Ms. Walker's "Wise" Tales

4-H taught me lose gracefully and win humbly. This is way easier said than done, and is always something I am working on because I am super competitive. But I have learned that there are more important things than winning a flashy banner (even though that is nice), it is also pretty cool to see a little boy or girl win their first banner and remember back to when I won mine and how proud I was of that all of my hard work paid off and I can only hope to share that with as many younger members as possible. So, while, let’s be honest, it sucks to lose, 4-H taught me there is more to life than winning and learning and growing along the journey is most important. 4-H taught me the value of relationships. This goes along with my last point about how winning is not everything, the relationships I have built from 4-H will last a lifetime and way past when those banners start to fade. I have met some of the best people in my life through 4-H, which I have shared laughs, tears, adventure...

Due to Covid guidelines, along with some other factors, I was only able to visit one program in person, this year. However, I was able to visit another program online through zoom and another program over a phone call. So, in this blog post I want to take a little bit of time to talk about my expriences "visiting" with these programs. The first teacher I was able to talk to was Mr. Honeycutt from Northwestern High School. I was able to talk to him over the phone about his program and what all the do. I excited to hear about how active the FFA program was and how supportive their community is. Another fun thing about talking with Mr. Honeycutt was to hear about their Maple Syrup festival and operation, with is unquie to this program. Another program, I was able to learn more about was Manheim Central with Mrs. Anderson. I was able to have a zoom call with her, where I was able to see a littel bit of the set of the program and hear more from her. Some positives that came out...