Category: Camp

Next Stop Job! Announcing Skills Training Program for Teens

by lcarnahan
June 9, 2020

The 2020 school year ended quite different than any high school students could have predicted. And now that it has ended, students will consider how to spend their time this summer. The “Next Stop: Job!” curriculum teaches youth to prepare ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Events, Professional Development, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Job, Job Training, Resume, Summer Camp, Teenagers, Teens, Workforce

Register Today for Spring Break Going Camp!

by lcarnahan
March 5, 2019

The term 4-H is synonymous with pigs and cows and state fairs. However, today 4-H is so much more than its agricultural roots. 4-H Special Interest, or SPIN, Clubs off students an opportunity to experience the fun, learning, and life skills ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: 4-H, Camp, Science, Weedon Island

Accepting Applications for Summer High School Leadership Program!

by lcarnahan
April 13, 2017

UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County at Weedon Island Preserve is looking for high school students with an interest in the environment to join the Ranger Naturalist program. High school students yearning to learn more about the environment ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Work & Life
Tags: High School, Pinellas, Summer Camp, Volunteer, Weedon

Rabbits, radishes, and robots… Pinellas County 4-H has summer programs for everyone!

by Alyssa Bowers (Slavin)
March 30, 2017

Summertime is quickly approaching, which often means searching for fun, educational things for your children to do while they aren't in school. In families with multiple children, finding something for everyone's varied interests while keeping ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers
Tags: 4-H, Agriculture, Camp, Volunteer, Youth

Saying Farewell to Camp Ocala

by jrogalsk
July 16, 2015

The three camping counties of Pasco, Polk, and Pinellas have spent their last glorious week at Camp Ocala. Camp Ocala has a special place in many of our hearts. If you have not been there, you must know that Camp Ocala is set on ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Forests, Recreation, Wildlife
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Camp Ocala, 4-H Camping, Pinellas County 4-H, Youth Development

Farewell to Camp Ocala

by jrogalsk
January 30, 2015

The camping program is a huge part of the 4-H tradition. While non-campers may focus on thoughts of mosquitoes, sunburns, homesickness and incompatible cabin mates, those of us who camp know that 4-H camp creates lifelong friends and held fast ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp
Tags: 4-H Camp Ocala, Pinellas 4-H

The Steps to Become a 4-H Camp Counselor

by jrogalsk
June 23, 2014

Many of us have fond memories of summer camp. What could be more exciting than the anticipation of adventure, making new friends, and seeing wildlife all while living away from home? The difference between fond memories and not so fond ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers
Tags: 4-H, Camp, Camp Ocala, Counselor, Pinellas 4-H

Back to Back to Back 4-H Weekends

by jrogalsk
May 16, 2014

Spring is one of the busiest times of the 4-H year. Surviving these weeks with a smile on one's face is evidence of mastering time management. Today's post will give you a glimpse of the structure of these 4-H events. The excitement ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Competitive Events, 4-H Night Of The Arts, Horses, Pinellas 4-H, Spring

Camp Ocala 2013

by sfylpinellascounty
August 8, 2013

By Samantha Richards 4-H Youth Mentor and Camp Counselor Well it’s all over now; time to return back home. 4-H Camp Ocala was out of this world! All of the campers had a great time meeting new friends and the counselors had a chance ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp

Ready to Go to 4-H Camp Ocala?

by sfylpinellascounty
June 27, 2013

Every summer 4-H members from Pinellas, Pasco, Polk and Hillsborough counties travel to the Ocala National Forest for a camping adventure at 4-H Camp Ocala. Camp Ocala is located on beautiful Sellers Lake and surrounded by the pine forest. Each ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp

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