District 5 4-H Youth Development
District 5 4-H Youth DevelopmentTeaching, Research, Extension and Service

Enrollment open for the 2022-23 4-H year!

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Texas 4-H is for kids of almost any age – grades K-2 can be in Clover Kids if offered in your area. From 3rd-12th grades, you can be a regular 4-H member.

Find A 4-H Club

Your local County Extension Office can help you find a club that is right for you! Below are the contact number for the District 5 counties.

  • Anderson County – 903-723-3732
  • Angelina County – 936-634-6414
  • Cherokee County – 903-683-5416
  • Gregg County – 903-236-8428
  • Harrison County – 903-935-8414
  • Henderson County – 903-675-6130
  • Houston County – 936-544-7502
  • Jasper County – 409-384-4481
  • Marion County – 903-665-2421
  • Nacogdoches County – 936-560-7711
  • Newton County – 409-379-4831
  • Panola County – 903-693-0300
  • Polk County – 936-327-6828
  • Rusk County – 903-657-0376
  • Sabine County – 409-787-5208
  • San Augustine County – 936-275-3644
  • Shelby County – 936-598-7744
  • Smith County – 903-590-2980
  • Trinity County – 936-642-1421
  • Tyler County – 409-283-8284
  • Upshur County – 903-680-8128
  • Wood County – 903-763-2924

Find A 4-H Project

All 4-H members must be enrolled in at least one project. When you choose a project, you will learn everything there is to know about that topic. You will participate in various hands-on activities, learn new skills, do community service, or even make speeches about your project.

How to choose your 4-H project:

  • Select a project you like.
  • Consider the money and time it will take. Can parents/guardians help?
  • Consider the space and equipment that you have at home.
  • A 4-H project should be fun, serve a purpose, and be worth the effort.
  • Select only the number of projects you can complete.
  • Contact your local county club to see which projects are offered where you live.

Check out the 4-H projects to see what looks fun to you.

Enroll In 4-H

Signup on 4HOnline after you have found a project and club that is right for you! Youth members are required to pay a $25.00 participation fee if enrolled by October 31st, and a $30.00 fee from November 1st to the completion of the 4-H year. Adults pay a $10.00 volunteer applicant fee. Adults and youth will need to enroll on 4HOnline and be active to be considered an official member of Texas 4-H.

An active enrollment is required in order to register and participate in all 4-H activities and events. Each year on August 15th all membership in Texas 4-H goes to inactive and all youth and adult volunteers must re-enroll.

Summer Fishing Registration is open

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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.

District 5 4-H Horse Show

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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.

Horse Validation

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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:

  • The family can submit payment of $10.00 per horse ($20.00 after April 15th, or $250 from May 1st to May 5th), in the form of a credit card ONLY
  • Each validation must include front view, right side view, and left side view images.  The entire horse should be included in the photo and markings should be clearly visible.
  • Image uploads must be in the form of a .jpg, .gif or .png file. PDF documents are not an accepted file type.
  • Families should validate each horse only one time. Once the horse is validated, any sibling within that family is eligible to show the horse at their district show and/or the State 4-H Horse Show.
  • Youth validating a futurity horse must be at least 12 years of age (as of Sept. 1, 2021) and at least in the 6th grade.
  • The family will receive an automated message from 4-H Online when the County Extension Agent has approved the horse at the county level. This approval does NOT guarantee eligibility. After it is approved at the county level, the validation will then be reviewed at the state level. The family will be notified by June 1st if there are any issues with the validation at the state level.

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Adult Rifle Project Clinic

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District 5 4-H is hosting an Adult Rifle Project Clinic following the District Shooting Sports Games on May 7, 2022. This clinic is open to adults, project leaders, volunteers and agents. This is a FREE clinic, but registration is required. Register on 4HOnline between March 1-April 7.

D5 Shooting Sports Games and Rifle Clinic

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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.

  • Seniors shoot a standard 40-shot course of fire, including ten chickens at 40 yards, ten pigs at 60 yards, ten turkeys at 77 yards and ten rams at 100 yards.
  • Intermediates shoot a 30-shot course of fire, including ten pigs at 40 yards, ten turkeys at 60 yards and ten rams at 77 yards.
  • Juniors fire a 20-shot course, including ten pigs at 40 yards and ten rams at 60 yards.

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!