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.
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Date |
School/Clinic |
Species/Type |
Location |
Cost |
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June 26 & July 24 |
Saddle Horse |
Lorain County Fairgrounds |
$20 |
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May 17, 2025 |
Dog |
Lorain County Fairgrounds |
$10 |
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June 14, 2025 |
Goat (Boer/Market,Dairy/Pack) |
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!!
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?
Skillathon Score Guides
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
This document includes a description of the application process, examples, and forms for 4-H Clubs in Lorain County.
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.
This document is to be submitted 30 days following the approved event.
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