September 2025 4-H Newsletter | | |
Sept. 03: State Fair entries due at office
Sept. 04: LNCO Cloverbuds
Sept. 08: MICO Jr. Leaders
Sept. 08: MICO 4-H Council
Sept. 11: MICO Cloverbuds
Sept. 24: LNCO 4-H Council
Oct. 01: Enrollment Begins
Oct. 01: Record Books & Pin Apps Due
Oct. 5-12: National 4-H Week
Oct. 11-12: 48 Hours of 4-H
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The Kansas Youth Virtual Entrepreneurship Challenge
A great starting point for young innovators to explore entrepreneurship, build confidence, gain experience pitching ideas — & win cash prizes!
Participation in KYVEC also serves as excellent preparation for the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC Summit).
Click here to register
Who: Open to elementary, middle, and high school students across Kansas.
What: A statewide virtual business pitch competition. Students submit a 3–5 minute video pitching their business idea for a chance to win cash prizes.
Where: Online (virtual submission & judging)
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Linn County 4-H Council
September 24, 2025 - 7pm
4-H Building at the
Linn County fair grounds.
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Miami County 4-H Council
September 08, 2025 - 8pm
Paola Office.
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MdC District Cloverbuds
Cloverbud meetings are held in both Linn & Miami County locations. Both meeting will cover the same topics, so there is no need to attend both, you may attend the meeting in either county. The topic for this month is "Engineering".
LNCO Cloverbud Meeting is September 4, 5:30 p.m. at the Linn County 4-H Building.
MICO Cloverbud Meeting is September 11, 5:30 p.m. at the Paola Extension Office.
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Also, be sure to pick up the materials needed
for the fair from the Extension Office, such as:
- Photo Mat Boards & Bags
- Food Preservation Labels
- STEM Informational Sheets
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If you pre-entered a static (Indoor)
exhibit for the Kansas State Fair,
we will provide transportation. It should
be something that one person can
handle/move on their own.
Projects can be brought to the extension
office from August 25 to September 3.
It is better to take them to your own county
office as they will have your paperwork.
Exhibits must be in the
Paola or Mound City office no later than
4:30pm on Wednesday, September 3th.
They will be judged on Thursday,
September 4. All exhibitors will receive
2 free admission tickets to the
fair in lieu of ribbon premiums.
Ask about your tickets when you drop
off your projects.
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Entomology Project Meeting
The next Entomology project meeting will be on Saturday, September 20th beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Allen County Extension Office meeting room.
The hot weather should be producing lots of insects for you to catch. Bring your pinning board and supplies and 3 or 4 insects to pin.
If you are new to the project, I will have a couple of pinning set ups available for purchase for $15 each and some insects to pin. If you are doing the photography notebook, there should be a nice group of insects at the meeting to get photos of.
Due to several project fairs occurring in October, we will not have a meeting in October. Family Day will be in November this year. Questions? Call Vicky @ (620)804-9170.
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Record Books, Pin Applications & Club Seal Applications
Pin Applications, Record Books, & Club Seal Applications
Due October 1
MdC District 4-H Pin Application Information & Forms can be found on our pin awards page.
MdC District 4-H Project Record Information & Forms are found on our record book page.
If you have questions on record books or pins you can watch the 4-H Project Report Form Tutorial Video.
Call your extension office if you have questions.
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For steps to "Joining 4-H", "Selecting Projects", or "How to Guides" for 4HOnline go to our Marais des Cygnes District 4-H page.
When enrolling into 4-H we recommend that you enroll in a Community Club in Linn County or Miami County, but if that won't work, you can join a project club.
If you have a Community club and want to add projects that have Project clubs such as dog, rabbit, poultry & so on. Please make sure all projects are list under your Community club.
Our Project clubs in Linn County or Miami County. For example, when you are enrolling in dog, you might want to add the dog club to your list of clubs, rabbits, add the rabbit club, & so on. If you do add Project Clubs please remember to keep your Community Club as your Primary Club.
