Teen Leadership Opportunity: STARR Planning Committee Members

WANTED!
STARR Planning Committee Members

What is STARR? Statewide 4-H Teen Leadership event held the 3rd weekend of April in the Youth Building at the New York State Fair grounds.

Who are the Planning Committee Members? Teams of teens and adult partners from counties all over New York State.

Why? To plan and lead STARR event; keeping STARR fresh, interesting, and relevant for today’s teens.

Expectations? Attendance at planning retreats (fall and winter). YOU play a major role in the entire event, from flyers to T-shirts to actual programs focus.

Individual Responsibilities? Plan, prepare, and serve as group leader for round table sessions; script writing for assigned speaking roles; oversight of day-to-day events; be a role model for your peers; set-up and clean-up before, during and after event.

Time Commitment? Planning retreats (fall and winter); individual planning efforts prior to and during event; conference calls/ Web meetings / Electronic correspondence; overall involvement is about 25 – 30 additional hours of work outside of retreat events.

How do I Benefit by Being Involved? Make new friends; have fun while learning and developing life skills such as leadership, team work, cooperation, and self-reliance; build up your resume; the satisfaction of being a part of something great!

Find out more: http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/events/Pages/STARR.aspx or contact Martina Yngente, mey23@cornell.edu. Thank you!

4-H Agribusiness Career Conference

The 34th Annual New York State 4-H Agribusiness Career Conference will be held on October 28 and 29, 2010 at at SUNY Cobleskill and local agri-businesses. The conference is co-sponsored by NYS 4-H, the NYS Farm Bureau, and the State University at Cobleskill.

This career exploration conference is open to all youth ages 14 and over who wish to become more aware of opportunities with agriculture and also academic requirements for professional positions available in the various agri-business. It will feature mini-tours to farms and operations in the Cobleskill area as well as seminars, guest speakers and guided tours of the SUNY Cobleskill agriculture facilities.

Participants and chaperones will be staying at the Best Western Inn in Cobleskill, located at the eastern end of town on the north side of Route 7 (behind Burger King).

A participating fee of $85.00 per person (youth and adult) will include all overnight accommodations and meals. ( If a participant wishes to come for just one day, that is acceptable, but the cost of the program is the same.)

Registration (including fee) is due Monday, October 4, 2010.

Mini-Tour and Workshops
Speaking With a Vet
Guernsey Nursery (TreeFarm)
Sap Bush Hollow
Emanuel Horse Farm
Maple Hill Farm
Taravale Farm and Kennel
Sharon Springs Farm Equipment
Sweet Tree Farm
Milk Quality Lab
Schoharie Valley Farms

Campus Study Sessions
Agriculture Business
Plant Science
Bio-Energy Center
Aquaculture
Agriculture Engineering
Dairy Production
Livestock Studies/Meat Lab
Equine Studies & Thoroughbred Management

If you are interested in attending this trip, please contact the office for a registration form and more information.

2010 Statewide Cornell Cooperative Extension Volunteer Forum

This forum is for all CCE staff, volunteers, and teens (13+).

Conference Schedule
Friday, November 19, 2010
4:00– 6:30 pm: Check-in (dinner on your own)
7:00 pm: Welcome
4-H Showcase including 4-H Puppeteer Players Show, Make & Take Projects, Poster Session, Community Service, Mannequin Modeling, 4-H Public Presentations

Saturday, November 20, 2010
7:15 am: Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:30 am: Check-in
8:30 am: Workshops Begin. Morning and afternoon workshop sessions with 15 focus selections, including:

• 4-H Club Management
• Meaningful Fundraising & Community Service
• Public Presentations
• Science & Technology—Rockets & Wind Power
• Choose Health in your Club
• Working with Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Needs
• Master Gardener and Horticulture Projects
• and more...

12:30 pm: Luncheon Buffet & Volunteer Recognition
Featuring Keynote Speaker Eduardo González, Jr., Cornell Cooperative Extension Diversity Specialist
3:30 pm: Closing Session
4:00 pm: Adjournment


Program Fee (includes breakfast, breaks, luncheon, and workshops)
Friday - Saturday: $65*
Saturday Only: $50
(*Hotel reservations (845-338-0400) can be made at the 4-H rate of $89 per room)

Location
Holiday Inn, Kingston, NY
(located right off the NYS Thruway)

CONFERENCE SPONSORS: Cornell Cooperative Extension Southeast District 4-H Youth Development , NYS 4-H Foundation, Cornell University, and Monsanto

Congratulations to a local NY Farm Bureau Youth Scholarship Winner!

Andrew, from the Milk Dippers 4-H Club, won third place in the state in the NY Farm Bureau Youth Scholarship contest. Andrew first won at the district level and then wrote an essay on “If you had the power to change something in your community or on your farm what would you change and why?” to compete for state awards.

Congratulations Andrew!

