Last call to order your Country Kicker Swag!!!

 Order deadline is 12/24!!

Order today!  https://countrykickers4h.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

4-H Horse Demonstration

 Horse Project Members

January 12th- 5:30p-7:30p AJ Rodeo (riding)

January 26th - 5:30p-7:30p ( no riding) 

We will have a guest speaker from Arizona mobile vet. After he speaks (about 30-60 minutes) we will then have horse demonstrations. What's that you ask? 

Demonstrations or illustrated talks may be on any horse-related subject.

                               8-10 years of age - 4 minute presentation

                              11-13 years of age - 8 minute presentation

                              14-18 years of age - 12 minute presentation

Notes and visuals may be used. Visuals should be neat, legible, and large enough to read easily. Contestants should note their major references.

:Presentation Ideas:

How to Recognize a Sick Horse

 What to Know Before Calling Your Veterinarian

 How to Bandage a Horse

 Emergency First Aid

Founder — Cause and Treatment 

Colic — How to Recognize, Treat and Prevent
Poisonous Plants
Stall Requirements, Shelter, Bedding

Anatomy of the Front Leg

Anatomy of the Foot

 Anatomy Function of the Eye

Tips for Showmanship 

Grooming a Horse Correctly

These are just some ideas. There are many more topics. 

Time to sign up for LOST DUTCHMAN RODEO

 Hello, 

If you have not had the change to sign up yet to volunteer for the weekend of Lost Dutchman Rodeo, now is the time! 

This is a must from each family. It is not a drop off event. Parents we need your help too! Our club sells the rodeo tickets at the grandstand the ENTIRE weekend. Please sign up to work at least one day or all three. We have to have plenty of coverage each day. It's a busy rodeo weekend!!

SIGN UP HERE

Grab your Country Kicker swag!!!

 https://countrykickers4h.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

Hello,

Above is the link to order our 4-H club apparel. The deadline to order is Dec 24th. 

I will handle the club members T-shirt order since the club is paying for one T-shirt per member. The youth member must be currently enrolled in the club as of today (Friday, December 3rd).

 Please text me your child’s size by December 20th. 

Please let me know if you have questions.

480-612-5347

Michelle

Horse members - reminder of sponsorship

 If you are planning to participate in the county horse shows this is your reminder that sponsorship fees will be due prior to the first show on Feb 5th. 

Sponsorship are as follows: 

$100 for 1st discipline

$25 for each additional discipline

Example: Gymkhana, and Western = $125 in sponsorship 

I have attached the packet : HERE

Artwork and summary form is to be emailed to pinalcounty4hhorse@gmail.com 

WE need your help in February!

 If you have not signed up yet to volunteer to help us sell rodeo tickets during the weekend of LOST DUTCHMAN RODEO now is the time to pick your slot. 

Head over to signup now by : CLICKING HERE

Remember we need everyone to be able to help at least for one time slot. We can't run the grand stand ticket entrance without your help! 

AZ Nationals Horse skillathon and judging information

 At our horse meeting we discussed sending teams to AZ Nationals for the horse skillathon and horse judging. 

We have the group text started on our phones so let's work on getting the paperwork filled out and sent in. 

Horse Skill a thon and judging   - Deadline to enter is December 20th 

Skill a thon is : Friday, December 31st at 10:30 am 

Horse Judging follows at 12:30 pm 

Awards - 5:15 pm

Teams are as follows :  Up to four on a team

Junior (less than 14 yrs old)

Senior (14 yrs or older)

Rules and other info - Click here

Horse Judging Entry Form

Horse Skillathon Entry Form

Followup from Horse meeting yesterday

Thank you to everyone who came to the meeting. If you filled our your annual required horse forms I have sent those to the horse advisory committee for you. I will give you back your originals when I see you next week for our riding meeting! 

If you missed the meeting you will need to be sure that all paperwork is turned in 30 days prior to the show. You will find annual forms on the county blog. 

Here is the Pinal County Horse Blog so you can see when the shows are scheduled for: 

https://pinalhorse.blogspot.com/p/meetings-events.html  Be sure to follow the blog so you will receive notifications of when entry is due, and all horse show happenings for the county. 

We also reviewed the rule book, when sponsorship is due. If you have questions please do not hesitate to ask. 

Please take a look at the calendar as I am updating horse meeting dates! 

Tonight's club meeting

 We had a GREAT second club meeting!! It was so great to see everyone. 