Contact your local extension office with any questions regarding the enrollment process.
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Mark your calendars! National 4-H Week is October 5-12!
October 11-12, 2025: 48 Hours of 4-H
Your Club Window Display or Poster must be in place on Monday, October 6, 2025.
Window Display pictures can be emailed to Tracy Lindsey at tracy01@ksu.edu . Please send 3 to 4 digital photos from different angles in by October 7, 2025. Include the location of the Window display in the email.
Poster pictures can be emailed to Tracy Lindsey at tracy01@ksu.edu . Please send 1 to 2 digital photos from different angles in by October 7, 2025. Please include your name, age and club in the email along with location of the poster.
Window Display Guideline & Poster Guidelines 2025
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District Rabbit Show
~ Marais des Cygnes Showdown ~
Showmanship & All Breed Show
When: Saturday, November 1, 2025
Where: Miami County Fairgrounds, Paola, KS
Judge: Christa Deines
Showmanship Judge: Paige Miller
Check - in: 7am-8:30am
Show Start: 9am
Cost: $4/Rabbit $3/Showmanship
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Marais des Cygnes District Awards
Miami County
Achievement Celebration will be at the Fairgrounds in Building #2.
We'll see you on November 9, 2025
at 4:00 p.m. for recognition and awards with a meal to follow. RSVPs will be required by October 17th for the catered meal spnsored by Miami County 4-H Council.
Linn County
Watch for Information about the 4-H Achievement event.
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4-H Judging Database 2025-2027
Adults interested in judging county and state 4-H projects, including animal exhibits (livestock, horse, dog, rabbit, etc. shows), static exhibits, communications and 4-H Day events, are invited to register for the Kansas 4-H Judges Database.
Potential judges are not required to be listed on the database in order to judge.
Registering for and being listed on the database allows for more exposure and opportunities to judge. It also ensures that judges working with youth are screened prior to working with youth.
The database is updated annually, and we ask that judges who were previously listed, complete the process annually to ensure that information is kept current.
By completing the online judges registration process, you are agreeing to be screened according to the Kansas 4-H Code of Conduct and policy. Once the screening process is complete, your information will be made available to local extension units. Staff interested in hiring you to judge will contact you directly.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
This 4-H Judge Registration system is open until September 30th, 2025 at 11:59 PM and will re-open again on July 1, 2026.
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The Kansas 4-H Project Partnership Teams assure grassroots involvement, provide leadership opportunities, and create a group of informed, motivated individuals across the state. Project Partnership Teams may either be ongoing or convened for a specific time to design and implement a specific program or initiative.
The role of the Program Partnership Team is to provide guidance and leadership in the development of a project subject matter or program, including conducting and managing major state events or educational experiences of the Kansas 4-H program. Areas of responsibility are to be outlined for each team by the 4-H Specialist with the approval of the Kansas 4-H Youth Development Program Leader. Final accountability for accepting team recommendations and implementing Kansas 4-H programs rests with the designated 4-H Specialist(s) and the Kansas 4-H State Program Leader.
The Kansas 4-H Project Partnership Teams are:
- Animal Science
- Communication & Expressive Arts
- Consumer & Family Science
- Discovery Days**
- Engineering & Technology
- Leadership & Personal Development
- Natural Resources
- Plant & Environmental Sciences*
* This will be a 4-H Project Partnership Team that will be coming in the future.
** Discovery Days also needs a team to help deliver this educational experience, and it will follow the same application process as the Project Partnership Teams and be considered as such.
For more information including the application (due September 15):
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K-State Opportunities for Youth
Looking for career development, educational opportunities, or other opportunities for you from K-State and Kansas 4-H. Check out the website for more information.
| | Acknowledgment, Congratulations & Thanks | | |
Best of luck to everyone participating in the Kansas State Fair & the
Kansas Junior Livestock Show!
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K-State Research and Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact Karla Hightower two weeks prior to the start of the event at 913-294-4306 or khightow@ksu.edu. Requests received after this date will be honored when it is feasible to do so.
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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