“It’s great to have an annual leadership retreat to re-energize 4-H’ers by bringing them together to share ideas, reinforce their great work, and find new ways to carry out their work, projects and activities,” said Simon. These teens make new friends and get immersed into cultural diversity, said Jamila Simon, Cornell’s New York state 4-H civic engagement coordinator. This year’s theme of the State Teen Action Representative Retreat (STARR): “Arrive a teen, leave a leader.”įor the past 90 years, Cornell has played a leadership role in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension county associations, for the New York State 4-H program, where there are now about 172,000 teen members. Nearly 300 middle school and high school 4-H members gathered in Syracuse last month for a three-day summit, attending fun-filled workshops designed to kindle life skills and learn leadership dexterity. Haley Carmon, of Maine, New York, examines the amount of sugar contained in a regular soft drink, at one of the CCE nutrition stations at the New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse.
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