The Bexar County Dog Squad is a competitive 4-H dog club that focuses on learning all aspects of dog care and training with the emphasis on competing at the State Dog Show in July. All 4-H members with any type of dog are welcome to join. Classes will be held every Monday through July. The dog training class will be held at 6:15 p.m. **All dogs must be current on Bordatella, DHLPP, and Rabies vaccines and will not be permitted to attend without written proof. No exceptions. A large... Read More →
Leadership Lab will be held June 22nd – 24th for 4-H members ages 13-18 at the Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood. This event provides a variety of leadership, recreation, and project enhancement workshops that participants are challenged to take back to their own county and implement. District 4-H Council Delegates are encouraged to attend and participate in the District 4-H Council Business Meeting which includes the election of District Officers for the new 2016-2017 4-H year. Cost is $200 per youth with registration conducted on 4-H... Read More →
The election of officers for the District 10 4-H Council will take place at the Texas 4-H Center during Leadership Lab, June 22-24, 2016. To be eligible for an office, 4-H’ers must have attended District Leadership Lab at least one year prior to running for office. Qualified delegates interested in seeking Council office must apply by completing the application on the District 10 Website (http://d104-h.tamu.edu/district-4-h-council/) starting May 2, 2016 and submitting no later than MAY 31, 2016. Applications will be accepted online only and it is the candidate’s... Read More →
The Texas 4-H Ambassador program strives to provide high school age 4-H members (14 – 18 years) the opportunity to develop and practice advanced leadership skills related to mentoring other youth, and to become advocates for animals. The Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador Program Through an application process, 50 youth are chosen to participate in rigorous college-level animal science curriculum. Ambassadors conduct educational livestock project clinics, speak to civic groups, assist with livestock shows, and advocate for livestock and agriculture across Texas. The Texas 4-H Equine Ambassador Program Through... Read More →
The Piney Woods Conservation Adventure Camp (PWCAC) is designed to educate 4-H youth age 14+ (with 1 year of school remaining) about wildlife and fisheries, and to inspire them to be future leaders for natural resource conservation in Texas. Camp is scheduled for July 12th – July 15th at Rayburn Country, 2376 Wingate Blvd., Jasper, Tx. Cost is $300 includes meals and lodging. Deadline is June 1st. For more information and a application click here.
If you are applying for the Bexar County 4-H scholarship, recordbook and application forms which were due to our office by Friday, May 20th. An interview is part of the process which is scheduled for Friday, June 3rd, at the County Extension office in S-208. Recordbook forms are available at http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/youth_recordbooks/. Scholarship guidelines are available here. Scholarship application is available here
Topics include: selection, feeding, showmanship and more. Camp is June 5th – 7th at the Howard College in Big Spring, Tx. Cost is $85 which includes meals and awards. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. See flyer here for more information
This award is for youth ages 15-18. If you are wanting to apply for this award, please see your Awards & Recognition Handbook ((http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu/files/2011/11/Awards-Handbook-2016-FINAL.pdf) for qualifications. Reminder: you must have the original and three (3) copies of your recordbook for judging. The copies do not need to be in folders, stapling is good enough. This award is due to our office on or before Monday, June 6th -8:00 a.m. The Member Recognition Application form is available here. NO LATE AWARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Reminder, there is a drop... Read More →
These awards are for 4-H’ers 11-18 years old. Bronze Star is for ages 11 – 12, Silver Star is for ages 13-14 and Gold Star is for ages 15-18. If you are wanting to apply for these awards, please see the Awards & Recognition Handbook (http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu/files/2011/11/Awards-Handbook-2016-FINAL.pdf) for qualifications. These awards are due to our office on or before Monday, June 6th – 8:00 a.m. NO LATE AWARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Reminder, there is a drop slot in the front door to assist you in making deadlines. If you... Read More →
Clubs have an opportunity to apply for this award by completing the 4-H Honor Club Form. The form is due our office on or before Monday, June 6th – 8:00 a.m. Your club name will be put on the Honor Club plaque in our office. Reminder, there is a drop slot in the front door to assist you in making deadlines. Honor Club form is available here.
Mark your calendar for July 11th – 14th at the Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood. This high energy fast paced program takes everything to the EXTREME. Programs will include: Fishing, Kayaking, Advanced Challege Course and more! This camp is for 4-H members in grades 8th – 11th. Cost is $230/youth or $110/adult. Registration is open until June 12th. For more information visit the state website at http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu.
Topics include: selection, feeding, showmanship and more. Camp is June 12th – 14th at the Howard College in Big Spring, Tx. Cost is $85 which includes meals and awards. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. For more information and entry form click here.
