Kenosha County 4-H

11/05/2026

All families are invited to 4-H Family Orientation. Please pre-register to learn how to navigate all that Kenosha County 4-H Offers: https://forms.gle/rJeW9eUsoeQLwNQx6

11/03/2026

The Kenosha County 4-H Council is excited to announce the 2027 Pinewood Derby information! Check your email for more information. Registration is available online at https://forms.gle/DmBLEKtefHsXw1uGA
Please contact the Kenosha County 4-H Council at [email protected] if you have any questions.

11/02/2026

10/27/2026

Tonight's the Night!! Come celebrate the accomplishments of the 2025-2026 4-H year while also honoring our leaders and volunteers!

10/26/2026

Register today before spots fill up!

Registration is open today! Explore the Midwest with us at Beyond Wisconsin! 🚌

In this new experience, youth in grades 6-8 will travel to St. Louis, Missouri between February 11-15, 2027 for fun, learning, and cultural discovery.

Participants can experience:
🍀 Science museums
🍀 Art centers
🍀 Live music and performances
🍀 Local food
Register Here: https://27wi4hBeyondWisconsin.4honline.com
Registration will close November 22. Learn more on the website: 4h.extension.wisc.edu/beyond-wisconsin-exploring-the-midwest/

10/23/2026

🍀 Applications are open for National 4-H Conference 2027!

🏛️ National 4-H Conference annually brings 4-H youth and adults from around the nation to Washington D.C. to work towards strengthening and expanding the 4-H Youth Development program at the local, state, and national levels. National 4-H Conference is the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture’s premier youth development opportunity to engage youth in developing recommendations for the 4-H Youth Development Program. The National 4-H Headquarters is charged with sharing the recommendations that emerge from the conference with the Secretary of Agriculture, National Extension Program Leaders, and others who determine 4-H programs.

‼️ Due to the nature of this program, 2027 dates are unknown at this time, but will be sometime during the Spring season. We are hopeful that we will get confirmed dates before the application deadline closes. We will not request payment or final registration from youth and families until after dates are confirmed.

🗓️ Submit an application with references to the State 4-H Office up to December 1, 2026. Up to 8 youth are selected to attend this working conference.

🔗 For more information, visit https://4h.extension.wisc.edu/statewide-events-and-opportunities/national-4-h-conference/.

10/23/2026

Mark your calendars for February 13, 2027 and join us for the upcoming 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest. Watch for future posts with more information about registration and contest details. More information will also be available at: https://4h.extension.wisc.edu/statewide-events-and-opportunities/dairy-quiz-bowl/

10/19/2026

10/14/2026

📅 Mark your calendars! Join us for Beyond Wisconsin: Exploring the Midwest!

Between February 11-15, 2027, youth in grades 6-8 will travel to St. Louis, Missouri and experience fun, learning, and cultural discovery.

Participants can experience:
🍀 Science museums
🍀 Art centers
🍀 Live music and performances
🍀 Local food

Registration opens October 26 and will close November 22. Learn more on the website: 4h.extension.wisc.edu/beyond-wisconsin-exploring-the-midwest/

10/05/2026

Happy National 4-H Week 🍀
There are some things you don’t fully understand the value of until you’re grown: 4-H is one of them.

From the outside, people see the green clover. They see livestock shows, projects, record books, speeches, meetings, contests, ribbons and banners. But those of us who were lucky enough to be raised in 4-H know it was never really about any of those things.
It was learning to walk into a room when you were scared and speak anyway. Learning to shake someone’s hand, look them in the eye and introduce yourself. Learning that if an animal depended on you, you showed up whether you were tired, it was freezing cold, blazing hot, or you simply didn’t feel like it. It was learning how to win with humility and how to lose without letting it break you.
It was finding out that sometimes you can work harder than you ever have, give something absolutely everything you’ve got, and still not be the one whose name gets called. And then learning to come back and try again.

4-H gives kids responsibility before they realize that’s what it is. It gives them confidence before they know they need it. It teaches leadership, service, work ethic, resilience and the importance of being part of something bigger than themselves.
And somewhere between the barn chores, demonstrations, community service, county fairs, friendships, early mornings and late nights, it starts building a person. Years later, the ribbons may be packed away. The projects are long gone. The animals that taught us so much are only memories.
But the lessons stay.
The confidence stays.
The work ethic stays.
The friendships stay.
The ability to get back up stays.

And one day you realize that little green clover had its hand in raising you.Then, if you’re really lucky, you get to stand on the other side and watch it begin raising another generation.
So this week, here’s to every 4-H kid; past, present and still to come. To the parents, volunteers, Extension educators and leaders who pour into them. And to an organization that has spent generations teaching kids not only how to make the best better, but how to become pretty incredible humans along the way.