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Clover Connection
Rowan County 4-H Newsletter
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I hope you are enjoying the Fall weather and looking forward to the upcoming holiday season.
This newsletter includes 4-H opportunities, save the dates, and upcoming deadlines, including (but not limited to):
-NC 4-H Kids Voting-Rowan information
-Animal related (horse, dairy, livestock, poultry) judging & quiz bowl practice & contest info for upcoming 2025 competitive year
-Opportunities to help 4-H'ers in western NC
-Paper Clover Week
-2025 Rowan 4-H Save the Dates & new office facility update
-Achievement Plans, Project Record Books & Portfolio information
-NC 4-H International Program opportunities
-4-H Volunteer reminders & deadlines
-Various flyers at the end of non-4-H specific opportunities that would benefit 4-H'ers (NC State college application help, scholarships, a ewe program, etc)
***Find all details about the above items & more in THIS NEWSLETTER!
Make sure to click "view entire message" at the end because there's more opportunities to see!
Click here for Rowan 4-H page on Facebook
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In order for your child to participate in 4-H in 2024, they must be enrolled as a member in 4-HOnline.
If you ever need to update or make changes, login to 4-HOnline and try to. If you cannot, then please to submit any changes to the 4-H Agent at laura_allen@ncsu.edu and our office will update it.
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Upcoming Meetings
County Council: for youth ages 12-18 years old as of January 1
**If your child is 12-18 as of Jan 1 and they are interested in County Council, please email Laura to get on the County Council email list for all reminders and updates for this group!
-Next County Council meeting:
-Monday, November 4 at the Extension office in Suite A from 5:15-6:30 PM.
PALS: These meetings are for any parent, alumni, leader or supporter of Rowan County
4-H. If you are interested in 4-H or new to 4-H, you are invited to attend these meetings as well! Please come share your ideas for 4-H and help us find ways to support Rowan County 4-H.
Next meeting: Monday, December 16 at 7 PM on Zoom. https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/98279546933?pwd=THmremTEeCso06KfuikbjebgVcEMTk.1
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Want to check out pictures at 4-H Events?
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Bring your school-aged child to a
KIDS ONLY voting election on
Tuesday, November 5 (Election Day).
This election mimics the real voting experience (polling booths, voting ballot, special "I voted" stickers).
**You do NOT have to be a 4-H member to participate.**
Prior to coming to vote, use this Rowan County 4-H ELECTION GUIDE to help your kids explore the candidates & office positions, and learn more about voting.
Thanks to Kids Voting North Carolina for partnering with NC 4-H to allow us to offer this opportunity.
Check out this recently published article that showcases Rowan youth voting in the 2023 Kids Voting NC 4-H-Rowan election!
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HORSE: If you want to stay up-to-date on all things related to the NC 4-H Horse Program, click here to sign up to receive their newsletter. Click here to access the main page for the NC 4-H Horse Program to learn more.
If interested in participation in 4-H Horse Bowl, Hippology, or Horse Judging, please look into joining the Happy Trails 4-H Club led by 4-H volunteer club leader, Maggie Boreman. They are starting practices NOW to prepare for the 2025 competitions.
LIVESTOCK: Rowan County 4-H will be having a 2025 Livestock Judging team and potentially a 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl team.
Practices will start in January 2025. The NC 4-H livestock contests are usually in late July/early August.
This opportunity will be led by 4-H volunteer Eric Deal.
DAIRY CATTLE: Rowan County 4-H will be having a 2025 4-H Dairy Judging team & Dairy Quizbowl team. See flyer below with first practice dates!
Dairy Quizbowl will be led by 4-H volunteer Calli Plott and Dairy Jugding will be led by 4-H Agent Laura Allen.
POULTRY: The 4-H Poultry Judging team practices will begin in April/May 2025. The contest is usually mid July.
This is led by the Rowan 4-H Agent & Rowan Livestock Agent.
If you are interested in participating in or learning more about ANY of these opportunities, please contact the Rowan County 4-H Agent at laura_allen@ncsu.edu.
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Help 4-H'ers in western NC who were affected by Hurricane Helene!