Award Trip Scholarships Available

Regional Trips are a great way to build leadership skills and make friends across New York State and the country. Teens (youth age 13 and older) in Clinton County 4-H have the opportunity to participate in a number of these trips, with destinations from Syracuse to New York City!
Some of these trips are Award Trips; attendance is by invitation only. Award trips include the Capital Days, Washington DC, and NYC trips. Others are open to all 4‑Hers and CCE Clinton County offers scholarships to help you cover the trip’s expenses. You do not need to win a scholarship to attend these trips (including STARR, Career Explorations, and the Agribusiness Career Conference).

A 4-H Award Trip Scholarship covers most expenses of the trip. Each scholarship winner will be asked to contribute 25% or a minimum or $35 (nonrefundable) towards the overall cost of the trip (unless there are special family circumstances—please contact the Extension Office). You can only win one scholarship for a particular trip and will be eligible to attend each Award Trip only once during your 4‑H career. You can win only one scholarship per year.

Award Trips and Scholarships are recognition of excellent participation in 4-H and demonstrated success in the program. We are looking for those 4-Hers who strive to make the best better and exemplify the best in 4-H. Scholarships will be awarded based on the content and presentation of this application and the 4-H Portfolio. Completing an application does not guarantee winning a scholarship or award trip.

The application must be completed by the interested 4-Her and submitted to the Extension Office by June 1 at 4:30 PM. Please call the Extension Office if you have any questions.

For applications or more information about how to apply, visit our website.

4-H Baby Sitters Class

CCE Essex County will be offering a 4-H Baby Sitters class on April 12th from 11-3 PM and April 13th from 10-2 PM (it is a two-day class). You'll get to practice designing activities for children, learn how to organize your business, and learn CPR/first aid skills. This class is open to all youth ages 12 and older. 4-Hers can attend this class for free; those not enrolled in 4-H can attend for a $5 fee.

Registration is due to the Westport Office by April 2. For more information or to register, call 518-962-4810.

NYS 4-H Horse Program In-service

DATE: May 25, 2010 – Tuesday
TIME: 8:30 AM – Registration
PLACE: Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
REGISTRATION DUE: May 19, 2010
FEE: $20 per person (Breaks and Lunch will be provided), Parking Permit (an additional $8)

8:30 AM Registration

9:00 Opening Remarks – Jeannie Griffiths, Extension Horse Specialist, Cornell University

9:15 Welcome to the Department of Animal Science! - Dr. Larry Chase, Department Extension Leader, Cornell University

9:30-10:15 “Quadrille – Something New! – What is it?” Denise Parrotte - NYS 4-H Horse Program Drill and Parade Chair

10:45-11:15 “Horse Guts and Math” Jean Griffiths

11:15-12:00 “Playing with Horse Guts and Math” Jean Griffiths

12:00-1:00 LUNCH – “Munch and Mingle Time!”

1:00-1:45 “Share Time” - CCE Educators, staff, volunteers, leaders, and teen leaders are
all encouraged to bring an idea, a project, a program or something that you think would be
of interesting and you would like to share with the whole group. Bring items for a
“Show and Tell” concept - make copies to be handed out if appropriate. Please keep presentations to 2-3 minutes, due to time limitations. You will have time to give the basic
idea – people can search you out later for additional information if they wish to.

1:45-2:30 “Quadrille on foot” – See what Quadrille is supposed to look like. Denise Parrotte

2:45-3:30 “Learning to Ride Patterns…One step at a Time” – Spike Holmes, retired faculty member from Morrisville State College, Delphi, N.Y.

3:30-4:15 “Putting it All Together” – Spike Holmes

Potential New 4-H Activities for 4-Hers in Middle and High School

I would love to have 4-H activities specifically for older members (those in middle or high school) but I just can't seem to figure out the best way to make that happen. So, I need your help! Here's your chance to design your own program--you know what you want a lot better than I do anyway :). Please follow this link to complete a quick survey--it shouldn't take too much time to do.

Thank you! I look forward to your responses!

Clinton County Canine Club Fay S. Kolz Memorial Scholarship Fund

The perpetual Fay S. Kolz Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by the Clinton County Canine Club and Mr. Kevin Kolz in honor of his wife, Fay Kolz, a founding member of and former President of the Club.

The Fund, administered by the Club, encourages through a substantial financial award, the study of animal science at a two or four year accredited professional school. The scholarship award will be no more than $600, paid in two installments.

Rules For Scholarship Award Application
Any Clinton County resident may apply. Residents of other counties may apply when they, their parents, or spouse, are members of the Clinton County Canine Club.

Recipients must be attending or planning to attend a two or four year accredited program related to the field of animal science.

Applicants must send:
A letter of application with the description of their extracurricular activities (i.e. sports, clubs, participation in the 4-H organization, etc.)
A letter of reference.
Transcript of grades from their current school, and/or a copy of the letter of acceptance from the school they will be attending.

The application should be sent to: Clinton County Canine Club Scholarship Committee PO Box 101Plattsburgh, NY 12901

The last day for application is March 15 of the current year.

The scholarship winner will be determined by the Scholarship Committee. The Scholarship Committee consists of three club members and an alternate. The Committee will select the award recipient and an alternate, and notify both in writing on its decision.

