National 4-H Week

In case you didn't know already, this week is National 4-H Week. Every year in October, 4-H'ers across the country celebrate 4-H and their achievements. This year's theme is "Science, Engineering & Technology."

If you're a proud 4-H member, make sure to let everybody know this week, and show off the things you've been a part of all year long!


For more information about 4-H and National 4-H Week, check out this brochure.

Corn Maze

The 4-H Center's doing it again! We are once again opening a corn maze to raise funds and provide a fun, educational activitiy.

Located just off I81 at exit 26, this year's corn maze celebrates the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown Settlement. As you can see below, it is shaped like Southwest Virginia.



We're excited to have you all come visit the corn maze. We're open at the following times:

• Friday: 3PM - dusk
  
• Saturday: 10AM - dusk
• Sunday: 12PM - dusk

The cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children 12 & under. It's a perfect activity for your youth group, sports team, club or class. There are group prices available too. For groups of ten or more, admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 & under. Children under 3 are always free!

Call the 4-H Center (276-676-6180) or the Corn Maze line (276-644-0221) if you want more information. We'll see you at the Maze!

Corn Maze Now Open!

On August 10-11, the 4-H Center hosted the Big Brothers/Big Sisters annual Hot Air Balloon Rally. Balloon enthusiasts from all around the area gathered for music, food and, of course, balloons. Check out the video below of the festivities.

Bland & Grayson Jr. 4-H Camp Video

Wythe County July 30-August 3

I like my picture because it's about share the fun and it is fun. It is of me and my friends.--Shania
I chose my picture because they're my best friends Kayla, Kelsey, and Peyton.--Katie
This picture is of Brice. He is taking the archery class.--4-H camper
This picture is my best friend Skyler! Our group was hanging with them and taking pictures.--4-H camper
This picture is really good. The best thing about it is the horses because I love horses. The people that are in the picture is Skyler and Diego. I hope you like the picture.--Courtney
I wonder if this coral fungus is poisonous.--Aaron

4-H camp is very exciting and very fun for all ages. You can ride horses, and swim, and play game. Repelling is great!--Shania

4-H camp is so fun because you get to have as much fun as you like! It's not like home because you have dances! I love swimming every day! I like having a good time and also I love playing with the horses! They are so pretty! You should really come to 4-H the dances are awesome and fun!--4-H camper

4-H camp is very fun. I'm having a good time. Maybe next year I'll come back. Dancing is very fun.--Courtney R.

4-H camp is so exciting because there are so many things to do and things can keep you going.--Katie

4-H camp is the funnest camp ever!--Martin

4-H camp is the best place in the world. Here you can do a lot of good and cool things.--4-H camper

Camp is a very exciting place where you can be with your friends and have lots of fun! You get to go swimming and all sorts of stuff! Thats why I love 4-H camp.--4-H camper

Wythe County July 30-August 3

This is funny and it's people having fun in horsemanship class. --Morgan
It's one of the funniest classes.--Logan

This is the horsemanship class. They get to wash the horses on Wednesday.--Kayla
This picture is of Zayne, Cody and Monica doing the worm at the talent show Wednesday night.--Carrie Lynne

Zayne, Cody, and Monica are doing the worm and it was so funny.--Kayleigh

I liked the picture of my friends Jordan and another 4-H friend because my friends were in it.--Breanna

Kids dress up as super heros liek wonderwoman and catwoman. It's a lot of fun. You have a dance or a movie every night at 4-H camp.--Jordan
Go friends! Whoo!--Lilly

This picture shows friendship and the dance.--Kayla

My experience at 4-H camp has been awesome because I've made new friends and learned things I've never known before.--Morgan

This is my second year at 4-H camp and each year keeps getting better! The lessons you could learn from 4-H camp are to be respectful, responsible, and to share. When you come to 4-H camp don't be afraid to branch out and meet new friends.--Carrie Lynne

Camp is fun because you make friends, play games, have classes, watch movies and go to dances. Everyone is nice. --Logan

