5 counties participate last year – Carroll County has historically had a wonderful, strong, successful program – and even has a county contest – often as a part of their county fair – this would be an EXCELLENT opportunity for other county/city groups to participate in as a “practice” prior to the Maryland State Fair. Hone your consumer skills – check out the 2011 Purchase Power program – any questions contact Sandy corridon@umd.edu
State 4-H Communications Contest Again MANY thanks to the 21 of our 24 units for encouraging your 4-H youth to participate in this life skill building event! All of the ribbons and score sheets for the 2011 State Communications Contest have been sent to the youth who were unable to stay for the Presentation of Awards, and as mentioned before – the Final Program with Champions and Reserve Champions listed is available on the Human Sciences page of our website. Now is the time to continue to engage those young people to utilize their speaking skills at your county/city events and we’d welcome them at the Maryland State Fair – 4-H Presents on stage or as narrators for the State Fashion Revue.
New Booklet on Women’s Health Issues We are fortunate to have resources constantly offered to challenge us live a healthy lifestyle. Here is another such resource. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH), has as its vision statement, “All women and girls are healthier and have a better sense of well-being as a result of OWH efforts.” OWH has published a booklet entitled “A Lifetime of Good Health: Your Guide to Staying Healthy. This 67-page guide covers the full scope of women’s health from understanding risk factors, preventive screening tests and Immunizations, and Medicare-covered Preventative Services to heart attack and stroke warning signs, and diabetes. To download this booklet, please go to: http://www.womenshealth.gov/pub/pg.cfm For other information about women’s health, please visit http://www.womenshealth.gov Visit Girls Health - http://girlshealth.gov. Girlshealth.gov promotes healthy and positive behaviors in girls, giving them reliable and useful health information in a fun, easy-to-understand way. The website also provides information to parents and educators to help them teach girls about healthy living. Horsemanship Standards Monthly Learning LessonsThe Horsemanship Standards Monthly Learning Lessons for June, July, and August are now available at http://www.4hhorse.umd.edu/activities/Monthly%20Learning%20Lessons.html Below is a summary of the topics for each month. We hope that by sending out all three months ahead of time that this will help you to have resources when planning your summer meetings and trainings. June – Conformation Faults, Lameness, Blemishes, Gaits and Movement July – Bandaging (Stable Bandages, Shipping Bandages, Exercise Bandages, Boots, and Specialty Bandages) August – Horse Handling (Leading, Quick Release Knots, and Longeing) Local FTC Alliance Brings Home Division TitleThe Garrett County 4-H FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams returned from the FIRST World Championship in St. Louis, Missouri with more awards. After two days of qualifying matches, the 4-H Techno Clovers finished 4th in the Edison Division with a record of 6-1. They selected the Flaming Cup Noodles from Portland, Oregon and their sister team G-FORCE to be their alliance partners. The alliance won the first two games easily over the number one seed alliance. Then unfortunately they lost the next two very close rounds. The Techno, Noodles, and G-FORCE teams were awarded the Edison Division Finalist Award (2nd place in their division). G-FORCE was also nominated for the Connect Award for their outreach into the community. Team members will continue their community outreach working with robotics throughout the summer with SuGO events on the first Sunday of each month at GEARS in Accident, MD (http://sugo.gearsinc.org/). They will also be mentoring at the summer Technology Camps sponsored by the Garrett County Board of Education (http://cardinal.ga.k12.md.us/TechCamp/default.htm). Others will be involved in helping with robotic events at the county and state fairs. The teams would like to thank all the many individuals and business supporters that made this once-in-a-lifetime experience possible. While in St. Louis the families traveled to the top