The award recipient will receive the first payment after a successful completion of the first semester and registration for the second semester; the second payment after completion of the third semester and registration for the fourth semester. The transcript of semester grades and proof of registration must be sent to the Committee.

For more information visit the Canine Club's website

Cornell University Summer College Programs for High School Students

Cornell's Summer College, now in its forty-ninth year, is one of the nation's longest running and most highly regarded pre-college academic programs. It brings more than 800 academically talented high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from around the world to Cornell each summer for three- and six-week programs.

Summer College students have the unparalleled opportunity to:
experience what it's like to live and learn at a great Ivy League university,
take real university courses,
work closely with Cornell's world-renowned faculty,
earn three to six college credits,
explore majors and career options,
get a jump on successful college applications,
make friends from around the world--and much, much more.

Many former Summer Collegians apply to Cornell, and each year a significant number of these students are members of the entering class.

This year's application deadline for most programs is April 30. Students can connect with other Summer College fans through the Facebook link on their home page and can reach them directly at summer_college@cornell.edu or 607.255.6203.

STARR 2010

When: April 16-18
Where: The Youth Building, New York State Fair Grounds, Syracuse
Who: Teens age 13-19 and their chaperones who are interested in meeting other teens from across New York and are interested in improving their leadership skills, learning more about youth community action, and bringing it back home.
How much: The cost of this year's STARR is $75 which includes lodging, meals, workshop supplies, and more.
Registration: A registration packet will be available as of March 1.

Workshops will have a cap on how many can participate, once that workshop has reached it's maximum it will be closed and no longer available.

More information to follow soon, please check the website.

This year is going to be really exciting, the STARR Planning Committee are putting together some great workshops and have come up with some really neat ideas that they think everyone will really enjoy.

March Dog Madness

March Dog Madness (MDM), an annual NYS 4-H Dog Leader Training Program, will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Cornell. Please share the news!

Registration forms will be downloadable from the department of Animal Science website http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/

Click on Extension/4-H Youth Programs, then click on Dogs – OR- go straight to the events calendar link. You will see March Dog Madness there.

The theme in 2010 is CANINE-GLOBAL IMPACT! Come learn, practice skills and contribute to the global impact. We’re STILL GREEN, so remember to bring your own travel mug, pen/pencil and reusable bag to bring home goodies. In addition, network and take home more teaching tools than you ever imagined! 4-H teens and adult leaders throughout New York State will increase their knowledge about turning a passion for dogs into a life-long learning experience.

Each participant will have a chance to pre-select (2) different workshops from a menu of topics. Dr. Janet Scarlett, Director of the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University’s Veterinary School and Ms. Kelley Bollen, Animal Behaviorist Consultant, will address current services available at Cornell’s Companion Animal Hospital.

This annual conference is an opportunity to bring adult and teen volunteers together with community experts to increase knowledge and awareness of the value of science based information on local CCE/4-H dog training programs. Instructors include university, extension and industry representatives.

Workshop menu topics include: (Working with Shy and Timid Dogs, Drill Teams – How to Organize One, Canine Conditioning and Sport Injury Prevention, Reading Dog Body Language, How to Conduct a Canine Good Citizens Test, A Model Canine Life Skills Course, Youth Development in the 4-H Dog Program along with Teaching Agility Skills and What is Flyball?)

Everyone will have an opportunity to ask questions during the keynote presentation with Vet School professionals and our closing panel of Breed Rescue representatives.

Registrations are due March 12. Space is limited to the first 100 people who register. $15/person covers workshop materials and lunch. Pre-registrations must be received with payment or a commitment to charge a county account must be specified. Each concurrent workshop is limited to 20 participants.

Agenda items for the spring NYS 4-H Dog advisory committee meeting (immediately following MDM) are also required in writing by March 12th. Please send those to Dana Palmer dlp10@cornell.edu or Advisory Committee Chair, Kathi Chambliss chamblisk@aol.com

Need directions to Ithaca? Go to http://www.visitithaca.com/ for area travel and tourism information.
Need a Cornell Campus Map? Got to: www.cornell.edu/maps

Brief MDM Schedule
9:15am – Check-in Lobby of Morrison Hall
9:45am – Opening Remarks
10:00am – Session 1 (5 concurrent workshops) – see registration form for topic choices.
11:00am – General Session with Dr. Janet Scarlett and/or Ms. Kelley Bollen of Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program http://www.sheltermedicine.vet.cornell.edu/
11:45am – Session 2 (5 concurrent workshops) – see registration form for topic choices.
12:45pm – Lunch – Mix and mingle, share impact stories
1:30pm – Resource Room/Lending Library Open
2:00pm - Closing Rescue Panel with Greyhound Network, Genesee Region Newfoundland Rescue, Tompkins SPCA and Hum Hollow Hospice
3:00pm – Evaluation & Pick Up Treats
NYS 4-H Dog Spring Advisory Committee Meeting Immediately following MDM
4:30 Head for Home