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Iberia Parish 4-H

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Membership is open to all youth in Iberia Parish who are 9 years of age before January 1 of the current year and who have not passed their 20th birthday on January 1.

11/30/2023

Dashing through the sneaux... ❄️
Our Winter Wonderland Dance is back this year by popular demand! On December 1st at the Willow Wood Building from 7:00-9:00, we are inviting 4-H'ers in 4-6th grade to come and dance the night away with us! Students are allowed to bring one guest 4th-6th grade age who does not need to be a 4-H'er. Students are encouraged to pick up tickets from their 4-H Leaders, but they should be paid for at the door. Parents and leaders are allowed to attend.
This event is hosted by our Junior Leader Club, who will also be selling pizza and concessions. We hope to see you there!

11/16/2023

The results of the 2023 Virtual Pumpkin Contest are in! Our judges wanted to pass on that the competition was very stiff and at some points narrowing their top 5 was almost impossible. Congratulations to all who participated!

11/11/2023

Our very own Jeanerette Senior High School was featured as a Cool School on KATC! 4-H club sponsor TreVonta Barlow is working with students to teach them about agriculture, entrepreneurship, and life skills through working with students to raise and sell animals on school grounds! Read more here: https://www.katc.com/community/cool-schools/gma-cool-schools-jeanerette-high-school

Way to go, Jeanerette Tigers!

11/01/2023

Reminder that we are always looking for judges and volunteers leading up to big events like Fall Fun Day. Even if you can't be at all our events, to be updates when we need help please register on the form below (parents and grandparents are definitely allowed to help at competition days as well!) https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=mFBLgAiZ30ucBrPfd3Vjqp08s6my7h9EgR8bEjFnsXBUM1pVMlpUQ1IxUlhUUDUyUks3STA4Mk85UC4u

10/30/2023

Update for the week of 10/30/23:

-Pumpkin Contest Entries are due TOMORROW!

-Fall Fun Day is on November 4th. Detailed rules were emailed last week and discussed at October club meetings.

-Broiler due date is fast approaching on November 17th.

-Robotics workshop on November 8th at 5:30 in the 4-H Office! See Clover Chatters for more details!

10/26/2023

Our Iberia Parish office has an open position for a Nutrition Educator. To read more about the position and apply, visit the link at bit.ly/NEIberia before October 31st!

10/23/2023

Weekly Update for 10/23/23:
Our Junior Leader Meeting will be Tuesday, October 24th at 5:30 in the 4-H Office! We will be hosting a costume contest so see our post about it for details.
Our pumpkin decorating contest is back! Entries are due before the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. on Halloween! See details below (and remember that entries for the Pumpkin Drawing Showcase category will be for participation awards only. To get a placement award, you must decorate a real pumpkin and follow your chosen category's rules)
Fall Fun Day will be held on November 4th!
If you have chickens or rabbits to show at parish, district, or state show please message [email protected] for information to register them. If you have any other type of livestock animal to show please email [email protected]

10/17/2023

It's that time of year!

Livestock possession and validation due dates are nearing. For market lambs, market goats, beef, dairy animals, exhibition poultry, and broilers that date is November 6th.

If you already have any type of chickens at home to show or are planning to buy broilers, please reach out to Ms. Lexie ([email protected]) for information about how to register them. You can also reach out for information about ordering broilers.

For all other animals, reach out to Ms. Patrice ([email protected]) for information about validation and tags.

10/13/2023

Get in the 4-H 👻Spirit👻 with our Junior Leaders this month!
On October 24th at 5:30, we will be holding our next junior leader meeting, open to all 4-H students in 7th-12th grade in the 4-H Office (415 Providence St.). At this meeting, we invite all students to come dressed in costume attire if they would like, and we will be hosting a costume contest with the categories of spookiest costume (but not too scary!), funniest costume, dynamic duo, and most 4-H Spirit. We hope to see all of you there. ✨🍀

10/11/2023

Update for week of 10/9/2023:
-We have sent out project club emails for sewing, cooking, STEM, and Archery clubs. If you did not receive an email and would like the information this is your last chance to email either Lexie or Patrice for information about joining before all spots are filled!