Tonight we had club officer elections! Watch our Facebook page to congratulate our new club officers for the year! 

The members voted tonight and we will be in the AJ light parade this year. Thanks to Ava's mom, Katherine for offering to use her utility trailer for the parade. Text was sent out so we can gather deco items. We will decorate on Dec 3rd (our December club meeting). The light parade is Dec 4th in the evening so please mark your calendars. The kids can dress up and wear Santa hats, ugly sweaters, etc.. They are so excited for this night! We hope all of our families will join us. 

The club voted tonight on club t-shirts. So watch for the ordering process soon! 

Horse project members we will see you next week. 

Michelle

Last New Leader Training for 2021! Now is the time to get certified to be a project leader!

 Attention Pinal County 4-H Volunteers,

 

If you or anyone you know needs to attend a 4-H New Leader Training workshop, we will be holding the last one for the year at the 4-H Office – 820 East Cottonwood Lane, #C, Casa Grande, AZ.

 

Saturday, November 13, 2021 from 9am – 12 pm

 

Please remember this is a requirement to become a certified leader volunteer.  To get credit for the class, you must be in attendance for the 3-hour session, during the training we will cover many opportunities of leadership with Pinal County 4-H.

 

To reserve your space, email Samantha Dominguez at sam030801@email.arizona.edu or call us at (520) 836-5221, x238.

 

If you have questions or concerns, email us back or call us at (520) 836-5221, x238.

 

Thanks!

 

Samantha Dominguez / Maria Melendez

 

University of Arizona

Cooperative Extension, Pinal County

820 East Cottonwood Lane, #C

Casa Grande, AZ 85122

(520) 836-5221

Reminder- Community Club Meeting this Friday!

 Just a reminder that we have our Community Club meeting this Friday at Prospector Park. 

If you are planning on running for a club officer position please come prepared with a brief speech. 

Upcoming Stuff: Horse project meeting Nov 11th 

Lost Dutchman Rodeo - Volunteers needed

 I have created a signup for volunteering at the Lost Dutchman Rodeo. We have quite a few new families and you will hear us talk about this from now until February. 

We have been invited to help sell rodeo tickets at the front entry gate and the grandstand entrance in February during the rodeo. We have helped out the LDD Rodeo for many years now. The LDD Rodeo committee are a bunch of fantastic folks that put this rodeo together and give back to local youth groups in Apache Junction! We are fortunate enough to be one of those groups! They have made contributions to our club over the years and that has helped us to cover expenses for club activities, purchase project supplies, club awards, and so much more! 

We will need the help from everyone of our 4-H families during the rodeo weekend. The rodeo is February 25th- 27th. I have created a signup so that we can start working on filling all the time slots now! This is not a drop off event so we encourage parents to also sign up. Anyone in your family can volunteer their time to help! 

We will continue to discuss more about our upcoming Community Club meetings. 

SIGN UP HERE

Horse Members- Dual County Invitational Horse Show - Check it out!!

 

 PASS IT ON 

There is not a State 4H Horse Show this year, but that's no reason to not show and have a great time!

Join us in Sonoita at the Santa Cruz Fairgrounds for an Invitational Youth Horse Show - brought to you by the Dual Counties of Santa Cruz and Cochise!

Go to SonoitaFairgrounds.com to register today!

The show is open to ALL Arizona Youth between the ages of 9 and 18, as of January 1, 2021. Visit https://sccc4hinvitational.yolasite.com/
for more details or email BrushPoppers4HClub@gmail.com with "INVITATIONAL" in the subject line.

There are prizes for High-Point Overall, Reserve Overall, and 2nd Runner Up Overall, PLUS prizes for Overall Western and Overall Gymkhana!!!

We hope to see you and your friends there on November 20th. Check in is at 7am, start at 8am.

The show will follow 4H rules. It is a Youth Invitational, so you do not have to be in 4H to show.

Horse Project Members

 Hello Horse Families, 

The horse advisory committee is begin to work on planning shows the county but I wanted to get out some very important information prior to our clubs first horse meeting. 

Each horse member who participates in the shows are suggested to obtain sponsorship to help offset costs for awards. You will want to start thinking now of what business, family members, etc that will be willing to sponsor your horse member. 

I have included a link below to last years sponsorship packet for you to review. Sponsorship allows for a business to be advertised in the county horse programs. 

In order to be eligible for county year end awards, and the State Horse Show this is a requirement and is due December 1st, 2021. 

We will discuss this more at our Nov 11th horse project meeting, however I wanted you to have a heads up about it and being looking for sponsors. 

