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The Ascension Parish Livestock Show will be held at Lamar Dixon on January 16-17th! All livestock animals will arrive by 5pm Friday night, and we will kick off the show with our Annual Stick Horse Rodeo! All youth 11 and younger are encouraged to participate in the stick horse rodeo events, ranging from bucking stick horses to barrel racing and more! At $5.00 per event, registration for the stick horse events will kick off at 6 pm in Barn 8 at Lamar Dixon. There is no charge to watch! The livestock show will begin at 8 am on Saturday morning. Come and stop by!
Don’t forget to apply for your 4-H Honor Cords to wear at your high school graduation! You have worked hard during your 4-H career so wear your honor cord PROUDLY! Guidelines and applications are available and must be submitted online at Senior Honor Cords (lsuagcenter.com). It takes less than 5 minutes to complete! Applications are due by February 13th! The honor cords will be delivered to the Ascension Extension Office and distributed during Achievement Day. More info can be found on our website under awards/applications.
Seniors, there are lots of scholarships out there for you through 4-H! By completing ONE application, you will be entered for a chance to win any of the state 4-H scholarships, the local State 4-H Foundation Scholarship, the Ascension 4-H Foundation scholarships. Be sure you are in contact with the 4-H office, so you are not missing out on these opportunities! February 6th at 4:30 pm is the deadline for this scholarship application to be turned into the Extension Office to receive feedback. The FINAL submission deadline is February 27 @ 4:30pm. Contact the office if you have not already received the application.
Demo Day
The Ascension 4-H Demo Day is coming up on Friday, February 6th, and it’s never too early to begin planning! The holidays make a great time to work on your Demo Day submissions! There will also be activity stations for our 4-H members to participate in while judging and contests take place. The Demo Day event details, registration link, and rules for each contest are posted in the Demo Day Contest tab at www.lsuagcenter.com/ascension4hHere are the lists of contests offered:
Sew with Cotton, Dress Revue and Ready to Wear will be happening on Thursday, January 15, 5:30 PM. Get those final stitches done on your apron, skirt, or jumper and be ready to show off your creation! Entry forms and rules are available to all 4-H members on the website.
The commodity contest will include 3 categories which are: Pecans, Rice, and Sweet Potatoes. All three are Louisiana commodities. For each of our monthly contest entries, you will need to submit 2 copies of your recipe and 2 servings of your dish in a disposable container. The drop-off day for your completed dish is Monday, January 12th from 8 am to 5:30pm. From there, your entries will be judged by our volunteers. More detailed guidelines and explanations will be available at our website at https://lsuagcenter.com/ascension4h!!
Applications for these awards are due to the 4-H office on April 6th, 2026. A club member may win the award only one time. Members in 6th-12th grades may be eligible to apply. Visit the applications/awards section of our website to download an application!
Express your Mardi Gras Mambo flare and create your own Mardi Gras shirt for the Annual Ascension 4-H Mardi Gras Shirt design contest. The contest will take place at the Mardi Gras Masquerade Fashion Show where you will learn to walk the runway and model your shirt! To participate in the Mardi Gras T-Shirt Design Contest, you must wear your decorated Mardi Gras shirt to the Fashion Show on January 15th at 5:30 pm in the 4-H office. Please limit attendance to participants and 2 guests.
The contest rules/guidelines are:
A solid t-shirt of any color should be used by the 4-H member to create the shirt design.
All items must be permanently attached (to where they won’t easily fall off) hot glue, etc.
Be creative; Only one entry per person. Homemade
Must be age appropriate.
Information for both camp opportunities will be forthcoming around March, but we wanted to go ahead and provide you with the dates early so you can plan around them. More info to come!
4-H Summer Camp (4th-6th Grades)- Pollock, LA- July 6-9, 2026
LOST Camp (7th-8th Grades)- Pollock, LA- July 30-Aug 1, 2026
Come explore during this Safari of leadership development at this year’s “Jungle Journey to Leadership” Junior Leader Conference. The Junior Leadership Conference (JLC) is a two-night camp at Camp Grant Walker designed specifically for high school students aged 14 and older, spanning 8th-12th grade. Executive Board members will lead sessions in four different subjects. JLC tracks are created to provide participants with activities they can apply within their high school communities. Camp will be held March 6-8, 2026. Registration opens January 13, 2026, and closes February 6, 2026. Ascension can send 6 members to the conference. The fee is $150, and transportation is not provided, but we are willing to help coordinate with the youth attending for carpooling and assistance if needed. If you would like to know more information, please contact Ms. Cheyenne.
LA 4-H Food Challenge
Are you up for a CHALLENGE? We are on the lookout for potential team members and volunteer coaches to prepare for the Louisiana 4-H Food Challenge. This competition challenges teams of 4-H members to create a dish using only a key ingredient and access to a “grocery store” of other ingredients. From the ingredients, team members are challenged to create a healthy dish while practicing proper food safety, food preparation, and communication skills in front of a live audience. Following the dish preparation, teams then present to a panel of judges who will further test their culinary and nutrition knowledge with a question-and-answer segment. The Southern Regional food challenge is Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Baton Rouge. Registration will start on January 5th and close on February 6th. For more information, please contact Ms. Cheyenne.
What is SeaPerch? It’s a program, a contest, and a community where youth teams design, build, and engineer an underwater remotely operated vehicle. We are in search of interested youth and coaches who may be interested in putting together a SeaPerch team. This is an amazing event for students. The winning 4-H SeaPerch team will win a trip to compete at Nationals! For more information visit https://www.lsuagcenter.com/topics/kids_teens/projects/set/seaperch. The competition will be held March 7th.
4-H University Informational Meeting- Open to 8th-12th Grade 4-H’ers
Join the Ascension “Krewe de 4-HU!” at 4-H University!4-Her’s choose from over 30 competitive events ranging from Agricultural Use Demonstrations, Fishing Sports, Esports, Fashion Revue, Graphic Design, robotics, and more! Through competing, youth excel in life skills such as personal growth, teamwork, decision-making, problem-solving, resiliency, and many more. This year’s 4-H University event will take place on the LSU Campus June 23-25. There will be a Mandatory Informational Meeting on Tuesday, March 17th, at 6 pm at the 4-H Office!!
