4H School Enrichment School Enrichment reaches nearly 1500 elementary school children in Lincoln and McPherson Counties. School teachers carry out projects under the supervision and with the assistance of cooperative extension personnel. The projects supplement traditional subject matter. Individual Projects Individual club members do projects in the areas of gardening, foods and nutrition, rocketry, raising animals of all kinds, rocketry, photography, sewing, and many others. Over 100 projects are available.
Reference materials are available at the cooperative extension office.
County fair Many youth take part in Lincoln and McPherson county fairs each year. They enter items that they have made, or animals that they have cared for. They receive the satisfaction of displaying the fruits of their labors, and receiving prize ribbons. Other activities include public speaking, music contests, and 4H camp. 4H camp takes place every year, at the state 4H camp in Nebraska National Forest at Halsey.