4-H in the Panhandle |

4-H Chick Chain Project Coming to a Close

by Julie Pigott Dillard | Sep 13, 2019 | Animal Sciences

Since March, 4-Hers have watched their chicks grow day by day into pullets. Spanning six months, the 4-H Chick Chain project teaches youth how to care for growing chickens. They've learned all about nutrition, housing needs, and disease management along with...

Join the 2020 NW 4-H District Teen Retreat Planning Committee!

by Whitney Cherry | Sep 6, 2019 | 4-H Events and Activities, Citizenship and Leadership

The start of the new 4-H year means it’s time to start gearing up for the 2020 NW District Teen Retreat! All teens ages 13-18 as of September 1, 2019 are invited to be on the Planning Committee. Teen Retreat is a high-energy weekend of learning, skill building, and...

Remaining Calm as the Waters Churn

by Niki Crawson | Aug 30, 2019 | Family Communication, Health and Safety, Healthy Families

With the first real major storm of the 2019 hurricane season pressing down upon the entire state of Florida and the recent state of emergency declared on all 67 Florida counties by Governor DeSantis, it stands to reason that a lot of anxiety is spinning in the...

Welcome to the 2019-2020 4-H Year!

by Julie Pigott Dillard | Aug 23, 2019 | 4-H Events and Activities

August is an exciting time of year. Shopping for school supplies, meeting new teachers, seeing old friends, making new ones AND getting ready for the 2019-2020 4-H Year. Your 4-H agents and club leaders are ready to kick off the year with new clubs, returning clubs,...

Reap the Benefits of Becoming a 4-H Volunteer

by Niki Crawson | Aug 16, 2019 | Becoming a Volunteer, Volunteer Resources

The goal of 4-H is to teach youth essential life skills. In so doing, we find that we also equip them with marketable skills, a sense of belonging, and a sense of self-worth, each of which makes them more apt to be successful. However, besides the most obvious...

Control Those Germs Gathered from Going Back to School

by pmdavis | Aug 9, 2019 | 4-H Club Group Activities, 4-H Events and Activities, 4-H School Enrichment, Disease Prevention, Health and Safety, Healthy Families, Healthy Lifestyles

It’s hard to believe it is August already, with that we are getting ready to go back to school. Going back into the large group gathering requires a reminder to wash your hands often. You and your child will be around so many people and exposed to all kinds of germs....

4-H Summer Camps: A Great Vehicle For Youth Development

by Marcus Boston Jr. | Aug 2, 2019 | 4-H Events and Activities, 4-H Science, Camp, Day Camp, Environmental Sciences

Summertime is typically associated with summer vacations, sleeping late, fast foods, rainy days, hot afternoons, and one 4-H camp after the other. Some would argue that summer camps are simply an advanced “day care” program for parents to drop their kids off to...

Teaching Mindfulness to Children

by Allison Leo | Jul 26, 2019 | 4-H Club Group Activities, 4-H School Enrichment, Club Helps, Healthy Families, Healthy Lifestyles

Mindfulness is the act of creating awareness of your surroundings, emotions, and physical self in the present moment. It helps you connect to the world around you, while providing cognitive, social, and emotional benefits. Practicing mindfulness is not just for...

Happiness in a Hammock at Camp

by Rachel Pienta | Jul 19, 2019 | 4-H Events and Activities, 4-H Shooting Sports, Camp

Exploring New Activities with 4-H Club and Camp When Chase Weston arrived at a meeting of the Panacea 4-H Explorers Club for the first time, he was not sure he wanted to be there. Chase’s normal activities of choice included reading and playing video games. He rarely...

Breaking Norms and Building Youth through 4-H Camping

by Jena Gilmore | Jul 12, 2019 | 4-H Events and Activities, Camp, Citizenship and Leadership

4-H camp week is the sacred week of the summer that many youth look forward to every year. The 4-H residential camping program features a week-long, overnight stay at one of the various 4-H camps in Florida (Timpoochee, Cherry Lake, Cloverleaf) and is generally...