The final spring virtual
4-H Special Interest (SPIN) clubs will start in mid-April in order to wrap
up in May prior to our summer 4-H programs. These virtual 4-H SPIN clubs will
focus on different topic areas and will last between four to six sessions. Do
not hesitate to register. Many of the SPIN clubs have filled quickly!
These 4-H SPIN clubs are open to 4-H members. Be sure to read each club description to determine which age groups are invited to participate. Each club is a little different. Some clubs are designed to help 4-H members with their project work, but not all of them. All youth are welcome to join a SPIN club to learn, no matter their project area!
Some of the 4-H SPIN clubs are free to participants while other clubs do have a small fee. The clubs with fees will be providing a club kit of supplies for the kids to engage in hands-on activities at home.
How Do I Sign Up?
Choose a topic of interest to you, then register online through ZSuite. To register
for a SPIN Club go to
4h.zsuite.org and enroll in 4-H with your county. Then select the “event”
option to choose the topic.
Virtual 4-H SPIN Clubs Starting in Mid-April
Rockets Away 4-H SPIN Club
- Six Wednesdays - April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, and 19
- Time - 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
- Age - 3rd grade to 12th grade
- Club Cost - $20
Study the science of rocketry through a variety of hands-on experiments.
Learn from experts like WVU Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
alumni and members of the WVU Rocketry club. Participants will also learn
about various careers pathways they could pursue through this rocketry spark.
There is a $20 fee for participants, who will receive a club kit to design and build their own soda bottle rocket. One lucky participant will be selected by random drawing to receive a rocket science starter set valued at over $50.
This is a great virtual club that will set up any youth enrolled in the Rockets Away project for success. However, you do not have to be enrolled in the project to participate. Any interested youth or volunteer is welcome.
Instructors - David Hartley, WVU Extension 4-H Preston County, Jocelyn Crawford, WVU Extension 4-H Kanawha County, Emma Gardner, WVU Extension 4-H Roane County, Ashley Kooken, WVU Extension 4-H Specialist, and Cate Schlobohm, WVU Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Outreach Program Coordinator
Spring Wildflowers 4-H SPIN Club
- 4 Tuesdays - April 20, 27, May 4 and 11
- Time - 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
- Age - 3rd grade to 12th grade
- Club Cost - $20
The weather is warmer and it is a great time to explore our state's beautiful
spring wildflowers. Learn from experts like Dave McGill and Candace
DeLong how to identify and catalog the flowers. Participants will also
learn about the parts of plants, fruits and seeds, and a little about what
plants can be used for food.
There is a $20 fee for participants, who will receive a club kit to venture into the woods and study wildflowers. There will be time during weekly meetings for participants to share what they found.
This is a great virtual club that will set up any youth enrolled in the Spring Wildflowers project for success. However, you do not have to be enrolled in the project to participate. Any interested youth or volunteer is welcome.
Instructors -
Dave McGill,WVU Extension Forest Resources Specialist,
Candace DeLong, WVU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Hampshire
County, and
Jenny Murray, WVU Extension 4-H Specialist
To register for a SPIN Club, go to https://4h.zsuite.org/ and enroll in 4-H with your county. Then select the “event” option to choose the Club.