Harrison County 4-H
WHAT IS Harrison County 4-H?
4-H provides kids with community, mentors, and learning opportunities to develop the skills they need to create positive change in their lives and in their communities.
Welcome to Purdue Extension-Harrison County 4-H! Our traditional 4-H program is open to ALL youth from grades 3-12. Mini 4-H is offered to ALL youth grades K-2. 4-H programming is designed to serve the varied interests of ALL youth in our community. 4-H members, guided by adult volunteers, participate in hands-on, all-inclusive programming in order to develop skills they will use for a lifetime. Purdue Extension-Harrison County provides opportunities for youth to experience 4-H through community clubs, in-school and after-school enrichment programs, 4-H camps, workshops, projects, community service, and more!
Be sure to check this page regularly for upcoming events and important announcements!
Open enrollment for the 4-H year begins on October 1st.
Click below to view the Harrison County Extension Calendar for upcoming events:
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Meet the Educator!
Anna Denny
Anna Denny, a native of Harrison County, is delighted to work in her hometown. With a 10-year background in 4-H, she grew up showing horses and rabbits. Anna holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from Murray State University. Her journey with Extension commenced in 2015 with a summer internship in our office. Following her graduation, she served as our Extension Program Assistant for four years before transitioning to a 4-H Extension Agent role at the University of Kentucky in Breckinridge County.
Anna operates and owns a Katahdin hair sheep farm in the county. In her free time, she loves hiking with her dog, Gus, exploring the outdoors, and being a fun-loving aunt to her niece and nephew.
Anna is thrilled to re-engage with her local community and develop the 4-H program to benefit the youth, mirroring how the program shaped her into the professional she is today.
Welcome to Harrison County 4-H!
Open Enrollment begins October 1st for the 2024-2025 year!
Mini 4-H is for youth in grades K-2nd. There are so many fun and educational opportunities for...
Click below to download the volunteer application and instructions!
Upcoming Workshops & Programs
4-H Camp Registration Now Open!! Come explore the fun at Camp Dinosaur May 30-June 1, 2025!...
Join us for a hike at O'Bannon Woods State Park! Meet us at the Fire Tower for a 3.15 mile...
Tuesday, May 6 at Lanesville Community Schools
Join us on April 17th for a 4-H Volunteer Launch! This will be a fun and interactive training...
Support this 4-H Club by having them hide your eggs this year! Message Blue River Canoers 4-H...
ALL 4-H'ers exhibiting livestock or eggs must take the QLC Training
Join us for 4-H Mini's Workshop.
Harrison County 4-H Info
Youth may become 4-H members when they enter the 3rd Grade and continue membership through the...
Open to all 4-H’ers in grades 3-12 and interested in learning about various topics with...
Super Shooters 4-H Club 2024-2025 Meetings and Workshop Schedule
We value your input! Take a brief survey to help us target programming for our youth.
What's Been Happening in 4-H
Harrison County 4-H Horse and Pony Vaccination Clinic
It was a packed house for the May 14th 4H Mini Beads and Birdhouses class! The Mini’s...
Harrison County 4-H is proud to announce that local youth have been awarded a Youth Engaged in...
The Blue River All Stars 4-H Club has been awarded a $1,000 Youth Engaged Service (YES) Grant...
What a perfect weekend for our Lucky Horseshoes 4-H Fun Show! Thank you to all of our volunteers...
More 4-H members received their QLC certification in order to show their animals at the fair. The...
The Harrison County 4-H club, Golden Clovers, and 4-H member Cadence English, gave an impressive...
Our Cat Workshop was a fun and educational event!
4-H Youth gathered at the Lanesville Heritage Grounds for Wooly Wonders: a Felting Workshop,...
Congratulations to the Harrison County 4-H Hippology Team!
The 4-H Sewing Spark Club met on Saturdays throughout February, giving youth the opportunity to...
Our 4-H'ers enjoyed the final session of the Project to Plate series by making goat tacos.
It was a full house for 4-H Mini’s Play day with Clay workshop! The participants did a...
Our 4-H members had a hands-on learning experience at the Project to Plate workshop with Purdue...
On March 6th, members of the Blue River All Stars 4-H Club and North Harrison FFA competed in the...
This week's 4-H Livestock Project to Plate was Rabbit! 4-H'ers learned about this...
The Fowl Play Poultry Club had an egg-xcellent night of food, fun, and fellowship at their Egg...
4-H'ers explored lamb from farm to fork.
Almost 60 4-H members attended the Quality Livestock Care Training.
Kent JavaBar hosted the two 4-H Teen Barista Workshop on January 14 and 28!
A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the 2025 Lucky Horseshoes 4-H Club Soup & Pie...
This farm to fork lesson taught 4-H'ers kitchen skills, pork retail and wholesale cuts, and...
Harrison County 4-H members learned about leather from cow to finished product in a hands-on...
At the Swine Education and Oinkament Workshop last night, 4-H'ers learned about pig breeds...
The 4-H Dairy Club had their first cheese identification practice tonight in preparation for the...
The Blue River All Stars 4-H Club recently took a memorable trip to the Gaylord Opryland...
