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Pursuing Justice
Looking for holes in the alibi, Andrew Van Ness continued his line of questioning. Was the witness really where he said he was the time of the crime?
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New 4-H License Plates Seen Throughout the State!
They’ve been spotted on busy interstates, across highways and meandering country roads. The new 4-H license plates are popping up in suburbs, farm towns and in the state’s largest cities.
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Long-time Colville Reservation 4-H Volunteer Leaders Honored
Four volunteer leaders on the Colville Reservation were recently honored for their decades of service to 4-H youth.
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Teens from Military Families Find Adventure in Winter Wilderness
Cross country skiing, exploring wildlife tracks and avalanche awareness highlighted a three-day WSU 4-H Military Teen Adventure Camp.
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4-H Teens Expand Skills, Broaden Horizons at Western National Round-Up
Livestock judging, leadership development and networking were three of the many opportunities available to Washington State teens at the Western National Roundup.
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Clark County 4-H Robotics Team Score Big at State Championship
The Soggy Cloverteers, a 4-H Robotics team from Vancouver, Washington, won first place in Strategy and Innovation at the FIRST Lego League State Championship Tournament.
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Kittitas County 4-H Robotics Team Advances to Championship in February
Fourteen teams of 9- to 14-year-olds pitted custom-built Lego robots against each other in a robotics competition at the Student Union and Recreation Center at Central Washington University on Saturday.
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Bonding over Burgers and Books 4-H International Exchange Program Brings Rewards for All
They start out as strangers and, often, become the best of friends. Such is the case of Abi Curry, a bubbly 17-year-old from Arlington, and Ami Sasaki from Japan. Entire Story »
Washington State Teens Earn High Marks at Eastern National 4-H Round-Up
Demonstrating their equine knowledge and abilities proved successful for a group of 4-H’ers from Washington State.
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Washington State 4-H Inducts Six into Hall of Fame
New WSU 4-H Hall of Fame members were recognized October 19th in Seattle for their dedication and leadership to youth and the 4-H program.
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"No Sight? No problem" for Snohomish County Teen
4-H'er Takes Third Place at State Dressage Contest
It’s not often you see a guide dog, a horse and a 4-H equestrian together in the horse barn at the 4-H State Fair.
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King County Volunteer Chuck Todd Received Honor for Long-Time Service
He’s been a mentor, chaperone and organized scores of youth events throughout Washington State. Longtime 4-H advisor Chuck Todd
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Pilot Program Pairs 4-H Students With Livestock
DAVENPORT, Wash. ‹ Spokane County youngsters are discovering the answers to all sorts of important ranching questions. Among them: How do you check whether a cow is pregnant?
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Washington State 4-H Photographers Capture Top Awards at National Contest
Snapping expressive images comes naturally to Christina Murray and Ashley Hanson. Murray,
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4-H Alumni Spotlight: Katie Smith, Professional Basketball Player
Watch Seattle Storm guard Katie Smith as she proudly recalls her years in 4-H.
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Community Garden Provides Food and Fun in Clark County
4-H’ers in Clark County are getting their hands dirty and growing their own vegetables.
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4-H Judging—So Much More than Ribbons
Being a judge requires a lot of tact. At Washington's 4-H State Fair, judges usually need two years of experience at the county level to qualify.
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Astronomy Club Provides Scientific Enchantment For San Juan County 4-H’ers
Maybe it’s the asteroids or, possibly, the nebula. For a group of kids in Friday Harbor the ever-changing solar system provides countless opportunities for discovery and delight. Entire Story »
R.N. helps kids learn life skills through 4-H volunteer work
Aggie Mowry leads the Rada Rabbits and Cavies 4-H Club and serves as superintendent of the rabbit barn at the Benton Franklin Fair.