Horizons is a camp featuring five different 4-H project learning programs. Each participant will select from one of the five programs to be offered. To see projects offered visit the state website at http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu/files/2016/01/horizons-2016-one-pager.pdf. This camp is for 4-H members in grades 4th – 8th. Mark your calendar for June 27th – July 1st. Cost is $280/youth or $135/adult. Registration is open until June 12th. For more information visit the State 4-H website at http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu.
Youths will learn about plants and gardening through hands on activities. Program is FREE for ages 7-10.
This camp is an inclusive camp for youth with and without disabilities. Fun activities will include: kayaking, shooting sports, challenge course, arts and crafts, environmental education, swimming, dancing, and lots more. Camp dates are July 6th – 8th. Cost is $175. Registration is open until June 13th. For more information visit the State 4-H website at . http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu.
Prime Time is a co-educational residential camp featuring traditional camp experiences such as kayaking, shooting sports, challenge course, dancing, swimming and lots more. More than just camping, we strive to provide opportunities for young people to - Live and work with a small group of peers, cooperatively making decisions that affect the group, respect and enjoy nature and the outdoors, make new friends and Have FUN. This camp is 4-H member in grades 2nd – 5th – July 20 – 23 and grades 5 – 8 – July... Read More →
District 10 Horse Show is scheduled for June 14 - 15, 2016 at the Uvalde County Fairplex in Uvalde.
We are excited to announce the return of the Youth Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Tour for 2016!! This year’s tour will be a 6 day trek (July 24-29) through West Texas. Youth were exposed to different aspects of agriculture which in turn gives them insight into different career opportunities they never knew existed. They will tour different college campuses. This tour is for youth ages 15 – 18. Cost is $200. This is a great tour for youth that are interested in expanding their knowledge of agriculture to become... Read More →
All recordbooks were due to our office on Monday, June 6th, now the books will be judged on Friday, June 17th from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. We will need adult volunteer judges, please contact our office if you can help judge recordbooks.
Instructors are provided by the Texas A&M Univ. Equine Dept. Participants receive instruction on basic, intermediate, and advanced horsemanship skills and maneuvers and have the opportunity to practice them with guided instruction. School is scheduled for June 20 – 21st at the RMB Fairgrounds, Horse Arena, Robstown, Texas. Cost is $45/participant (made payable to Nueces Co. 4-H). Must be an enrolled 4-H member (grade 3 – 12). This school is open to 4-H members outside Nueces Co. Registration is on a 1st come basis. For more info see flyer... Read More →
Come and participate in 3-days of fun learning on gardening, worm composting, ecosystems, plant life, arts and crafts...and much more! Space is limited to the first 15 paid participants.
Broiler order is due to our office by Monday, June 20th. Please fill out the order form available here. Minimum order per exhibitor/family is 25 chicks, maximum order is 75, in increments of 25 . – New for 2016: each exhibitor MAY order an individual set of birds (up to 75) OR siblings within the same household may order and share a set of birds (up to 75). Cost is $1.25 per chick. Make your check payable to Bexar 4-H Fund.
This training is open to any adult volunteers that would like to start a 4-H club. All 4-H clubs are invited to attend this training on Tuesday, June 21st , 6:30 p.m. at the County Extension office (3355 Cherry Ridge Dr.) in S-208. All charter paperwork will be provided to start the new 4-H year. Club charters will be due to our office by July 8th.
Now accepting registrations! We always fill up fast with a long waiting list, so be sure to get registered soon. Campers get the change to learn all about entomology and become junior entomologists. We will perform experiments and activities with insects, get to hold tarantulas, roaches, millipedes and more. Campers will also collect insects and put together an insect collection. Campers will receive a student collection kit, complete with professional net, all the materials needed to collect and pin insects, a collection bag, and collection box. For more information,... Read More →
You must have original registration papers at validation. Cost will be $11.00 per head payable at validation. Heifer validation dates have been confirmed for Thursday, June 23rd, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. at O’Connor High School or Friday, June 24th, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at James Madison High School.
Steer validation dates have been confirmed for Thursday, June 23rd, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. at O’Connor High School or Friday, June 24th, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at James Madison High School.
You must have original registration papers at validation. Cost will be $11.00 per head payable at validation. Heifer validation dates have been confirmed for Thursday, June 23rd, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. at O’Connor High School or Friday, June 24th, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at James Madison High School.
Steer validation dates have been confirmed for Thursday, June 23rd, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. at O’Connor High School or Friday, June 24th, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at James Madison High School.
If you are interested in helping to plan upcoming horse shows or workshops, this is the meeting to attend. Mark your calendar for the next meeting, Monday, June 27th, 7 p.m. at our office in S-208.