-Click link below to find ways to help
-Sign up to make a 4-H Clover Care Package for 4-H'ers in western NC for how many boxes
-If you make a 4-H Clover Care Package, then contact Mrs. Laura and bring your package(s) to the Extension office. Rowan 4-H will cover your shipping costs.
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2024 Paper Clover Week at Tractor Supply in Salisbury HAS CHANGED DATES!
NOW: NOV. 29 - DEC.15
SIGN UP to work the 4-H display & collect donations during the 2024 Spring Paper Clover Week at Tractor Supply in Salisbury!
100% of the donations come back to 4-H, with 90% of the donations at the Salisbury store coming back to Rowan County 4-H! These donations help provide scholarships or price reductions to Rowan 4-H'ers attending 4-H Camp, 4-H Congress or Citizenship Focus.
**All details in the link above & more specifics will be emailed to those who sign up.**
You can also support us by purchasing 4-H ornaments at Tractor Supply in Salisbury. See flyer below!
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4-H Shout Outs
Congratulations to Callie Yates (Lead Drivers 4-H Club & Mason Gabosch (Hot Shots 4-H Club). They both tried out for the National 4-H Shooting Sports team for NC 4-H and made it! They will represent NC 4-H at national competition in June 2025 in Grand Island, Nebraska. Callie will be on the NC 4-H Small Bore Pistol team and Mason will be on the NC 4-H rifle team. We know you will practice hard and represent Rowan County 4-H well!
We had 5 Rowan 4-H'ers participate in the NC 4-H Egg-cellent Egg Contest. They had to attend two educational Zoom sessions, submit up to two half dozen eggs for grading, and submit supplementary projects to show their knowledge of chickens and/or eggs. Rowan 4-H’ers participating included: Tallula Four, Georgia Fritz, Will Fritz, Baylee Householder and Colt Poirier.
Special congratulations to the following Egg-cellent Egg participants:
-Georgia Fritz: second place in brown eggs (pee wee, small medium), junior division
-Baylee Householder: third place in blue/green eggs and third place in brown eggs (large, extra large, jumbo), junior division
-Will Fritz: second place in brown eggs (large, extra large, jumbo), intermediate division
4-H'ers Barrett Devine & John Tucker competed in the Youth Market Turkey Show at the State Fair. Congrats to John for placing 1st and Barrett 2nd in their classes.
Congrats to the Rowan 4-H'ers who entered exhibits into the 4-H Craft & Photography competitions at the NC State Fair. Participants included Charis Mailliard, Chessa Maillard, John Tucker, and Sarah Tucker. They all won ribbons and will receive award money. Together, their 70 entries & great placings allowed Rowan County 4-H to place 3rd overall in the 4-H County Sweepstakes Award!
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Rowan County 4-H
Save the Dates:
**Please note: We have not yet moved into our new office facility. The timeline is ever changing and there are still a lot of unknowns. It may be as late as April-July 2025 until we move. With the unknowns, it is difficult to plan programs in advance, especially not knowing what location we'll be in or where our supplies may be at that time. I also have to allow time in my schedule to actually move. We will NOT have Speak Up in 2025 and we may not be able to have Summer Fun. Please bare with us as our 4-H programming will look different for a bit as we transition to a new facility.
Below are programs that WILL be happening. I do not have all dates for district & state level programs, but have shared the big ones I am aware of.