The 4-H Dairy Club took an exciting field trip to the North American Livestock Expo! Members had...
The Nov 6th 4-H Mini cooking class, Lucious Lunch was a hit with both the Mini 4-H participants...
The 4-H Pumpkin Palooza was a success! Nearly 25 enthusiastic youth gathered to paint and carve...
Our very first 4-H workshop night of the 2024-2025 program year was full of fun, creativity, and...
The event, called "Apple Crunch," featured interactive learning about food waste, with...
The 2024 Harrison County 4-H Dog Show commenced on Sunday, September 29th in the Windell Ag...
On September 25th, many proud parents and grandparents gathered to watch several of last...
The 48th annual Carnival for Cancer was held on Friday, September 20th, at Fountain Church. The...
Mini 4-H’ers donned extra-large t-shirts to participate in the September 11th...
Save the Date for the Harrison County 4-H Cat Show on July 19th!
Mini 4-H'ers had a darn tootin' good time at the "Down On The Farm" Mini Day...
There are times when it’s good to get dirty!
The 2024 Horse and Pony Vaccination Clinic was a success on April 9th!
4-H Performing Arts Event is a non-competitive event designed to allow 4-H members to exhibit...
March 14th at 6:30pm in the Extension Office, Veterinarian Dr. Pepin will be coming to the Lucky...
On February 19th, the Harrison County Junior Leaders enjoyed a Valentine’s Day party at the...
Latest Cloverprint Newsletter
Latest Cloverprint Newsletter
The Cloverprint is Purdue Extension Harrison County's 4-H Newsletter. These newsletters are sent out bi-monthly.
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What is Harrison County 4-H?
The 4-H Program Year begins on October 1st.
The traditional 4-H program is for youth in grades 3 through 12. The Mini 4-H Program is for youth in grades K-2.
Members will go to v2.4HOnline.com to enroll in the Harrison County 4-H program each year. Here, they will designate a 4-H Club, and add their projects. If you're unsure what club your child would like to join, please feel free to call the Purdue Extension Office at 812-738-4236 and we will help you find a club that fits your needs!
WHAT IS MINI 4-H?
Mini 4-H is designed to introduce you and your child to the 4-Hprogram. Mini 4-H Members are not required to attend club meetings or keep records, though being involved with a club is encourage and will be beneficial to the child as older 4-H members can help them learn about 4-H. Most projects can be completed with items found in your home. This is an excellent way for children to learn by doing and exhibit a project at the fair. Mini 4-H members also have the opportunity to attend workshops and a day camp just for Mini 4-H'ers during the summer. Mini 4-H is open to ALL youth grades K-2.
MINI 4-H PROJECT CHOICES
- Bicycle
- Collections
- Crafts
- Creative Writing
- Cupcakes
- Dinosaurs
- Entomology
- Farm Animals
- Foods Forestry
- Garden
- Genealogy
- Horse and Pony
- Horseless Horse & Pony
- Models
- My Pet and Me
- Photography
- Plants & Flowers
- Sewing
- Small Animals
- Space
- Trees
- Whales & Dolphins
- Wildlife Adventure
- Woodcraft
- Any other areas of interest
Read your Mini 4-H project manuals for poster instructions, fun activities, and great ideas for what to make for the fair. Be creative, make new friends, and above all, have FUN!
Call 812-738-4236 or email Miss Mary at feve@purdue.edu
WHAT ARE 4-H PROJECTS?
Members have the opportunity to learn more about a subject matter that they choose to study through completing hands on activities. We refer to these as projects. In order to enroll in a project, members must sign up for them at the time of enrolling in 4-H. Each project has a manual that guides the youth through the learning process as well as a set of guidelines that helps them meet the project requirements. We provide adult volunteers and staff who are knowledgeable on that particular subject who will often times provide workshops to allow the youth to learn about that topic in a social environment. Each project has different levels that allows youth to build on their knowledge each year and continue to challenge their skills. Projects are meant to be worked on over time, providing an educational opportunity for youth outside of the classroom setting. Often times, youth will exhibit and display their project at a local county fair in order to show the community what they have learned.
As you complete your projects use 4-H-620 "My Record of Achievement" to keep detailed records of your exhibits.
There is no limit to the number of projects youth can sign up for, however, we suggest starting out with one or two your first year. If you know what project(s) you are looking for, check out the 4-H project homepage and search for a category.
State Eligible 4-H Project List
What is a 4-H Club?
A 4-H Club is an organized group of at least five youth from three different families who meet regularly with adult volunteers or staff for a long-term, progressive series of educational experiences. The purpose of a 4-H club is to provide positive youth development opportunities to meet the needs of young people to experience belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity- the Essential Elements- and to foster educational opportunities tied to Land Grand University knowledge base.
2024-2025 CLUB LIST!
4-H Online/Enrollment
4-H Online is the online enrollment and registration system for Indiana 4-H. This is where you enter family and individual information that is used by both the county and the state 4-H offices to manage and record your participation in th 4-H Youth Development program.
Click here to visit 4-H Online:
4-H Volunteers
The success of 4-H depends on Volunteers. Our volunteers are hardworking, dedicated, giving individuals who have been through legal screening process as prescribed by Purdue University.
