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Impact Report
| For plan | Youth Development (Curry County) |
| Date | October 28, 2009, 9:59 pm |
| For Objective | Medium-term Show medium-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Eastern District Council and Leader Training 79 4-H members attended the Eastern District 4-H Youth and Leader Training hosted by Curry County. Curry County 4-H agent worked with Quay county 4-H agent to conduct a workshop on being a person of good character. Youth received hands on training related to making the right decisions. 90 % of youth reported an increase in knowledge related to parliamentary procedure, general 4-H knowledge, and what it takes to be a person of good character. 98% of youth reported an increase in character, decision making, managing feelings, self esteem, critical thinking, problem solving and leadership. Swine and Lamb Showmanship Clinic 11 4-H members attended a showmanship clinic for beginning swine and lamb showers. This workshop was held the week before our Achievement Day workshops and youth received hands on training related to proper dress, care during times of high stress, grooming and fitting of their animals and proper showmanship stances and procedures. Through quiz evaluation at the end of the workshop 100% youth answered all questions right about proper dress, care and grooming and fitting of their animals. Ag and You The 4-H agent was responsible for the planning, coordination, and setup of the two day event at the Curry County Special Events Center. This event is done on a yearly basis and 4th graders from schools in Curry and Roosevelt counties in New Mexico and Parmer County in Texas are in attendance. School children, teachers, and parents that attend this event attend eight workshops throughout the day that teach them hands on life skills about the agricultural industry. Through evaluation there was knowledge gained in every subject area taught through the event. Workshop topics included: Farming and Ranching, Curds and Whey, Fruits and Vegetables, Wheat and Corn production, Dairy production, Peanut production, and Food Safety. Through two days of the event 1181 participants learned about all of the above topics through the coordination and help of many volunteers from various organizations. Progressive Ag Days (ATV Safety) Curry County 4-H agent presented the ATV Safety workshop at the Clovis Progressive Day. 4th Graders from Curry, Roosevelt, and Quay counties in NM and Parmer County in Texas along with teachers and parents attended Progressive Farm Safety Day at the fairgrounds in Clovis, NM. 1332 youth, teachers, and parents were instructed on safety equipment, laws, proper riding techniques, and safe handling of an ATV. Youth were quizzed by the instructor at the end of the workshop on each of these areas and knowledge was gained in all areas taught. County Contest Youth were involved in learning how to judge many different contests during the months of May, June, and July. Contest practices were held several times a week and included, livestock judging, meats judging, horse judging, crops judging, entomology, and wildlife. Contests begin on Sunday afternoon with shooting sports and were finished by Thursday evening. Knowledge and mastery of skills gained through the practices was evident throughout the week of competition as individuals scored higher than upon the start of practice season through judging and identification contests competing for places on teams for both District and State Contests. Forty four youth benefitted by being involved with the judging practices and the county contest competition. District Contest County Competitive events and contest trainings were conducted to expand life skills and knowledge. 95 % of novice/junior youth advanced to District/State level competition. Contest Areas included Air Rifle, Archery, Crops, Entomology, Horse, Livestock, Livestock Skill-A-Thon, Meats, Rifle, Wildlife, and Wool. 100 % of youth participating in competitive events increased knowledge and skills in their respective contest area as evidenced by all youth of Curry County coming home with an individual or team award. After their accomplishments it was evident that 100% of youth participating in District contest also had increased self confidence. State Conference County Competitive events and contest trainings were conducted to expand life skills and knowledge. 100% of senior youth participating in those events advanced to State level competition. Contest Areas included dairy, livestock, meats, livestock skill-athon, horse, and wool. 100 % of youth participating in competitive events increased knowledge and skills as evidenced by all teams from Curry County placing in the top 5. The wool team won the contest and will be representing New Mexico in the national wool contest. The livestock skill-a-thon team members made the comment” we were much better prepared this year than last year”. 100% of the youth from Curry County increased their teamwork, character and positive sportsmanship skills while participating in State Conference. Youth participated in workshop activities and learned to work together as a team. County, State and Regional Fairs 120 youth participated in the Curry County Fair showcasing their development of life skills through livestock exhibits related to over 10 project areas. Over 400 animals were exhibited. Youth received recognition and feedback for continued improvement of knowledge and skills. Over $200,000 was paid to County 4-H Members through premiums, junior livestock auctions and fair related scholarships. 