4-H Clover Chronicle

January has been all about project achievement and public speaking preparation! We are very excited to see what our 4th and 5th graders have prepared for the classroom presentations! Our South Jackson 5th graders explored electricity and simple circuits in December by making LED flashlights.

FIRST LEGO League team #62743 Clover Creators attended their Super-Regional at Grayson High School in Loganville on January 10th. Though they did not advance further they learned a lot and had tons of fun!

For their January meeting our Cooking Club chefs visited the Renaissance period with a German apple cheese pie, Tudor Strawberry Tart, and Clarea of Water. Our February meeting will be a theme of African recipes.

Our archery team had fun at the Indoor Match held at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry on January 17th. Congratulations to Ella Grace Gipson for placing 2nd in Junior Compound Female and to Gavin Gipson for placing 2nd in Senior Compound Male! The competition was attended by more than 700 youth from across Georgia.

Any 6th graders interested in attending Project Achievement on March 6th-8th at Rock Eagle?

This opportunity is an overnight event and a chance to experience Jr./Sr. DPA and even better: it's free of charge.

If interested select a competition category and complete the form below, don't let this opportunity slip you by!

Deadline of February 9th to respond.

If you have any questions please contact the 4-H office.

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Sign-ups for Wildlife Judging are underway.

The contest schedule is a little different this year than it has been in the past. Junior competitors (4th – 8th grade) will compete at an area contest on April 17th at Wahsega 4-H Center. Senior (9th-12th grade) competitors will compete at the area contest and the state contest on May 4th at Rock Eagle. The area contests will not have the oral defense part of the competition.

The Jackson County team will practice on Thursdays starting February 12th at 4:30 PM at the 4-H Office.

Wildlife Judging is an incredible opportunity to learn about more than 20 species of wildlife native to Georgia, their habitat needs, and how to manage them. Competitors learn how to identify wildlife by sight, sound, tracks, and remains.

Registration is here: https://forms.gle/2QMTtjXTARVpUgGg9

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If you have an interest in board games and Dungeons & Dragons, the Game Guild is the club for you!

Participants will have to opportunity to create characters and play D&D campaigns. We will explore a variety of other board games to explore concepts of teamwork, communication, and creativity. Our first meeting is February 13th 4:30 -6:00 PM at the 4-H Office.

It is $35 per person to cover game supplies and food.

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$500 Cloverleaf Camp at Rock Eagle – June 8th – 12th – Open to all 4th - 6th graders (Includes transportation to and from camp)
Full - Waitlist Started$500 Marine Exploration Camp at Camp Burton 4-H Center June 15th – 19th – Open to all 6th – 8th graders (only two spots available – register asap) (Campers may ride to camp with other county attending MEC)

– Includes the cost of a Savannah River dinner cruise, trolley transportation to and from River Street, shark dissection, all camp activities, and a swim shirt.

– Transportation will be provided to all activities during the week of Marine Exploration Camp and is included in the camp cost.

$500 Adventure Quest Camp at Forston 4-H Center June 29th – July 3rd – Open to all 6th – 8th graders (only 8 spots available – register asap) (Includes transportation to and from camp)

– Includes the cost of a trip to Georgia Aquarium, dinner and drone show at Stone Mountain Park, a trip to Spivey Splash Water Park, all camp activities, and a t-shirt.

– Transportation will be provided to all activities during the week of Adventure Quest Camp and is included in the camp cost.

Full - Waitlist Started$500 Wilderness Challenge Camp at Wahsega 4-H Center July 13th – 17th – Open to all 6th – 8th graders (only 2 spots available – register asap)

– Includes the cost of a whitewater rafting trip, all camp activities, and a t-shirt.

– Transportation will be provided to the rafting trip during the week of Wilderness Challenge Camp and is included in the camp cost.

$500 Senior Extreme Camp at Rock Eagle Pioneer Camp June 1st – 5th – Open to all 9th – 12th graders (Includes transportation to and from camp)
$500 Senior Camp at Camp Jekyll June 29th – July 3rd – Open to all 9th – 12th graders (only 4 spots available – register asap) (Includes transportation to and from camp)

– Includes the cost of a trip to Summer Waves Water Park, lunch at Summer Waves, a trawl boat tour, a visit to St. Simons Island for a meal and shopping, all camp activities, and a t- shirt; however, the camper is responsible for their own meal and shopping cost during the St. Simons Island trip.

– Transportation will be provided to all activities during the week of Senior Camp and is included in the camp cost.

Click here to sign-up for camp!