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County Updates 2-3
District Updates 4
State Updates 5-6
Spot Light 6-9
Club Listings 10
4-H Puzzle 11
@galvestoncounty.4h
@galvestoncounty.4h
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 GCFR Scramble
Applications Open, 
 GCFR Scholarship
Applications Due by 5 p.m.
@ Fair Oce
 GCFR Student Volunteer
Meeting, 7 p.m. @ Fair
Oce
 County Roundup @
Extension Oce
 GCFR Steer, Heifer, Lamb &
Goat Clinics @ Fairgrounds
 4-H Foundation Scholarship
Due, Online
 4-H Parents Night Out, 6 - 9
p.m. @ Extension Oce
 GCFR Las Vegas Night @
Ed Pickett Hall, Fairgrounds
 RSVP Deadline for Science
Night, Online
 GCFR Scramble
Applications Close, 
 Science Night @
Exploration Green
 GCFR Showmanship
Showdown @ Fairgrounds
GCFR Student Volunteer
Meeting, 7 p.m. @ Fair
Oce
State Horse Validation
Opens, Online
 GCFR Market Broiler Pick-
Up, 5- 6:30 p.m. @ Youth
Building, Fairgrounds
- Sewing Camp
 Texas Brigades Application
Deadline, Online
 D9 Horse Judging,
Photography, and Shooting
Sports Entries Due, Online
County Council Meeting,
7 p.m. @ Extension Oce
 Military Care Package Items
Due to Extension Oce
 Extension Oce Closed for
Good Friday Holiday
FOUR LEAF BRIEF
“
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and
then doesn’t hurt.”
- Charles M. Schulz
Galveston County Four Leaf Brief
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March 26, 2024, 7 p.m.
Extension Oce, 4102-B Main St.,
La Marque, 77568
Join us for the next Galveston County 4-H Council
meeting. The Council is open to all Galveston County
4-H’ers and parents.
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Future County Council meetings:
✓ May 28, 2024
County Updates
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
Galveston County Four Leaf Brief
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For 2023-2024, horse show participants are invited to
join Brazoria County 4-H horse shows on 
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You must register here AND let the Galveston County
Extension Oce know you are competing at least 3
weeks before each show.
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
 -
 -
 -
County Updates
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We are collecting donations for active duty military
members through Operation: Care and Comfort. We
will be packing care packages and writing letters at the
March Council meeting. Please drop o any donations
by March 26.
✓ 
February 1, 2024 by 5 p.m. @ Fair Oce
✓ 
February 1 - 28, 2024, GCFR website
✓ 
February 10, 2024 @ Fairgrounds
✓ 
February 16, 2024 @ Fairgrounds
✓ 
February 24, 2024
✓ 
March 1, 2024 by 5 p.m. at Youth Building
Galveston County Fair & Rodeo
April 12 - 20, 2024
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 
Galveston County Four Leaf Brief
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 Brazos County Expo Center, Bryan, TX
 April 6, 2024
 March 20, 2024 on 4-H Online
Horse Judging increases knowledge of equine
evaluation and selection techniques, employs decision
making skills, creates a sense of team work, and
teaches how to make individual decisions and support
them with oral reasons.
 https://d94-h.tamu.edu/
les/2023/11/2024-D9-4-H-Horse-Judging-Contest-
Information.pdf

 Brazos County Expo Complex
5827 Leonard Rd
Bryan, 77807
 April 20, 2024
 April 3, 2024 on 4-H Online
Livestock Judging is a great way to learn decision
making and public speaking. In livestock judging, you
will compete on a team and will rank each animal
within a class by analyzing how the animals compare
against industry standards and preference for that
specie. https://d94-h.tamu.edu/
eventsandcontests/livestock-judging/
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 Rosenthal Meat & Science Technology Ctr.
488 Olsen Blvd., College Station, TX
 April 20, 2024
 April 3, 2024 on 4-H Online
By participating in meat science judging contests,
youth learn science-based information to consider
when evaluating and making decisions, as well as
learning proper meat storage and handling procedures.
https://d94-h.tamu.edu/
eventsandcontests/meats-identication-and-
evaluation/

 April 3, 2024 on 4-H Online
 April 26 – 27, 2024
 3200 College Park Dr.
Conroe, TX 77384
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Contests at District Roundup will include:
✓ 4-H Science Fair
✓ Ag Product ID Contest
✓ Consumer Decision Making
✓ Duds to Dazzle
✓ Educational Presentations/Public Speaking
✓ Fashion Show
✓ Fashion Story Board
✓ Food Challenge
✓ Food Show
✓ Healthy Lifestyles
✓ Leaders 4 Life
✓ Livestock Skillathon
✓ Photography Judging
✓ Quiz Bowls
✓ Robotics Challenge
✓ 4-H Talent Showcase
✓ Vet Science Skillathon
✓ Wildlife Challenge
For more information, visit: https://d94-h.tamu.edu/
eventsandcontests/bigtime/
District Updates
Galveston County Four Leaf Brief
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March 31, 2023/$100
$50 at fee per division per 4-H’er (saltwater and/
or freshwater)