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Colville Reservation Youth “Up-Cycle” Clothes and Develop Sewing Skills
At a recent “Up-Cycle Your Wardrobe” workshop youth from the Colville Reservation learned techniques to repair broken zippers, patch holes and replace missing buttons to get more Entire Story »
Washington State 4-H Ambassador Reunion
Celebrate 35 years of 4-H Teen Leadership at the Washington State 4-H Ambassador Program Reunion. All Ambassadors who have participated since 1976 are invited to attend. Entire Story »
Former NASA Astronaut and Yakima County 4-H’er Bonnie Dunbar Honored in Sunnyside
Bonnie Dunbar has been memorialized with a bronz statue at the Sunnyside Central Park.
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History Comes Alive for Klickitat County 4-H’ers
4-H'ers visited sites in Washington D.C., New York, Philadelphia and Boston, bringing home what it means to be a U.S. citizen.
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Snohomish County 4-H’ers Buzzing with Curiosity
4-H'ers are checking honey frames for brood pattern, mites, disease and swarm cells. After extracting honey and wax from the hives youth are turning those into candles and soap. The big harvest comes in late September where they will remove the golden gooey liquid and filter the honeycomb. Entire Story »
Revolution of Responsibility: WSU Teen Conference 2012
Over 400 teens statewide took part in the recent Teen Conference on the WSU Pullman campus. Over 60 workshops featured WSU educators, industry leaders and career advisors who presented educational options and different life skills for decision-making. Entire Story »
FIRST Robotics Builds Self-Confidence Through Mentors and Expertise
The King County High Tekerz robotics club joined more than 12,000 students from 34 countries as they took part in Rebound Rumble where teams remotely controlled robots to throw foam balls through hoops in just over two minutes of play per period. Entire Story »
Decision-Making and Advocacy Highlight National 4-H Conference
Washington State 4-H high school students Nick Gylling and Jodi Ubachs joined over two hundred teens at the National 4-H Conference in Washington D.C. immersing themselves in six days of leadership targeted specifically at civic engagement. Entire Story
WSU Regents Scholars Lead the Way in Academics, Athletics and Civic Involvement
An accountant, an engineer, a lawyer and a livestock vet. Those are the aspirations of four of the fifteen 4-H’ers who are proud recipients of the 2012 WSU Regents Scholars awards. Entire Story
Washington State 4-H License Plate Bill Signed into Law
Legislation to create a special 4-H license plate for the state’s largest youth development program is now in effect. Governor Christine Gregoire signed the bill March 23 which will allow the design of a license plate with the 4-H clover. Entire Story
Time with Veterans Brings Empathy and Generosity
4-H teens helped beautify the landscape at the Retsil Veterans Home near Port Orchard. Working closely with many of the 240 residents, youth built benches, picnic tables, and planted flowers....Entire Story
Uncovering Hidden Talents and New Interests Through Art
Colorful mosaics, intricate Chinese ink and scroll designs and inventive mask making are enriching the lives of thousands of youth throughout Washington State. Entire Story
Flying High in 4-H
Pigeon Racing Bring Smiles, Math and Engineering to Whatcom County Youth
Whatcom County 4-H "Thunderbirds" club members are learning that racing pigeons involves math, science, engineering and patience. Entire StoryReady to Rumble!
