Month-At-A-Glance

Salt Lake County 4-H 

May 2026 Month-at-a-Glance

 

Hello 4-H’ers and Volunteers, 

Can you believe it's almost summer?  

We have a fun summer coming up with lots of fun opportunities!  Summer Camps are posted on our website with open registrations extension.usu.edu/saltlake/4h . Our challenge to you is to try something new. If you have never sewn, try our Salt Lake Stitchers sewing camp. If you don’t think you wouldn’t be good at science, enroll in STEM Camp or Space Camp. We have a camp in every project area, this is your chance to try something new! Then, come meet new friends and fellow 4-Hers while enjoying 3 days and 2 nights of Family Camp, where the best memories are made! We, the Salt Lake County 4-H Team, want to wish you all good luck on your final exams, graduation, and all you need to accomplish to finish up your school year! Take a deep breath and finish off strong! 

 

May will be your last chance to check out our community clubs and get involved, before they break for summer and return in the Fall!! 

 

Note: State Online STEM Challenges - All State STEM Challenge deadlines have been extended to June 30th. Registration can be found on ZSuite. 

STEM Challenge Club - Family STEM Night

Date: Monday, May 4, 2026

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

Location: Entheos Academy Kearns (4710 W. 6200 S. Kearns, UT 84118)

Details: We will end our year with the fun, Family STEM Night, at Entheos Academy, 

Kearns, a free, fun night celebrating the out of this world excitement of STEM. There will be lots of fun hands-on science activities for your family to check out!

Questions? Email: emily.vanwagoner@usu.edu

 

Family STEM Night -  Everyone is invited! 

Date: Monday, May 4, 2026

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm

Location: Entheos Academy Kearns (4710 W. 6200 S. Kearns, UT 84118)

Details: Join us for a free fun night celebrating the out of this world excitement of STEM. There will be lots of fun hands-on science activities for your family to check out!

Questions? Email: emily.vanwagoner@usu.edu

 

Cloverbud Crew Community Club

Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

Location: 4-H Ranch House 

Details: This Club is for those kiddos who are in grades K-2. This fun club will help spark interest in 4-H as they get creative, doing fun, hands-on activities. If you are interested in joining this club, add it to your personal Z-Suite profile and you will receive more information and email updates. 

Questions? Email: Pamela.vanwagoner@usu.edu

Horse Bowl and Judging County Contest

Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026

Time: Junior Skill-a-thon 5:30-6:00 pm, Intermediate & Senior BOWL will be from 6:00-7:00 pm 

Intermediate & Senior JUDGING will be from 7:00-8:00 pm

Location: 4-H Clubhouse

Details:This is the SLCo county contest for our Intermediate and Senior Horse Bowl and Horse Judging and Jr. Skill-a-thon events. It is open to youth 8-18 years old, who are actively enrolled in 4-H and will qualify you to compete in the state contest in June during 4-H Classic. You will sign up as an individual and we will create teams based on registration age groups, and scores.  

Registration:https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/48796

Questions? Email: Sage.allen@usu.edu

Growing Leaders and JMG

Date:Thursdays, May 7 and 28, 2026

Time: 5:30pm, Growing Leaders - 6:00pm, JMG

Location: 4-H Clubhouse

Details: The Junior Master Gardener program helps participants grow skills and confidence. Join us for exciting and hands-on activities at each club meeting, including plant science, food preservation, beekeeping, composting and pollinator support. Plus,youth who participate in Growing Leaders will have a chance to step into fun leadership opportunities.  

Questions? Email: Megan.ostergar@usu.edu

 

 

Salt Lake Stitchers

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026

Time: 9:30am-12:30pm

Location:Wheeler Farm Outdoor Education Center

Details:This month we will be finishing your Quick Zip Case

Whether you’re brand-new to quilting or looking to strengthen your foundation, this series will equip you with techniques you’ll use for years to come. Come stitch with us.  If you didn't come last month, bring your fabric,  look at the measurements on the registration and we can get you started on your project. 

