Wayne County 4-H News

Congratulations to all our 4-H members, volunteers and community partners on an amazing year! The annual 4-H Achievement Night was held December 7 at 6 p.m. at the Wayne Methodist Church. Youth were recognized for their county, state and national achievements this past year. 4-H volunteers were recognized for their years of service, induction into the WV 4-H All Stars and outstanding service to the 4-H program. Community partners who help 4-H do the work they do, were also recognized. They include:

Vicki Tabor Insurance Agency
Wayne County CEOS Program
Wayne County Commission

National Computer Science Week was December 9-15. This week, our office wrapped up the 8-week Computer Science (CS) First program at Prichard Elementary and at Fort Gay PreK-8. This fall we also conducted this program with students at Lavalette Elementary. The CS First Program teaches basic computer science skills such as coding and programming in a fun and interactive way. The photo features the 5th grade class at Prichard Elementary. After the new year, our office will offer this program at schools in Crum, Buffalo and Genoa.To learn more about this program, please contact our office at 304-272-6839.

The Horse & Livestock 4-H Club held their monthly meeting on December 9. Club members did fun activities to learn about dog safety. This club is always looking for new members. To learn more or how to join, please contact our office at 304-272-6839.

The Fort Gay Vikings 4-H Club held their monthly meeting on December 12 at the Fort Gay PreK-8 school cafeteria. Over 15 youth were in attendance. Youth learned about drones and made a propcopter (featured in the picture) as well as they very own drone made out of a Styrofoam plate. Youth also did a Breakout.EDU game, trying to answer riddles to unlock boxes which teaches teamwork, critical thinking and communication skills. To learn more about this 4-H Club, please contact our office at 304-272-6839.

Chase Smith of Wayne County (far left in both pictures) along with 4-H'ers from Braxton and Nicholas Counties provided entertainment at the 2019 NAE4-HA Annual conference! Many of these same youth (bottom photo) also provided folk dancing as members of the WV Dance Ambassadors. #2019nae4ha

The Wayne County 4-H Ambassadors thanked Wayne County Veterans on November 11 for their sacrifice and service!

The 4-H Ambassadors spent the afternoon of November 11 up cycling used crayons into snow flakes, Christmas trees, and other designs to give to children with cancer at our local hospitals as a way to help brighten their day!

Weekly Beef Bowl Quiz practices are in full swing! The state competition is December 6, at Stonewall Jackson Resort. For more information, please contact Evan Wilson, ANR Extension Agent at 304-272-6839. Or check out the Beef Bowl Quiz Rules for review of the rules and regulations.

Many thank to all the volunteers and staff at Crum PREK8 and Fort Gay PREK8 on November 14 and 20, respectively for their willingness to help with the Reality Store program which was offered to the 6^th - 8^th grades. The Reality Store will also be held at Buffalo Middle School on December 4, 2019. Reality Store is an opportunity for middle school students to learn about the importance of budgeting and saving through a small taste of what life as an adult will be like. For more information on this program, please contact the Wayne County Extension Office at 304-272-6839.

Utilizing resources from Project WET, youth at 4-H After School Sites in Wayne County are learning about the wonders of water during the month of November. 4-H After School participates at Kellogg Elementary, Buffalo Elementary, Prichard Elementary and Fort Gay PreK-8 schools learned about the chemical properties of water. For more information about the 4-H After School program, please contact the Wayne County Extension Office at 304-272-6839.

Below feature youth from Prichard Elementary.