I ENCOURAGE all horse families to follow the https://pinalhorse.blogspot.com/ county horse blog to keep up on all county horse happenings!! Even check out the tab forms (rulebook) so get your self familiar with the rules. 

• Donation/Sponsorship Packet

As a member of the Pinal County 4-H Horse Project, your assistance is needed in securing sponsors AND/OR donations for our 2021-2022 Pinal County 4-H Horsemanship Program. As most of you know, we include 4-H sponsors in the advertisement section of our 4-H Horse Show Books. These sponsors provide much needed financial support and help to make it possible to conduct our many activities in the County 4-H Horsemanship Program at a minimum cost. 

The Pinal County 4-H Horse Advisory Committee endorses the sponsorship program. The suggested goal for each horse member is to provide a $100.00 in sponsorship for the 1st discipline , and $25 for each additional discipline they participate in.

Donation of items and/or cash is always accepted as an alternative to a printed advertisement. This option is considered a tax deductible donation and a receipt can be provided. **NOTE: When donors receive something in exchange for advertisements, their donations may NOT be considered tax deductible. 

Sponsorship/donation packets are provided in the link above. In the packet there is a sponsor/donor letter (for the contributor to keep) and a summary sheet (to be sent back to the 4-H Office) with the sponsor’s advertisement and/or tax deductible donation. Checks must be payable to PINAL COUNTY 4-H HORSE ADVISORY. Sponsors do not have to be associated with the horse industry.

Horse Members - Pima County Horse Project Open 4-H Show

 

Livestock Exhibitors

 Livestock Exhibitors, 

If you are showing market lamb, swine, goat, and holstein calf this year I wanted to remind you of a new change in the Pinal County Junior Livestock rule book (which you can find on our blog under the tab livestock exhibitors/fair info) 

You are required to show your YQCA certificate at Ear tagging for your animal species. 

Lamb, goat and swine  - that date is DECEMBER 11th or 18th 

Holstein Calf - that date is JANUARY 8th or 15th

 Poultry- more info to come but you will need the certification so work on taking the course

Below is the website to go for the course. 

http://yqca.org/

Please let me know if you have any questions. We will not be hosting a YQCA course this year at a club meeting so it's important you take this online to be able to show at fair!! 

Michelle 

Register in ZingBooks

4-H Parents, 

If you are currently a certified leader or interested in becoming one please register yourself in ZingBooks as well as soon as possible. 

If you have not registered your youth please do so as soon as you can. For liability purpose we need them registered and online forms signed in order to attend meetings. 

Thank you.

Horse Committee for the County needs our help!!!

 Hello,

Help us plan our upcoming 4-H Horse Activities.  All horse members, families, and leaders are invited!  Please forward this email to anyone interested.

Amy Dillard is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Pinal HAC Meeting
Time: Oct 25, 2021 06:00 PM Arizona

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79367633362?pwd=SFptbDZHUTRFMFNhZWlLQ091S3Jpdz09

Meeting ID: 793 6763 3362
Passcode: 6tNf06

Questions?  Reply to this email.

Pinal County Horse Advisory Committee

Apache Junction Light Parade

 Hello 4-H families, 

I wanted to see if we have any interest in being in the Holiday Light Parade in AJ on December 4th. If I ask the kids they of course will say yes but I need a parent to handle the event for us. 

Do we have a parent volunteer interested?  You would plan and organize the float, fill out entry form, coordinate members arriving. This is a great event for us to be a part of and show that we are active in the Community and help grow our club. 

I am attaching the entry form to review. The deadline to enter is November 19th.  CLICK HERE

Please either text or email me if you would like to help.  480-612-5347 mweese73@gmail.com

Pinal County Horse Awards

 We will be presenting and congratulating our 2020-2021 horse members who placed and won awards from our season that we just wrapped up. 

We will be doing this after our horse project meeting on November 11th. Awards will begin at 3:30 pm and will be held at Circle C Stables in Apache Junction.

Hope to see everyone there. 

Shooting Sports Certification

We would love to have shooting sports project be an option for our club. Do we have a parent who is interested in becoming certified? We would love to add archery!!!

 

Shooting Sports Volunteer Certification 

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a Shooting Sports Instructor Certification Course on November 20th in Tucson. A majority of the classroom instruction will be on a virtual platform and will be accessible on your own. Register by November 5th.

