Wood County 4-H Woodcuts

Wood County 4-H Honors Members and Volunteers

Wood County 4-H celebrated a year of accomplishments at their annual Awards Ceremony on October 13, 2024.  The 4-H program is about learning experiences, igniting sparks in young people, and helping them become Beyond Ready – now and in the future. Some of the skills learned in 4-H that help prepare young people for the future are leadership, teamwork, compassion, respect, communication, public speaking, responsibility, generosity, and decision making. Today’s achievements are evidence that 4-H is building a Ready Generation in a changing world. Research shows that while the world is becoming increasingly challenging, 4-H members are 2x more likely to have a goal of being a leader; 2x more likely to participate in community service, and 2x more likely to live life with intentionality and purpose. 4-H helps kids dream, achieve, and thrive, and adult volunteer leaders help make this possible.  

A total of 219 livestock projects and were exhibited this summer at the Wood County 4-H and FFA Summer Showcase. In the Still Project Building, there were 105 still 4-H projects exhibited as well as a Youth Art Contest sponsored by the Parkersburg Art Center, a Photography Contest sponsored by Neal Smith Images, and a live Pet Show sponsored by Warner Kia. Activities throughout the week were provided for kids and families with the generous support of the Bargeloh family, Fordyce Livestock, BC Builders, Toys for Tots, and Shawver Enterprises, Inc. The West Virginia Central Credit Union was a gold sponsor of the event. Special thanks to the numerous sponsors of the livestock projects and buyers at the Livestock Sale. A complete list of all sponsors and buyers for livestock can be found on the Wood County Junior Livestock Sale Facebook page.

Wood County 4-H Camp Registrations are LIVE! The deadline to register is May 19. https://4h.zsuite.org/

Direct links to each camp are in your ZSuite account under Announcements. Make sure you are in the primary household account to register each child.

Download & Print the Wood County 4-H Calendar

West Virginia 4-H All Stars live by the motto of service. Adult 4-H members who have earned a charting pin, and 4-H volunteers with five or more years of service to the organization, are eligible for All Star nomination. The newest All Stars for 2022 are 4-H Members Hope Prunty, Dalton Dearth, Katie Daley, and Cyleigh Sampson, and 4-H volunteers Beverly Tice, Krista Bell, and Brandon Boso.

Wood County 4-H celebrated a year of accomplishments at their annual Awards Ceremony on November 6, 2022.

4-H Club Awards of Excellence went to American Brushpoppers, Belleville, Fairview, Lubeck Lucky Clovers, Sand Hill Explorers, Teen Leaders, and Woodchucks 4-H Clubs. Rebels, Saulsbury, and Sharp Shooters 4-H Clubs received blue ribbon recognition.