The January issue of the 4-H Cloverline Family Newsletter is now available! You can find it here: January Cloverline. Highlights include: Invitation to Family Orientation Part 2 New 4-H Club: Tri-County Visual Arts Afterschool Club Leaders Association Service Project Update Project and Club News For past issues of the newsletter, see our website page: 4-H […]

The Washington County County 4-H program is offering a new club: the Tri-County Visual Arts Afterschool Club. This club is a place for artists to learn techniques, build portfolios, collaborate with others, learn how to work together through group projects, plan an arts festival, and more! Meets 4th Wednesday of the month from 4:30-6:00 pm […]

The Gingerbread House STEM Challenge is BACK this year! All youth K5-13th grade are invited to participate in the challenge. Design and build a gingerbread house using only non-edible materials (use items that cannot be eaten, i.e.. Legos, cardboard, paper, etc.). Draw a plan on paper and then build your gingerbread house based on that […]

The December issue of the 4-H Cloverline Family Newsletter is now available! You can find it here: December Cloverline. Highlights include: Welcome Extension Educator Elliott Lawrence to Washington County 4-H! Join the Gingerbread House STEM Challenge Project News for Clothing, Wildlife & Forestry, Registration Youth Livestock, and Shooting Sports Certification News and reminders for Club […]

– Courtesy John de Montmollin Before joining the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Team, Elliott worked for the Ohio State University Extension as a 4-H Educator. In addition to leading a county-based 4-H program, Elliott developed several new initiatives including a hands-on comprehensive STEM Education program that introduced youth to robotics, 3D printing, coding, and UAV (drone […]

We want to hear from youth like you! Please join the Access, Equity and Belonging Committee (AEBC) for a listening session with youth and provide new and exciting ideas to help us establish a Youth Advisory Group. Focus Group Goals • Provide a youth perspective and partner with AEBC in the decision-making process of building […]

Join in on an exciting presentation by Genesee and Hazel Goltz, Vernon County 4-H members who recently traveled to Texas to watch their aunt, Audrey Powers, launch into space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-18 alongside William Shatner. Genesee and Hazel will speak by Zoom about their experience on Tuesday, November 16 at 7:00 PM, […]

The November issue of the 4-H Cloverline Family Newsletter is now available! You can find it here: November Cloverline. Highlights include: New 4-H Educator to begin November 15 Congratulations to 4-H Key Award Recipients “Welcome to 4-H!” Upcoming New Family Orientation Session on November 30 Attn: Club Leaders – news and reminders for Club Leaders […]

We are pleased to announce that Elliott Lawrence will be our new Washington County 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator! His first day at Extension Washington County is Monday, November 15. Elliott graduated from Bluffton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, and the University of Findlay with a Master of Arts degree in […]

There is still time to register for Project Discovery Day being held Saturday, Nov. 13th at Washington County Fair Park. We’ve added another session: Cake Decorating!! This session will teach you how to mix frosting colors, what decorating tips are used for what design, different kinds of frosting, how to load a frosting bag using […]