November 2: Rowan 4-H hosting the South Central District Volunteer Fall Day, 9 am-3 pm
November 4: County Council at the Extension office, 5:15-6:30 pm
November 5: Kids Voting NC-Rowan at the Extension office, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
November 7: 4-H Plant Sale pick up (if you pre-ordered)
November 12: first Dairy Quizbowl practice
November 14: first Dairy Judging practice
November 16: South Central District Friendsgiving (for 13-18 year olds who pre-registered)
November 20: 4-H Wreath Sale pick up (if you pre-ordered; we may also need some adult volunteers to help with pick up so contact Laura if you can help)
December 3: County Council (meet at Tractor Supply in Salisbury), 5:15-6:30 pm
December 16: PALS (Parents, Alumni, Leaders, Supporters) Zoom meeting, 7-8 pm
January 10: Project Record Books & Portfolios dues
January 17: 4-H Club rechartering paperwork due
January 24: Achievement Plans, Rowan County 4-H'er of the Year & NC 4-H Scholarships all due
January 25: South Central District Winter Enrichment in Stanly County (for teens 13-18 years old)
January 31-February 2: NC 4-H Volunteer Leaders' Association Conference
February 28: Achievement Night
March 29-30: South Central District Teen Retreat at Millstone 4-H Camp (for teens 13-18 years old)
April 10: County Activity Day registration due (talent, presentations, expressive arts)
April 15: Rowan County 4-H Event Grants due
April 22: 4-H Expressive Arts competition entries due
April 25: Rowan 4-H County Activity Day
May 7: Rowan 4-H Port-a-Pit fundraiser
June TBD: District Activity Day (for district level talent & presentations; will be in either Iredell or Catawba County)
June 22-27: Rowan 4-H attends Millstone 4-H Camp
July 8-12: NC 4-H State Horse Show, Raleigh, NC (must qualify at a district qualifying horse show in April/May)
July 21-25: NC 4-H Congress, Raleigh, NC
July 22: NC 4-H State Presentation Finals, Raleigh, NC
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Do you have Medicaid? If so, your policy most likely gives a $10-$75 voucher to be used towards youth activities, and 4-H should qualify! Please check into this for your family!
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PREPARE NOW
for completing
Project Record Books and Portfolios focused on the 2024 calendar year! Check out these links to help you get started!
Don't forget about Achievement Plans, too!
DUE: JANUARY 10, 2025
Project Record Books (to print and fill out...contact Mrs. Laura if you need her to print you one)
What is a 4-H Project?
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Rowan County 4-H t-shirts available for purchase! $15 each!
Same design, 2 shirt colors.
GRAY and GREEN!
Come to the office to purchase and pick up! First come, first served.
Youth Sizes: S, M, L
Adult Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL
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NC 4-H International Exchange Programs (inbound and outbound)
CLICK HERE for more details for 2025 opportunities. Some deadlines to apply are in November 2024.
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Rowan County 4-H Volunteer Corner
For registered 4-H volunteers with Rowan County 4-H!
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Register now for....
The South Central District 4-H Fall Day (Volunteer Training) will be held in ROWAN COUNTY on Saturday, November 2! Thanks to those who registered to attend!
If you want to submit a workshop proposal for the NC 4-H Volunteer Leaders' Association Conference (which will be held January 31-February 2, 2025 in Greensboro, please click here. Proposals are due by November 15.
If you are interested in nominating a fellow 4-H volunteer for a NC 4-H VLA Award, please click here to access the application & award descriptions. These applications are due to Laura by November 15.
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Rowan 4-H Volunteer Reporting for 2024
If you are registered as a 4-H Volunteer in 4-HOnline it is super important that you report your hours and contacts! This greatly assists Laura with her Extension reports every year, since your hours and contacts must be reported!
Please go to go.ncsu.edu/2024monthly4hreportrowan and complete your reports. Reports are due 10 days after the end of each month (January contacts due by Feb. 10). Email reminders will be sent to those who should be completing reports. It should only take about 5 minutes!
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Are you a high school student who is interested in attending NC State University with an agriculturally related major? If so, CLICK HERE to share your information with the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS) at NC State. They will then contact you about We’ll provide information about opportunities, scholarships, and extend invitations to come Spend a Day at State.
For students already preparing their application, NCSU CALS created a “3 Tips to Make Your NC State Application Shine” video, which is packed with helpful tips to guide students through the process and ensure their application stands out.
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Do you know a high school senior graduating in 2025 who is interested in agriculture or culinary arts? If so, look into this AWESOME scholarship opportunity!
Mountaire Farms is excited to launch the “Farm to Table Scholarship” for the 2024/25 school year. This program will award 10 students across the state with a $2,000 scholarship towards their further education in the agriculture, culinary, or food service fields. Out of these 10 students, 2 will be selected for an additional $5,000 scholarship. At the end of the program, an awards banquet will be held where scholarship checks will be presented.
A Rowan 4-H'er won this scholarship last year ($7,000 total)! Let Mrs. Laura know if you have questions!
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NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.
Extension's 4-H program is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina. We help over 247,000 young people grow into active, contributing citizens each year.
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