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Youth Leadership Dickson County
Contact: Renee Badon
Youth Leadership Dickson County is a program designed to enrich the "Service Learning" course at Creek Wood High School and Dickson County High School.
Planned and conducted as a collaborative effort between UT Extension, the Leadership Dickson County Alumni Association, the Dickson County Chamber of Commerce, and the Dickson County School System, the program began in Fall Term, 1997.
YLDC was recognized with an "Award for Excellence in Education Programs" from the Tennessee School Boards Association in 1999, and was featured in "Images of Dickson County," a publication of the Dickson County Chamber of Commerce in 2004.
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Honor Club and All-Stars
Contact: Renee Badon
The 4-H Honor Club is a statewide organization of outstanding junior high and senior 4-H members. Honor Club members are those who have shown exceptional 4-H project work and a willingness to share what they have learned with other 4-H''ers as a junior or teen leader.
To become an Honor Club member you must be in the 6th grade and an active participant in 4-H. Honor Club in not something won by 4-H’ers but earned though their participation. Each 4-H’er scores points for Honor Club membership for everything they''ve done as a 4-H member through participation, leadership experience and community service.
Honor Club is only the first step in Tennessee''s recognition program for outstanding 4-H members. Senior members can earn a spot in All Stars through their citizenship and community service work. All Stars is the second step leading to the final step of recognition. Vol State is the highest recognition a Tennessee 4-H member can earn, and it all starts with the Honor Club.
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Shooting Sports
Contact: Jim Akins
The Tennessee 4-H Shooting Sports project is a volunteer-led program that teaches life skills through shooting sports. This project is open to any 4-H’er in grades 4-12. Members in this project use Daisy model 499 BB guns to learn safety and shooting techniques for the discipline of rifle. Competitions are available at the local, regional, and state level for individuals and teams of 3-4. Meetings typically take place one day a week in the evenings.
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F.A.C.E. Contest
Contact: Jim Akins
Food And Cover Establishment for wildlife is a contest for 4-H’ers in grades 4-12. In order to enter this contest you must plant a 1/8 to 1/4 acre wildlife plot. 4-H’ers may win awards and provide food and cover for wildlife. The seed is provided by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and must be planted between May 15 and June 15. Plots will then be judged in late August. 4-H’ers maintain a record book and can enter a cutting from their plots along with their record books in the Dickson County Fair.
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Horse Project
Contact: Renee Badon
This is for any 4-H member grades 4-12 who has an interest in horses. 4-H’ers do not have to own a horse to participate. 4-H’ers also have an opportunity to participate in the horse bowl, hippology contests, demonstrations, trail rides, camps, judging and shows.
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Beef Project
Contact: Jim Akins
This is for any 4-H member, grades 4-12, who has an interest in beef cattle. 4-H’ers do not have to own cattle to participate. Members of this project meet and learn about raising and showing beef cattle, and the cattle industry. 4-H’ers have the opportunity to raise and show cattle and compete in skill-a-thons at the county, regional and state level. The Dickson County 4-H Steer Show, Western Region Expo, and State Expo are events that 4-H’ers may participate in.
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Goat Project
Contact: Jim Akins
This is for any 4-H member, grades 4-12, who has an interest in goats. 4-H’ers do not have to own goats to participate. Members of this project meet and learn about raising and showing both meat and dairy goats, and the goat industry. 4-H’ers have the opportunity to raise and show goats and compete in skill-a-thons at the county, regional and state level. Some shows that members have an opportunity to participate in are County Fairs, the Central Region 4-H Meat Goat Show and State 4-H Show.
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Poultry Project
Contact: Jim Akins
This is for any 4-H member, grades 4-12, who has an interest in poultry (of any kind). 4-H’ers do not have to own poultry to participate. Members of this project meet and learn about raising and showing poultry, and the poultry industry. 4-H’ers have the opportunity to participate in the 4-H Chick Chain which is a program where 4-H’ers receive 25 pullets in early May, raise them over the summer, and then bring 6 to the county fair for judging and auction. There are other opportunities for 4-H’ers such as the Fairest of the Foul and Poultry Judging that they can be a part of.
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Rabbit Project
Contact: Renee Badon
This is for any 4-H member, grades 4-12, who has an interest in rabbits. 4-H’ers do not have to own a rabbit to participate. Members of this project meet and learn about raising and showing rabbits. They also learn about the different breeds and how to care for rabbits. 4-H’ers in this project have the opportunity to show at the State Rabbit Show.
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Dog Project
Contact: Renee Badon
This is for any 4-H member, grades 4-12, who has an interest in dogs. 4-H’ers do not have to own a dog to participate. 4-H’ers learn ways to train their pets for home and show. They also learn about different breeds of dogs and how to care for them. 4-H’ers have the opportunity to participate in the State Dog show.
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Sewing Project
Contact: Renee Badon
This is for any 4-H member, grades 4-12, who has an interest in sewing. Members of this project have the opportunity to learn basic sewing techniques through different sewing projects that they work on.
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Garden Project
Contact: Jim Akins
This is for any 4-H member, grades 4-12, who has an interest in home vegetable gardens. 4-H’ers do not have to have a home garden to participate. 4-H’ers learn about plants, insects and diseases that impact home vegetable gardens. Members of this project also have the opportunity to participate in a hands-on garden project and sell produce grown from this project at the Dickson Farmer’s Market.
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