4-H members from Denton County 4-H participated at Texas 4-H Roundup in Bryan/College Station, Texas, June 3-6. Texas 4-H Roundup, the pinnacle event for all of Texas 4-H, welcomed around 1,300 senior-level or high school-aged youth to compete in approximately 50 diverse competitions, educational workshops, career learning opportunities, and more throughout the week. The contests included both qualifying events where 4-H members qualified at their county and district contests to compete at the state level and invitational events. Additionally, the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation awarded $2.7 million in scholarships to 229 youth.
4-H is America’s largest youth development organization, empowering nearly six million young people with the skills to lead for a lifetime. 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. The mission of Texas 4-H is to provide meaningful opportunities for all youth to have fun, learn, explore, and discover. While participating in 4-H, young people make new friends, develop new skills, become leaders, and form positive attitudes, helping them to be capable, responsible, and compassionate members of society. Texas 4-H, as part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, also stands to, through the application of science-based knowledge, create high-quality, relevant continuing education that encourages lasting and effective change.
The Denton County 4-H program is proud of the following youth for their participation and success at Texas 4-H Roundup:
Annabella Perk, Food Show—Main Dish, 1st Place
Blakely Bland, Hannah Davis, and Annabella Perk, Food Challenge, 2nd Place
Stockton James, Livestock Judging, 4th Overall Individual Sheep & Goat Division
Campbell Real, Livestock Judging, 25th Overall Individual
Karsyn Johnson, Adisyn Johnson, Stockton James, and Campbell Real, Livestock Judging, 5th Place Team Sheep & Goat Division
Additionally for 2024, Roundup participants will have the opportunity to participate in the Quilts of Valor program, designing a quilt for a veteran. On Tuesday at the evening assembly, a veteran will be presented with a previously made quilt and honored for her years of service.
“It’s finally time for the Texas 4-H Roundup again, and we could not be more excited! The Texas 4-H Council chose the theme Ignite. They want 4-Hers across the state to ignite their 4-H journey, their story, their passion, their experience—the list goes on,” Dr. Montza Williams, Texas 4-H Youth Development Program Director, said. “Throughout the week, we hope these youth were charged to take the steps necessary to ignite their 4-H experience in the coming year. Whether in competition, receiving scholarships, or participating in educational workshops and the college and career fair, all youth attendees had something to gain and enjoy at the 2024 Roundup.”
The 2025 event is planned for June 2-5, 2025, in Bryan/College Station, Texas.