40% of Curry County 4-H youth showed an increase in knowledge and skills related to livestock projects as evidenced by the increase of quality of animals in the livestock show. 42 youth participated in the New Mexico State Fair and exhibited their livestock projects in market swine, market lamb, market steer, dairy heifer and the market goat shows. Several youth were successful in making the NMSF premium sale. Youth also participated in the Eastern New Mexico State Fair and exhibited livestock projects in market swine, market lamb, market steer, dairy heifer, beef heifer and the market goat shows. 12 exhibitors were successful in making the livestock sale. County Awards Banquet 13 4-H youth served as the hosts and hostesses at the annual County 4-H Banquet, increasing their public relations and giving leadership to the overall program. County Council officers received jackets in recognition of their achievements and increase in life skills throughout the 2008-2009 program year. 26 youth completing record books received plaques and medals in recognition of their achievements in increasing their life skills related to mastery, belonging, generosity and independence through the 2008-2009 program year in 30 different project areas. Also, the highest honor of Curry county 4-H was awarded to the High School Senior that had contributed the most while a member of the Curry County 4-H program.¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ Xx ¬members, leaders and guests attended the event. Community Service 100% of local clubs conduct community service projects and 50% of 4-H youth participate in service projects at the county level. Examples of Community Service Projects include: The fall and spring highway cleanups, participating in local parades, providing coke floats at the Border Town Days event, buying Christmas gifts for the Angel tree, delivering baked goods to the elderly during the holiday season, and being group leaders for the Ag and You event. Youth increased knowledge and skills related to generosity, self esteem and being a responsible citizen. Results were reported by youth in their record books under community service. School Enrichment County Extension personnel provide quality educational experiences through cooperation with classroom teachers. 2024 youth gained knowledge related to Pizza Garden, Leadership, Egg to Chick, Ice Cream in a Bag, Water Cycle, Welcome to New Mexico 4-H, Pumpkin Pie in a Bag and Introduction to Animal Science. Youth through these lessons were allowed to exercise critical thinking and problem solving while learning to learn the fun way. Youth were allowed to master skills and information while enjoying our programs. One teacher from the Introduction to Animal Science program stated “Well I guess teachers have plenty to learn still as well”. Special Interest Curry County Extension personnel provided quality educational experiences in several After School programs in the Clovis school system. 732 youth involved were from 2nd – 6th grade and were involved in programs such as Pizza Garden, Plant Science, Geology, Leadership, Welcome to New Mexico 4-H and Animal Byproducts. Youth were allowed to explore these subjects taught and allowed to master skills and gain knowledge in all of these areas. County Council Youth that are in our highest leadership roles in the county are very important to the success of our program. Curry County 4-H council provides the opportunity for nine youth to serve as officers during the program year. The main function of the county council is to provide leadership roles to these individuals. These individuals are involved in planning the county 4-H program throughout the year. These individuals have been made responsible for the planning and program for the county Awards Banquet (Both current and new officers). These individuals helped host the Eastern District youth and leader training in Clovis this past spring. Youth were asked to help with the welcoming and Ice Breakers for the event. These individuals and the 4-H agent have worked throughout the year to better refine both their leadership skills and parliamentary procedure skills through both hands on experience. These youth participated in several service learning activities throughout the year. Increases in participation at the county council level and effectiveness of the council to the clubs in the program have been observed. Lastly, increase in the use of proper parliamentary procedure skills while participating in meetings has been observed throughout the program year by the 4-H agent. Lastly, the 4-H agent has witnessed an increased ability in County Council officers to complete a task with increased teamwork from the beginning of the year. NMSF Nomination Workshops Youth learned the proper entry procedures for the fairs in the fall. During this time nominations were completed for entry into the New Mexico State Fair with proper DNA techniques being used. These workshops included youth, staff, volunteer leaders, county FFA teachers and New Mexico State Fair staff. Forty one youth were in attendance for these workshops and learned early care of their animals and worked with their animals in