EVENT CALENDAR

Sep 19 - Sep 22

SRTLC - Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference

The Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference (SRTLC) is the first-of-its-kind, multi-state 4-H conference created to bring together 4-H teens and adults to empower and inspire them to make a positive change across the Southern Region through leadership development and youth-adult partnerships.

Clyde M. York 4-H Center

Sep 21 - Sep 22

Communications & Technology Team Retreat

The Georgia 4-H Communications & Technology Team members are invited to a weekend retreat to complete projects in the areas of photography, videography, podcasting, computer graphics, and GPS/GIS.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Sep 21

UGA Football vs. Notre Dame

Sep 27 - Sep 29

Weekend in the Classic City

The Georgia Collegiate 4-H Clubs are excited about the opportunity to work with your high school 4-H’ers and help them learn more about life as a college student at Weekend in the Classic City 2019. Workshops will focus on the college search process, application preparation, scholarships, student life and so much more! No late registration will be available and space is limited!

Athens, Georgia

Sep 28

Forestry Field Day, State Contest

UGA Whitehall Forest

Sep 30

Step Up and Lead at Wahsega 4-H Center

Georgia Student Leadership Conference: -designed and facilitated by youth development professionals -for 4th-8th grade students -features hands-on, engaging workshops -builds leadership, public speaking, teamwork, and collaboration skills

Wahsega 4-H Center

Oct 01

Step Up and Lead at Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Georgia Student Leadership Conference: -designed and facilitated by youth development professionals -for 4th-8th grade students -features hands-on, engaging workshops -builds leadership, public speaking, teamwork, and collaboration skills

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Oct 03 - Oct 13

Georgia National Fair

Georgia National Fairgraounds

Oct 03

Northeast District Cloverleaf Conference

Counties are invited to bring Cloverleafs to participate and Juniors and Senior 4-H members to serve as teen leaders and teach classes during this fun afternoon at Rock Eagle 4-H Center!

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Oct 03

Step Up and Lead at Camp Jekyll

Georgia Student Leadership Conference: -designed and facilitated by youth development professionals -for 4th-8th grade students -features hands-on, engaging workshops -builds leadership, public speaking, teamwork, and collaboration skills

Georgia 4-H at Camp Jekyll

Oct 04 - Oct 05

Project SAFE Certified Coaches' Training

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Oct 05

UGA Football at Tennessee

Oct 06 - Oct 12

National 4-H Week

Oct 08

Northeast District Cloverleaf Conference

Counties are invited to bring Cloverleafs to participate and Juniors and Senior 4-H members to serve as teen leaders and teach classes during this fun afternoon at Wahsega 4-H Center!

Wahsega 4-H Center

Oct 12

UGA Football vs. South Carolina

Oct 19

UGA Football vs. Kentucky

Oct 26

State 4-H Wildlife Judging

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Oct 28

Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging- Gainesville

Chicopee Woods Agricenter

Oct 29

Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging-Lyons

Toombs County Agricultural Center

Oct 30

Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging- Watkinsville

Oconee County Civic Center

Nov 01

Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging-Perry

Georgia National Fairground and Agricenter

Nov 01 - Nov 02

Georgia 4-H Sixth Grade Project Achievement

Sixth grade 4-H members will compete.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Nov 02

District Project Achievement for 4th-6th Grades

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Nov 02

Georgia-Florida Football at Jacksonville

Nov 09

Toombs County District Project Achievement for 4th-6th Graders

Toombs County Middle School

Nov 09

UGA Football vs. Missouri

Nov 11

Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging- Tifton

UGA Tifton Conference Center

Nov 12 - Nov 14

Basics and Beyond the Basics

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Nov 12

Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging- Cartersville

Cartersville Civic Center

Nov 16 - Nov 17

Junior Conference for 6-8th graders

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Nov 16

UGA Football at Auburn

Nov 19

Cotton Boll and Consumer Judging-Conyers

Johnson Park Gym

Nov 23

UGA Football vs. Texas A&M

Nov 29 - Dec 03

National 4-H Congress

Hyatt Regency

Nov 30

UGA Football at Ga Tech

Dec 04

Northeast District 4-H Update

Update for Northeast District 4-H Personnel.