Cowlitz County 4-H Robotics Team Scores Big at Regional Event
Wild cheering, precision maneuvering and excellent controller skills were all part of the excitement as the Cowlitz County 4-H Robotics team claimed high honors at the regional FIRST Robotics competition. The Bits and Bots high school team tied for third place overall March 9 – 12 in Portland, Oregon. Entire Story
Elections and Party Platforms
Beaming with confidence, shaking hands and sounding like seasoned candidates, two dozen teens eagerly shared their views on immigration, health care and economic recovery. Vying for the position of 4-H Party Gubernatorial candidate, youth enthusiastically crusaded for delegates’ votes at the WSU Extension 4-H Know Your Government conference in Olympia..... Entire Story
Yakima Teen Elected 4-H Party Gubernatorial Candidate for 2012
Fifteen-year old Cassie Riel is the new Washington State 4-H Party Gubernatorial Candidate for 2012. The La Salle High School sophomore was among 24 candidates vying for the position at the recent 4-H Know Your Government conference in Olympia.... Entire Story
WSU Colville Reservation Ferry County 4-H Wins National Science Outreach Honor
Exceptional promotion of the 4-H Wired for Wind Experiment has garnered WSU Colville Reservation –Ferry County a $3,000 award. The 2011 Toyota Innovation Award for Promotion and Media Outreach recognizes the efforts of youth and adults who sent news releases, developed posters .. Entire Story
King Co. 4-H hosts barnyard Christmas party for homeless children
This could be the last Christmas for King County's 4-H program, a program that fosters a learn by doing” approach, and helps kids develop skills to be proactive in their community. The H” stands for: Head, Hands, Heart, and Health .. Entire Story
Young Scientists Explore the Power of Wind
Blowing into pinwheels became a lot more than child’s play for budding engineers eager to learn more about wind power. Nearly one-thousand youth from Washington State took part in the fourth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day in early October to explore how to create sustainable and clean .. Entire Story
Teen Chefs Cook Up Delights at the First 4-H Iron Chef Competition
The liquid in the vegetable stir fry started boiling uncontrollably and the oven-baked chicken wasn’t heating through. Worried looks shot across the faces of three team members taking part in the final round of the first Washington State 4-H Iron Chef competition.
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Giving Up Soda Helps a Good Cause
Faith and Alyssa Simmons are on a mission. Their goal: to ensure all dogs and cats in Klickitat County are wanted and well treated. The sisters and their parents, Darla and Darrell, put their money where their passion is.Years ago the Goldendale family gave up buying soda at restaurants .. Entire Story
Robot Battles Inventive and Fun for Whitman County Campers
Building and programming robots turned out to be lots of fun for a group of Whitman County youth. During an August week-long camp kids ages seven to sixteen used the Lego Mindstrom NXT computer program to design robots to see, hear and respond to commands.Entire Story
4-H Interstate Exchange Program Promotes Friendships, Travel and Perspective
Imagine touching snow for the first time, climbing on giant coastal rocks and walking through the dense Quinault rain forest. These are just some of the adventures of the Thurston County Interstate Exchange program which recently hosted sixteen 4-H’ers from Louisiana.
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Eating Fresh Goat Just Part of the Experience
Clark County 4-H’er Miranda Bean recently returned from a month-long trip to Mongolia. The Ridgefield High senior was one of 30 youth selected from eight states to participate in a Wyoming 4-H leadership program to learn about the culture, the people and environmental issues. Entire story
Teens Discover Opportunities after High School
Finish college. Live in England. Become a photographer. Teenagers released more than 400 yellow, red, green and blue balloons marked with those goals and others as they wrapped up the 2011 WSU Extension Teen Conference on June 28. Entire story
Operation Give a Hug
"As parents we all feel the need to do everything in our power to try and help our kids," says Susan Agustin, Operation Give a Hug doll founder and miliary spouse. “Deployment is often hard for us as adults to fully comprehend and there is no way to explain it to a child.
