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September
7: Office Closed
15: Junior Leader Meeting (7-12th)
17: Regional 4-H Volunteer Leader Training
30: Enrollment Deadline
October
4-11: National 4-H Week
13: Junior Leader Meeting (7-12th)
20: Pet & Pumpkin Show
November
3-4: Challenge Camp (7-8th)
17: Junior Leader Meeting (7-12th)
23: Poultry Cookery Contest
26-27: Office Closed
Welcome to the 2026-2027 4-H year! The Ascension Parish 4-H Youth Development Program offers various opportunities each month to help youth discover their interests and find their place in 4-H! Learn about a few opportunities by watching the LSU AgCenter YouTube Video: 4-H ignites a spark in Louisiana youth.
Visit v2.4honline.com to join 4-H TODAY! Through this online system, you can create a family and/or member profile, register for events, and much more! Your member profile will help track your 4-H experiences from year to year! There is a required $10.00 fee for joining 4-H. This fee is paid through 4-H Online. School club fees are a separate entity to be determined by the individual schools. If you are struggling to register, reach out to us!
All members are encouraged to complete a project book to attend Achievement Day. All 4th and 5th grade students will automatically receive the Discovering World of 4-H or Exploring the World of 4-H project book. Our 6th through 12th grade members will need to complete the following Qualtrics form to order their book: 2026-2027 Project Book Selection. Project book orders are due by October 14th so that books can be distributed during November club meetings.
The Louisiana Southeast Region 4-H team will host its annual 4-H Volunteer Leader Training on September 17th at the 4-H Mini Farm on LSU’s campus. All program volunteers are encouraged to attend to gain valuable tips and tricks for maintaining and growing their diverse 4-H program areas. This training includes resources for food challenge, seaperch, record books, and more! If you are interested in attending, please contact your 4-H agents for more information.
National 4-H Week will take place October 4-11. Join in the fun by helping to spread 4-H awareness and encouraging your friends to join!4-H provides opportunities for community development, friendships, citizenship, and developing leaders! Complete the National 4-H Week Online Form for each entry for a chance to win a door prize. We will select one name per activity, for a total of 6 prizes.
Meet Me Monday
Tell us about yourself and what you are most excited about in 4-H.
Time Machine Tuesday
Show how you have grown in 4-H.
Winning Wednesday
Share a 4-H success story.
Thankful Thursday
Thank someone who encouraged you to become involved in 4-H.
Favorite Project Friday
Share your favorite 4-H project.
Service Project Saturday
Do something nice for your community and share your experience.
Our school clubs are encouraged to compete in the annual Ascension 4-H display contest. Clubs can decorate a shadow box, hallway, bulletin board, school entrance, office, or whatever space school administration will allow you to! Clubs must register by emailing Ms. Anna ([email protected]) or Ms. Cheyenne ([email protected]) by October 2nd. Registered participants will receive communication from the 4-H office regarding live judging. Three winners will be selected!
Come have a spooktacular time at the Ascension 4-H Pet Show & Pumpkin Contest on Thursday, October 20th at the Ascension Parish LSU AgCenter office. Registration will take place from 5:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Ascension 4-H members will showcase their tricks for treats in the pet show, participate in a wicked cool costume contest, and enter their decorated pumpkins for judging. The entry fee for the pet show is $2.00, and each 4-H member may only enter one pet. Minimal concessions will be sold at the event. For more information, visit our website to read about the Pet Show & Decorated Pumpkin Contest details.
Note: To participate in the pet show, pets must be up to date on vaccinations, in a cage, or restrained!
Project clubs offer a unique opportunity to find your individual sparks. These extracurricular clubs consist of members from across the parish and meet monthly to complete hands-on activities in a specific project focus area. Read more about what project clubs Ascension 4-H offers on the next page.
The Home & Style Club will include cooking and sewing this year! The club is open to Ascension 4th – 12th grade 4-H members, and its membership fee is $10.00. The informational meeting will be held on Thursday, September 17, at 6:00 pm at the 4-H Office. Complete the Home & Style Qualtrics registration form to sign up!
Wiggles & Wags is a project club that focuses on everything DOG! Members learn about caring for, training, and working with their beloved canines while doing service and growing in leadership. This club is open to Ascension 4th – 12th grade 4-H members. The membership fee is $10.00. The first meeting will be at 6 pm, Friday, September 18th at the 4-H Office. Complete the Wiggles & Wags Qualtrics registration form to sign up!
Wiggles & Wags Registration FormThe Ascension 4-H Jr. Leader Club is open to Ascension 7th - 12th grade 4-H members. Junior Leaders focus on leadership, citizenship, and teamwork. The cost to join is $15.00. The first meeting will be on September 15th at 6:00 pm at the Ascension 4-H office. Complete the Junior Leadership registration form to join!
The livestock program is open to 4th – 12th grade 4-H members. Members can exhibit rabbits, poultry, swine, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats and horses through the LSU AgCenter livestock shows. All exhibition animals must be leased or owned by the exhibitor. If interested, please contact Ms. Cheyenne via email; [email protected].
Our Ascension Shooting Sports program is open to 4th – 12th grade Ascension 4-H members. A mandatory new member informational meeting will be held at 6 pm at the Gonzales VFW Hall on September 22nd, 2026. For more, visit our shooting sports informational page: General Ascension 4-H Shooting Sports Information.
We are super excited to get our monthly culinary contests kicked off again this year. Each month will feature a unique main ingredient. From there, you are given creative freedom to make whatever dish you wish to enter. When entering the contest, you will need to write a descriptive recipe, gather all necessary ingredients, then prepare the dish. On submission day, you will be expected to turn in 2 printed copies of the recipe and 1-2 servings of your dish in a disposable food container to the 4-H office. Dish submissions can be brought to the Ascension Parish LSU AgCenter office from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the designated contest date. From there, your entries will be judged by our volunteers. We will publish results on the Ascension Parish 4-H Facebook page. The parish overall winners will be invited to the Southeast Region Culinary Arts Contest in May. For more detailed guidelines, visit the Culinary Contests section of our website!
| Main Ingredient | Drop Off Date |
| Egg | Monday, October 19th |
| Poultry | Monday, November 23rd |
| Sugar & Bread | Monday, December 7th |
| Louisiana Commodities | Monday, January 11th |
| Beef and Wild Game | Monday, February 22nd |
| Seafood | Monday, March 22nd |
This year, we will offer a 4-H cooking club designed after the Louisiana 4-H Food Challenge Competition. We will host monthly meetings to mix, measure, create, and taste our way into kitchen confidence! Meetings will be held at the Ascension Parish LSU AgCenter Office on the third Wednesday of each month. The membership fee for this club is $25.00. The informational meeting will be on Wednesday, September 16th at 6:00 pm at 9039 S. St. Landry Ave, Gonzales, LA 70737. If you are interested in joining, please complete the registration form here; Clover Kitchen CrewMembership Form
As many of you hoped, our STEM club is blasting off this year! We will host monthly meetings to explore the world of science, technology, and engineering. Meetings will be held at the Ascension Parish LSU AgCenter Office on the last Tuesday of each month. The registration cost for this club is $20.00. The informational meeting will be on Tuesday, September 29th at 6:00 pm at 9039 S. St. Landry Ave, Gonzales, LA 70737. If you are interested in joining, please complete the registration form here; 2026-2027 STEM Stars Registration Form