Oconee Civic Center

Dec 06 - Dec 07

Project SAFE Certified Coaches' Training

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Dec 14 - Dec 15

Fall Forum

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Dec 14

Land Judging Certified Coaches' Training

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Jan 04

Football Playoff Games

Atlanta and Arizona

Jan 10 - Jan 11

Project SAFE Certified Coaches' Training

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Jan 11 - Jan 12

Counselor Selection

Georgia 4-H members try out for summer camp counselor positions.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Jan 13

NCAA Football Championship Game

Mercedez-Benz Superdome

Jan 17 - Jan 18

GA 4-H Indoor Archery Match

Georgia National Fairgrounds

Jan 25

Cloverleaf Project Achievement for 4-6th graders - Rome, GA

Jan 25

State 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl

Teams of either four or five members from one county compete in a game show type format and answer questions related to equine subject matter. Play consists of double elimination tournament style matches where two teams compete at a time. Members of the winning senior division team become master 4-H’ers and go on to compete at a designated national competition.

Jan 31 - Feb 02

SW District Project Achievement for Grades 7-12

4-H members compete for honors in their selected projects.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Jan 31 - Feb 02

SW Project Achievement for Grades 7-12

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Feb 01

Cloverleaf Project Achievement for 4-6th graders - Covington (Newton County), GA

Feb 01 - Feb 02

NE District Board of Directors DPA Planning Meeting

NE Junior and Senior Boards will meet to plan their upcoming DPA.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Feb 06

4-H Day at the Capitol

Atlanta, GA

Feb 07

NEW Northeast District 4-H Update

Update for Northeast District 4-H Personnel.

Zoom

Feb 07 - Feb 09

SE Project Achievement for Grades 7-12

4-H members compete for honors in their selected projects.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Feb 15

Cloverleaf Project Achievement for Grades 4-6

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Feb 15

NE/NW Cloverleaf Project Achievement

4-H members compete for honors in their selected projects.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Feb 17

Georgia LifeSmarts State Championship

The LifeSmarts State Championship is open only to the top four teams in each age division who complete the online competition.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Feb 19 - Feb 23

Georgia Junior National Livestock Show

Perry, GA

Feb 22 - Feb 23

NEW Communications & Technology Team Retreat

The Georgia 4-H Communications & Technology Team members are invited to a weekend retreat to complete projects in the areas of photography, videography, podcasting, computer graphics, and GPS/GIS.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Feb 28 - Mar 01

NW District Project Achievement for Grades 7-12

4-H members compete for honors in their respective projects.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Mar 06 - Mar 08

Northeast Jr/Sr Project Achievement for Grades 7-12

4-H members compete for honors in their respective projects

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Mar 06 - Mar 08

Northeast Junior/Senior District Project Achievement (7th - 12th Grades)

Competition for 7th - 12th graders.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Mar 11

Step Up and Lead at UGA Tifton Campus

Georgia Student Leadership Conference: -designed and facilitated by youth development professionals -for 4th-8th grade students -features hands-on, engaging workshops -builds leadership, public speaking, teamwork, and collaboration skills

UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center

Mar 12

Step Up and Lead at UGA Griffin Campus

Georgia Student Leadership Conference: -designed and facilitated by youth development professionals -for 4th-8th grade students -features hands-on, engaging workshops -builds leadership, public speaking, teamwork, and collaboration skills

UGA Griffin Campus

Mar 21

Cloverleaf District Project Achievement - Jackson County (Grades 4 - 6)

4-H'ers in grades 4 - 6 will compete in District Project Achievement.

South Jackson Elementary School

Mar 21

Cloverleaf Project Achievement for 4-6th graders - Douglasville (Douglas County), GA

Mar 21

Emanuel County District Project Achievement for 4th-6th Graders

Swainsboro Middle School

Mar 21

State 4-H Livestock Judging

UGA Instructional Arena

Mar 21

State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest

The following outcomes will be accomplished through this activity: Acquire a better knowledge of livestock and develop skill in identifying types and grades of livestock, while learning the basic principles of animal science. Learn to identify breeds and classes of livestock to help improve livestock on the farm and develop skills that contribute to profitable, efficient farming. Learn how to make individual decisions and support them with oral statements, which develops skills of decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving. Develop leadership abilities, build character and assume citizenship responsibilities, and develop skills, knowledge and attitudes for lifelong use.

UGA ADS Arena

Mar 27 - Mar 28

State 4-H Hippology Contest

The primary objective of the Hippology Contest is to provide in a friendly but competitive setting, an opportunity for youth enrolled in 4-H to demonstrate the breadth of their knowledge and understanding of equine science and management, and in particular the practical application of this knowledge and skill. This activity will provide the 4-H horse project members the opportunity to utilize knowledge and skills developed from other project activities such as Quiz Bowl, horse judging, speaking and demonstrations, and general horse program.

