News! From Washington County

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• 2025 State Roundup Community Service Project

County Upcoming Events

• 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 Council & Parent Association Meeting May 5, 2025
• County and District Record Book Judge Intent Form Due June 2, 2025
• County 4-H Record Books Due June 2, 2025
• County Star Award Applications Due June 2, 2025
• County Star Award Interviews June 9, 2025
• County Honor Roll, All Star, and Letterman Application Due July 16, 2025

District Upcoming Events

• Multi-District Horse Judging April 12, 2025
• District 11 Spring Spectacular May 1-2, 2025
• 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

• 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
• Leon County Invitational Livestock Judging Contest April 11, 2025
• Leon County Ag Product ID Contest April 11, 2025
• Texas 4-H Livestock, Equine, & Poultry Ambassador Applications Due April 15, 2025
• CORE (Career Opportunities Reflecting Excellence) Application Due April 15, 2025
• 2025 4-H Beekeeping Essay Due April 16, 2025
• Buc Days Public Speaking Contest May 7, 2025
• Buc Days Food Show & Food Challenge Contest May 9-10, 2025
• Texas Roundup June 2-5, 2025

Washington County Fair News

• Washington County Fair Entries - Now Open!
• March Washington County Fair Upcoming Events
• Washington County Fair Youth Country Creations Catalog is Posted Online
• Washington County Fair Remind Text Messages
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Major Show Happenings

• Good Luck to all our Washington County 4-H Exhibitors
• 2025-2026 Major Show STEER Validation Tag Orders due April 7, 2025
• June Major Show HEIFER Validation Tag Orders due April 7, 2025
• June Major Show SWINE Validation Tag Orders due April 7, 2025
• June Major Show SHEEP & GOAT Validation Tag Orders due April 7, 2025
• 2025 Texas 4-H Horse Validation due April 15, 2025
• *SAVE THE DATE* June 2025 Major Show Physical Validation Dates

Scholarship Corner

• Washington County Cattlewomen Scholarships Due March 15, 2025
• Washington County Fair Scholarships Due March 20, 2025
• Dr. O.D. Butler Memorial Scholarship Due March 21, 2025
• Capital Farm Credit Youth Scholarship Due April 1, 2025
• Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association Scholarship Due April 4, 2025
• Washington County 4-H Scholarship Due April 7, 2025
• Washington County Horticulture Committee Scholarship Due April 7, 2025
• Washington County Swine Committee Scholarship Due April 7, 2025
• South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic Due April 14, 2025

USEFUL WEBSITE LINKS

Multi-District Horse Judging

April 12, 2025

Brazos Expo Center - 5827 Leonard Rd, Bryan, TX

Entry Fee: $20.00 per person (per contest)

• Entry/Registration Deadline: February 21 – March 28, 2025
• Late Registration (for an additional $25): March 29 – April 4, 2025

Multi-District Livestock & Meat Judging

May 3, 2025

Pearce Pavilion - 555 George Bush Dr. West, College Station, TX 77840

Entry Fee: $20.00 per person (per contest)

• Entry/Registration Deadline: February 21 – March 28, 2025
• Late Registration (for an additional $25): March 29 – April 4, 2025

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. 

Please contact the Washington County Extension Office if you are interested.

Please contact the Washington County Extension Office if you are interested.

Washington County Fair News

Online entries for the 2025 Washington County Fair are now OPEN! Visit the Washington County Fair website to see the rules, and the link for online entries.

Entries due on March 15: Colts, Commercial Steers, Commercial Heifers, Scramble Heifers, Turkeys

Entries due on May 15: Barrows, Broilers, Carcass Hogs, Lambs, Goats, Rabbits, Steers

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.