Madison County 4-H Newsletter Volume 4 Dec Jan. 2016

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1 We have already had some unusual weather!!!! What will the rest of the winter bring? We hope you all have a blessed family traditional holiday season with your love ones. You may be surprised how many traditions you have passed down through the years. You can even start a new one! When I was your age, my family would always get together and make cookies and rice crispy treats before Christmas. Try out these recipes in the newsletter and the crafts too.. See Madison County 4-H Newsletter Volume 4 Dec Jan you next year and get ready for the Public Speaking and 4-H Poster Contests.. You have the winter break to work on it!!! If any 6 th graders are interested in completing their 4-H Honor Club Form please give us a call at we will be glad to get this completed so that you can become a Tennessee 4-H Honor Club member! Happy Holidays, Sharon Tubbs Diane Taylor 4-H Agents Kane Reeves Teressa McDonald 4-H Program Assistants January Club Schedule and 4-H Activities/Events January 4 th Jackson Club Honor Club 5:00p.m. 6:00p.m. January 11 th Nova Beech Bluff 9:15a.m. 12:30p.m. January 12 th Pope 8:45a.m. January 13 th Andrew Jackson Alexander 8:45a.m. 12:00p.m. January 14 th Denmark Malesus South 8:30a.m. 10:15a.m. 1:30p.m. January 19 th January 20 th January 21 st January 25 th Rosehill Middle Jackson Careers Lincoln Arlington Thelma Barker Northeast East Isaac Lane County Contest Registration- 5:30p.m. 7:15a.m. 9:00a.m. 1:15p.m. 8:30a.m. 10:30a.m. 1:00p.m. 8:45a.m. 12:45p.m. 6:00p.m. REMEMBER JANUARY CONTESTS Public Speaking and 4-H Poster Check your 4-H Yearbook for details. Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee are an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Tiffany Baker-Cox, director of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, 3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37209, (615)

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3 Holiday Decoration 4 th Grade: Karina Santes- Andrew Jackson Inhaled tobacco smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, including carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, arsenic and lead. At least 2500 of these chemicals are toxic or cause cancer. 1. People who smoke both marijuana and tobacco cigarettes have no greater risk of lung cancer than those who smoke only marijuana or only tobacco. 2. Tobacco contains more tar than marijuana. 3. Marijuana contains approximately chemicals. 5 th Grade: Josie Aleman- Malesus 6 th Grade: Cameron Griffis- Rosehill 11 th Grade: Emma Kendrick- Homeschool 12 th Grade Amanda Fuller- Northside Wood Craft 4 th Grade: Abby Davis- Thelma Barker 5 th Grade: Melisa Dominguez- Thelma Barker 6 th Grade: Jace Allison- Homeschool 9 th Riley Allison- Homeschool 10 th Grade: Emily Qualls- South Side Christmas Ornament 4 th Grade: Madison Vann- South 5 th Grade: Abigail Matthews- Denmark 6 th Grade: Shanya Chism- Rosehill 9 th Grade: Jacob Broadway- Homeschool 10 th Grade: Sayria Chism- Liberty 11 th Emily Cox- Family Christian School

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5 Wood Craft 4 th Grade: Melisa Dominguez-Standford, T. Braker 5 th Grade:Mackenzie Key- Howard, Pope 7 th Grade: Chloe Gammons- Homeschool 8 th Grade: Cheyenne Hopper-Rosehill 9 th Grade: Macey Blurton - Homeschool 10 th Grade: Katlyn Gammons- Homeschool 11 th Grade: Blake Gammons-Homeshool 12 th Grade: Chrsitian Griffis- South Side High I am pleased to share that in our second year of partnership with Operation Christmas Child, Tennessee 4-H members packed more than 2,700 shoeboxes to help children in countries around the world. Madison County 4-H contributed to this total by collecting and creating 300 boxes! These boxes will be shipped to the following countries Belize, Botswana, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Ghana, Georgia, Haiti, Macedonia, Madagascar, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Surname, Trinidad & Tobago and Ukraine. Keep up the GREAT Work!