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4-H and Morrow County School
Districts, working together
Morrow County Ex
tension has been cooperating
w ith schools in M orrow
County - Boardman, Hepp
ner and lone- to provide ed
ucational opportunities for
their students.
The schools in Mor
row County are on a four-
day school week. 4-H has
been providing a Friday
morning “4-H Fun Friday”
for the Sam Boardman Ele
mentary Students. Working
with three school program
assistants and planning with
the principal, they decided to
supplement math and read
ing skills in a fun and relaxed
atmosphere. It includes pro
viding a nutritional snack for
the 40-50 students involved
every Friday. The students
also learn about the impor
tance of good nutrition and
exercise during the 4-H Fun
Friday.
At H eppner High
School, high school students
have an opportunity to learn
about GPS/GIS technology
through a cooperative effort.
4-H received a grant to pur
chase G PS/G IS softw are
and curriculum , which is
used by a technology teach
er in the high school for stu
dents interested in technol
ogy. Students using this cur
riculum will also be 4-H
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members. Twelve GPS units
were provided by Morrow
County Court to help with
this project. There is also an
opportunity to cooperate
with the OSU Range D e
partment in the future to pro
vide assistance to farmers or
ranchers interested in having
their property mapped.
T he lo n e S ch o o l
District is providing natural
resource education in kin
d e rg a rte n th ro u g h 12th
grade.
They had a green
house and some projects
started, but were severely
under funded. With a grant,
4-H was able to help lone
schools complete some of
their projects so students
could start receiving the 4-
H model of “hands on edu
cation” in natural resources.
The students involved in this
project also becom e 4-H
members as group in school
participation. We are excit
ed about the opportunity for
participation at fair with
many of the plants they are
growing.
Both the H eppner
and lone projects have a
large com m unity service
component in the programs.
This is truly a win-win situ
ation for 4-H, the schools
and the communities.
Bill Broderick, 4-H
faculty member in Morrow
County, is working with the
schools to provide 4-H edu
cational programs for both
high school and elementary
students in Morrow County.
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