4-H is fun because you make new friends. Also, the staff members are funny and helpful.--Lilly

4-H camp has been a blast! It rocks. I like the food here, it's good. I've made lots of friends here. All of the staff people are really nice. I'm a red girl and I love it here at camp!--Breanna

To future campers, 4-H is a lot of fun. My experience has been awesome. You can talk to the staff about anything, like boys or anything else like that. The dances are really cool you dress up and the staff decide on four winners. The pool is cool too. It has a diving bored and cool lifeguards.--Jordan

This is my second year at 4-H camp it seems that it gets better every year. If you like awesome staff and teens come to this camp. This year there are all kinds of new things to do. 4 4 4 -H H H is is is great great great.--4-H camper

This is my first year at camp. My favorite class is kids in the kitchen because you can make food and eat it.--Lauren

This is my first year at 4-H camp and it is really fun. You get to do all these little activities. You can make a movie, shoot a bow and arrow, swim, do crafts, robotics, cook, repelling and zipline, and so much more! It is so much fun. You need to go to 4-H camp. You will have so much fun. Well, I really do hope that you come to 4-H camp. Bye campers!--Kayla

I really like 4-H because of the dances and the things. This is my first time but I made a lot of new friends. 4-H is so awesome! I hope you all come to camp.--Kayla

I'm a CIT this year and I've been helping the CNN Journalism class. It's still awesome and I still play games, but now I have more responsibility.--Emily

Grayson and Bland July 23-27

These are my two best friends Cheyenne and Kaci. I have known Cheyenne since kindergarden and I met Kaci at camp. This is them taking beginning swimming together.--Erica

This is a cool action picture that Erica took at the pool.--Zephyr

This guy looks like he is focusing on his target!--Ashley
Yoga- Yes Focus your inner Chi! --Ashley
Wow! Look it's Hunter!--Mandy CIT

Hello this is Zephyr with the weather. Today is sunny though the rest of the week has been so rainy. I've screamed like this (scream) all week.

My favorite thing at camp was the dances because when you go out there to a dance you just get to be yourself and have fun and be with your friends.--Erica

Grayson and Bland July 23-27

Poor Coleman!!--4-H camper
This is my friend in cosmetology class.--4-H camper
I picked this picture because of the awesome flip. I think he hit his back on the water. Ouch!!--4-H camper
They took the Pirate head from her on pin the patch on the pirate.--Cassie age 12
This is Dakota. As you can see, she is in the horsemanship class. You can tell that horses make her happy.--Dunikqua

This is my second year at camp and my favorite thing is probably the lego robotics class. Paul is a really good teacher and Coleman is a good helper.--4-H camper

My favorite part about camp is lego mindstorm robotics.--4-H camper

This is my second year at camp. 4-H camp rocks! I am going to come as long as I possibly can.--Cassie age 12

I have mad dancing skills so they play some pretty rad beats if you know what I mean. This was my first year of camp and I've had some awesomely awesome times. The DDR (dance dance revolution) is great. I love all the chicks in my cabin. They are pretty sweet. 4-H camp is wicked in a good way.--Dunikqua

I'm a CIT and this is my third year coming back to camp. I've met some pretty awesome people this year.--Alyssa

This is my 4th year of camp and my 1st year being a CIT and I love all my classes. I have had a rockin' time every year that I come to camp. It is so fun at the dances that we have at night. Everyone is up dancing and having a good time. I love everyone that I meet every year. I always have fun!!--Mandy

Hey, my name is Ashley and I'm a teen counselor! This year has been the best year so far at camp! Our theme was campers of the caribbean. I love being with my friends and all the kids. It's such an awesome experience!

Smyth County Camp Video

Smyth County Podcast & Slideshow

Powered by Podbean.com

My favorite part of camp...

