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District 5 Bite-sized 4-H for Agents – January

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The January Bite-Sized 4-H program for new and tenured agents is scheduled for Friday, January 20th from 9am to noon at the Nacogdoches County Extension office.  Idea sharing will be on Major Stock Show Management tips, and our topics will include information on county, district and state Roundup, contest committees, volunteer recognition, major stock shows and validation, and school absences.  We will have lunch at Clear Springs for those wishing to stay from noon to 1 p.m.  As a reminder, new agents are required to attend this on-boarding session.

Use the link below to RSVP to participate:

https://forms.gle/cHQYQYWSfDCgp37S9

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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Opportunity Scholarship Workshop

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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.

4-H Natural Resources Program Project Leader Training

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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.