Pierce County 4-H
Clover Report
Super Saturday
The 2025 Super Saturday event will take place at Franklin Pierce High School on February 8th. Be sure to register by Sunday, February 2nd to secure your spot! While walk-in registration will be available on the day of the event, please note that workshop spaces may be limited. The registration fee is $25, with an optional pizza lunch available for an additional cost.
This year, we’re offering a variety of exciting new workshop topics, including a Math Escape Room, Sip Smart (exploring added sugars in drinks), an introduction to Food Preservation, Flower Decorating, and more! Additionally, the Horse Department will host a workshop each session, and horse members who attend the full day will earn an education credit.
- $7.50 – One slice of either cheese, pepperoni
- $10.00 – One slice of combination or 2 slices of cheese or pepperoni (or 1 of each)
- $12.50 – One slice of combination and 1 slice of either cheese or pepperoni
- $15.00 – Two slices of combination
Pizza lunch includes: pizza choice, chips, beverage and cookie.
Scholarships for High School Seniors
If you’re a high school senior seeking help with college tuition, there are numerous scholarships available at both the County and State level. This is a fantastic opportunity for our 4-H members in their senior year of high school to receive some financial support for their education! Be sure to explore all the available scholarship opportunities and get more details.
Seniors will apply through 4HOnline. for the state scholarship. Scholarship applications are due by 10:00 pm on March 15th. The system will shut off at 10:00 pm exactly and any partial applications will not be accepted. Pierce County Leaders Council scholarship applications must be downloaded, completed and emailed or post marked with all support documents to Mike Seiber by March 15th.
FUN’Raiser
Save the date of April 27th for the Pierce County Leaders Council FUN’Raiser at Frontier Park. This day will include a Cat Show, Dog Show (registration is open), and Horse Shows. All shows are open to the public, with different start times and entry fees for each event.
The 4-H Leaders Council FUN’Raiser is the main fundraising event that supports Opportunity Grants for youth, leaders, and 4-H projects. Every Pierce County 4-H member can apply for a grant to help cover fees for county, state, and national training and development events. Certified 4-H leaders can also apply for grants to cover expenses for chaperoning 4-H groups or attending project and program training. In addition, projects can request grants to improve their county-level programs.
The funds raised also help provide college scholarships. Each year, the Council awards $250-$750 scholarships to two to four high school seniors to assist with technical, community, and university tuition.
Teen Opportunity
Teen Conference Planning Committee
The State 4-H is recruiting 4-H teens to join a planning committee for the 2025 Washington State 4-H Teen Conference. Meetings will be held via Zoom through June, and committee members will also serve as conference facilitators during the event. This is an excellent opportunity to build leadership skills!
To join, you must be in 8th-12th grade. The Teen Conference will take place from June 23-26, 2025, on the WSU Pullman campus.
If you’re interested, please fill out the form . You don’t need prior experience on the committee or at the conference (though it can be helpful). For questions, reach out to Kelly Stewart . The Planning committee will meet 2x a month.
If you would like to attend the Teen Conference as a participant, more information will be coming out soon.
Volunteer Positions
Pierce County 4-H is seeking volunteers to fill a variety of roles at the county level. Most positions offer on the “job” training. If you’re interested or have any questions about these or other opportunities, contact Mike Seiber.
Pierce County 4-H Leaders Council:
Pierce County 4-H Leaders Council is seeking new members to fill vacant positions. The Council meets both in person and virtually on the third Thursday of each month.
- They are currently looking for Council members to represent the following areas: Cats, Creative Arts/Photography, Goats and Teen Leaders.
- Additionally, volunteers are needed for roles focused on volunteer/member education and recognition.
Pierce County 4-H Fair:
- We are looking for someone to work with Shelley Friend planning and running the 4-H Information Booth.
- We are looking for help in the Grange Building during the Fair to work with the Exhibitorship program.
- We are needing judges to help with both the Public Presentation Preliminaries in May and Public Presentations at the Fair.
- We are looking for a highly motivated person to run the Otter Pop Social program.
Pierce County 4-H Office and County-Wide Program:
- We’re looking for a volunteer to help with office tasks for short-term projects throughout the year.
- Assistance is needed to maintain and organize our STEM Kits.
- We’re seeking someone to collaborate with Teen Leaders on County and State programs.
Family Program Zoom
The monthly Family Program Zoom will be held on February 27th. The session will begin with an update of the 4-H program, followed by an open Q&A for families and leaders to ask any questions. All members, parents, and leaders are invited to attend. The zoom link is sent out the week of the meeting, but is always the same. Monthly Family Program Zooms are held on the fourth Thursday of most months.
Animals
Don’t forget to re-certify your animals! Animals must to be re-certified each year, and any market animals you plan to use again must be re-entered annually. Be sure to list all the animals you will be working with this year and intend to take to the Fair in 4Honline. Taking care of this now will help ensure you’re ready when you enter your projects in FairEntry next summer!
4-H Club Highlights and County Activities
New Pierce County 4-H Clubs
Arts & Kats 4-H Club
Arts and Cats
Meetings -1st & 3rd Fridays in Roy Questions? Contact artsandkatsclub
Flourishing Friends 4-H Club
Arts and Crafts, Cooking and Baking, Forestry, Fishing, Stem and Photography
Meetings – Saturdays at 7:00 pm in the Lakewood Area. Questions? Contact the club leader at 253-389-3928.