Smyth County July 16-20

This picture is cool and funny because it was weird. 4-H camp is so fun and cool you don't want to leave.--Clay

This is one of my best friends, Alexa. It was taken in one of her classes, backyard conservation. She's crazy, I'm crazy, we're all crazy!!--Brooke

This is a picture of CNN Camp News Network and the small animals class just hanging out having fun like you always do at 4-H camp.--Emily

This is the typical cowgirl meets Native American type of picture, and yes, we have made up names. The cowgirl is Clover and the Native American is Sacagewea. It was great to be the cowgirl who's best friend is a Native American. It was awesome!--Cowgirl Clover

We had a special couple, Elvis and Priscilla visit last night when adult leaders Pete and Kim decided to take part in the mixed up beauty pageant. Priscilla was in the mixed up beauty pageant. Priscilla is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.--Emi

My favorite thing about 4-H camp was the class small animals. On Thursday they brought in a lamb that was premature at birth. I also liked the great staff!--Brooke

I like the dances. It's nice to get out and dance with other people around Smyth County.--Clay

My favorite thing at 4-H camp was the dances, gau-gau, and getting to make a whole bunch of new friends.--4-H camper

My favorite thing about 4-H camp this year is the mixed up beauty pagent and the talent show. I like the small animals class.--4-H camper

There is nothing that is my favorite because it is all wonderful. Classes are entertaining and educational. Games are competative and fun and the dances are HIP. In other words, they rock!

But if I have to choose I would say hanging out with old and new friends all week is the bomb!--Emily

Here at 4-H camp we have many fun activities including: dances, games, we sing songs, we have theme nights for the dances, fun classes, we get to meet a lot of new friends, and the teens and adults are awesome. Well, here we have the mixed up beauty pageant. --Zachary

My favorite things at camp are 4-sqaure, teather ball, dances, and classes. Me and my friends play 4-sqaure and teather ball too. Even though you get hit hard sometimes it's still awesome. Dances are really fun. I think everyone has a good time here. My classes are awesome. I have

archery, leather crafts and CNN.--Brooke

Another wonderful week of camp is almost over! Of course, it was wonderful. This was my third year as a teen and it was even better than the first two years. I'm not ready to go home, but there's always next year!!--Emi

Smyth County July 16-20

This is Paul when he was making his sandwhich. Yum!!!--Katie

Aladdin just got done taking a nice warm bath and now he's being brushed.--Beth Ann
Ashley dancing around singing happy 4th of July!--Ashley
This is Riley saying 4-H while staring into space.--Riley

I like the dances because they were awesome. I also like the campfire because they are peaceful and I like swimming.--Riley

I personally liked dressing up like a boy in the mixed up beauty pagent. The dances were awesome too.--Beth Ann

I like the dances and the campfires. I love swimming!--Ashley

I liked the campfires and the classes I took.--Katie

Smyth County July 16-20

This is a picture of Savannah gettin ready to eat kitty litter cake.--4-H camper

This is Abbie, Adrie, Kennedy, Courtney doing the banana dance.--4-H camper

This Kristen doing her clogging during the talent show.--4-H camper

This is Trey dressed up as a girl and Emily dressed up as a boy. They both had a great time.--4-H camper

This is my friend Tambra holding a bunny.--4-H camper

I've had a super great time at 4-H camp. I am in two classes. My first is CNN and my second is robotics. I'm coming back next year!-Morgan

This week has been one of the funnest weeks at camp. I've had a great week. All of my classes are awesome. I can't believe the week is already over!. I can't wait til next year!!-Kelsey

4-H camp this week has been really fun. The dances, the classes, and the games just made this week for me.--4-H camperThis week was a good..wait..great week!! Last night we had a Halloween dance. Almost everyone dressed up! We had a mixed up beauty pagent too. Well there were some that were stuck together adn they were in the same clothes. --Megan

This has been my very first year at 4-H camp ever, and I am here as a teen leader. It was hard having campers ask you where things are when you're not really sure yourself, but you learn quickly. You also learn quickly that the staff like to pull some pranks on the first year teens. My new friend, Bobo the monkey, and I learned to tie a bandana and after I had been blindfolded, I got a facefull of banana , but I got the staff back because they think I'm allergic. --Adam
This week has been awesome. The counselors, the classes and camp in general is awesome! I don't want to leave. I can't wait for next year!!-4-H camper

