Newton County 4-H Youth Programs

Newton County 4-H Youth Programs includes activities such as the Adulting 101 virtual youth development series, life skills classes on how to be an adult, camp-related activities, the Mars Base Camp Trivia Game, the 4-H STEM Challenge, and other STEM programs. The program’s Community Calendar is described as a working document with potential for added opportunities for youth.

• Ages: 5–18 years old

University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agents in Cobb, Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale counties devised the Adulting 101 virtual youth development series for 4-H youth in those counties. UGA Extension – Newton County’s Charlene Scott serves as a 4-H educator in Newton County. Newton County 4-H alum Lavender Harris received the Georgia Master 4-H Club Scholarship, which is a Master 4-H award that includes a scholarship for college, and this was Harris’s fourth Master 4-H award. Newton County Senior 4-H member CJ Harris is a Master 4-H’er, is currently serving as a Georgia 4-H State Representative, and described one experience by saying, “How cool was that?” Newton County 4-H alum Deven Millerick was selected as a Summer Camp Counselor for the Shawnee Tribe at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. National 4-H Council selected four youth from across the nation, including a Newton County Senior 4-H member, to help kick off the 2020 4-H STEM Challenge, which included a Mars Base Camp Trivia Game with Bill Nye as special guest host, and Nye awarded each 4-H’er $2,000 to support their 4-H club’s STEM program. If a participant needs a reasonable accommodation or language access services, they can contact Newton County Extension at 770-784-2010 or [email protected] at least three weeks prior to the program date.

Last updated April 23, 2026.