LaSalle Parish Room 1-LaSalle Parish Courthouse P O Box 101 Jena LA 71342 992-2205 Fax: 992-7338

FEBRUARY

***** Photography Contest-Theme-Buildings

4-6 Central District Livestock Show

8 Regional Shooting Sports Registration due

13-20 LSU State Livestock Show

15 Registration due for Food & Fitness Camp

23 Jr. Leadership Mtg.

25 4-H Scholarship Applications due

MARCH

***** Photography Contest –Theme-Flowers/Plants/Trees

1 4-H Co-operative Youth Leadership Conference

4-6 Central Region Challenge Camp

8 Registration due for Electric Workshop

9-12 Regional Shooting Sports Competition

11-13 Jr. Leadership Camp

19-20 Food & Fitness Camp

22 Area Commodity Cookery Contests-Alexandria, LA

29 Electric Workshop

Hat’s off to some amazing 4-H winners!

4-H November Photo Contest Winners 4-5th grade division-no entries 6-8th grade division-1st Place-Dixie Flowers, 8th JJH, 2nd Place-James Sanders, 6th JJH 4-H December Photo Contest Winners 4-5th grade division-1st Place-Hailey Spangler, 4th OES, 6-8th grade division-1st Place James Sanders, 6th JJH; 2nd Place-Dixie Flowers, 8th JJH Christmas Ornament Contest Winners 4-5th grade division 4-H Promotion Ornament—1st Place-- Nataleigh Coon-4th GPM Best Use of Recycled Material 1st Place-- Addalyn O’Brien, 4th GPM, 2nd Place-- Cydney Parker, 4th GPM 3rd Place-- Dakoda Fausphoul-4th GPM Most Unique Ornament—1st Place-- Kirsten Strickland, 4th GPM; 2nd Place-- Aalijah Visoria, 5th GPM 3rd Place-- Annalara Chaudoin, 5th NES Best All Around Ornament—1st Place--Aliayah McPherson,4th FES 2nd Place--William David Cole—4th NES 6-8 grade divi-sion Best Use of Recycled Material-1st Place-- James Sanders, 6th JJH; 2nd Place-Dylan Till, 7th JJH Most Unique Ornament 1st Place--Cayla Decker, 6th NES Best All Around Ornament-1st Place--Alanna Higginbotham, 7th LaSalle Jr. High 4-H Commodity Cookery Contests Winners Beef/Main Dish-1st Place-Phaedra Dorsey, 5th grade, GPM; Egg/Appetizer-Salad-1st Place-Phaedra Dorsey, 5th Grade, GPM Egg/Dessert-1st Place-Jewellia Champlin, 4th grade, TCA; Egg/Main Dish-1st Place-Lily Bunting, 4th grade, Temple Christian Academy; Pecan/Candy-1st Place-Phaedra Dorsey, 5th grade, GPM Pecan/Dessert-1st Place-Dixie Flowers, 8th grade, JJH; 2nd Place-Sara Murphy, 7th grade, TCA; Pecan/Other-1st Place-James Sanders, 6th grade, JJH Poultry/Chicken-1st Place-Hannah Bunting, 4th grade, TCA; Poultry/Other-1st Place-James Sanders, 6th grade, JJH Rice/Main Dish-1st Place-Jewellia Champlin, 4th grade, TCA Seafood/Crawfish-1st Place-Jewellia Champlin, 4th grade, TCA; 2nd Place-Charlie Breland, 6th grade, JJH Seafood/Other-1st Place James Sanders, 6th grade JJH Sweet Potato/Other-1st Place James Sanders, 6th grade, JJH Bento Meal (Healthy Boxed Lunch)-1st Place-James Sanders, 6th grade, JJH

Beef Poster & Dairy Billboard Contest Contest entries are due to the 4-H office by April 7, 2016 Division I -Grades 4-6 -Division II- Grades 7-8 -Division III -Grades 9-12

Awards: Parish: Ribbons will be given to all contestants. First place winners will receive a rosette ribbon. Cash awards will be given to state winners. Rules for Beef Poster Contest

Make a poster telling the story of beef and/or beef products. Poster must be on 11” x14” white poster board. Note: This is a

quarter sheet poster board. Place your name, address, age, grade in school and parish on the upper right corner of the back of

the poster. *Poster should generate positive images of beef and beef products and not portray negative images of other food

products. Get ideas from magazines, parents, friends, nutrition bulletins, meat publications. Resources are also available from

local grocery store meat departments. The American Meat Institute or National Livestock and Meat Board. Do not use copy-

righted material. Pictures, clip-art and materials (i.e. cartoon characters, advertisements, logos, etc.) that are copyrighted may

not be used on the posters and will be disqualified. Computer generated clip-art may be used on the poster if it is

not copyrighted material.

Rules for Dairy Poster Contest

Draw a billboard that encourages or promotes the consumption of milk and milk products and their importance for health.

