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First Things, First!

To become a 4-H member, youth must enroll in 4-H Online2.0.

4- H helping youth thrive-positive youth development

Ways to Participate…

Workshops/Events

Graham County 4-H strives to be an integral part of the community. Some workshops/events are specific to 4-H members/volunteers, while others are open to all youth in Graham County. Check out 4-H News/Events for specific information & opportunities to attend a workshop or event.

4-H Clubs/Groups

Each 4-H Club designs their own meeting schedule.

4-H Groups meet once a month to engage in age-appropriate, fun, hands-on educational activities. Groups meet after-school from 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. at N.C. Cooperative Extension – Graham County Center.

Current 4-H Clubs

  • 4-H Teen LIT – *NEW* build leadership/public speaking skills, increase civic engagement, complete community service projects.
  • 4-H Spurs & Burrs Horse Club – complete a horse project, build equine knowledge, compete on horse bowl team, complete community service project.
4-H Horse Club members learning about horses

Current 4-H Groups

  • 4-H Cloverbuds (*meets 2nd Monday each month)
  • 4-H Musketeers (*meets 3rd Monday each month)
  • 4-H Teens (*meets 4th Monday each month)

*4-H Groups run on Graham County Schools schedule. Closures & early releases result in cancelled group meetings.

Spin Clubs

Spin Clubs are special interest clubs that occur periodically throughout the year. Spin Clubs involve shorter sessions than traditional year-round 4-H clubs. These programs are used to increase youth knowledge about a specific topic/project.

Current Spin Clubs

  • 4-H Poultry Club (runs March-September) – youth attend sessions & learn poultry anatomy, how to raise/care for poultry, process birds for consumption, and exhibit in a local poultry show. Participants are provided a chick starter kit, and six hens. One hen is required to be returned for processing demonstration. Participants are required to be exhibitors in local poultry show.
Poultry Show Contest Winner with Blue Ribbon youth watching as volunteer processes poultry
  • 4-H Forestry & Wildlife Club – COMING SPRING 2025 – hiking, tree ID, wildlife ID, plant ID, fishing…
group of 4-H'ers with volunteers learning plant identification

2024 4-H Adventure Day – Plant ID/Digging Ramps

a 4-H'er swinging on tree branch on a hike

“Having Fun” 4-H Hike

a 4-H'er sliding down Sliding Rock, a natural waterslide

“Sliding Rock” in Brevard, NC

4-H'ers picking blackberries while on a hike

Picking Blackberries on a 4-H Hike

Summer Programming

COMING SOON!