For additional information or if you have questions contact Ashley J.S. Menges, Greenlee County 4-H and FCHS Agent and State Shooting Sports Coordinator. 

P.S. Spring Shooting Sports Shooting Sports Certification will be held in April. Additionally details are TBD.  

Register HERE   Please keep in mind you will also need to work on becoming a certified leader to lead the shooting sports project!!!

Club Meeting - November 5th

 Reminder that our next Community Club Meeting is NOVEMBER 5th 6:15 pm at Prospector Park.

Club officer speeches and voting will take place at this meeting. 

We have the following officer positions available:

President

Vice President

Secretary 

Treasurer

Recreation Leader - hosts a game/team building at each club meeting 

Historian/Club Reporter - Takes photos for our FB page/ and or reaching out to local newspapers to see if                                             we can get an article printed about our club/and or promote fair auction. 

We have 20 club members so I am so excited and hopeful that everyone will be interested in running for a position!! 

Parents- please be prepared to share your email/phone at this meeting so that the officers can collaborate all future community club meetings. 

Here is a link to the officers manual so you can review it and discuss with your kiddo. CLICK HERE

Project leaders/and or volunteers

 Hello Parents, 

If you are interested in becoming a certified project leader please know that you will need to sign up also in ZingBooks. 

You will then want to reach out to Samantha at the 4-H office sam030801@arizona.edu so that she can send you the steps to take to become certified! Remember right now it is FREE to become certified. If you think you aren't to sure about stepping up this year at least get it done so that next year you can help our club grow. 

We would love to add so many projects to offer our members. 

Here are some ideas: 

Sewing

Shooting Sports (archery) - requires an additional shooting sports certification also 

Hiking

Horticulture

Bee Keeping

Butterflies

Outdoor recreation 

Welding 

Woodworking 

The possibilities are endless and we can help our Apache Junction club grow!! 

Here is a link to all of the 4-H Projects : Click Here

Horse Project Meeting

  Hello Horse Project members, 

We will have our first horse project meeting on November 11th, at 2pm at Circle C Stables in the western town. No need to bring horses to this meeting. We will discuss future meetings. 

We will work on filling out required paperwork for horse shows so parents please plan to stay. You will want to have with you your horses information. (ie: breed, age, name, height, markings, etc) We can discuss any horse show questions. 

We then will have an educational bit on saddle parts with a fun worksheet.

If you have questions do not hesitate to call or text me 480-612-5347.

Michelle 

Snack sign up!!

 Dear Parents,

At tonight’s meeting I discussed having a sign up for someone to bring a snack to the :

November 5th

December 3rd and 

January 14th Community Club meetings 

If you look at the web version of the blog you will see a link for sign up genius. Please sign up as you see fit. 

Thank you,

Michelle

Pinal County Junior Livestock - Calendar of Events - ownership deadlines, online entry deadlines, and Tag Day

 

Club meeting - Reminder

 This is just a reminder that our club meeting is Friday, October 1st at 6:15pm at Prospector Park.

South/East end near basketball courts. 

Please remember to wear green in honor of National 4-H week. 

If you have not registered your youth please do so before the meeting in ZingBooks!!

Questions - call me 480-612-5347

Michelle

State Fair Information

 Salutations! 

 

Summer is almost over, the 4-H year is just getting ready to start and so is the Arizona State Fair!  The past year and a half have been crazy, but we’re excited to have a fair once again and to see all the amAZing stuff you’ve made.  Since last year’s fair was unfortunately cancelled, we are making a rule change for this year only.  We will be accepting entries from 4-H members from the previous 2019-2020 year along with the current 2020-2021 4-H year work.  This includes 4-H members who would have aged out last year.  Items completed for the 2019-2020 year must be entered in their respective division categories (JR/SR; Year, etc.) at the time they were completed. 

 

With county fairs across the state being cancelled last year and into the spring of this year there are many fall fairs and events taking place during our receiving time.  We still want to see your entries from across the state!  Please contact 4-H department coordinator Jaime Flora to see about making special arrangements to get your entries in.

 

Remember to mark your calendars - the Arizona State Fair entry deadline for 4-H Competitive Entries has been extended to Tuesday, September 14^th, 2021, at 10:59pm. 

 

 

 

We’ve got all kinds of exciting opportunities at the Arizona State Fair for you this year!

 

Premier Awards:

Our Premier Awards program is designed to encourage more participation from 4-H members from all around the state in the Arizona State Fair 4-H Department.

