October 2020 State Council Corner

This month State Council had a busy, but exciting month of virtual events and activities. 4-H State Leadership Conference Jr. (SLC Jr.) took place October 9-10th via Zoom. Despite this event being virtual there were still fantastic, educational workshops led by Pennsylvania 4-H State Council that engaged youth to develop their problem-solving skills, the teambuilding basics, and all about organization.

Friday night was kicked off with special guests Dr. Joshua Rice, director of Pennsylvania 4-H and ice breaker activities led by Cassidy Baker, Lawrence County 4-H Educator. From sowing the seeds of success to getting loose with a virtual dance off, SLC Jr. had an energetic and engaging start.

Saturday kicked off with a team building workshop led by Jillian (President) and Audrey (VP of Operations) that truly made these 4-H'ers remember that a unified team means that together, everyone, achieves, more. After that, we traveled to a remote island with Amanda (VP of Events) and Alyssa (Reporter/Historian) to solve of mystery of who stole Alyssa's priceless rock collection. In this workshop, 4-H'ers learned problem solving and communications skills to identify the culprit. Next, we ended SLC Jr. with an organization workshop led by Sydney (VP of Internal Affairs) and Laurie (Secretary), who taught us the tips and tricks to managing and organizing tasks and schedules. In this event, the seeds of leadership were planted and sown in these young 10- 13-year-old 4-H'ers for them to build upon in order to grow tomorrow's future leaders.

State Council also had the opportunity to meet with Texas, Florida and Arkansas 4-H State Officer teams to work on an exciting opportunity for 4-H'ers. Finally, Council has been planning and preparing for an informative open house with County Commissioners across Pennsylvania.

Jillian Ranko, Butler County, President

This month Jillian had the opportunity to present Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork presentation with Audrey, and a Scavenger Hunt at SLC Jr. as well. Along with Sydney, Laurie, and Alyssa, Jillian helped lead teambuilding activities for Somerset County's 4-H's teen council and helped present a statewide Opportunities Webinar. Jillian is still loving college and so blessed to be at Penn State! It's more than halfway through the semester already and she is enjoying it every day.

Audrey Ferrie, Warren County, Vice President of Operations

This month Audrey had the opportunity to present Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork presentation with Jillian for SLC Jr, a statewide Opportunity Webinar with the rest of her Council team, and finally presented a 4-H promotional presentation to Clarion County's Extension Board. Audrey's personal accomplishments for this month have been managing all her classes very well and am maintaining a 4.0. Contacts that Audrey made this month were meeting and having brainstorm sessions with her educator, Jennifer Grooms, for her county's virtual award recognition for 4-H members. She has also been in contact with the client relations manager for area two, Robert Dickinson, for scheduling community presentations to reach Council's goal.

Amanda Hollabaugh, Adams County, Vice President of Events

Amanda had the opportunity to present an Adventure and Problem-Solving workshop with Alyssa at SLC Jr. and present a statewide Opportunity Webinar with the rest of her Council team. A personal accomplishment for Amanda this month was becoming more involved in on-campus activities at Susquehanna University. She is also working hard in her classes and keeping up with her State Council assignments. Finally, Amanda, along with Alyssa, was able to make contact with Devin Cunningham, the Dauphin County 4-H County Extension Educator to work on an upcoming virtual event.

Sydney Brown, Erie County, Vice President of Internal Affairs

This month Sydney, along with Laurie, presented a Get Neat presentation at SLC Jr. and a statewide Opportunities Webinar with the rest of her Council. Along with Laurie, Jillian and Alyssa, Sydney helped lead teambuilding activities for Somerset County's 4-H's teen council. Sydney volunteered for six hours of cattail pulling on behalf of Penn State DuBois Wildlife Program and Penn State DuBois Chapter of The Wildlife Society. A personal accomplishment for Sydney this month was attending a First Aid course which included the CPR certification test that she passed, so she is now qualified to train and give CPR.

Laurie Enders, Armstrong County, Secretary

Laurie, along with Sydney, presented a Get Neat presentation at SLC Jr. and a statewide Opportunities Webinar with the rest of her Council. Along with Jillian, Sydney, and Alyssa, Laurie helped lead teambuilding activities for Somerset County's 4-H's teen council. Laurie volunteered for six hours of cattail pulling on behalf of Penn State DuBois Wildlife Program and Penn State DuBois Chapter of The Wildlife Society. An accomplishment for Laurie this month was doing well on her midterm for one of her college courses.

Alyssa Neff, Dauphin County, Reporter

Alyssa had the opportunity to present an Adventure and Problem-Solving workshop with Amanda at SLC Jr. Along with Jillian, Sydney, and Laurie, Alyssa helped lead teambuilding activities for Somerset County's 4-H's teen council. To help with State Council's statewide service project, Alyssa wrote thank you notes to first responders. A personal accomplishment for Alyssa was getting accepted to South Dakota State University, University of Nebraska, and Kansas State University.