Tazewell County Jr. 4-H Camp Slideshow & Podcast

Powered by Podbean.com

Tazewell County July 9-13

This was me in the woods doing one of the classes. 4-H rocks!!!!--4-H camper
They looked like the camera surprised them.--4-H camper
I was talking with my friends and I looked really crazy and I think it is funny the way they looked.--Montana

This is Zack. He is one of my friends and he is cool.--4-H camper

This boy is covered in shaving cream. He he looked like he was getting ready to throw the shaving cream.--Carrington

Nikki is teaching Austin and he is learning how to shake it!--Breanna

Camp is fo fun and there are three girls who all enjoy one super fun thing. Tree hugging!!! We love you trees!--Autumn, Isabella, and Jenni

Best cousins!--Madison

4-H camp is great! I love it here.--4-H camper

This is my second year at camp. I love it here!--Austin

I love camp because of horsemanship. It is so very fun and you get to ride horses.--Carrington

Camp is so many things. It forms character and respect and most of all fun!

F is for Friends

U is for U and me

N is for Never forget--Izzi and Autumn
This is my third year at camp. I love to make new friends and my favorite class is food for fun. I LOVE 4-H camp!--Katelyn

This is my 3rd year and 4-H camp and I love it. I love spending time with all my friends and making new ones! Also, the shaving cream fight but watch out for your eyes!!--Breanna

I think 4-H camp is sooo fun! I like playing lots of games and swimming. I think the green cabin rocks!!-- Montana

This is my first year at camp and it rocks your socks!--4-H camper

Tazewell County July 9-13

The shaving cream fight was on Wednesday afternoon. I watched from the hill top. You couldn't tell who anyone was. They all looked like big white blobs.--Justin

Shane was covered all in shaving cream. He was wearing a motorcycle helmet.--4-H camper

SuperBen!!!--Kaley, Kayla, and Megan

Break it down Kelsey!!--Taylor

Yo, yo, you break it down Freakshow!--Kaley, Kayla, and Megan
The pool is so fun. That's me on the right.--Emily

Best buds in the pool.--Taylor
Somewhere under the rainbow...--Taylor

This is my first year at camp and I am in the red cabin. My favorite thing at camp is the pool.--Justin

I had so much fun at 4-H camp. I made a ton of new friends and I hope to come back next year.--Caitlen

4-H camp is awesome! I am having a fun time at 4-H camp and it's great to be here! It's cool and the pool is big. I like the campfire and the food too. The funnest part is swimming! In the yellow cabin, we play tricks on our leaders.--4-H camper

4-H camp is great! I'm having so much fun. I've got awesome classes. I'm taking broadcast journalism, shooting and golf.--4-H camper

This is my second year at camp and it's rockin and so is Heather the broadcast journalism teacher.--4-H camper

This is my 4th year at camp and I plan to come back. So, we've had dances, games, pool time, free time, campfires, and cabin cleanups. Overall, being with all my friends is the best! I love 4-H camp and hope to come back!--Kayla

This is my second year at camp. It's so AWESOME!!! The counselors, songs, campfires, classes and everything is great! 4-H is such fun! If you want to make great memories 4-H is the place to be. It is truely magical.--Kaley

I have loved 4-H camp this week. It has been so awesome! I really can't pick my favorite class because they're all so great! I'm for sure coming back!--Taylor

This is my first year at camp. The first night I got a little homesick, but I stuck it out and had so much fun. When I hit the bed I was asleep in 5 minutes! 4-H camp rocks and the green cabin rocks! I'll be back next year!--Emily

This is my second year as a teen leader and I love it! The kids are amazing and always full of energy. Coming to 4-H camp is deifnately the highlight of my summer vacation.--Dani