Registration:https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/48688

Questions? Email: Kelly.tippetts@usu.edu

 

Curious Clovers Club

Date: Monday, May 11, 2026

Time: 5:30-6:30pm

Location: 4-H Ranch House

Details: If you are unsure what club to join or you want to get an idea of what the project areas in 4-H are all about, join Curious Clovers Community  Club. We will have interactive activities in each area to help you decide what club best fits your interest and passions. Add Curious Clovers Community Club to your personal profile on Z-Suite to get more information and update emails. This month the focus will be on outdoor projects you can enter for 4-H Discovery Days!

Questions? Email: pamela.vanwagoner@usu.edu

Beyond Ready: Photography

Date: Monday May 11, 2026

Time: 6:30-7:30pm

Location:4-H Ranch House

Details:This month in our Beyond Ready Series, we're diving into the art of Photography! Explore perspective, angles, lighting, and more as you learn how to capture powerful images. Bring your phone or camera so you can fully engage in our hands-on activity and put your creativity into action, showing us the world through your lens. Come learn, explore, and get inspired! 

Registration for 4-H Members:

https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/47610

Registration for Non-members: 

https://4h.zsuite.org/external-event-registration/47610

Questions? Email: sage.allen@usu.edu

Jr. Teen and Teen Council (Year end celebration!)

Date: Thursday May 14, 2026

Time: 6pm-7:30 pm (optional line dancing until 8pm)

Location: 4-H Ranch House

Details: This month we will end this amazing year with a year end celebration. We hope you will come, take pictures, enjoy the friendships you made and just relax. 

Questions? Email: pamela.vanwagoner@usu.edu or megan.ostergar@usu.edu

Bastian Hippologists: Horseless Horse Club

Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Time: 5:30-6:30pm

Location: 4-H Ranch House

Details: If your dreams are filled with horses, you're in the right place! The Salt Lake County Horse Ambassadors are back with their exciting club for all horse-loving kids—whether you have a horse or just wish you did. This club is the perfect chance to dive into the equine world, learn new skills, and connect with others who share your passion! It is for all 4-H ages, grades 3-12 who want to learn more about horses. This month the ambassadors have planned an interactive station game where each station features a different horse related topic and hands on activity. It will also be our last horseless horse club meeting until the Fall. 

Add the club to your Z-Suite profile to receive information!

Questions? Email: Sage.allen@usu.edu

Lil’ Paws and Claws: Small Animal Club

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Time: 5:00-6:00 pm (TIME CHANGE FROM NORMAL MEETINGS)

Location: 4-H Ranch House

Details: If you're curious about small and companion animals like dogs, cats, rabbits, and more—this is the club for you! Each month, we dive into a new topic and hands-on activity to help you learn more about the pets we love. From behavior and care to fun facts and creative projects, there’s always something new to explore. Come join us and discover the amazing world of companion animals—one paw, tail, or whisker at a time! This club is for all 4-H ages, grades 3-12 and if you are an existing 4-H member, add the club (Lil' Paws & Claws) on Z-Suite to your profile to receive more information. This month (weather permitting) our focus will be on dogs and preparing youth for the summer dog shows they can participate in.

Questions? Email: Sage.allen@usu.edu

 

Showtime Success & Purposeful Practice Clinic:

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Time: 5:30-6:30pm

Location: 4-H Ranch House

Details: Showtime Success: Piecing Together Your Competitive Edge! Clinic: 

Calling all livestock and horse project youth! This interactive workshop is designed for youth who are competing in livestock or horse showing events. Participants will learn how to set SMART goals, build resilience within their animal project, develop responsibility, and master purposeful practice—all while having fun and connecting their growth to success in the show ring. Through hands-on activities and engaging discussions, participants will discover how intentional actions, and a positive mindset can help them navigate the competitive world and will leave them with tools to help handle the struggles that can come with owning, training and showing an animal. Open to Salt Lake County 4-H or FFA youth who are 8 years old and in 3rd grade through 12th grade, registration will be through ZSuite if you are a 4-H Member, if you aren't you can use the external registration link.