Fish at your location: thru 


• Register as 4-H youth (grades 3-12) or
Clover Kid (grades K-2) via 4-H Online.
• Clover Kids—FREE to participate and will receive a
participation certicate.
• Prizes to be announced March 2024
• Judging via FishDonkey App (no fee to use app!).
Rules posted at https://d54-h.tamu.edu/

• Saltwater - Spotted Seatrout, Flounder & Redsh
• Freshwater - Bass, Catsh & Pansh group

• Longest single sh or stringer by tournament,
species, division and overall
• Grand Slam - post 3 dierent sh species within
species division
• Wild Card - random drawing of all sh posted on
FishDonkey
For questions, contact Jheri-Lynn McSwain, Ph.D.,
Extension Program Specialist at:
[email protected]
-

 February 15, 2024, 11:59 p.m., upload to
http://tinyurl.com/kbkpzujj
4-H’ers Members enrolled in 4-H Online,
including Clover Kids.
Be creative with your designs. 

Entries uploads must be in JPEG or
PNG format.
For more information on Rules &
Guidelines, visit the Texas 4-H Dog Show Page.
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
February 16, 2024, Online
March 8-9, 2024
Texas 4-H Conference Center, 5600 FM 3021,
Brownwood, TX 76801
Early Registration, $125; Late Registration, $150
Green Injection Training is required before attending.
-
 Opens March 1, Online
By April 15, $10/horse
By May 1, $20/horse



Once the horse is validated, any sibling within that
family is eligible to show the horse at their district
show and/or the State 4-H Horse Show.
watch the YouTube
video, or, download the Horse Validation walk-through
State Updates
Galveston County Four Leaf Brief
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
Looking for a new way to engage in health education,
nutrition and health projects, and leadership? If so,
consider becoming a Healthy Texas Youth
Ambassador!
More details can be found here.


If you plan to attend state roundup In June, you must
be fully registered in 4-H online by !
More details can be found here.

 March 15, 2024
The Texas Brigades’ mission is to educate and
empower youths with leadership skills and knowledge
in wildlife, sheries, and land stewardship to become
conservation ambassadors for a sustained natural
resource legacy.
The Texas Brigades is looking for 13-17 year old
students (incoming 8th graders to incoming high
school seniors) who are highly motivated, active in a
variety of extracurricular activities, and interested in
learning more about the outdoors, wildlife, and natural
resource conservation.
For applications and more information, visit:
https://www.texasbrigades.org/applications/
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Did you know being a 4-H member has awesome perks
such discounts at hotels and stores? Find the list of
discounts here.
State Updates
Galveston County Four Leaf Brief
Page 7
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 Varies by camp, register online
 -

For detailed information on each camp, click here.
To register, visit Texas 4-H Conference Center - Lake
Brownwood, TX (tamu.edu)

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If you are looking to become an ambassador, Short
Course applications, for all species, will be available
February 15th - April 15th.
More details can be found here.
State Updates
Galveston County Four Leaf Brief
Page 8
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Congratulations to the Galveston County 4-H Horse Judging Team
for their success at the Brazos County Horse Judging contest ! The placed third overall. 
placings include Raynee Shaw who placed fth and Elizabeth Banuelos who placed ninth. The also
had a strong showing, with Lincoln Spotts placing sixth. Pictured from L to R: Haylie Chambliss, Elizabeth
Banuelos, Lincoln Spotts, Raynee Shaw, and Hana Baker.
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The
Zenteno sisters, 4-H’er
Shelby and Clover Kid
Sydney, participated at
the Brazoria County
Horse Show.
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Dayton
Cheatham competed in
Fort Worth for his 1st
time! He is the rst Gal-
veston County 4-H’er to
compete in the Range
contest in the last 30
years!
Galveston County Four Leaf Brief
Page 9
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During this two hour workshop, participants
learned to sew tote bags out of feed sacks!
Galveston County Four Leaf Brief
Page 10
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Galveston County Four Leaf Brief
Page 11
Galveston County 4-H Clubs
Galveston County Four Leaf Brief
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BE MINE CUPID LEAP YEAR RED
CANDLELIGHT DINNER LETTER ROMANCE
CARDS FLOWERS LOVE SUPERBOWL
CHOCOLATE FOOTBALL MARDI GRAS SWEETHEART
COUNTY ROUNDUP HEART PRESIDENTS DAY VALENTINE
WORD SEARCH
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District 9 4-H: http://d94-h.tamu.edu/
Texas 4-H: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/
4-H Online: https://v2.4honline.com
Galveston County Fair & Rodeo: http://www.galvestoncountyfair.com/
Darla Cox
Administrative Assistant
281-309-5036
darla.cox@co.galveston.tx.us
Leah Stiles
County Extension Agent
281-309-5058
leah.stiles@ag.tamu.edu