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Leadership That Started a Revolution
Jefferson County 4-H member, Chloe Robocker, has developed an avid interest in government. Throughout her high school years, she has participated in various 4-H citizens activities related to government. Chloe's sense of leadership and citizenship has led other teens to stretch their commitment to leadership Entire story
‘Whale Bubbles’ Cross an Ocean of Understanding
Anniversaries are wonderful occasions! Certainly any excuse for a party is wonderful but when that anniversary spans a 40 year partnership the celebration has to be 40 times grander! Entire story
Underwater Robots Earn 4-H Club Top Honors at Regional Contest
They are fascinated by science, engineering and technology and are wild about the thrill of competition. For the 20 members of the WSU Extension Sea-Tech 4-H Club their problem solving skills and teamwork paid off as they earned top honors at the MATE regional event May 7th. Entire story
Sailing Into Adventure
It was an outdoor classroom, an experience in learning by doing known to educators as “experiential education.” But for the six Joint Base Lewis-McChord teens taking part in a Cutty Sark Wooden Sailing Ship Adventure to the San Juan Islands April 30 to May 1, it was mostly just fun. Entire story
King County 4-H Club Joins International Effort to Raise Money for Japan
Knowing how to help earthquake victims in Japan proved as simple as folding paper for a group of King County 4-H’ers. Youth from “A Book of Adventure” 4-H Club made over 100 cranes and gave them to the Bezoes Family Foundation which donated two dollars per crane to relief efforts in Japan. Entire story
4-H Teens Get Down and Dirty -- Provide Local Residents Cleaner Water
Port Townsend’s drinking water is now cleaner thanks to a group of 4-H’ers who care about the environment and youth in the 4-H Stewardship program took to the Big Quilcene River watershed recently to haul thousands of pounds of garbage out of the area. Entire story
4-H Club Raises Money for Dog Shelter at Domestic Violence Facility
When a group of Mason County 4-H’ers learned about a proposed dog shelter being built at a nearby domestic violence facility they knew they wanted to help. Ten members of the Phoenix Rising 4-H club, along with two adult volunteers, sprang into action. Entire story
Washington 4-H Teams Show Their Skills
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Regional Robotics Competition
Over 125 youth from Washington State 4-H clubs added their expertise, enthusiasm, and various levels of engineering abilities at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) regional robotics competition. They comprised eight of 100 teams who each designed, built and programmed a robot during the allotted six week time period. Entire story
4-H Alumni Spotlight
Anna B. Wilson is a life-long resident of Washington. She grew up in Snohomish County where she participated in 4-H and Irish Dance. In 4-H, Anna raised and judged rabbits and continues to be involved behind the scenes with the Evergreen State Fair. Entire story
WSU Regents Scholarships Awarded to Nine 4-H Members
Hours of studying, civic engagement, and stellar academic performance paid off for nine 4-H’ers selected to become the next recipients of the WSU Regents Scholarships. Entire story
Military Teen Adventure Camps
How would you like to spend time whitewater rafting, hiking, rock climbing, winter camping, skiing, sailing, backpacking, exploring the environment, kayaking, running rope courses, practicing wilderness skills? Information and Registration
Comedy Starts a Revolution
Members of the Tacoma, WA 4-H Technology Club produce and star in a comedic 4-H video about environmental stewardship and salmon habitat enhancement. Entire story
State Robotics Competition a Huge Success
The robot's movements aren't smooth, and its design isn't as close to a humanoid as the ones in the movies. All that aside, the boxy mechanized creation is a pretty good effort for the group of R.A. Long and Mark Morris high school students, their adult mentors and six weeks of grueling night and weekend work. Entire story
WSU Diversity Training Named a Program of Distinction
A WSU diversity training designed to increase knowledge and skills to work with a variety of cultures has been accepted for publication in Extension National Programs of Distinction. Entire story
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What does 4-H offer you as a teen?
I like getting to know other people and how I can bond with others. Through 4-H I’ve been 
able to get to know a lot more people. 4-H gets me connected. I’ve also learned how I can get money for college.
Michelle, 16, Grant County
4-H has helped me learn about college and jobs. 
I’ve made some good friends in 4-H. I want to learn more about future possibilities after high school and college and different careers and 4-H provides that.
Daniel, 15, Ferry County
4-H has offered me a lot of opportunities and endless friends. I’ve 
learned that no matter who you are there are possibilities to have a strong future.
4-H has inspired me to work harder and has helped me be a leader and tutor at my school. I’ve liked learning about college and career options. I know I can do anything I set my mind to.
Missy, 16, Kititas County
4-H teaches me what I need to do as I get older. I want to 
be an engineer.
4-H helps me talk with people more and get involved in different activities. It’s really fun.
Kevin, 15, Lewis County
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