2022 Rock County Bayer Award Local farmer, Alissa Grenawalt, Beloit, recently directed a $5,000 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to the Rock County 4-H Leaders Council. The Rock County 4-H Leaders Council will use the funds to enrich the educational opportunities for youth enrolled in meat animal projects. Grenawalt is currently a Rock […]
Winners for the Celebrate the Arts 4-H Art Contest Announced! The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the Celebrate the Arts 4-H Art Contest. The youth art was selected through a statewide contest that attracted more than 100 entries. The winners are: The following artists received honorable mention awards: The […]
Wisconsin 4-H and UW-Madison Division of Extension are excited to announce a new opportunity: the Summer Academy! This program is open to 4-H members in grades 7-10 and will be held from June 19-22 on the UW-Madison campus. Students will experience life in a residence hall while building lifelong friendships with others from across Wisconsin. […]
YQCA is available as an online program for youth everywhere in the United States. YQCA is also offered as an instructor-led training and as a test out certification. Contact the entity requiring your YQCA certification to see which is available in your state, or contact help@yqcaprogram.org. Learn more about each type of training here. Please contact YQCA […]
In January it is customary to set priorities for the new year AND a key aspect of the Juntos program is creating an educational plan. Juntos (pronounced “Who-n-toes”) means “Together” in Spanish. The Juntos program brings together cohorts of 8th-grade youth to support each other for three to five years as they enter high school […]
They’re here! The holidays! It is wonderful to hear about so many of our clubs celebrating their communities and their 4-H experiences in many different ways from parades to volunteering. We also had so much fun sharing cultural celebrations during the Jolly Jingle! 4-H gives us opportunities to celebrate ourselves and the people in our lives. […]
Wisconsin State Fair officials are pleased to announce that applications are now available for the 2023 Century and Sesquicentennial Farm and Home Award, a prestigious award given to families who have dedicated their life to Wisconsin farming for 100 or 150 years. To qualify for the award, families are required to provide proof of continuous family ownership […]
It’s time to enroll in Rock County 4-H! The new 4-H year starts October 1, 2022 and ends September 30, 2023. The deadline for re-enrolling 4-H Cloverbuds, Members and Volunteers is November 1, 2022. New 4-H Cloverbuds, Members and Volunteers are welcome to enroll anytime and it’s best to enroll by November 1, 2022, also. […]
Are you a 4-H Member in seventh grade or older (January 1, 2023) or a 4-H Volunteer? Plan to attend Fall Forum from November 4-6 at Hotel Mead, Wisconsin Rapids! Fall Forum is a fun, fast-paced, energetic opportunity for youth and adults to come together for education, team building and celebration! For more information, visit […]
Are you (or do you know someone) looking to develop their leadership skills and work with a great group of leaders? We have the perfect solution for you! We are looking for you to serve with the 2022-2023 Rock County 4-H Jr. and Sr. Leaders Council Officers’ Team. Here are the open positions. Jr. Council (4-H […]
This week was the official start to summer. It was a hot one and it was full of another kind of heat, ‘sparks’. In Positive Youth Development we talk about how sparks “give a young person a sense of direction and encourages goal setting.” June 21 was one of two Spark Days held by Division […]
The 2022 Rock County 4-H Music & Drama Festival will be held at the UW-Whitewater at Rock County Campus, 2909 Kellogg Ave., Janesville on Saturday, May 21. The Festival is open for youth enrolled in 4-H (grades K-13) to participate, so that means Cloverbuds can do it, too! Make sure you sign up with your […]