-Challenge Camp forms are available and will be due very soon! Ask for your copy today if your student is a 7th-8th grader

-Broiler order forms are available and due by November 17th.

-Fall Fun Day is on November 4th at Iberia Middle School. We will need cookery and bicycle rodeo judges!

-There is a 4th-8th grade robotics workshop scheduled for November 8th at 5:30 to teach students how to build and code a robot using Lego Spike Prime pieces and software

-If you have poultry (any kinds of chickens) to show at parish, district, and state shows please email Miss Lexie ([email protected]) for information about registering. Past poultry exhibitors will have already received registration information.

Student Clover chatters have a link to sign up for information on the broiler project, robotics workshop, challenge camp, and more! For your convenience here is a link to that form:

10/05/2023

On the third day of , Iberia Parish gave to me… !

4-H gives students an opportunity to learn mastery in a project area of their choice, and here are just a few big wins from our own Iberia Parish 4-H’ers last year!

1) Colton from JIRES won best in show for his exhibition birds at LSU AgCenter State Livestock Show
2) Hollie, a member-at-large, won an overall award for the fastest time in barrel racing at the Louisiana State Horse Show
3) Our 4-H University Delegation delivered multiple top ten awards, including a first place team for consumer food evaluation that included Hunter and Emily, 4-H Alumni, and Xander from HOTT

What are some of YOUR winning 4-H moments? 🍀

10/03/2023

On the second day of my parish gave to me.... Thankful Tuesday!

We are thankful for all of our club leaders and volunteers, and of course to all of our students. To show our thanks, we want to send out a special invitation to any students interested in showing off their leadership skills through being a club officer! All students are invited to attend this fun night, whether they hold an office or not. And while students are learning how to be leaders, there will be a session about getting involved as a new volunteer for parents to attend as well!

Officer training will be led by some of our best youth volunteers, our junior leaders! It will be held starting at 5:30 at North Lewis Elementary School.

Thank you to everyone who continues to make Iberia 4-H an amazing place!

10/02/2023

Happy National 4-H week! This year's theme, "I ❤️ 4-H" reminds us not only that 4-H is the largest youth development organization in the country, but it is also a feeling of belonging and mastery felt by any youth who have an experience as a member.

We are starting off the week strong with by reintroducing you to our Iberia Parish 4-H Agents, Ms. Patrice (right) and Ms. Lexie (left)!

Ms. Patrice is a New Iberia native and graduated with a degree in psychology from Northwestern State University. She leads the parish large livestock and shooting sports programs, as well as overseeing the parish cooking clubs. Patrice has been a 4-H Agent for 5 years, and her favorite 4-H activity is attending shooting sports practices and matches.

Ms. Lexie is from Lafayette originally, but her mother grew up in New Iberia. She graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in Natural Resource Ecology and Management. As a 4-H agent who just finished her first year, Ms. Lexie works with rabbits, poultry, and horses and maintains social media posts. Her favorite 4-H activity is sewing, and she is excited to start working with the sewing club.

09/27/2023

The Iberia 4-H Sugar Cookery Contest was held on September 22, 2023 in City Park. We would like to thank our judges and volunteers for helping us with the event and our fantastic 4-H participants for providing such sweet treats. Award ribbons will be handed out at the October 4-H club meetings.

*please email [email protected] if you notice any misspellings*

09/18/2023

Weekly Update 9/18/2023:
Make sure your student has attended their school's club meeting and completed online registration! Complete it here https://v2.4honline.com/

Forms are due for the rabbit show! If you need a copy of entry forms please reach out to the 4-H Office. One rabbit can be brought to the SugArena on Saturday if you want to enter day-of! The show will be September 23rd.

The sugar cookery contest is this week on Friday! To enter, bring any dish with at least one cup of sugar to the Cyr Gates Community center on Thursday from 3:30-5:00 pm or Friday from 8:00-9:00 am. NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 9:00 ON FRIDAY!

To sign up for information about project clubs, please see our posts about project clubs or your students' Clover Chatters!

