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4-H Camp Kinnissippewa 2024 – Registration is now open!

Register here for 4-H Camp Kinnissippewa 2024In To attend camp a health form will be required! View below! See the attachment below for a step by step registration We are seeking energetic, lively, fun, hard-working 4-H youth in grades 9-12 to be camp counselors. Please fill out the Google Form below to apply! Link to […]

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Restorative practices lead hearings for youth with violations

Some youth who are habitual truants, or miss more than ten unexcused days from school, participate in a teen court hearing with peers trained to use restorative practices to lead the discussion. The ultimate goal is for students to change their behavior and return to school, but teen court panel members help youth and families […]

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Summer Academy 2024

Event: Summer Academy Grades: 8-11 Location: UW-Madison Dates: Monday, June 24 through Thursday, June 27, 2024 Registration: Registration will open March 1, 2024 via 4honline  Cost: The Summer Academy experience fee is $450. Bussing will be offered again in 2024 and will cost $50 round-trip regardless of pick-up/drop-off location. Questions: Contact Justin Lieck (justin.lieck@wisc.edu) or […]

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Focus on Forage Webinar Series

Focus on Forage is a free, four-part webinar series highlighting research-based information and farmer strategies to optimize forage yield, quality, and profitability in Wisconsin. This series continues in 2024 starting on February 22. Join forage industry experts, UW–Madison specialists, and Extension educators from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. on the following dates for discussions on forage […]

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Restorative questioning is an important part of Teen Court

Buffalo/Pepin County Teen Court panel members Caitlyn Stadler (Mondovi), Miriam Sandberg (Mondovi), and Alyson Turner (Gilmanton) listened to a truancy violation on Valentine’s Day. The youth asked restorative questions, helped the young person and their family reflect on the situation, and provided requirements to help repair relationships and reduce harm. Teen court is a youth-led […]

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Buffalo County Eighth Grade Prevention Day features SOS and Teen Court

The Buffalo County Partnership Council, a coalition of teachers, students, law enforcement, university professors and public health and human services professionals, invited all eighth grade students in Buffalo County from Alma, Cochrane-Fountain City, Gilmanton and Mondovi schools districts to participate in the annual prevention day on February 13, 2024, at the Cochrane-Fountain City School. The […]

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4-H Festival showcases youth speaking, music, and arts

The Buffalo County 4-H Festival of Arts is an annual event that allows 4-H youth artists and performers to share their skills by showcasing their arts and communication talents. Youth participants received valuable feedback on how to further develop their skills from a qualified judge or their peers. The educational event was held on Sunday, […]

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Wisconsin 4-H ArtBEAT!

Event: Wisconsin 4-H–ArtBEAT! Grades: 3-5 Location: Upham Woods, Wisconsin Dells, WI Dates: Saturday, March 16, 2024 Registration: Registration will open Thursday, February 1 and will remain open through Friday, March 1, 2024. Cost: Registration for youth grades 3-5 is $60. Additional family members (grades 3-5) may attend at a discounted rate of $45. Parents are […]

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2024 Wisconsin Teen Court Association Scholarship

High school seniors currently serving as a volunteer with a Teen Court in Wisconsin and planning to pursue a post-secondary education, are eligible to apply for the 2024 Wisconsin Teen Court Association scholarship. Complete the WTCA Scholarship application and submit by March 15th, 2024.

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‘Ketching’ Up With Tomatoes Project Box Kit

Did you know tomatoes originated in the Andes Mountains deep in South America? This fascinating fruit (or vegetable, we’ll let you decide) has a unique story to share. It’s traveled around the world and has become an important food in many cultures. Open to 3-6th graders, our tomato project box will dive into tomatoes, specifically […]

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Summer Academy

June 24-27, 2024 Hosted by Wisconsin 4-H and Community Youth Development of UW-Madison Extension. Join us on the UW-Madison Campus for the new Summer Academy, June 24-27, 2024. This new Positive Youth Development program will help you discover pathways to your future. Signup to learn what it takes to have a career, or a hobby […]

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STEAM Discovery Days – Mondovi

Join us and come create hands-on STEAM Projects with friends entering K-6! You do not need to be a member to participate in STEAM Discovery Day! To participate in STEAM Discovery Days please provide us with an up-to-date Health Form: Step-by-step online registration process for existing members and those who are not members but wish to […]

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STEAM Discovery Days – C-FC

Join us and come create hands-on STEAM Projects with friends entering K-6! You do not need to be a member to participate in STEAM Discovery Day! To participate in STEAM Discovery Days please provide us with an up-to-date Health Form: Step-by-step online registration process for existing members and those who are not members but wish to […]

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Berg, Foust earn prestigious 4-H Key Awards

Samantha Berg, daughter of Frank and Angela Berg, and Savannah Foust, daughter of Matt and Stephanie Foust, were selected as Buffalo County’s Wisconsin 4-H Key Award winners for 2024. The prestigious Key Award, one of the highest awards a 4-H member can receive, honors only a select group of 4-H participants across the state annually.  […]

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