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February 19, 2008

National 4-H Headquarters Announces Two New Programs of Distinction

National 4-H Headquarters awarded the title of Program of Distinction to two technology-related 4-H programs, TerraPod and 4-H Tech Wizards, that reflect the high quality of 4-H youth development programs occurring in communities across the United States.

To read entire press release, visit http://www.csrees.usda.gov/

Recently, three Washington County Intel 4-H Wizard youth were plenary presenters at the ESRI Latin American and Caribbean GIS-Users conference in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The students have worked with the City of Hillsboro doing a Street Tree Inventory project using ESRI's signature GIS software, ArcGIS and several specialized extensions, and were asked to represent their club by presenting at this plenary session. For the past several years, the Intel 4-H Tech Wizard youth have made presentations about their projects at local, national, and international levels, but this is the first time that they have presented their project outside of the United States. This trip was made possible through the generous support of the Oregon 4-H Foundation, ESRI, and the Oregon State University 4-H office.

If you are interested in having a web-based Programs of Distinction training for your state, region, or county, please send an e-mail request to pod@csrees.usda.gov The trainings take about 1 ½ hours and involve about an hour or two of "homework" before the training.

Posted in category Awards and Recognition at 3:58 PM