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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

4-H members perform at 4-H Honors Night!

Several 4-H members performed at the annual 4-H Honor's Night Celebration. The following club members delivered high quality entertainment including: Nicholas Pascal on the piano, Allessandra Necoechea a vocal solo, Bryant West on the piano, Mackenzie Koenig guitar and vocal solo, Rachel Osborne on the piano and the STIX performance team from the SHARE 4-H Club.

4-H Awards Night A Success

Congratulations to our Randolph County 4-H Members who were recognized in February for achievements in 4-H in the past year! Mickey Jo Grubb received the Spirit of Kristina Jarrell Award. Sigmund Platt received the annual Friend of 4-H Award and Angie Chapman received the Sig McCain Volunteer Leader Award!

Representative Pat Hurley, Mayor David Smith and Randolph County Manager Richard Wells were on hand to congratulate the membership. Angel Simpson, was our emcee for the evening!

Youth receiving recognition for record book completion included:Will, Avery and Riley Goodwin, Preston Long, Grayson and Zoe Roberts, Garrett and Kaley Allred, Hayden Thomas, Jesse, Rachel and Shenandoah Osborne, Mackenzie Koenig, Kaeli Chapman, Evan Gunter and Joshua and Laura Allred


Three clubs were presented a diversity award including the Randleman Outdoor Club, SHARE Club and the Country Kids Livestock Club! Club members nominated for outstanding growth included: Wyatt Yow, Faith King, Will Cox, Antonio Chavez, Matthew Odom, Emma Cheek, Demarkus Shelton, Katharyn Eller, Tabor Baughan, Kimberly Chapman, Eric Walden, Berenice Franco, Laura Jane Allred, Cori Hicks, Angel Simpson and Bryant West. 

4-H club leaders receiving recognition for outstanding service include: Kisty Goodwin, Marjie Grubb, Kathryn Simpson, James Long and Adrianna Paschal. Jean Volrath, installed the 4-H club officers to end a very awesome evening. 

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Scholarship Information Available


The NC Strawberry Association is offering two $1000 scholarships. The intent of this scholarship is to promote future leadership in the strawberry industry. The scholarship is open to
  • high school seniors or current college students
  • applying, accepted to, or currently enrolled in  a land grant university.
  • interested in or having declared a major in a program of study directly related to the strawberry industry (For example, small fruit production, marketing, food science, nutrition, entomology, agronomy, etc).
Two Scholarship Awards of $1000 each are offered for 2013. The number of awards will be determined based on applications received. This award is not limited to North Carolina. Family members of NC Strawberry Association members are encouraged to apply. Previous award winners may reapply for a second year's award.
The deadline for 2013 applications is May 1, 2013. The files below include essential information and the application form:
The link to information about the program is http://www.ncstrawberry.org/docs/2013ScholarshipsNCStrawberry.htm

For more information, contact:
Debby Wechsler
North Carolina Strawberry Association
Visit our website: www.ncstrawberry.com
Find us on Facebook:  www.facebook.com/NCStrawberryinfo@ncstrawberry.com
Phone: 919-542-4037
Fax: 866-511-6660 (toll-free)
Mail: 1138 Rock Rest Rd. Pittsboro, NC 27312

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Randleman Outdoor Club plans squirrel hunt!

Calling all hunters! The Randleman 4-H Outdoor Club is hosting a squirrel hunt on Saturday February 9 from sun-up until noon. Following the hunt, the club will be sponsoring a wild game feed!

Squirrel hunt will take place in the Pleasant Garden, NC area!

Interested 4-H'ers can give us a call and we will give you the details, call us at 318-6000.

NC 4-H Visual Arts Contest

4-H has been a long time partner of Operation Military Kids. The sixth annual art contest is now announced. Randolph County 4-H club members are encouraged to submit their artwork for statewide recognition.


The contest is open to all North Carolina youth. Age categories are 5-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-15, and 16-19. Designed to introduce youth to the Visual Arts as a part of the 4-H Expressive Arts Curriculum, youth will utilize their skills and their artistry to capture their views of America and patriotism.

This year’s themes are:
- America the Beautiful
- Proud to be an American
- Patriotic Pride
- Celebrating Our Heroes…Past and Present

All photographs must have been taken by youth between the dates of May 1, 2012 and the time of entry. Photos may be submitted only one time and in only one division and class to the North Carolina Operation: Military Kids photography contest. 
Eligibility of Artwork: All artwork must have been created by youth between the dates of May 1, 2012 and the time of entry. Artwork may be submitted only one time and in only one division and class to the North Carolina Operation: Military Kids Visual Arts contest. 

Deadline to participate is April 30. Don't delay! 


Contest rules and guidelines can be found here!