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Clover Connection
Rowan County 4-H Newsletter
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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! I hope each of your families had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are looking forward to future holiday gatherings.
This newsletter includes 4-H opportunities, save the dates, and upcoming deadlines, including (but not limited to):
-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 (going on NOW)
-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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4-HOnline will be shutting down in mid-December. As a reminder, your child must be re-enrolled in January 2025 to participate during the 2025 calendar year. 4-HOnline is slated to be open for 2025 enrollments on January 10, 2025 (per NC 4-H). I will send out notification once it is open and ready for 2025.
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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:
-Tuesday, December 3 at Tractor Supply in Salisbury 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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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. We are already practicing for these upcoming contests.
Dairy Quizbowl is being led by 4-H volunteer Calli Plott and Dairy Jugding is 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.**
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4-H Shout Outs
The following Rowan County 4-H'ers participated in the Randolph County 4-H Livestock Judging Contest on November 2 : Nora Brown, Guy Deal, Audrey Faggart, MaryLynn Overcash, Annalise Watts. Congrats to Guy Deal for placing 2nd individually and Audrey Faggart for placing 3rd individually. They are gearing up for the NC 4-H Livestock Judging contest in 2025!
Rowan County hosted the South Central District Volunteer Leaders' Association Fall Day on Saturday, Nov. 2. We had several 4-H Volunteers who attended this training. Thanks to SCD VLA President-Elect, Cassie Foster, for planning and hosting a wonderful event!
We had 173 youth vote during the Kids Voting NC 4-H Rowan event held on Tuesday, November 5. You can click here to find the results of the kids-only election!
The following 4-H'ers attended the South Central District 4-H Friendsgiving held at the Catawba County Extension Office on Saturday, November 16: David Croyle, Nathan Croyle, Emma Weeder, Lucas Weeder, Abigail Wood.
Thanks to all who bought, sold, or assisted with the 4-H Plant Sale & 4-H Wreath Sale! Both were wonderful fundraisers to help assist our 4-H program and 4-H clubs!
The West Rowan 4-H Explorers 4-H Club participated in Spencer's Holiday Caravan Parade on November 27. Thanks for representing and publicizing 4-H!
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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 looks like we will begin moving items sometime in January 2025, but this will be a process. 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 and get settled and organized. Programming will be extremely limited from January-July 2025. 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.
We WILL be offering School Enrichment (embryology & butterflies) in 2025. More details coming soon.
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 17 (THIS IS AN UPDATED DATE): District Activity Day (for district level talent & presentations); held at West Iredell High School, Statesville, NC
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 21 (THIS IS AN UPDATED DATE): 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.
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Rowan County 4-H Volunteer Corner
For registered 4-H volunteers with Rowan County 4-H!
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NC 4-H Volunteer Leaders' Association Conference (which will be held January 31-February 2, 2025 in Greensboro. Please click here for more info.
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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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