addition to learning the proper entry procedures for fall exhibition. Summer Project Workshops Youth involved in the “Welcome to New Mexico 4-H” project were allowed the opportunity to attend a workshop this spring. During the workshop youth and their parents learned interesting facts about 4-H and about all the activities that occur during the 4-H year. Youth were then allowed to participate in 4-Hopoly and increase their exposure to the 4-H activities that occur during the year. Youth learned about what service learning projects were, increased their knowledge in several different project areas, and what was involved in participating in events like county contest, district contest, state conference and Curry County fair. 36 youth and parents attended the workshop and through evaluation the event seemed to be successful and all evaluations stated that this workshop was useful in helping them understand all the events and acronyms used in 4-H. Youth interested in leathercraft were allowed the opportunity to attend a workshop learning proper techniques of working with leather. Our summer intern and the 4-H agent worked with the youth to teach them proper techniques, preparation, and care of leather after products are finished. The agent and intern also hosted a workshop on making your own belts. Youth were allowed to order the color of rhinestones and the pattern they wanted to design their own unique rhinestone belt. Youth were allowed to create several exhibits that were exhibited in competition in the local county fair. Many exhibits went to higher levels of competition. Ten youth gained skills in leathercraft and through evaluation enjoyed the workshop. National Land Judging Contest The 4-H agent and three senior 4-H members traveled to Oklahoma City, OK to compete in the National Land Judging Contest. For the two days previous to the contest the judgers practiced at practice pits evaluating surface and sub-surface soil texture, profile depth, land slope, erosion, and best use management practices. We visited the National Cowboy Hall of Fame for the awards banquet where the Curry County team received first place in the Western region and 4th place overall in Homesite Evaluation. Cannon AFB Curry County 4-H received $12,330 from a Military 4-H grant to try and help stimulate the program on Cannon Air Force Base. The 4-H agent attended a training with one of the members of CAFB in Florida in October 08 to develop a plan on creating a 4-H program on the base. The first effort was to have an Open House and let the youth and adults of CAFB know what 4-H is. We had a lot of success and during the 3 hours of the program we had 73 youth and adults attend the Open House. Staff conducted activities including dirt babies and leathercraft allowing the youth to learn that 4-H was fun and could teach them a lot of different skills. The Council Officers provided games of leadership, teamwork and communication for the youth during the Open House. The 4-H agent was available to answer questions the adults had during the program. During the three hours we handed out more than 40 enrollment forms and received 7 new members. Two youth from the CAFB club and 2 adults attended Senior Leadership Retreat and brought back some valuable leadership skills for the program. The club has grown to a total of 11 members and 4 adult volunteers. The summer intern provided various programs throughout the summer for the youth including leathercraft, plant science, health and nutrition, ice cream in a bag, pumpkin pie in a bag, and Welcome to New Mexico 4-H while working with the school age program. Shooting Sports 48 youth were actively involved in the shooting sports program this past year. A safety orientation meeting was conducted by the 4-H agent and the 5 certified 4-H Shooting Sports instructors in February. This meeting was attended by 57 youth and at least one parent/guardian. In this meeting the safety and rules were established and then practice times were arranged. Almost every Sunday afternoon from the first of March to the middle of June there was a practice where youth could practice shotgun, archery, rifle, muzzleloader and pistol. Each practice lasted from 3 to 4 hours with 20-35 youth per week. At county contest 21 youth competed in Shotgun, Archery and Rifle. At District contest we had 8 youth compete in Archery, Rifle, and Air Rifle. At the State Contest we had 9 youth compete in Archery, Shotgun and Pistol. For the Youth Hunter Education Challenge we had 16 youth compete in the Sub-Junior, Junior and Senior age divisions. 100 % of the youth throughout the year learned to master skills associated with shooting disciplines as witnessed by the 4-H agent and the other shooting instructors. One shooting instructor said “If these young kids keep at it they will be outshooting the older kids by next year”. Project Visits Youth involved in animal projects in Curry County make up a large part of the Curry County 4-H program. The 4-H agent made visits to approximately 35 residences visiting projects throughout the year. Projects that were seen while making these visits were market swine, market lamb, beef heifer, market steer, meat goat, and dairy heifer projects. Animal projects progress was evaluated throughout the summer and expertise and direction was given to 4-H youth, parents, and leaders on feeding, exercise, and showmanship of animal projects. |