* Billboard design must be on 22” x 28” poster board only. * Do not attach anything to the poster that is more than ½ inch

thick.* Print name, address, grade, school, and parish on back of poster in the upper right corner. *Do not use commercial

brand names of products on the poster. Do not use jingles, slogans, signs or pictures that are trademark or copyright protect-

ed on the poster.

Graduating Seniors

There are many

4-H Scholarships available.

Contact the 4-H office at

992-2205 for more

information.

Applications are due in the

LaSalle 4-H Office by

2/25/2016.

LaSalle 4-H Jr. Leaders will meet on February 23rd at 6

p.m. in the Extension Mtg. Room (23) LaSalle Parish Court-

house. This exciting club is open to all 4-H members in the

7th-12th grade who have the desire to serve the communi-

ty, mentor younger 4-H’ers and gain new leadership skills.

For more info. contact the 4-H Office at

992-2205.

4-H Photography Contest 4-H Members may take a picture focused on the

monthly theme and print out a 4x6 inch photo.

Tape the entry form to the back of your

picture. Turn your photo in to your school 4-H

leader or the 4-H Office by your

club meeting day.

SUBMIT ONLY 1 PHOTO EACH MONTH

Club points are given for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place

winners in each division. Divisions: I-4th-5th

grade , II-6th-8th grade, III-9th-12th grade

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Like us on Facebook at Lasalle Parish 4-H for additional 4-H information and flyers. (note: current page is spelled

with lowercase “s” due to difficulties with prior Facebook page.)

Start the New Year off right by

Making Healthy Choices

10 tips to a great plate!

1. Balance calories.

2. Enjoy your food, but eat less.

3. Avoid oversized portions.

4. Eat more veggies, fruits, whole grains,

and fat-free or 1% milk and dairy products.

5. Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.

6. Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%milk).

7. Make half your grains whole grains.

8. Cut back on foods high in solid fats, added sugars and salt.

9. Compare sodium in foods

10. Drink water or unsweetened beverages instead of sugary

drinks.

Start Planning now for

these Summertime 4-H Events!

4-H University

4-H U gives teens the opportunity to meet 4-H’ers from throughout

the state and compete for trips and prizes through a variety of pro-

ject-area contests. 4-H members who were 13 years old before

January 1 are eligible to attend 4-H University to be held on the

campus of LSU in Baton Rouge June 21-24

Cost to attend $150

Sign up early so you can start practicing for

the contest of your interest!

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4-H Summer Camp

July 11-15 at Camp Grant Walker

This camp is open to youth in 4th-6th grades Cost $175

A non-refundable deposit of $75

is due by April 18, 2016.

The remaining balance will be due in June.

Any 4-H’er on free or reduced meals, may apply for a $60 credit to

be deducted from cost of camp.

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4-H LOST Camp

August 3-7 at Camp Grant Walker Cost $165

A non-refundable deposit of $75 is due by 5/1/16.

The remaining balance will be due in June.

Louisiana Outdoor a Science and Technology Camp is for 7th

grade 4-H members and 8th graders that have never attended.

Call 992-2205 for more information on these camps offered.

Shooting Sports Update

Northern Regional Shooting Sports Match will be held March

9-12. State Shooting Sports Match will be held on April 20-23.

Registration for Regional Match is due by 2/8/16.

4-H Members interested in participating at Regional Competition must

have Hunters Education Certification.

The LaSalle Shooting Sports t-shirts will be ready before members

participate at Regional Match.

Sizes will be pulled from parish registration. Any family member that

would like to order a shirt needs to contact the 4-H office at 992-2205.

Shirt orders are due by 2/10/16.

A postcard order form will also be mailed out soon.

The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your participation in any of the meetings or activities, please call the LaSalle Parish AgCenter Extension Office, at 992-2205.

2016 Food & Fitness Camp

March 19-20, 2016

Camp Grant Walker

Cost $75 (1 camper/1 adult)

$40 for additional family member

This weekend camp experience is

designed for family teams of youth

and a caring adult to develop

knowledge and skills in the area of

food & nutrition, diet and fitness.

Open to any 4-H’er in grades

4-6. Adult family members attend-

ing will need to complete a 4-H

Overnight Chaperone Program.

Registration due by 2/15/16

2016 Co-operative Youth Leadership Conference

April 8-10, 2016 at Camp

Grant Walker

Cost to attend is only $30

4-H youth in grades 8-12 are

eligible to attend. 4-H’er do you

have the leadership skills to be a

part of a successful business?

*Talent Show *Win Cash or Trip

Come learn to organize your own

co-operative business and find

out! Deadline to pre-register is

March 1. Call 992-2205 for more

information.

Electric Workshop Tuesday, March 29, 2016

How much do we rely on electric power? Probably more than most of us think!

At this workshop, 4-H’ers will need to bring an empty 20 ounce soft drink bottle to construct a lamp.

The workshop will be in the Extension Mtg. Room and the cost is $10 per 4-H’er. You may bring extra

money for snack machine. Registration is due to the 4-H office before March 8 to reserve your spot; limited to 20

participants. We turn on the lights beginning at 9:00 am and turn them off at Noon!