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Calendar of Event
October
3: Shooting Sports Deadline
4-11: National 4-H Week
13: Junior Leader Meeting (7-12th)
13: Challenge Camp Registration
14: Project Book Requests (6-12th)
16: Clover Kitchen Deadline
19: Egg Cookery Contest
20: Pet & Pumpkin Show
20: Fundraiser Orders Due
November
3-4: Challenge Camp (7-8th)
17: Junior Leader Meeting (7-12th)
18/19: Fundraiser Pick-Up
23: Poultry Cookery Contest
26-27: Office Closed
December
7: Sugar Cookery Contest
8: Junior Leader Meeting (7-12th)
24-1st: Office Closed
National 4-H Week Festivities
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.Sweet Potato & Pecan Fundraiser
We are having our Annual Ascension 4-H Sweet Potato & Peeled Pecan halves fundraiser. These Louisiana freshly grown products will be available for preorder now through October 20th. Orders can be placed online or by calling the 4-H Office. We are offering 20-pound and 40-pound sweet potato boxes and 3 pounds of peeled pecan halves. Please see the attached flyer for pricing. The sweet potato and pecan orders will be available for pick up at the 4-H Office on Nov. 18th & 19th. Orders can be picked up from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. Orders that have NOT been picked up after the 19th will be resold! This fundraiser benefits the Ascension 4-H Foundation and provides money for educational programs, awards, workshops, scholarships, and events. If you have any questions, please call the 4-H Extension Office or email [email protected].
Project Book Requests
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 requests are due by October 14th so that books can be distributed during November club meetings.
Decorated Pumpkin Contest & Pet Show
Come have a spooktacular time at the Ascension 4-H Pet Show & Pumpkin Contest on Tuesday, 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!
Are you up for the Challenge of making new friends, working as a team, growing as a leader, and accomplishing a goal? If so, you may enjoy the Southeast Regional Challenge Camp for 7th & 8th Grade members. Challenge Camp will be an overnight adventure hosted by the Southeast Region 4-H Team at the Lion King Retreat Center on November 3rd & 4th.Registration will be open until October 13th.There is a $60 registration fee that covers a camp shirt, transportation, meals, and all activities. If you’re interested, please reach out to Ms. Cheyenne at [email protected].
Note: Limited spots are available on a first-some-first-serve basis. Priority is given to 7th graders.
October Culinary Contest - Egg
We are super excited to get our cookery contests kicked off again this year with our Egg Cookery! For each of our monthly contest entries, you will need to submit 2 copies of your recipe and 1-2 servings of your dish in a disposable container. 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 Monday, October 19th. Be sure to follow our Facebook page to see the results! For more detailed guidelines, visit the Culinary Contests section of our website!
Livestock
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]. See important dates below.
| November | |
| Monday, Nov 9th | Validation & Entry Deadline for Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Sheep, Goats & Exhibition Poultry |
| Monday, Nov 16th | Entry Deadline for Miniature Cattle |
| Saturday, Nov. 21st | Southeast Region Livestock Clinic (Amite, LA) |
| December | |
| Tuesday, Dec 1st | Validation & Entry Deadline for Swine |
| Thursday, Dec 10th | District Show Entry Deadline |
| Friday, Dec 18th | Entry Deadline for Exhibition Rabbits |
Note: This is NOT an exhaustive list of relevant livestock dates. You MUST contact Cheyenne Moran to notify her of your intent to show.
Shooting Sports
Our Ascension Shooting Sports program is open to all 4th – 12th grade Ascension 4-H members. Registration will close on October 3rd for new members. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Ms. Anna at [email protected] or, visit our shooting sports informational page: General Ascension 4-H Shooting Sports Information.
Junior Leaders (7-12th Grade Members)
Registration is still open for the Junior Leader Club! Our October meeting will consist of participating in the Arc of Ascension Trunk or Treat. Junior Leaders will be passing out candy for the event. The group will be dressing up. If you are interested in joining us for this event, please email Ms. Cheyenne at [email protected]