of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, but unfortunately the flooding canceled their Riverboat Tour on the Mississippi. The families were also invited to the National 4-H Council breakfast and had the opportunity to talk with Council members, Trustees and corporate sponsors. “This was a great opportunity for the youth and parents to share their excitement with corporate CEOs and 4-H trustees, and explain how being a part of this robotic team has helped them built team work, public speaking, and citizenship life skills along with hands-on science, technology, and engineering skills.” stated mentor Arlene Lantz. The team members would also like to thank their parents and team mentors who have worked with them each week to, “Make the Best Better.” The FTC teams would also like to congratulate the local NeXT GEN FLL team that was awarded 3rd place Strategies and Innovation Robot Award and the GaCo FRC team that was awarded the Inspiration and Engineering Award at the World Championship. Congratulations to all teams on an outstanding season!Maryland 4-H State Dairy Bowl contestSeven counties with seventy four contestants were well represented at the Maryland 4-H State Dairy Bowl contest held at the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland College Park on Saturday May 7th . Event staff volunteers included faculty, staff and students from the University of Maryland Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, and five USDA researchers and employees. This is a terrific networking opportunity for the contestants and a gateway to the University campus and programs. The contest began at 9:00am with teams competing in a double elimination bracket ranked according to their scores from the written exam. The students work very hard and show tremendous potential for leadership in the dairy industry. Please congratulate the following teams and individuals for their outstanding performance. Event staff remarked throughout the day how impressed they were with the knowledge that the contestants demonstrated. Junior Division: Top Individual – Written Exam 1) Ryan Allen – Frederick Team ranking 1) Frederick 2) Carroll 3) Anne Arundel 4) Kent 5) Anne Arundel/Harford combined team Top Ten Juniors: 1) Ryan Allen – Frederick 2) Marissa Roberts - Carroll 3) Dylan Hill – Kent 4) Robert Hahn – Frederick 5) Jill Allen – Frederick 6) Ethan Miller – Kent 7) Jordyn Griffin – Carroll 8) Paul Myers – Kent 9) Grace Hughes – Anne Arundel 10) Trinity Miller - Carroll Intermediate Division: Top Individual – Written Exam 1) Katelyn Allen - Frederick Team ranking 1) Frederick 2) Montgomery 3) Kent 4) Anne Arundel 5) Carroll 6) Cecil Top Ten Intermediates: 1) Katelyn Allen – Frederick 2) Curtis Gannon - Montgomery 3) Todd Allen – Frederick 4) Dustin Hahn – Frederick 5) Maura McCabe – Anne Arundel 6) Kyle Plummer – Kent 7) Shelby Iager – Frederick 8) Wyatt Kahler – Carroll 9) Cassie Plummer – Kent 10) RJ Baldwin - Kent Senior Division Top Individual – Written Exam 1) Shelby Hahn – Frederick Team ranking 1) Frederick 2) Carroll 3) Montgomery 4) Kent 5) Cecil 6) Harford Top Ten Seniors 1) Jonathan Wolf – Frederick 2) Derrick Zimmerman – Frederick 3) Andrew Nevin – Carroll 4) Joseph Coshun – Carroll 5) Shelby Hahn – Frederick 6) Elizabeth Davis – Cecil 7) Garret Buckmeier – Frederick 8) Dunchadhn Lyons - Montgomery 9) Rachel Zane – Cecil 10) Bryce Zimmerman - Frederick The top ten Senior individuals are eligible to compete in the 4-H State Dairy Bowl Buzz-off will be held on Saturday September 10th at the State 4-H office in College Park for the opportunity to represent Maryland at the National 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest in Louisville, KY. For more information, please visit: dairy.umd.edu and click on the 4-H Dairy link. MD State Fair Youth WorkersIt is that time again! The Maryland State Fair will be coming up and we are looking for 4-H youth who would like to work at the State Fair. Please advertise this opportunity to senior 4-Hers. Below are the needed application materials due back to Linda Garner by July 15th. 2011 MSF Youth Worker Application Maryland 4-H Livestock Round-Up Registration OpenThe 3rd annual Maryland 4-H Livestock Round-Up will be held July 5-7, 2011 at the Frederick County 4-H Camp and Activity Center, Frederick, Maryland for 4-H youth, ages 8-18.
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