News! From Washington County

• Join the 2024-2025 Washington County 4-H Remind Text Message Group
• Deep in The Heart of Texas 4-H Podcast
• February 4-H Community Service Contest - Coins for Brenham Pregnancy Center
• Join the Washington County 4-H Soil Judging Team

County Upcoming Events

• Consumer Decision Making Mock Contest February 10, 2025
• Photography Practice February 13, 2025
• Food and Nutrition Practice - Breakfast Foods February 20, 2025
• 4-H County Council & Parent Association Meeting February 24, 2025
• Washington County 4-H Roundup February 25, 2025
• Extension Office Closed March 3, 2025
• 2025-2026 County Council Officer Applications Due April 7, 2025
• Washington County Fair Queen Intent Form Due April 15, 2025
• Class of 2025 Senior Spotlights Due April 15, 2025
• Graduating Senior Cord Order Due by April 15, 2025
• Washington County 4-H Record Book Clinic April 16, 2025
• Family Night Award Nominations and Theme Ideas Due April 30, 2025
• County and District Record Book Judge Intent Form Due June 2, 2025
• County 4-H Record Books Due June 3, 2025
• County Star Award Applications Due June 3, 2025
• County Star Award Interviews June 11, 2025
• County Honor Roll, All Star, and Letterman Application Due July 16, 2025

District Upcoming Events

• District 11 4-H Photography Contest Entries Due February 14, 2025
• *SAVE THE DATE* District 11 Spring Spectacular May 1-2, 2025
• *SAVE THE DATE* Multi-District Judging Contest May 3, 2025
• *SAVE THE DATE* District 11 Horse Show May 28-29, 2025
• *SAVE THE DATE* District 11 Leadership Lab June 11-13, 2025
• *SAVE THE DATE* District 11 Jr. Leadership Lab July 28, 2025

State Upcoming Events

• Open Adult and Youth TX4-H Photography Contest Entries Due February 28, 2025
• Texas 4-H Night at NASA March 1-2, 2025
• Texas Outdoor Wildlife Association Photography Contest Entries due March 15, 2025
• Lone Star 4-H Splash Camp Registration Due March 15, 2025
• Texas 4-H Council At Large Delegate Application due March 27, 2025
• Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador Application due April 1, 2025
• Battle on the Brazos Food Challenge Contest April 4, 2025
• Leon County Invitational Livestock Judging Contest April 11, 2025
• Leon County Ag Product ID Contest April 11, 2025
• CORE (Career Opportunities Reflecting Excellence) Application due April 15, 2025
• BucDays Food Show & Food Challenge Contest May 9-10, 2025
• Texas Roundup June 2-5, 2025

Washington County Fair News

• February 2025 Washington County Fair Upcoming Events
• Bucket Calf Mentor Application due February 24, 2025
• Washington County Fair New Exhibitor Orientation February 26, 2025
• Washington County Fair Remind Text Messages

Major Show Happenings

• Good Luck to all our Washington County 4-H Exhibitors
• Spring 2025 Major Show Reminders

Scholarship Corner

• Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship Due February 15, 2025
• Texas Farm Bureau Scholarships Due March 3, 2025
• Washington County Fair Scholarships Due March 20, 2025
• Capital Farm Credit Youth Scholarship Due April 1, 2025
• Washington County 4-H Scholarship Due April 7, 2025

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Photo Contest!! Open to EVERYONE (you don't have to be in 4-H to enter) in every state. Cash prizes!! Separate youth and adult divisions.

Categories: Animals, People, Nature/Landscape and Catch-All. Please consider supporting the 4-H Photography program by entering a photo or two! Contest runs February 1-28, 2025 with results late March.

New photo contest available for all Senior age 4-Hers (9th - 12th grades). The Texas Outdoor Wildlife Association's (TOWA) photography contest has now been opened to senior age 4-Hers! The TOWA/TOMA Youth photo contest will open for submissions January 1- March 15, 2025.

There are three categories: 

• Category 1: People: Photos with an outdoor-related theme. 
• Category 2: Indigenous Texas Wildlife: Photos with an outdoor-related theme. 
• Category 3: Landscape.
• 

Photos with a natural outdoor landscape related theme. Prize money includes: $1,000 for 1st Place, $650 for 2nd.

Registration is now open for the 2nd Lone Star 4-H Splash Camp (water camp)! The camp , open to 6th grade – 8th grade students, is an immersive, hands-on plunge into all things water. Activities will include fishing, kayaking, seining for macroinvertebrates, a water fair, model building and a lot of fun and games. Camp activities will be led by 4-H Water Ambassadors.

Texas 4-H Council At Large Delegate Application due March 27, 2025

The Texas 4-H Council is a team of 4-H members elected by their peers from across the state of Texas representing the twelve AgriLife Extension districts plus an additional six At-Large Delegates, elected by any Senior level 4-H member across the state. The Texas 4-H Council members serve as ambassadors for the Texas 4-H program. Members represent the organization statewide while collaborating with Extension faculty to plan, coordinate, and facilitate activities and events.

Healthy Texas Youth Ambassadors are local, high-school aged youth recruited by agents and trained to serve as community health and wellness leaders. Healthy Texas Youth Ambassadors assist county extension agents in providing leadership to the youth components of health programs and projects within Healthy Texas, Texas 4-H, and/or other Texas A&M AgriLife health programs. Youth will be trained at the local & regional level to become youth health experts who can motivate others to make changes in their lifestyle and improve overall health. Healthy Texas Youth ambassadors do not have to be Texas 4-Hmembers to apply for the program, but they must commit to enroll for the upcoming year. The online application will be available online February 1- April 1, 2025. 

Washington County Fair News

Scholarship Corner

Please note this is not an extensive list of scholarship opportunities.

The scholarships listed below have been sent to the Washington County Extension Office or are part of a committee that operates out of the Extension Office.

Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarships are academic scholarships awarded each year to applicants based on their academic record, 4-H experience, and financial need. Thanks to our generous donors, we are able to award over $2.7 MILLION in scholarships to over 220 4-H members.