Sent,  Dear 4-H Members and Families, I know we are all wrapped up with the Spring Stock Show Season, but I wanted to make sure I got this out to everyone.  It will not be long before we are going to have to start thinking about Validation tags for the June Validation.  I am opening the order form Monday, February 10 for everyone’s convenience.  Please see below the deadline for ordering tags, this year they will be adhered to strictly due to me being on maternity leave during… Read More →

Sent, Good morning Tarrant County 4-Hers, Im excited to announce the start of the Tarrant County 4-H photography contest. This contest is completed through digital uploads of your photos. Your welcome to enter one photo per each category. Please complete the registration and upload your photos in the correct category you wish to enter in.  4-H Photo Contest Google Form The deadline to submit photos will be Friday March 7th at 5:00 PM. Senior members who finish first in a category will be eligible to compete in the… Read More →

Sent,  Good morning Tarrant County 4-H families, Monday February 24th at 6:30 PM we would like to offer a training for families on how to start new 4-H projects and how to decide what projects to be involved in. This training is called “What is a project.” We plan to offer this training in person at the Tarrant County Extension office at 200 Taylor Street Suite 500 (fifth floor) Fort Worth, TX 76196. We can offer a virtual option if the majority of respondents decide that would work better… Read More →

Sent,  Dear 4-H Families, 4-H Day at the Capitol is scheduled for Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Registration is currently open on 4-H Online. Please see flyer below for more details. This event is open to all age divisions (junior-Senior) but registration is limited, so be sure to claim your spot quickly. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks,Megan Megan (Logan) Duet, M.S. Extension Program Specialist II – 4-H Youth Development – Leadership & Citizenship Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Email: mmlogan@ag.tamu.edu Phone: (830) 988-6146 Physical… Read More →

Sent,  Dear 4-H Families, I am excited to announce that the 2025 San Antonio Livestock Exposition Scholars Scholarship application is now open. Attached you will find the marketing flyer. The committee created a checklist to help prepare youth to fill out the application. I have also included a PDF version of the application to allow the students to gather their information before inputting it online. We will only accept applications submitted through the Qualtrics. This scholarship is a great opportunity to help our youth attain post-secondary education. Please share the flyer, resources, link,… Read More →

Sent,  Dear 4-H Families, 4H and FFA programs here is the link to sign up for the welding contest, please fill out the form for all the students that will be attending so we are able to get a head count for the contest location that we will be having it at. It will be held at ArcLab, 2821 Cullen St, Fort Worth, TX 76107. We need this info back by Monday 1/27/25 We will have the following Divisions Division 1 – Less than 1 year of welding Division… Read More →

Sent, Hello 4-H families, February 11th through 15th the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is having an engineer week. If you would like to have a table or join a group to promote 4-H STEM projects and robotics please feel free to contact Catherine at efw4h.robotics@gmail.com. Below are the details for the event. We are excited to invite you to join us for Engineers Week at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, a celebration of innovation, creativity, and problem-solving designed to inspire the next… Read More →

Sent,  Dear 4-H Families, This a reminder for those of you participating in the Tarrant County Junior Livestock and Project Show to submit your eligibility forms to our office no later than Monday, February 17.   2024-2025 Declaration of Eligibility Form When filling out the form please be specific when listing “Name of Activity”. Put the individual show(s) you are involved in (ex. Rabbit Show, Poultry Show, etc.). I will not be signing forms that only have “TCJLS” listed in the name of activity. Also, just a friendly… Read More →

Sent,  Dear 4-H Members and Families, We are pleased to announce that we are once again hosting Texas 4-H Night at NASA.  This is a unique overnight program held at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.  It is scheduled for March 1-2 and is open to all junior, intermediate, and senior 4-H members along with their parent/guardian.  Youth will learn about space exploration and take part in hands-on STEM activities.  All of the details about the program can be found in the attached PDF document here is the… Read More →

Sent, Dear 4-H Members and Families, Here is your January 2025 Tarrant County Newsletter!!!  Click on the link to see all important due dates coming up!!! January 2025 Tarrant County 4-H Newsletter Kate Marshall Tarrant County Extension Agent – 4-H & Youth Development Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 200 Taylor Street, Suite 500 | Fort Worth, TX 76196 p: (817) 884-1553 kate.marshall@ag.tamu.edu | https://tarrant-tx.tamu.edu