UGA Instructional Arena

Mar 28

Bacon County District Project Achievement for 4th-6th Grades

Bacon County

Mar 28

State 22 Silhouette Match

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Mar 28

State 22 Silhouette Match

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Mar 28

State 4-H Horse Judging Contest

Contestants judge eight classes, four conformation and four performance classes. In addition, they give 2-4 sets of reasons to justify their placings and explain their decisions. 4-H’ers not only learn the basics of judging and placing horses, they also learn the valuable life skills of decision making, critical thinking, organization, teamwork, competition, public speaking, and self confidence.

UGA Instructional Arena

Apr 03

State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest

UGA Instructional Arena

Apr 04 - Apr 05

NEW Georgia 4-H Senior Conference (Grades 9 - 12)

Guest speakers, Share Fair, and a semi-formal dance at Rock Eagle 4-H Center.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Apr 16

Area Poultry Judging-Toombs County

Poultry judging is an evaluation event in which students learn and understand standards used in poultry and egg production and marketing, and to apply the standards in a realistic decision-making situation. During the contest, participants judge both live specimens and market poultry, identify parts of birds already prepared for market, and evaluate eggs as to their quality and readiness for market. For at least one class, typically a live production class, participants are asked to justify their placing decisions through a set of oral reasons. Participants compare their opinion of an animal against the ideal as specified by industry experts, and learn organizational skills as they compose their thoughts into a cohesive set of reasons justifying their decisions.The skills of decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving are acquired throughout the process.

Toombs County Agri-Center

Apr 17

Area Poultry Judging-Tift County

Poultry judging is an evaluation event in which students learn and understand standards used in poultry and egg production and marketing, and to apply the standards in a realistic decision-making situation. During the contest, participants judge both live specimens and market poultry, identify parts of birds already prepared for market, and evaluate eggs as to their quality and readiness for market. For at least one class, typically a live production class, participants are asked to justify their placing decisions through a set of oral reasons. Participants compare their opinion of an animal against the ideal as specified by industry experts, and learn organizational skills as they compose their thoughts into a cohesive set of reasons justifying their decisions.The skills of decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving are acquired throughout the process.

Tift County Livestock Multipurpose Building

Apr 18 - Apr 19

NEW Northeast/Northwest Junior Rally for 6th - 8th graders

6th - 8th graders in Northeast and Northwest District are invited to a weekend retreat at Wahsega 4-H Center where they will participate in classes including the Wahsega zip line, community service projects, activities, a talent show, dance, and a glow-in-the dark Easter egg hunt!

Wahsega 4-H Center

Apr 22

Area Poultry Judging-Gordon County

Poultry judging is an evaluation event in which students learn and understand standards used in poultry and egg production and marketing, and to apply the standards in a realistic decision-making situation. During the contest, participants judge both live specimens and market poultry, identify parts of birds already prepared for market, and evaluate eggs as to their quality and readiness for market. For at least one class, typically a live production class, participants are asked to justify their placing decisions through a set of oral reasons. Participants compare their opinion of an animal against the ideal as specified by industry experts, and learn organizational skills as they compose their thoughts into a cohesive set of reasons justifying their decisions.The skills of decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving are acquired throughout the process.

Gordon County Extension Office

Apr 23

Area Poultry Judging-Henry County

Poultry judging is an evaluation event in which students learn and understand standards used in poultry and egg production and marketing, and to apply the standards in a realistic decision-making situation. During the contest, participants judge both live specimens and market poultry, identify parts of birds already prepared for market, and evaluate eggs as to their quality and readiness for market. For at least one class, typically a live production class, participants are asked to justify their placing decisions through a set of oral reasons. Participants compare their opinion of an animal against the ideal as specified by industry experts, and learn organizational skills as they compose their thoughts into a cohesive set of reasons justifying their decisions.The skills of decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving are acquired throughout the process.

Henry County Extension Office

Apr 24

Area Poultry Judging-Oglethorpe County

Poultry judging is an evaluation event in which students learn and understand standards used in poultry and egg production and marketing, and to apply the standards in a realistic decision-making situation. During the contest, participants judge both live specimens and market poultry, identify parts of birds already prepared for market, and evaluate eggs as to their quality and readiness for market. For at least one class, typically a live production class, participants are asked to justify their placing decisions through a set of oral reasons. Participants compare their opinion of an animal against the ideal as specified by industry experts, and learn organizational skills as they compose their thoughts into a cohesive set of reasons justifying their decisions.The skills of decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving are acquired throughout the process.