Each County with 4-H members participating in this Department will be eligible for the following awards:

• Premier Exhibitor (1 per County) – Exhibitor with the highest overall point total for all entries in this Department from their respective County.
• Premier Club (1 per County) – Club with the highest overall point total for all entries in this Department from their respective County.
• Premier County – the County with the highest average points (County point totals/divided by County exhibitors in this Department).

Points for these awards will be based on:  Blue Award (3 points), Red Award

(2 points), White Award (1 point), No Award/Participation (0 points), Rosettes

(0 points).

Premier Exhibitor winners will receive a trophy and a rosette in honor of their hard work and accomplishments from the year.

 

 

Display Cards

We encourage everyone who enters the fair to submit a 3”x5” card for each of their exhibits filled with information about their project!  Judges and fairgoers can learn more about what we do in 4-H, how your project was constructed, what made it challenging or unique, and it allows members to share their experience with everyone.  We strongly urge everyone to do this as it is an enlightening opportunity to look back on your project.  Judges will also use your comments about the project during their evaluation, so you can make your voice heard without having to be there.  We encourage you to get creative with your display cards as these will be considered a part of showmanship.

 

Selling Opportunity:

The Arizona State Fair will be offering an opportunity for the 4-H members to allow their exhibit entries to be sold to the public.  When you submit your entry through Showorks you will be asked if you would like to sell your item or not and if so to enter an asking price.  As fairgoers view the exhibit displays if they like your item that you’re willing to sell they will have the opportunity to purchase it and the fair will take care of the sale.  If you don’t want to sell your exhibits that is fine too!  This does not guarantee a sale but does provide a potential opportunity for you to make money to offset the costs of your project and fund some new ones.  The Arizona State Fair does take a small commission for handling the sale.  For more details contact the 4-H Department Coordinator.

 

Exhibit Special Contests:

We’ve changed things up a bit this year!  Check out the new contest categories for our 4-H exhibit special contests which are open to all Juniors & Seniors!    Members do not need to be enrolled in these project areas to enter, and they will not count towards the Premier Awards.  Entries cannot be dual entered in a special contest and as a regular fair entry – must be one or the other.  (See the 4-H Exhibitor Handbook pg. 11 for more details.)

• 4-H Story Display Contest
• Fair Ribbon Contest
• Quick Cookies Contest
• Arts & Crafts Challenge (Featured Medium: Toilet Paper Rolls)
• Animal Costume Contest

 

Events & Activities:

This year we will be having some special all-day events and activities for 4-H members and fairgoers to participate in at the fair.

Button Making: Come make you very own 4-H button for you to wear or put on your backpack to show your support for 4-H!

Origami & Cloverbud Activities: Calling all Cloverbuds!  Visit the 4-H Department where we’ll be hosting all kinds of activities geared for Cloverbuds (ages 5-7).  Learn how to make your own 4-H cootie catcher!

Run of Fair Contests:

Fair Fun Photo Contest (10/1-17): Share your favorite things about the fair in our photography contest.  Entrants must bring their own camera.  Submit 3 photos by October 18^th.  Winners will be on display the final week of the fair.

Soup of the Day Contest (10/2; 2pm): Share your best homemade soup with us!  Soup will be judged on appearance, texture, and taste.  Whose soup will be the best soup of the day?

Best in the West Judging Contest (10/2; 3pm): Try out the best food the fair has to offer and test your abilities as a judge.  Learn how to evaluate food and provide reasons for your decisions.

Cupcake Decorating Contest (10/16; 2pm): Demonstrate your skills decorating a set of cupcakes to your own unique theme.  Members must bring their own cupcakes and decorating supplies.  All decorations must be edible.  Bring a decorated board to display cupcakes and showcase theme!

Fashion Revue Contest (10/23; 4:30pm): Show off your favorite style with hand- made or purchased & coordinated garments. 

Chili Cook-Off Contest (10/30; 2pm): Share your best homemade chili with us!  Chili will be judged on texture, flavor, and consistency.  Who will be crowned as having the best chili dish?

Floral Arrangement Contest (10/30; 4pm): Try your hand at making a beautiful fall themed floral arrangement that you get to take home!  All supplies will be provided.

 

Virtual Contests:

Skill-A-Thon Stations: Skill-A-Thons will be conducted virtually through an online testing program.  Testing will include questions and stations and will be timed to limit outside resource use.  Each week we will have different Skill-a-Thon virtual contests for members to test their knowledge in various project areas including Small Stock; Family & Consumer Science; Equine Science and Large Stock.  Project enrollment is not required but must be a current 4-H member or 4-H alumni (can’t leave them out of the fun!) 