Registration for 4-H Members:

https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/48919 

Registration for Non-members: 

https://4h.zsuite.org/external-event-registration/48919 

Questions? Email: Sage.allen@usu.edu

 

Livestock Bowl and Judging County Contest

Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026

Time: Junior Skill-a-thon 5:30-6:00 pm, Intermediate & Senior BOWL will be from 6:00-7:00 pm 

Intermediate & Senior JUDGING will be from 7:00-8:00 pm

Location: 4-H Clubhouse

Details:This is the SLCo county contest for our Intermediate and Senior Livestock Bowl and Livestock Judging and Jr. Skill-a-thon events. It is open to youth 8-18 years old, who are actively enrolled in 4-H and will qualify you to compete in the state contest in June during 4-H Classic. You will sign up as an individual and we will create teams based on registration age groups, and scores.  

Registration: https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/48918 

Questions? Email: Sage.allen@usu.edu

SLCo Mock Horse Show & Clinic

Date: Friday May 22 & Saturday May 23, 2026

Time: All Day

Location: Bastian Agricultural Center

Details: This event is ideal for SLCo 4-H riders of all ages and skill levels to get a head start on the 2025 4-H show season in a welcoming environment. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from industry professionals and dive deeper into what makes a “blue ribbon” pattern so that you can ride more confidently.  This will be considered a "no bath, no bling" event, but you will need to wear western attire, a 4-H patch, and of course your helmet! This event is designed to be one horse per rider (so if you have a western individual horse and a 2-handed horse you'll need to decide which one you want to bring). 

What to expect: 

*Opportunity to practice the 2025 show events and learn tips & tricks to improve your scores or troubleshoot problems 

*Receive real-time feedback from industry professionals & increase pattern execution skills 

*Practice Gymkhana Gig and leave with some drills to help you practice speed events.

* and much more! 

Registration for both the clinic and mock show portion will be coming soon, so if you’re enrolled in the horse program watch your email for additional details. 

Questions? Email: Sage.allen@usu.edu

 

Animal Care Collective

Date: Thursday, May 26, 2026

Time: 5:30-6:30pm

Location: 4-H Ranch House

Details: This month, members will learn and review veterinary terminology through a fun, interactive game of Jeopardy with a twist. Participants will work in teams to test their knowledge of common veterinary terms, definitions, and concepts.

This activity is a great way to build vocabulary, strengthen understanding of veterinary language, and grow confidence using proper terminology in real-life situations — all while having a little fun.

Questions? Email: adarely.lazosyanez@usu.edu

State Events:

 

2nd Drone Challenge *State Event

Date: May 2

Time: 9:30 am -3pm

Location: Entheos Academy Kearns

Details: Come watch the drone competition and learn more about the Utah 4-H Drone Challenge

Questions? Email: pamela.vanwagoner@usu.edu

 

Intermountain & Beyond the Beartooths Livestock Judging Camp

Date: May 28-30

Location: Red Lodge Montana (94 Rodeo Road, Red Lodge, Montana, USA)

Cost: Youth: $100, Coaches: $150,  Youth Individual Contest Only: $25

Details: Intermountain & Beyond the Beartooths Livestock Judging Camp is a hands-on, educational event that is perfect for youth & coaches to enhance their skillset in livestock judging! Presenters will include Sierra Meyers from Linn-Benton Community College and Abby Johnson from Auburn University. It is open to youth ages 8--18 (youth 8-12 must be accompanied by a registered adult). For more information go to the IMLJT website: https://extension.usu.edu/utah4h/events/intermountain-livestock-judges-training 

Registration: Is open now and closes on May 15, 2026! https://4h.zsuite.org/external-event-registration/47206 

Utah delegation attending there will be a state’s night out, if you would like to attend please do this additional registration: https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/48079   

Questions? Email: jessie.hadfield@usu.edu

 

The FCS & Career Readiness State Contests

Date:  Monday, July 13, 2026 

Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM 

Who: Youth Ages 15 - 18

Location: Utah State University, Logan Campus

Registration Costs:- Youth: $35 - Adults: $15

 - Lodging (optional): $30/person 

Utah 4-H Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS), World of Work, and Public Speaking state contests—held during the annual 4-H Classic at Utah State University—give high school youth the chance to apply real-world knowledge and showcase communication, career, and life skills in a competitive setting. 

