National Pi Day – How will you celebrate?

Did you hear? This Saturday, March 14th is National Pi Day, an annual celebration of the mathematical symbol for pi, which equals 3.14159…..(See how many total digits of pi have been calculated here).

This upcoming Saturday (3/14/15) is a very special National Pi Day because it will offer an extremely rare phenomenon. On 3/14/15 at 9:26 AM and PM with exactly 53 seconds, these 10 digits of pi will be represented: 3.141592653.

That’s pretty cool, and it definitely calls for celebration. Here are some ideas to celebrate this unique phenomenon:

Pie on Pi Day

What could be better than joining together with friends and family and eating pie on Pi Day? Apple pie, Pumpkin Pie, Strawberry-Rhubarb, maybe even Pizza Pie. Whatever kind of pie you choose, don’t forget to take a moment and talk about why the other pi deserves celebration. (Unsure what pi is all about? Learn more here)

Send Someone a Pi Day e-Card

You’ve seen greeting cards for birthdays, weddings, and all sorts of holidays. Why not send a card about Pi Day? Visit MathMovesU here to send someone special a friendly greeting about pi.

Teach your Dog Math

Pets can be trained to complete incredible tasks, and math may be no different. Check out Maggie the Math Dog to see this idea in action. Can you train your pet to do math in honor of Pi Day?

How will you celebrate?
These are just a few ideas to help you celebrate Pi Day, but there are plenty more ways to celebrate pi. Let us know how you plan to celebrate on Facebook.

Happy Pi Day!

Guess what time it is?! Time to enroll in 4-H!

It's RE-ENROLLMENT time!

It is that time again!  Here's the most important dates and info to remember:

Horse/Livestock youth - enroll BEFORE you begin working with your project.

All others must be enrolled before June 15th.

Youth must be enrolled if they want to participate in contests or clubs of any kind. This includes bringing Fab Friday projects to the Fair, showing horses/livestock, participating in demonstrations/talent contests, or being in a 4-H club during the school year or summer. The great thing is that enrollment is ALL ONLINE now!

You can even pay your $5 ONLINE (with a small fee HERE) or there are several "offline" options as well - all of the options and info you need to know can be found HERE. All you need to get started is the email you enrolled with last year, go to ut.4honline.com, and log in! If you don't know the email/password you signed up with, call us and we'll walk you through it.

A NOTE TO LIVESTOCK FAMILIES: If you're re-enrolling in a livestock project, there will be no forms available at tagging days - please re-enroll BEFORE tagging dates; the Southern Utah Junior Livestock Show requires youth to be 4-H or FFA members to participate in the Stock Show. 4-H enrollment offers accident protection while working with your livestock project which is why we want you to sign up BEFORE weigh-ins. Ultimately, if you don't enroll you don't show.

Please call the 4-H office (435-893-0470) if you have questions.

We're gonna have a GOAT show!

Great news!

This year Sevier County 4-H and FFA members will have the option to show a meat goat at the Southern Utah Junior Livestock Show August 4-7, 2015 at the Sevier County Fair.

In order to show a goat in 4-H, youth must have been at least 8 years old and in 3rd grade as of October 2014 and be enrolled in 4-H, including paying the $5 enrollment fee.  Please enroll PRIOR to the tagging date (May 9th).  

There will also be a $5 per animal tagging fee at the tagging day.  Please be prepared to pay with cash or check made out to SUJLS for the tagging fee.

More information will be coming soon about the goat show and we'll pass it along when we get it. Stay tuned!

Lamb, Hog & Goat Tagging Scheduled

All youth intending to show a lamb, hog, or goat at the Southern Utah Junior Livestock Show August 4-7, 2015 MUST have their animal tagged on Saturday, May 9th.  Stock show volunteers will be at the Sevier County Fairgrounds in Richfield from 8-9 a.m. to tag animals.

If, for some reason, the exhibitor is unable to attend the tagging day, that is okay; but all animals must be tagged during this event.  

There will be a $5/per animal tag fee.  Please bring cash or check payable to SUJLS.

We prefer all 4-H youth to be enrolled (including the $5 enrollment fee) PRIOR to tagging day.  4-H enrollment includes accident insurance - if you're working with your 4-H project, you will want this coverage!  Please re-enroll today! Click HERE for more information on re-enrolling in the 4-H program.

Southern Utah Junior Livestock Show Scholarship

Do you (or your child) meet the following requirements?

1. I (or my child) had a livestock exhibit 3 of the last 5 years at the Southern Utah Jr. Livestock Show.

2. I am (or my child is) scheduled to graduate from high school spring 2015.

3. I have (or my child has) at least a 2.5 GPA.

If you answered yes to all three then this opportunity is for you!

The Southern Utah Jr. Livestock Show is accepting applications for their 2015 scholarship program.  For complete details on how to apply and to access the application click HERE.  If you have questions and/or to received an electronic version of the application, please contact Chris Nielson at christopher.nielson@sevier.k12.ut.us.  Best of luck!

Beef Weigh-ins Scheduled

All youth intending to show a beef animal at the Southern Utah Junior Livestock Show August 4-7, 2015 MUST have their steer tagged on Saturday, April 11th.  Stock show volunteers will be at the Johnson Feedlot in Aurora from 8-9:30 a.m. to tag animals.  If, for some reason, the exhibitor is unable to attend the tagging day, that is okay; but all steers must be tagged during this event.  Beef animals should be around 750-950 by this date to gain an average of 3 pounds per day and make the appropriate weights (1100-1400 lbs.) by show time.

There will be a $5/per animal tag fee.  Please bring cash or check payable to SUJLS.

We prefer all 4-H youth to be enrolled (including the $5 enrollment fee) PRIOR to weigh-in day.  4-H enrollment includes accident insurance - if you're working with your 4-H project, you will want this coverage!  Please re-enroll today! Click HERE for more information on re-enrolling in the 4-H program.

GAME ON! Jr. Teen Retreat

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 4:00-6:00 pm Sevier County Fairgrounds Cost $3.25 per youth

This Jr. Teen Retreat is all about having FUN! Youth grades 6-8 are invited to come and learn 8 different games that you can play with small or large groups ANYWHERE and ANYTIME without a whole lot of supplies.  These are games you can play at birthday parties, friend parties, church events, while waiting for the bus, or anytime you have some down time and a few people around. Snacks will be provided! To register click HERE.