Come Alive in D5 opens Thursday, April 28th and runs through Saturday, April 30th. If you did not get to attend the virtual Contestant Orientation on Tuesday evening, April 26th, you can access the video here.
2022 Come Alive in D5 Orientation – You will be asked to request access to view this video.
Ready to Reel ’em in this Summer? Registration is open STATEWIDE on 4-H Online for our summer skill-a-thon – fish June 1 – August 31st! Same rules and information used in the Spring event. Already have a profile in FishDonkey? No need to create another one! Summer tournament will open on this judging app on Monday, April 18th.
Rules of Play for the 2022 District 5 4-H Horse Show have been released. Registration opens on April 1 and runs through May 3.
Three independent Shows (Qualifying, Futurity, and Open) will be offered with individual classes. See show schedule for classes offered and fees associated.
This year a clinic is being offered the day before the show that focuses on Stock Horse Horsemanship and Trail. Space is limited to 12 riders per time slot, either 8:00 am-12:00 pm or 1:00 pm-5:00 pm. Cost is $50 per participant (non-refundable). The clinician is Nancy Cahill, who has coached of the U.S. Team for the Youth Quarter Horse World Cup 15 times.
For more information, click here.
Texas 4-H Horse Validation for the 2022 season is now open in 4HOnline. Horse Validation will be open from March 1 – May 1, 2022.
A few important reminders:
Rules of Play for the District Horse Judging, Livestock Judging and Meat Judging contests have been released. Registration begins on March 1 for all three events. Visit the individual contest pages for more information:
Whether you are new to shooting sports competition or been competing for a while, this is the place to show your shotgun and rifle skills!
Shotgun Games has Novice and Regular classes, and even adults, with a registered 4-H member, can try their skill at various disciplines. Those offered are Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, and 5-Stand.
Rifle Games is a 3-position event, with Junior age contestants only participating in prone. The other two positions, standing and kneeling, are included for Intermediate and Senior level contestants.
New this year is Smallbore Rifle Silhouettes. Smallbore Rifle Silhouettes are standard 1/5 scale steel chickens, pigs, turkeys, and rams as specified in section 4 of the NRA Rifle Silhouette Rules.
Adults – Interested in coaching the rifle project? Sign up for the FREE rifle clinic to be held during the afternoon. Bring your .22 rifle and see if you can knock down the silhouettes!
In 2021, Ronald Barlow, Sabine County Ag and Natural Resources agent, lost his battle with COVID-19. Ronald was a huge proponent of youth education and spent many years as an ag teacher, principal, and county agent. He truly enjoyed working with youth and helping them to achieve their goals, and one of his favorite 4-H projects was Archery. Beginning in 2022, District 5 has renamed their competition to the Ronald Barlow Memorial 3-D Archery Meet to celebrate his life and the positive impact he made on 4-H youth. For more information, visit the 3-D Archery page.
The District 5 Roundup has been revamped and now encompasses most contests and runs for 3 days. The contests you will be able to register for beginning on February 15th are:
For more information, head over to the Come Alive in D5 page.
The 2022 Texas 4-H Virtual Reel ’em in Fishing Skill-a-thon information has been released! Registration opens February 1st at 8:00 a.m. on 4HOnline. Be one of the first and you just might win a free Check-It-Stik©!
Are you ready to REEL ‘EM IN? Announcing the 2022 Virtual 4-H Fishing Skill-a-thon. Complete guidelines, rules, and app information to be released January 18! We have some awesome sponsors lined up this year. Be sure to be one of the first 50 to complete your registration to receive a FREE Check-it-Stik.
Is your Opportunity Scholarship Application as polished as you would like? Is it good enough to get noticed? Let us help you make your application one that stands out by attending the District 5 Opportunity Scholarship workshop on January 22 from 1:00 to 3:00pm at the Nacogdoches County Extension Office. Click here to register.
The Texas 4-H Natural Resources Program is presenting a Project Leader Training to include the following project areas: Entomology, Forestry, Range Science, Water Conservation, and Wildlife & Fisheries/Aquatic Ecology. This training will be held on January 29, 2022 in College Station from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is open to all 4-H volunteer leaders, CEAs/Other Extension Programmers, and Senior division 4-H members interested in a leadership role. Training will include classroom instruction and outdoor hands-on activities. Various resources will be available for you to take back to your county to use with your youth.
Registration is currently open on 4-H Online for $20, which includes lunch and will close on January 14, 2022. Information on specific training location and additional details will be sent to registrants.
Come Alive in D5 is a wrap and the contest results have been released. Click here to view the results.
Spring will be here before we know it! District 5 is hosting a new contest this year: Colorful Spring Flowers ID & Photography Contest. Take and submit up to 10 photos of different spring flowers and earn points by identifying the blooms by common name. For more information and the rules of play, go the the Colorful Spring Flowers page.
