4-H Youth Development
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4H Sewing Getting Underway
The 4-H Sewing Projects will again be offered after school at each of the elementary schools. Sewing projects will be different than past years. There will be NO first class meeting; we will begin the classes on the appropriate dates listed below. This year the sewing projects will be conducted by local leaders and the Family & Consumer Sciences Agent. Following is the date and location of the first meeting at each school.
NOTE: Middle School and High School students may meet with the elementary school of their choice.
February 13-16 Roundstone Elementary School
February 21-24-February 27-March 1 Mt. Vernon Elementary School
March 5-8 Brodhead Elementary School
**Students will stay after school until 5:00pm. Students can be picked up at the front door or in the sewing room. Hazel Jackson and/or volunteers must see the individual who is picking up the student.
**Parents, you will need to provide transportation home after classes at 5:00pm PROMPTLY.
During the classes, your child will learn to use a sewing machine, follow directions and construct a useful item. First year students may make a drawstring tote bag. Second year students may make a zippered tote bag or purse. Third year students may make a gym bag. Fourth year students will make a backpack with lining. Fifth year students will make a 2 or 3 piece luggage set.
1.) Things They Will Need:
*Sewing Equipment *6” inch ruler or seam gauge
*A Sewing box-large shoe box is fine *Pencil
*Straight Pins *Tape Measure
*Dressmaker shears (scissors) *Seam Ripper
Underlined items are most important for each child to have. The 4-H Program has some sewing equipment that can be loaned to 4-Her’s for the week. Label all items with your name! Put it in some type of small box for easy storage at the school for the week.
2.) Fabric & Notions:
**Prewashing of all fabrics is recommended! To prewash, simply put the fabric yardage in a regular load of laundry. You may line dry or dry the fabric in the clothes dryer. Iron the fabric if it is wrinkly.
3.) 1 large spool of thread to match the fabric. Cotton or cotton covered polyester thread is preferred-all purpose thread. 100% polyester thread does not sew well on the Extension Service machines. Quilting or upholstery thread will not work for these sewing projects.
Hunter Education Course
March 1st @ 6:00pm-9:00pm
March 2nd @ 6:00pm-9:00pm
March 3rd @ 9:00am-12 noon
****Must be 9 years of age to take course****
Course will be held at the Rockcastle County High School auditorium. For more information, please call the Rockcastle County Extension Service @ 256-2403.
2012 Variety Show
March 22, 2012 at MVES @ 6:30pm
Deadline to register is March 19, 2012
RULES
1. Specialty Acts shall consist of four (4) 4H participants or fewer and have a time limit of four minutes. A 4H club may have up to 2 specialty acts. Specialty acts will be divided up into junior and senior divisions. Anyone in a specialty act who is 14 years of age by January 1, 2012 will be in the senior division.
2. There must be 5 participants or more for a CLUB ACT. Club acts have a time limit of 8 minutes.
3. Only one person other than 4H participants, such as a pianist, may accompany the act. Other than the one accompanist, only 4H participants may appear on the stage during the act.
4. Variety Show participants may only represent one club and must participate within their own grade and home room.
5. There shall be absolutely NO PANTOMIMING in the act, club or specialty.
6. Please use good judgment on dance routines.
7. An act exceeding the time limit should be permitted to finish, but cannot be awarded Champion.
8. Since participation is of the utmost importance, the combination of clubs for the purpose of presenting a club or specialty act is not permitted.
9. Dramatic readings can be entered as a variety show act.
10. All acts must use the same PA system. No act will be allowed to provide their own system.
11. Leaders must take care of their own music. (Have CD set at starting point.)
12. There will be no admission charge.
13. Clubs must register their act by calling the Extension Office at 256-2403. Acts that fail to register, will not be allowed to perform. Registration information will include:
1.) Name of Act 2.) Type of music that will be used (CD, piano, etc)
3.) Number in the Act 4.) Names of participants if it is a Specialty Act
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