 

FCS contests emphasize practical life skills such as nutrition, food preparation, clothing and textiles, financial literacy, and family life through events like Favorite Foods, Fashion Review, FCS Bowl, presentations, and skill-a-thon. 

 

The World of Work contest focuses on career readiness, with youth demonstrating employability skills like interviewing, resume development, and professional communication. 

 

Public Speaking contests—including prepared speech and impromptu speaking —help participants build confidence, organization, and persuasive communication skills. Together, these contests promote leadership, critical thinking, and workforce preparedness, with top participants often advancing to national-level opportunities.

 

This registration will include lunch with optional lodging. 

Please refer to this page for all contest rules and descriptions: https://extension.usu.edu/utah4h/events/state-contests/

Questions? Email: kelsey.romney@usu.edu

 

Project Ambassador applications for Agriscience, FCS, and STEM are now open in ZSuite! 

Project Ambassadors gain valuable leadership experience while working with their team to develop a curriculum that they teach at TRY Training in the winter. Participating in the ambassador program is a great way for the youth to grow both personally and professionally within 4-H.

 

Applications are due May 10th in ZSuite. Applicants will need to upload the following:

• 4-H Resume
• Cover Letter
• Workshop Proposal (template is attached to the ZSuite registration)

If you have questions, you can reach out via email.

FCS Contact: Lauren Montgomery   lauren.montgomery@usu.edu
STEM Contact: Pam Van Wagoner & Deb Ivie   pamela.vanwagoner@usu.edu   deborah.ivie@usu.edu
Agriscience Contact: Sharon Bee & Deb Ivie   Sharon.bee@usu.edu    deborah.ivie@usu.edu

*NOTE: Horse, Livestock and Shooting Sports State Project Ambassador Applications will open in July. 

Come Get Real with Us

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026

Time: 7am-5pm

Location: Camp Williams in Bluffdale Ut. 

Details:The USU Extension Youth & Family Resilience Team is hosting a Salt Lake County-wide experiential opportunity for youth currently in grades 6-12 to develop their resilience skills.  The event, called REAL (Resilience Education Adventures for Life) Day, is hosted at Camp Williams in Bluffdale, Utah. We provide youth a half day of physical challenges facilitated by members of the National Guard as well as a half day of classroom experiences where they learn and apply strategies and learned skills to a range of resilience building situations - building up their mental capacities.

 

The team provides free transportation from locations in the county; families will need to drop their child off and pick up at one chosen location (drop off and pick up must be from the same bus stop location).  Locations are expected to be Kearns or Taylorsville HS, Cyprus HS, Granger HS, and Cottonwood HS - these are anticipated and will be verified in the coming days but will help with communicating with families anticipated locations.We provide lunch as well as breakfast snacks, and snack-snacks.  All youth will be provided with a string backpack to carry their snacks and sunglasses. 

Youth should bring

• a water bottle, preferably labeled with their name,
• wear weather appropriate attire that includes
• closed toe shoes (sneakers)
• T-shirt,
• possible light jacket based on weather that day,
• jeans or shorts that are not revealing and can be worn for physical movement.
• Sunscreen (pre-apply)
• All other personal items should be left at home, including phones. 
• This is to avoid items lost at the National Guard base as we do not have access to retrieve lost or forgotten items.

Registration: https://usu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6RMkthmPQb7W3fE?Q_CHL=qr

Questions? Email: Amy.torres@usu.edu Office: (385) 468-4836

Mobile: (801) 382-7846