4-H Blast

April 1, 2025

Join us for our Spring Workshop on Monday, April 21st! Register by April 14th!

Registration due April 7th! Open to both Clover Kid & 4-H Members!

Communication Contests are coming up soon!

Speech, Public Service Announcement, Presentation

Sunday, April 13th - 3:00 pm

4-H Building

Registration Due: Monday, April 7th

Click on the photo above to register for the contest. Events are open to both Clover Kids and 4-H Members. Here are some highlights you may need to know:

Speech is an INDIVIDUAL contest.
Presentation may be completed as an individual OR as a team (2 total people).
PSA must be submitted to the Extension Office PRIOR to the event via a .mp3 or a .wav file. These are DUE Wednesday, April 9th.
All Speech and Presentation topics must be 4-H based. These could be over something you learned through 4-H, from a 4-H project, etc.
For more detailed rules, follow the link go.unl.edu/contestrules

Topics

PSA Theme is "Ready through 4-H...and beyond."
Speech is open to topic of your choice, please make sure that it is 4-H based or related.
Presentation can be of any topic of your choosing. This can be of a 4-H Project, something you learned from a project, or career interest.

Divisions and Required Lengths

Speech Contest

Clover Kid (5-7) - Length: Under 2 minutes
Novice Division (First Time completing contest, must be 8-10 years old. Speech limited to 3 minutes.)
Junior (8-10) - Length: 1-3 Minutes
Intermediate (11-13) - Length: 3-5 Minutes
Senior (14 & up) - Length: 5-8 Minutes

PSA - All PSA's are 60 seconds or less

Clover Kid (5-7)
Junior (8-10)
Intermediate (11-13)
Senior (14 & up)

Presentation -

Clover Kid (5-7) 1-2 minutes
Junior (8-9) 3-5 minutes for individuals; 5-7 minutes for a team
Intermediate (10-13) 6-8 minutes for individuals; 8-10 minutes for a team
Senior (14 & Up) 6-8 minutes for individuals; 8-10 minutes for a team

4-H Enrollment is open!

4-H enrollment is open for the 2025 Fair Year! Please remember that you must re-enroll every year; when you do, please double check projects, grade level of youth, and T-SHIRT SIZE (we use this info for fair exhibitor shirts!).

Reminder, if you are planning to participate in Shooting Sports, you must select your discipline area from projects to sign consent forms AND make sure you are listing either York Street (BB, Air, and Archery) or Clay Busters (Trap) as either the primary or secondary club.

8- County Fair BB Gun/Air Rifle Contest; 2 pm Cornerstone Building

13 - Communications Contest (Speech, PSA, & Presentation) 3 PM

21 - Spring Planting Workshop (@ Harmony Nursery)

25 - Extension Office Closed for Arbor Day

1 - Workshop Enrollment Opens

2 - Early Bird 4-H Camp Registration Ends

8 - 4-H Camp Registration Ends

26 - Extension Office Closed for Memorial Day

27 - 4-H Workshop Date

28 - 4-H Workshop Date

29 - 4-H Workshop Date

2 - YQCA In-Person Training 1-2:30

4-6 - Regional Junior 4-H Camp

8 - County Fair Trap Shooting Contest

10 - 4-H Workshop Date

11 - 4-H Workshop Date

12 - 4-H Workshop Date

15 - County/State Fair Animal ID/DNA & YQCA Deadline

17 - 4-H Workshop Date

18 - 4-H Workshop Date

17-18 - PASE & Life Challenge Event

19 - Extension Office Closed for Juneteenth

20 - State Public Speaking Contest

24 - 4-H Workshop Date

Local and State Wide Scholarships

There are multiple scholarships available in York County. Due dates are just around the corner starting in January. Click here to see what is available.

Virtual Opportunities

STEM at Home

Looking for fun STEM activities? Check out our STEM at Home collection offering fun and engaging activities for a variety of grade levels. The lessons are designed to meet the Nebraska State Standards, help youth gain knowledge, and prepare youth for the next grade level. Explore all the activities at 4h.unl.edu/stem-home

We offer a wide variety of adult volunteer opportunities, and we're excited to announce our new training resources designed to better equip our adult volunteers in engaging young people. Explore all of the new volunteer training resources at 4h.unl.edu/volunteer.

Classroom Connection

Whether your classroom is in a school, community center, park, or living room, we know learning needs to be able to happen anywhere. And Nebraska 4-H is ready to help deliver high-quality learning experiences in your classroom wherever it might be.
We’re proud to launch the new 4-H Classroom Connection, a collection of life enrichment experience designed for groups of youth in school classrooms, home school co-ops, afterschool programs, and families looking for supplemental learning experiences. All the programs are supported by a statewide network of positive youth development experts, bringing the education of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln straight to your classroom. 4h.unl.edu/classroom-connection

Link to York County Website