4-H's emblem is a
four-leaf clover with
an "H" on each leaf.
H is for head:
"Head to Clearer
Thinking"
H is for heart:
"Heart to
greater loyalty"
H is for
hands: "hands
for Larger
service"
H is for
health:
"Health
to Better
living"
nathan, 8, is teaching us all about dog
Health! He loves his dogs Bailey and Bandit
and makes sure to play with them every
day to keep them heart-healthy and happy!
he is a member of 4-h vet science Club.
by Suzanne Rhodes
Special to Official Kids Mag
Kids in Northwest arkansas are getting
smarter all the time. But they're not doing it
by just sitting behind a desk. Kids from 5 to 19
are doing really cool hands-on stuff through
4-h and learning to become great leaders.
So, what's 4-h? It's over 100 years old and
is the largest youth-serving organization in the
nation. Washington County has 23 clubs, with
9 of them in Fayetteville alone.
It's free to join a 4-h club. There are
community and specialty clubs where you get
to do things like build submersibles and
robots, raise and show livestock, make
clothes, learn photography, compete in dance
contests – the sky's the limit – oh, yes, there's
an aerospace program too!
4-h divides children by age. clover Buds are
5 to 8 years old. Juniors are kids 9 to 13, and
Seniors, 14 to 19.
Valerie Seefeld is a former 4-her who's now
the county extension agent for the group.
"You're not just learning and sitting in a class
and being told what to learn. You're doing
hands-on activities, and you're being taught
how to think. We don't want to tell our kids
what to think, we want to teach them how to
think. how to work through problems, how
to make decisions, how to work as teams.
from goats
to robotics,
4-h is hands-on
learning fun!
washington County Clubs have something for everyone
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