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Impact Report

For plan Youth Development (Colfax County)
Date November 1, 2011, 6:12 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report County Contest 42 Colfax County youth participated in the County Competitive events and contest trainings that were conducted in nineteen different project/contest areas to expand life skills and knowledge. Al of the youth advanced to State or District level competition. Contest areas included consumer decision making, livestock skill-a-thon, favorite foods, horse judging, entomology, horticulture, wildlife, shotgun, rifle, archery, and public speaking. All of the participants increased their skills related to teamwork, character, and critical thinking shown by team work, sportsmanship, success at State and District contests, and competition of project related activities. District Contest Colfax County hosted the 2011 Northeast District Contests. The theme was "Growing up Green with 4-H." Countless hours were spent planning and organizing with more than 40 volunteers. Eight counties brought 64 youth to the contests. Colfax County had 14 youth participate, that is up 4 from last year. Colfax County youth were in wildlife, entomology, horticulture, favorite foods, prepared public speaking, horse judging, consumer decision making, poetry, livestock judging, and livestock skill-a-thon. Agent assisted the 4-H agent with the livestock judging and the horse judging contests. Youth increased mastery and independence related to teamwork, character, and critical thinking as evidenced by sportsmanship and competition of project related activities. For and evening activity, agent worked with the Johnson Mesa 4-H to cook hamburgers and hot dogs in the park before the swimming party at the Raton Aquatic Center.