Leadership Roles
Organizational Leader
The captain of the 4-H leadership team. This person is responsible for the organization and maintenance of the club, communications with the Extension office, and coordinating the leadership team in planning, conducting and evaluating the 4-H club.
Project Leader
A member of the 4-H group leadership team who works with a group of 4-H members interested in a specific subject matter area. This person guides the 4-H member in setting project goals and conducting "Learning by Doing" experiences that help them reach their goals.
Activity Leader
A member of the 4-H club leadership team who is responsible for organizing the club's social and educational activities.
Teen Leader
A member of the 4-H club leadership team who is an experienced 4-H member with knowledge and skills to share with the 4-H club members. A teen leader may serve in any of the club leadership team roles.
Resource/Support Volunteer
A member of the club leadership team who serves the 4-H club at the invitation of one of the above leadership team members. This person may provide knowledge, skills or services in specific projects or activities. He or she may provide services such as transportation, refreshments, meeting, facilities, etc.
Publications
News
The Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions began in 1969 as a conversation between two Mississippi State University livestock specialists dedicated to building better youth through livestock programs.
Ready “to make the best better”? October 1 is the official start of the 4-H year!*
*If you don’t know what 4-H is, start here, with 4-H Wants You!
Success Stories
Extension was a key part of Bobbie Seal’s life—over the years in her native Neshoba County, she was a client, volunteer, and employee of the Mississippi State University Extension Service.
When her husband moved to Columbus in 2006 to research Civil War history for his next book, Melissa Beck was happy to move, too, and explore, learn, and connect with her new neighbors in Lowndes County. An avid kayaker, Beck loves being on the water, enjoying nature and racing.
Ray Henderson’s love for the outdoors began in his youth with learning by doing in 4-H Forestry. He won the State 4-H Congress competition, went to nationals, and placed fifth. After he aged out of the youth development program, he pursued a career with the U.S. Forest Service, and he volunteered in the 1990s as a coach for a few 4-H Forestry teams in Wayne and Greene Counties.