This year North Carolina 4-H Congress ended a day early. However a day early did not mean less things to do. This year they were more enterprising than ever. As part of Thursday's events the youth took part in a job fair held at the McKimmon Center. Different N. C. State department were on hand to answer questions and recruit perspective students. After touring the booths everyone came together in the main meeting room for a panel discussion. The youth asked questions such as, "What type of S.A.T. scores do you need to get into N.C. State?" and, "What kind of students are you looking for?" After asking a multitude of questions and identifying areas that they think they might need improvement in to get into college it was time to turn our attention to food.
Lunch was a spectacular event involving chicken, lasagna and all sorts of sides. It was the perfect prelude to our digital slide show highlighting the top Congress events. Then Reba Green Holly, County Extension Director in Gates County addressed the group about the theme of the event, "4-H Dig in." She talked to the youth about making decisions and choices and being careful about who your role models are. She suggested that our youth invest in themselves and their futures and dig into 4-H to help make them the best they can be. After the speech it was time to adjourn our 2010 4-H Congress event and drive home. Our youth are coming back charged with the new "4-H Hungry to Help" initiative ready to share what they have learned with everyone back home.
Feel free to check out a few video high lights of our time at the 2010 North Carolina 4-H Congress.
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