Oglethorpe County Extension Office

Apr 24 - Apr 26

TCW State BB Match

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Apr 25 - Apr 26

Communications & Technology Team Retreat

The Georgia 4-H Communications & Technology Team members are invited to a weekend retreat to complete projects in the areas of photography, videography, podcasting, computer graphics, and GPS/GIS.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Apr 27 - Apr 30

Program Preview

State Staff travel to the districts to bring updates for upcoming year

central location in each district

Apr 30

Northeast District 4-H Program Preview

TBA

May 01

State 4-H Poultry Judging

Poultry judging is an evaluation event in which students learn and understand standards used in poultry and egg production and marketing, and to apply the standards in a realistic decision-making situation. Participants compare their opinion of an animal against the ideal as specified by industry experts, and learn organizational skills as they compose their thoughts into a cohesive set of reasons justifying their decisions.The skills of decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving are acquired throughout the process. Qualifying senior teams are invited to compete at the State Competition.

UGA Poultry Research Facility

May 01 - May 02

TCW- State Archery, Rifle and Pistol Match

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

May 08 - May 09

TCW State Modifed Trap

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

May 23 - May 24

TCW State Trap, Skeet & Sporting Clays Match

Forest City Gun Club

Jun 01

Residential Camping Season Begins

Georgia 4-H centers

Jun 05

State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl

The Georgia 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl is held each June, and this year we will hold one state contest at the UGA ADS Rhodes Complex. Teams of either four or five members from one county compete in a game show type format and answer questions related to dairy subject matter. Play consists of double elimination tournament style matches where two teams compete at a time.

UGA ADS Rhodes Complex

Jun 08 - Jun 13

State 4-H Horse Show

The Georgia State 4-H Horse Show is held each June at the Agricenter in Perry, Georgia. There are no qualifying shows, and you can enter the State Show simply by being a member of your local 4-H club, owning or leasing your horse by March 1 of the current year, and completing the Novice Horseman workbook, which can be obtained through your local county extension office. Classes are offered in five divisions: Stock Seat (Western) Ranch Horse (Western) Hunt Seat (English) Saddle Seat (English) Contest Events (Running) All classes are offered in three grade groups: Cloverleaf (4th grade, 5th and 6th grade students with limited experience) Junior (5th and 6th grade students with demonstrated skills, 7th – 8th grade students) Senior (9th – 12th grade students) A champion and reserve champion are named in each division and age category.

Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter

Jun 26 - Jun 28

State 4-H Council

State 4-H Council

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Jul 09 - Jul 11

Georgia Junior Beef Futurity

4-H and FFA members from Southeastern states: Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee are also invited to compete in the Georgia Junior Beef Futurity.

Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter

Jul 14 - Jul 16

Music Education Matters Summit

The Georgia 4-H Music Education Matters Summit provides an experience for youth across Georgia, and around the nation, to practice and grow in music education, network and learn from industry professionals, and develop as a leader, team member, and performer.

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Jul 20 - Jul 24

State 4-H Congress

District 4-H winners in grades 9-12 compete for state honors

Atlanta

Sep 24 - Sep 27

SRTLC - 4-H Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference

The Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference (SRTLC) is a first-of-its-kind, multi-state 4-H conference created to bring together 4-H teens and adults to empower & inspire them to make a positive change across the southern region through youth-adult partnerships.

Clyde York 4-H Center

Oct 08 - Oct 18

Georgia National Fair

Perry, GA

Dec 12 - Dec 13

Fall Forum

Rock Eagle 4-H Center

Feb 17 - Feb 21

Georgia Junior National Livestock Show

Perry, GA

Oct 07 - Oct 17

Georgia National Fair

Perry, GA

Feb 16 - Feb 20

Georgia Junior National Livestock Show

Perry, GA

Oct 06 - Oct 16

Georgia National Fair

Perry, GA

Feb 22 - Feb 26

Georgia Junior National Livestock Show

Perry, GA

Oct 05 - Oct 15

Georgia National Fair

Perry, GA

Feb 21 - Feb 25

Georgia Junior National Livestock Show

Perry, GA

Oct 03 - Oct 13

Georgia National Fair

Perry, GA

Feb 19 - Feb 23

Georgia Junior National Livestock Show

Perry, GA

Oct 02 - Oct 12

Georgia National Fair

Perry, GA