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4-H Educational Board Membership

4-H Educational Board Constitution


2025 4-H Animal Schools

The Lorain County 4-H Animal School's objective is to provide a safe, fun, and hands-on opportunity for 4-H animal project members with their animals.  Youth will gain knowledge and skills from well-respected and approved experts in various Interest Areas.  Interest areas will rotate each year

 Click on the name of the school below to be directed to the online registration

Click on the species for additional information on the track.  Additional information is posted as it becomes available.

Online registration closes two weeks prior to each school or when the school has reached capacity- whichever is first.

Date

School/Clinic

Species/Type

Location

Cost

June 26 & July 24

Horse

Saddle Horse
Small Equine
Draft
 

Lorain County Fairgrounds

$20

May 17, 2025

Small Animal

Dog
Cat
Cavy
Rabbit
Fowl (chicken, turkey, waterfowl)

Lorain County Fairgrounds

$10

June 14, 2025

Large Animal

Goat (Boer/Market,Dairy/Pack)
Lamb
Swine
Beef
Dairy

Lorain County Fairgrounds

$20

The Lorain County 4-H Animal School's objective is to provide a safe, fun, and hands-on opportunity for 4-H animal project members with their animals.  Youth will gain knowledge and skills from well-respected and approved experts in various Interest Areas.  Interest areas will rotate each year.


2025 4-H Project Skillathon

A skillathon is an event that uses the experiential learning model of doing, reflecting, and applying to test one’s knowledge. The word “skillathon” is derived from the suffix -athon, which means an event, and the prefix skill, or what is being tested at the event. In Ohio, skillathons typically include five stations, each taking about five minutes to complete, although stations can be changed to fit the time available. Some skillathons offer different age- or skill-appropriate stations for juniors, intermediates, and seniors. Youth move from station to station attempting to perform tasks such as matching breeds with descriptions, labeling animal body parts, identifying meat cuts, designing appropriate housing, etc. 

July 7, 2025- New Russia Township Lodge

Large Animal Projects- Beef, Dairy, Goat, Horse, Sheep, Swine 

July 8, 2025 - New Russia Township Lodge

FCS & Shooting Sports Projects- Food & Nutrition, Sewing & Clothing, Shooting Sports

July 9, 2025 - New Russia Township Lodge

Small Animal Projects- Cat, Cavy, Dog, Fowl, Rabbit

Review the year's Topics to get a head start on studying!!

2025 Topics by Project Area

Awards

Awards will be provided to the top-scoring youth in each project area and overall winners in Small Animal and Large Animal project areas.

Are you interested in contributing to this year's awards?

Donation Information and Form   

 

Skillathon Score Guides

Small and Large Animal

FCS- Sewing

FCS- Nutrition

Shooting Sports 

Educational Board Member Application - Deadline October 14, 2024


4-H Teen Ambassadors

Who:       Any 4-H member ages 13 and up

What:      The 4-H Educational Board is looking for youth interested in participating in fun hands-on learning and sharing what they learn regarding 4-H projects.  Youth applying for this opportunity will choose from five different project areas including Large Animal, Small Animal, Family & Consumer Sciences (food & clothing projects), Shooting Sports, or Horse.  Ambassadors will have the opportunity to participate in state and local training in subjects specific to their project areas as well as in leadership, teamwork, and communication. 

Teen Ambassador Application - Deadline January 17, 2025


Meeting  Agendas & Minutes


4-H Event Guidelines

4-H Event Request Packet

This document includes a description of the application process, examples, and forms for 4-H Clubs in Lorain County.

4-H Event Request Form

Jr. Fair Rental Contract 

This document is to be submitted a minimum of 30 days prior to the event.  The 4-H Educational Board meets on the 3rd Monday of the month.

4-H Event Report Form

This document is to be submitted 30 days following the approved event.

Lorain County 4-H Show SOP

This document provides the standard operating procedures (SOP) for all Lorain County 4-H Shows, Horse Shows, and Dog Shows. 

Ohio 4-H Participant Misc. Event Forms 

Permission Waiver

Medical Release

Photo Video Waiver