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Harrison County 4-H Volunteer! Here are the steps you will need to take in order to become an approved volunteer for our organization.
- Apply at v2.4honline or come to the office for a paper application form. This form gives us permission to contact your reference and complete background checks.
- Once your references and background checks come back to us, you will need to interview with a Purdue educator.
- After your interview, please go to v2.4HOnline.com and complete your enrollment as an adult 4-H Volunteer.
- During your online enrollment process, please complete the required trainings per Purdue University Policy. These trainings are required for every adult volunteer each year.
Please be sure that you re-enroll each year on v2.4HOnline.com. Our program year starts October 1st. Please contact the office for instructions on how to re-enroll as a 4-H volunteer.
Minor Safety Training is MANDATORY for ALL Harrison County 4-H Volunteers EACH YEAR.
4-H Trips & State Programs
- Consumer Decision Making CDE
- Crops CDE
- Milk Quality and Products CDE
- For more information about the Dairy Foods Judging CDE, come to our workshops on Tuesday Nights at 7:00 PM at the Purdue Extension Office at 812-738-4236.
- Dairy Cattle Judging CDE
- Entomology CDE
- Forestry CDE
- For more information about the Forestry CDE in Harrison County, please contact Amanda Uhl at 812-736-9652.
- Hippology CDE
- For more information about the Horse Bowl and Hippology CDE in Harrison County, please contact Lora Tucker at 812-736-9530 or ltuckerdvm@yahoo.com.
- Horse Judging CDE
- For more information about the Horse Judging CDE in Harrison County, please contact Lora Tucker at 812-736-9530 or ltuckerdvm@yahoo.com.
- Horticulture CDE
- For more information contact Darcy Kamer 812-267-0392 dkamer@nhcs.k12.in.us or Whitney Sauerheber 618-713-6915 whitneyhand@yahoo.com
- Livestock Judging CDE
- Livestock Skillathon CDE
- For more information contact Darcy Kamer 812-267-0392, Whitney and Archie Sauerheber 618-713-6915, Kyle Nix 812-946-1214
- Meat Judging CDE
- For more information contact Ariel Camm 812-738-4236 camm@purdue.edu or Kyle Nix 812-946-1214 kylenix2007@alumni.purdue.edu
- Poultry Judging CDE
- Soil Judging CDE
- For more information contact Archie Sauerheber 812-267-2749 archiews@hotmail.com
- Wildlife Habitat CDE
Harrison County 4-H Fair
What is Fair Entry? Fair Entry is our fair management system. This is where you let us know which projects you intend to bring to the fair. It allows us to print project tags, lets the superintendents know how many animals you are bringing, and much more. It does connect with 4Honline and it will only let you enter classes for projects you are signed up for. It will also have your enrolled project animals available to place into the proper class, so be sure all of your animals are enrolled BEFORE you try to place them in classes. If they aren’t in 4HOnline, they will not be available in FairEntry. (Dogs and cats use paper forms. This does not apply to individual poultry.)
Fair Entry is now open!
Fair Entry Deadline: June 3, 2025
Mini 4-H Members: You may use FairEntry, but it's not required. It's good practice to become familiar with the system when your 4-H member goes into the 3rd grade.
Here are some steps you will need to take before going to Fair Entry:
- Make sure your enrollment is in active status.
- Make sure you're enrolled in the project on 4-H Online.
- Make sure that you've entered your animal ID information on 4-H Online. This includes beef, dairy cattle, goats, sheep, horses and ponies, rabbits, cats, dogs, and swine.
NOTE: Try not to enter your animal ID information on 4-H Online and register the same animals on Fair Entry at the same time of the day, especially after office hours. Purdue Extension Office Staff must do imports throughout the day so that Fair Entry recognizes the data from 4-H Online. We only do imports Monday through Friday, between 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. If you plan on doing both of these tasks at once during office hours, email or call the office to let us know so that we can do an import. Imports may take a few minutes to process, so if you don't see your animal that you've entered on 4-H Online pop up as an animal option on Fair Entry, wait a few minutes and try again.
4-H Animals & Livestock
What is Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Care?
Youth in grades 3-12 showing Cattle, Poultry, Sheep, Goats, Swine, or Rabbits at the County Fair or the Indiana State Fair are REQUIRED to complete this in-person training for exhibition. Classes are offered in various locations around the county in the spring, in order to fulfill this requirement.
Alternatively, IN 4-H will accept online YQCA certification. If you choose to complete the YQCA option, you will register for the online course at https://yqcaprogram.org/. The cost of the online YQCA course is $12. Call the office to receive a code for $3 off. After completing the course, you must email your certification to the 4-H Educator to receive credit. If you plan to show animals out of state, this is a requirement.
In order for your animal to be eligible to show at the Harrison County 4-H fair and/or the Indiana State Fair, your animal needs to be identified on the 4HOnline database. Animal ID requirements will align with state ID requirements.
Cat Vaccination Form - coming in 2025
Dog Vaccination Form - coming in 2025
Horse Vaccination Form - coming in 2025