Texas 4-H Council Announces Statewide Community Service effort

Texas 4-H has decided to give back to those who have given so much to us. Texas 4-H’s State Wide Community Service Activity will be a Donation Drive to the VA Health Care Systems across the State of Texas. All items needed, and locations are located below. Make sure to contact your corresponding VA for more information and for an updated “Items Needed List”.

Districts with Corresponding VA’s

District 1

Amarillo VA Health Care System (Amarillo, TX)

District 2

Partner with District 6 and/or District 1

District 3

Partner with District 4

District 4

Dallas VA Medical Center (Dallas, TX)

Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center (Bonham, TX)

District 5

Partner with District 4 and/or District 8

District 6

El Paso VA Health Care System (El Paso, TX)

West Texas VA Health Care System (Big Spring, TX)

District 7

Partner with District 6 and/or District 8

District 8

Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (Temple, TX)

Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Waco, TX)

District 9

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center - (Houston, TX)

District 10

South Texas Veterans Health Care System (San Antonio, TX)

Kerrville VA Hospital (Kerrville, TX)

District 11

Partner with District 10 and/or District 12

District 12

VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (Harlingen, TX)

Items Needed= All Items Must Be New and Unused

    

Commodities- No Hotel Samples Will Be Accepted

• Deodorant
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Denture Adhesive
• Denture Cleaner
• Shower Gel (No Bar Soap)
• Shower Wash (No Bar Soap)
• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Lotion
• Body Powder
• Foot Powder
• Hairbrushes
• Combs
• Feminine Products
• Shower Shoes
• Lip Balm

Undergarments- Sizes XS - 3X Only

• T-Shirts (Men’s Sizes with Sleeves, No V-Neck)
• Underwear
• Boxers
• Panties
• Sports Bras
• Socks

Update Ag Product Identification Guide Released

You can find the updated guide as well as information related to other contest at 

https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/events/roundup/ 

Updated Quiz Bowl Guide Released

The 2018-2019 Texas 4-H Quiz Bowl Guide along with the updated resources for the Beef, Swine, Horse and Nutrition contests has been released. You can download the new Guide online at https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/events/roundup/

You will notice that there are significant changes that have been made to this Quiz Bowl rules this year. The changes come from the result of the Roundup Review Committee established in 2016. The Quiz Bowl review team has spent significant hours in reviewing other quiz bowl contest and have worked diligently to enhance the quiz bowl experience for our Texas 4-H members.

If you have questions, please contact Jana Barret at jcbarrett@ag.tamu.edu or 979-458-0910.

Jana Barrett

Extension Specialist I

4-H Youth Development

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

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1470 William D Fitch Parkway 

College Station, TX 77845

E-mail: jcbarrett@ag.tamu.edu

Phone: 979.458.0910

2019 Texas 4-H Roundup Guide Released

A copy of the Texas 4-H Roundup Guide can be downloaded from https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/events/roundup/

Contest Rules will also be posted at https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/events/roundup/. We will notify everyone when they are uploaded

2019 Texas 4-H Roundup Guide

Changes, Reminders and Clarifications for 2018-2019 4-H Year

CHANGES

• Food Challenge Teams will consist of team of 3 – 4 members.
• Food Show categories will be Main Dish, Fruits & Vegetables, Breads & Cereal, and Nutritious Snacks
• Quiz bowl teams will be made up of 4 team members.
• Updated Quiz Bowl Contest Rules and resources will be released by September 1, 2018
• Educational Presentations will consist of Individuals or Teams of 2.
• Categories for Educational Presentations (See Roundup Guide for category descriptions)

1.       Agricultural Technology & Farm Safety

2.       Animal Science

3.       Beef

4.       Horse

5.       Health & Wellness

6.       Open Agriculture & Natural Resources

7.       Open Family & Consumer Sciences 

8.       Safety & Injury Prevention

9.       Promote 4-H

10.   Open

• Soil and Poultry Judging Contest Rules are in review and will be updated.
• Storyboard Categories Updated. 
• Non Wearables - DISCONTINUED 
• NEW Home Décor – items that are easy to move and make a home visually appealing, examples of home décor items include: throw pillows, table runner, or wall hanging. 
• NEW Home Furnishings – items that make a home comfortable for living or working in. Examples include: couch, ottoman, chair, tables, desks, beds and the like. 

REMINDERS

• Specific contest rules will be posted in the Fall 2018. Our goal is to have all Qualifying Contest rules posted by September 1, 2018.
• Soil Judging will remain Invitational for 2019.
• Entomology Identification will remain Invitational for 2019.
• Dairy Judging - Texas 4-H does not coordinate a state level contest. The Texas 4-H utilizes the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Contest as our contest to determine who will represent Texas 4-H at the national contest opportunities.
• Youth MAY NOT participate in more than one contest in a day. A schedule has been posted which outlines what day each contest will be held. A schedule with time/locations will be posted in April with the registration information.

CLARIFICATION

Substitutions (Page 3)

• Only the number of 4-H members who qualify at district will qualify for state.
• Substitutions are allowed in the event of an emergency or unexpected circumstance and a team member can no longer compete at state.
• The purpose of making a substitution is to keep the original number of team members that competed at District eligible to compete at State.
• Substitutes must be 4-H members from the same county and certified as having competed at the district level in another 4-H contest.
• *NEW* The deadline for requesting any substitutions, except for an emergency, is the close of the regular Roundup Registration deadline. If substitutions occur during the late fee period, additional fees may be accessed.

MAXIMUM SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED BASED ON TEAM SIZE

       1 member            No Substitutions Allowed
             2 or 3                  1 member
             4 or 5                  2 members
              6 or more           3 members

Substitutions of team members may involve a monetary fee depending on the time of substitution.

Intermediates participating as seniors in Invitationals (page 6)

Intermediate Age youth can compete as a Senior to complete a team for SOME Invitational Contests. Those choosing to do so, will be eligible for awards in that level only. Intermediates moving up would be considered as Seniors for ranking. This will NOT be allowed for the following contests: Hippology, Healthy Lifestyles, Livestock Skill-A-Thon, Poultry Judging, and Soil Judging as these contests allow for national competition open to Seniors aged youth only.

Commemorative Coin Available for Sale

Order Link : https://secure.touchnet.com/C21490_ustores/web/classic/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=10402 

Extra 2018 Roundup t-shirts Available for Purchase

ORDER LINK : https://secure.touchnet.com/C21490_ustores/web/classic/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=10403 

Commemorative Coin Claim Form

For those contestants wishing to claim their commemorative coin from Texas 4-H Roundup, please complete the Google Form by Friday, June 29th. There will be a $5 shipping and handling charge accessed. All remaining coins after that time will available for purchase through Marketplace.

Google Claim Form