Much is written about State Fair and the impact that it has had on those involved.

Articles written by youth, staff, and the media bring attention to the opportunities that 4-Her's have at the state fair to gain leadership experiences, gain confidence and build friendships. 

Choose Health!

Choose Health is a key initiative of Cornell Cooperative Extension to help youth and families confront and take action to change the statistics of childhood obesity. “Health” is, after all, the 4th H in 4-H.

At the State Fair:

• County walking challenge w/ pedometers for 4-H youth.

• Teens in Motion activities for 4-H Teens in the evenings

• Choose Health ‘Fitness Trail’ Activities –  includes Dance Dance Revolution – a video game proven to get kids moving – Stage Area

• Choose Health signage

• Choose Health Blog

Healthy Dining at the Fair

Results

4-H Animal Show Results (scroll down until you see 4-H)

What are others saying about

4-H at the New York State Fair?

• Chris Voll, a Liverpool High School freshman, went to the fair and talked with young people (The Post-Standard)
• Madison County at the Fair (The Post-Standard)
• Eating Healthy at the Fair (Capital News 9)

• Kids Make the Fair (The Post-Standard)
• Fair Images (The Post- Standard)
• Raising Awareness of Childhood Obesity (The Citizen)
• C.U. Aims to Fight Childhood Obesity (The Cornell Daily Sun)
• 4-H Drill and Parade (Capital News 9)
• President Skorton Visits the Youth Building (The Cornell Chronicle)
• 4-H Members Kick Off Fair (The Post-Standard)
• Nearly 10,000 4-H Kids at the State Fair (The Post-Standard)
• Fair Brings Focus Back to New York Farming (Citizen)

Photos

• Photos from the 2007 Fair

Press Corps

The Press Corp at the New York State Fair is a group of teens who go through the 4-H building and report about some of the interesting things that are happening.   A new press office allows fairgoers this year to see our 4-H press corps in action.

Press Corps News

• The Clover Connection (First Time Period)
• 4H Clover Connection (Second Time Period)
• The Clover Connection (Third Time Period)

VIP Visits

This year at state fair the 4-H building has been a target for some very important people. President Skorton and his son visited during the first time period, and the Governor visited on August 29th. You can read about the VIP visits in the links to the left.

Purple Rosettes are awarded to the youth building exhibits that the judges feel are the absolute best of the best. You can find a list of the exhibits here.

Evaluation, judges choice recipes...

4-H evaluations are based on the Danish System of judging.  Within the Danish System, each exhibit (more)...

The results are in for the Window Box Challenge which took place in the Horticulture Building! Congratulations to all those that competed!

FIRST: Kali Ann Johnson, Cortland

SECOND: Aaron Hits, Cortland

THIRD: Mark Hits, Cortland

FOURTH: Julian Tylutki, Cortland

FIFTH: Ashley Calyn, Orange