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| Kentwood High Magnet School students Ronny Johnson, Jr. and Jayla Berry attended the National 4-H Council Walmart Healthy Habits Programming Training in Chevy Chase, Maryland on November 1-3, 2018. |
Baton Rouge, La. – A panel of judges selected Kentwood High
Magnet School 4-H’ers Jayla Berry and Ronny Johnson, Jr. to represent
Tangipahoa Parish at the National 4-H Council Walmart Healthy Habits
Programming Training. The selection was made during an Impromptu Essay Contest
on October 10. These students were
tasked with guiding their peers and communities, into living healthier
lifestyles through the use of The Healthy Young People Empowerment (HYPE)
Project.
The training was held at the National 4-H
Council Headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland on November 1– 3. 4-H youth and
adult leaders from the Southern University Land-Grant Campus attended workshops
on implementing the HYPE Project Curriculum. While attending the training,
youth also had an opportunity to learn about health disparities, community
access, policies, systems, and environmental changes through hands-on
activities.
Since attending the training, Berry and
Johnson have hit the ground running and have committed to revitalizing Kentwood
High Magnet’s school garden and building a Humanity Box for the Town of
Kentwood. During a regular 4-H Club
meeting on November 14 the Youth Ambassadors presented their plans, and
solicited their club members for feedback in getting the projects underway.
The HYPE Project is a five-phased model which
teaches youth ambassadors how to impact their communities by establishing
youth-led campaigns. The phases of the project are: Think, Learn, Act, Share
and Evaluate.
For additional information about 4-H
programs in Tangipahoa Parish, contact Nicolette Gordon, Assistant Youth
Development Agent at 985-748-5462.
The Southern University Ag Center and the
College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences together are called the
Southern University Land-Grant Campus.
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