Cloverbud Coloring Contest Drawing: Cloverbuds can complete the contest coloring page and either drop it off at the 4-H Department or mail it in to receive a drawing ticket for a gift bag of 4-H goodies!  Coloring pages will be on display the run of the fair as space allows.

4-H Creed & Public Speaking Contests: Record and submit videos presenting the 4-H creed and/or speaking about the selected topic for Cloverbuds, Juniors, and Seniors.  Videos will be submitted via an online platform once registration is received.

Please see the attached flyers on this email for more information regarding these contests.  Registration forms must be received by the deadline for free admission to the fair.  Email registration forms to Jaime Flora: JaimeFlora@live.com.  Onsite entries will be accepted on the day of the contest.

 

Demonstrators:

If anyone is interested in showing off what they do in their 4-H project area, we are looking for demonstrators.  This will be an informal demo – we will have tables setup for demonstrators to display posters, tools, decorations, etcetera on.  Demonstrators will interact with the public one-on-one, versus speaking to an audience. 

This is an excellent introductory opportunity for anyone wanting to get into demonstration or public speaking to help build their confidence and presentation skills.

Club leaders and members can also use this opportunity to setup informational booths about their 4-H club or 4-H in general to recruit new members.

Any 4-H club leaders or members interested in helping with fair sponsored workshops please contact Jaime Flora for volunteer opportunities.  We’d love for 4-H kids to have an opportunity for public speaking/emceeing events on the state level.

 

Community Service Opportunity:

The 4-H Department will be hosting a station where fairgoers can complete coloring pages which will be made into Cards for Soldiers.  We need your help assembling these cards!  Come by the 4-H department anytime to volunteer to assemble cards for community service credit.  You must sign in with the Department Coordinator or the staff to obtain service credit.

 

 

We are always looking for feedback on how we can make things better and easier for you, our exhibitors!  Please feel free to contact me anytime by phone or email with any comments, suggestions, ideas, or questions you may have.  Also, if you would like to be included on any future mailings regarding the Arizona State Fair or would like to fill out our survey, please send me an email with your request.

 

Hope to see you at this year’s Arizona State Fair!

 

 

Sincerely yours,

 

Jaime Flora

Arizona State Fair

4-H / Scouts Department Coordinator

JaimeFlora@live.com

623-225-9506 (Call/Text)

Link to fun events during fair

Copper State Livestock Judging Series - Register via ZingBooks

 

Copper State Livestock Judging Series

A multiple event livestock judging contest for youth

Each Contest is to consist of 8 classes and 4 sets of reasons/questions. 1 class of market and 1 class of breeding per species (Beef, Swine, Sheep, Goats)Arizona 4-H is excited to bring you the Copper State Livestock Judging Series through the leadership of the University of Arizona Livestock Judging Collegiate Team. The Copper State Livestock Judging Series is a multiple event livestock judging contest organized and coordinated in partnership livestock exhibitions across Arizona for 4-H and FFA youth. Youth (teams) will need to participate in a minimum of three different contests to be eligible for award prizes.

Contest General Information

3 Divisions will be offered

Junior Questions (8-13)

Senior Questions (>14)

Reasons (Open to all ages)

Both 4-H and FFA teams/individuals are welcome to participate and membership in any organization is required for participation. When enrolled, participants must be members in good standing in either organization. Members from both organizations will compete together in the same divisions for the Series. However, local events may offer awards for members separately. 

Awards

After each contest:

Banner for High Individual (HI) per age division

Ribbons for 2-5 per age division

Banner for HI for each species plus reasons/questions

Ribbons for 2-5 for each species plus reasons/questions

Awards will be received after each contest with a larger set of prizes to be awarded after completion of the circuit.

 

                                                                                   End of Year Awards

Final standings will be calculated on an average. To be eligible for end of the year awards an individual must attend a minimum of 3 contests. The individual would also need to register in the Copper State Livestock Judging Series, not just the individual contests. 

Awards will include:

Buckle + Banner for HI per age division

Banner for top 5 per age division

Buckle for HI for each species plus reasons/questions

Banners for top 5 for each species and reasons division. 

An Award will be given to every individual who completes all contests in the circuit.

Gila County Skillathon - Open to all 4-H Members

 Register by 9/8 in ZingBooks!!

Event date: September 11th @ Gila County Fairgrounds 10am