09/16/2023

Quick post to celebrate an amazing start to the Junior Leader year! Our new officers have so many ideas and great plans for this year, and we wanted to introduce all of them to you! 🍀💚

President: Mikayla (Homeschoolers on the Teche)
Vice-President: Bryce (Homeschoolers on the Teche)
Secretary: Lacie (Loreauville High School)
Treasurer: Amelia (Delcambre High School)
Reporter: Landon (New Iberia Senior High School)
Parliamentarian: Mia (Homeschoolers on the Teche)

If you are a 7th-12th grader who would like to join junior leaders, our next meeting will be Tuesday, October 24th, or you can sign up on this form! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=mFBLgAiZ30ucBrPfd3Vjqp08s6my7h9EgR8bEjFnsXBUMEQ4QkhSQzQwUkFMNkZKTlNBVkFIMlRETy4u

09/13/2023

We need judges for our Sugar Cookery contest on Friday, September 22nd! For more information about registering as a 4-H Volunteer for our cookery contests and other events, please fill out this form! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=mFBLgAiZ30ucBrPfd3Vjqp08s6my7h9EgR8bEjFnsXBUM1pVMlpUQ1IxUlhUUDUyUks3STA4Mk85UC4u

09/12/2023

There has been some confusion about paying 4-H Enrollment dues. When enrolling on 4-H Online, the system will give a prompt to pay a $12 check to Iberia Parish 4-H but that is not correct. School club leaders will set their club dues, and you will pay them the requested dues by their set deadlines, along with any forms necessary.

We are not accepting payment for enrollment at the 4-H Office from individual members at this time. If you are registering as a Member-at-Large, please email us for more information about how to complete registration!

09/11/2023

Weekly Update 9/11/2023:

Make sure your student has attended their school's club meeting and completed online registration! Complete it here https://v2.4honline.com/

First Junior Leader Club meeting will be held tomorrow at the 4-H Office at 5:30. If your student is planning to enroll as a junior leader but cannot attend this meeting, please email Ms. Lexie at [email protected]

Robotics Club information session for 7th-12th graders will be held on Thursday, September 14th at 5:30 at the 4-H Office

The Sugarcane Festival is fast approaching! It is not too late to register for our parish rabbit show on September 23rd. More information will be available at club meetings, or you can email or message us for registration forms! Forms will be due September 15th.

To sign up for information about project clubs, please see our posts about project clubs or your students' Clover Chatters!

09/09/2023

Are you interested in more information about joining our robotics club? On September 14th at 5:30 in the 4-H Office, we will be hosting and informational session where you can learn all about the planning, programming and building that goes into creating robots, along with a short demonstration.

Our Robotics club will be partnering with FIRST Robotics Competition to build a robot and compete with other teams from around the country. No experience is required to join the robotics club, just a willingness to learn about programming and engineering.

This experience is open to all 4-H'ers 7th grade and older!

09/08/2023

Come join our Iberia Parish Junior Leader's Club, the Sweetest Club Around!

Our junior leaders are the highest caliber of 4-H students in 7th-12th grade, doing all that they can to support their community and fellow students through service and leadership opportunities. If your student would like more information, our first meetings will be next Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the 4-H Office (415 Providence St. in New Iberia). The theme for this month will be celebrating Iberia's Sugarcane Economy, so come dressed in your best Sugarcane Festival Looks one week early to start the celebration in style! ✨ (We will provide the sweet snacks to match 😉). See you there!🍀

09/05/2023

Iberia Parish Update 9/5/23:

We have officially started club meetings this year! Make sure your student knows where and when their meetings are so they don't miss any information!

The Sugarcane Festival is fast approaching! It is not too late to register for our parish rabbit show on September 23rd. More information will be available at club meetings, or you can email or message us for registration forms! Forms will be due September 15th.

Sugar Cookery contest will be on September 22nd at the Cyr-Gates Community Center. More details at club meetings, or you can email or message us!

Sugarcane Judging and Exhibition contests will be September 28th at The Harvest Room. Sugarcane judging will also have an optional training on September 26th. More details at club meetings, or you can email or message us!

Challenge Camp registrations will open soon for 7th-8th graders! To ask for more information or start the registration process, please email [email protected]. Spots are limited, so register soon!

Address

415 Providence Street
New Iberia, LA
70560

Telephone

(337) 369-4440

Website

http://www.lsuagcenter.com/iberia, http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/4H/

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