2025 Teen Opportunities 

Teen Opportunities

2025 Program Information

Teens 14 years and over. What can 4-H Offer You?

Teens, Advisors, and Parents… 4-H has so much to offer members between the ages of 14 and 18! We know you are busy. We know you want to have fun with friends. We know you are trying to figure out your future goals.  We know you need guidance and advice when it comes to college, scholarships, and career choices. We know you want to be included in peer groups, make your own decisions, and become independent.  We know you need to build leadership skills, personal confidence and be challenged. We know you like meeting new friends.  We know you like to travel. We know you want to share your talents with others… AND PARENTS we know they need to do this in a safe welcoming environment!      

2025 Gallia County Camp Counselor

Do you have what it takes to become a camp counselor? Camp counseling is open to any teen between the ages of 14 and 18 by Janurary 1st. The American Camping Association requires that all teen counselors have a minimum of 24 training hours for new counselors and 20 for returning counselors.  Anyone wishing to be a camp counselor for Gallia County must complete the enclosed counselor application and return it to the Extension office by January 31st, 2025. 

2025 Gallia County Counselor Application

2025 Camp Counselor College

The 2025 Counselor College will be held at Canter’s Cave 4-H camp from March 15-16, 2025.  This is an overnight training at the camp, please be sure to mark these dates on your calendar! The fee for Counselor College is $55 and is due March 1st (after March 1st there is an additional late fee of $10).  T-shirts will again be offered this year for $10.  There will also be a $25 counselor fee due at the time of camp registration in May.  To help cover the cost of camp for counselors and campers we will be offering the Little Caesars frozen pizza fundraiser again this year.  Please watch for details in early spring. 

  • 2025 Counselor College Application
  • 2025 STEM Camp Counselor Application - Due April 15th 
  • 2025 Shooting Sports Camp Counselor Application

Teen Winter Retreat - February 1-2 2025

2025 Teen Winter Retreat  

Have you ever been to camp as a camper, counselor, or for a special weekend retreat?  If you have then you understand what we mean by “It’s a CAMP THING!”  If you have not had the chance, then why not join us for the 2024 Teen Winter Retreat? This is an overnight held just for Teens ages 14-18, who want to beat the winter blues and cabin fever of February and have some fun with others their own age! Camp is beautiful when it snows and if you have never gone sledding or had a camp snowball fight, then you just don’t know what you are missing! So come out and enjoy a winter hike, a night of line dancing, group games, and lots of outdoor and indoor fun!  You can even bring a friend!!! You don’t have to be a 4-H member to enjoy Teen Winter Retreat (but it helps!). Hold the date for Feb 2025. The cost is only $40.00 and includes all meals and activities! 

Register here: go.osu.edu/TeenWinterRetreat

2025 Camp Dates

Spring Fling - April 11-12, 2025

Forestry & Wildlife Camp - May 2-4, 2025

Adaptive Adventures - June 6-8, 2025

Beginner Camp - June 9-12, 2025

Jr. Shooting Sports Camp - June 13-15, 2025

Cloverbud Overnight Camp - June 20-21, 2025

Junior High Camp - June 22-25, 2025

Teen Camp - June 26-29, 2025

STEM Camp - June 29- July 1, 2025 

Sr. Shooting Sports Camp - July 13-18, 2025

 

Carteens 2025

CARTEENS is a great program for teens to become involved!  As a peer mentor for safe driving, teens can earn leadership hours, and community service hours and build leadership and teaching skills!  The CARTEEN program meets five times per year and presents a 90 minute hands-on interactive driver’s safety program to other teens that have had a traffic violation. Becoming a CARTEEN facilitator looks great on scholarship applications, college applications, and job resumes!  Past presenters have won local and state 4-H scholarships as well as local teen leadership awards.  In addition to looking good for other scholarship application opportunities, our local CARTEEN program presents one $500 scholarship to a graduating senior CARTEEN facilitator each year in March. To be eligible for the scholarship you must serve as an ACTIVE member of CARTOON for at least two years including your senior year. All facilitators must be at least 14 years old as of Jan. 1 of the current year. To participate please contact Erin Dailey at the Extension office at 740-688-5026 or by e-mail at dailey.108@osu.edu.

More Teen Opportunities at our STATE 4-H Level

Want to become involved in 4-H at another level?  Try getting involved with some 4-H State events. 4-H offers a wide variety of opportunities for teens to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and aspirations needed for adult success.

The beginning point for teens to become involved in all 4-H opportunities is through local 4-H clubs. Through these clubs, they have the opportunity to participate in activities that could include projects designed especially for teens, community service, and citizenship activities. After that, there are many leadership opportunities at the county and state levels including numerous boards, committees, and camping opportunities.

Some opportunities include:

Check out the Older Youth Opportunities Brochure for more information!

Scholarship & Achievement Award Deadlines

  • January 31, 2025 @ 4:30 pm is the DEADLINE State Achievement forms to be turned in!!
  • March 1, 2025, is the County 4-H Scholarship Deadline!
  • If you need help or have questions regarding the forms please contact Erin at dailey.108@osu.edu or call 740-688-5026.