4-H Presentations
4-H Presentations are a huge part of North Carolina 4-H. It is one of the most successful ways to help a young person learn how to do a public speech. It focuses on members teaching others what they know about a particular project/subject matter. They are sometimes called demonstrations or illustrated talk or formal speech.
For a list of 4-H Presentation Categories please go to the following link: 2024 NC 4-H Awards Handbook
Here you can find topic ideas and objectives as well as what cash prizes are available at district and state levels.
To view scoresheets, rules and regulations and other helpful information please visit the following link: 4-H Presentation Information
South Central District Activity Day will be held June 17, 2025 in Iredell County.
If you would like to know more about 4-H Presentations or you have an interest in being a presenter to represent Alexander County please contact DJ Salyer, 4-H Agent, at 828-632-3125 or dj_salyer@ncsu.edu.
4-H Achievement Night was held on February 24, 2025. We had a great evening celebrating our awesome 4-H'ers and Alexander 4-H Clubs. This year's theme was "Family game night" so we enjoyed a game of jeopardy as well as some board games!
Congratulations to all of our award winners and a special thank you to all of our amazing volunteers!
Here are a few of the awards presented with pictures below:
4-H Club Community Service Award: Shockers 4-H Club
4-H Club of the Year: Alexander County Livestock 4-H Club
2025 4-H Graduates: Weston Brown and Cora Childers
Amy Shook 4-H Award: Cora Childers
Embryology coming to Alexander County Schools
Alexander County 4-H will start Embryology in twenty 2nd grade classrooms on March 4th. Follow along on facebook to see the process as these students learn about the life cycle in a hands-on project. We expect to have baby chicks before Spring Break!
Alexander County 4-H Clubs
Alexander County Livestock 4-H Clubmeets 1st Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Location: Alexander County Service Center.
The Alexander County 4-H Livestock Club met inMarch and had a presentation from Tanya Fox from Wilkes Community College. She discussed the many Ag Programs that were offered. The Livestock Club will meet April 7th at 6 p.m. at the Taylorsville House. All members are encouraged to bring an animal to show the residents.
Alexander County 4-H Garden Club meets 2nd Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Location: Alexander County Service Center
The Alexander 4-H Garden Club will not meet again until the month of April, more details about the event will be in the next newsletter. If you have any questions about the Alexander 4-H Garden Club, please give Cari Rosenbalm a call (828-632-4451).
Southern Grace 4-H Clubmeets 3rd Thursday of each month at 5:00 p.m. Location: Alexander County Service Center (They are not accepting new members at this time.)
In Southern Grace 4-H Club met in February to start a beginner cross stitch project. They got to choose a design, and a chicken was the favorite!
Shockers 4-H Electric Clubmeets 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Location: Alexander County Service Center New members are welcome!
The Shockers 4-H Electric Club met in February to make a motor using a battery, coil of copper wire, magnet, and paper clips. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. New members are welcome to attend!
Whisk it Up 4-H Cooking Clubmeets 4th Thursday of each month at 4:00 p.m. Location: Alexander County Service Center.
WHEP (Wildlife Habitat Education Program) will be meet March 19th at 3:45 p.m. at the Alexander County Service Center.
The WHEP Team met with local wildlife biologists on Feb 24th and practiced their interpretations of aerial photography as it relates to wildlife management. The date for the state contest has been released. It will be held at Jones Lake State Park in Elizabethtown, NC on Saturday May 10, 2025.
ALL 4-H members and volunteers MUST be enrolled in 4-H Online to participate in any programs or clubs that are provided by Alexander County 4-H.
If you have any questions regarding enrollment or need help with enrollment please contact DJ Salyer at 828-632-3125. Again, no child or volunteer can participate in 4-H events without being enrolled.
Alexander County 4-H Programming
is sponsored by Alexander County United Way
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.
