4-H Newsletter for Sussex County, Delaware
4-H in Action is an annual newspaper written by 4-H members from Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, showcasing the diversity of the program. 4-H members can write stories, columns, and take and submit photos for the supplement. In support of 4-H Youth Development, a portion of the advertising revenue will be donated to the 4-H Programs […]
National 4-H Congress is one of the premiere experiences for 4-H members across the country to participate in. For over 90 years, members of the 4-H program have been gathering to celebrate the successes and accomplishments of 4-H. National 4-H Congress provides a life changing experience for youth to meet other members across the United States, […]
L to R: Mark Isaacs, Rep. Steve Smyk, Rich Ockels, Mikayla Ockels, Cindy Ockels, Rep. Harvey Kenton, and Ernie Lopez. Photo by Michele Walfred On September 27, 2014 during a gathering at the 2014 Sussex County 4-H Achievement Banquet, Sussex County 4-H member Mikayla Ockels, 16, is the third statewide recipient of the Delaware 4-H […]
Congratulations to T.J. Magee, Harbor Lights 4-H Club, who has been selected to share her singing talent at the National 4-H Hall of Fame Induction in October 2013 in Chevy Chase, Md. National 4-H Engineering Event Dustin Waller, Clover Knights and Caleb Kirk, County Seat will represent Delaware at the National 4-H Engineering Science and […]
We’ve had photographers out and about during the Delaware State Fair. Photos have been posted on Facebook, tweeted on Twitter and displayed on our Flickr photo sharing site! Delaware 4-H on Flickr To download a picture, click on it once, then right click on the image. A pop up will say “All Rights Reserved” and […]
Delaware 4-H members of all ages recently participated in a statewide Equine Art Contest sponsored by the Delaware 4-H Horse Advisory Committee, a group of volunteer 4-H Equine Project Leaders. Entries from 30 budding artists were submitted for the contest in the following categories: Drawing- Pastels/Charcoal/Graphite/Colored Pencil (Abstract or Realistic) Drawing- Pen/Ink/Markers/Crayon (Abstract or Realistic) […]
Sussex 4-H Livestock Club Wins First Place! Congratulations to our Sussex County 4-H Livestock Club for it’s First Place Win in the “Live. Laugh. Farm” video challenge sponsored by MidAtlantic Farm Credit. With a lot of support from the 4-H community, Carvel Staff, and social networking on Facebook and Twitter, the club gained 2,677 votes […]
Congratulations to Shannon Tatman, for being awarded Monsanto’s Farmers Grow Community Award. Shannon is the parent of 4-H member Laura Tatman. They received a check for $2500 for the club. According to the program overview, ” To further support counties that have been declared disaster areas by the USDA due to drought, winning farmers in […]
Congratulations to Shannon Tatman, for being awarded Monsanto’s Farmers Grow Community Award. Shannon is the parent of 4-H member Laura Tatman. They received a check for $2500 for the club. According to the program overview, ” To further support counties that have been declared disaster areas by the USDA due to drought, winning farmers in […]
Sussex County 4-H member Mikayla Ockels, 14, has won the 2013 Delaware State Education Association Read Across America student contest, part of a national effort to encourage reading. Ockels, a 9th grader at Sussex Central High School in Millsboro, was one of 240 entrants from the First State. Students could submit a poster, video or […]