Registration Books and Forms are now available
online (see "Forms" below). They are also available at the MSU
Extension office. Please read the information below
carefully so you don't miss anything.
About 4-H Exploration Days
More than 2,500 students and
adult chaperons will be on the Michigan State University campus June 19-21 for
the 50th annual 4-H Exploration Days. This program is open to 4-H Youth AND non-4-H Youth. Non-members
will be invited to enroll in 4-H as part of the registration process.
Participants stay in residence halls and attend sessions in their areas of
interest such as veterinary medicine, Web design, performing arts, how to start
their own business, organic farming, and many more. 214 hands-on classroom and
field trip sessions are offered this year. Participants from Marquette
County must have
turned 12 years old by January 1, 2019 in order to participate in the event. The
Marquette County Delegation will leave on Tuesday, June 18th for this event.
Cost and Scholarship
Information
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Option #1
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Option #2
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Option #3
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Option #4
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Current 4-H Members
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$325
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$285
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$210
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$170
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New and Returning 4-H Members
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$345
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$305
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$230
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$190
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Full cost with no scholarships
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Cost with $40 State 4-H Scholarship applied
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Cost with $115 Marquette County 4-H Council Scholarship applied
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Cost with $40 State 4-H Scholarship AND $115
Marquette County 4-H Council Scholarship applied
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The options above show the cost for youth to
participate in the event. The costs include a $220.00 Exploration Days
Registration Fee, a $35.00 early arrival fee, a $70.00 bus fee, and (for youth
not currently enrolled in 4-H) a $20.00 Participation Fee. In addition to
these fees, participants are also responsible for 3 meals while traveling to and
from East Lansing. Some sessions also require that participants pay a
"session fee". See registration booklet for more info (these
session fees are due along with any balance at the orientation meeting in May).
The Marquette County 4-H Council and the State
4-H Office provide financial assistance to support the participation of
Marquette County youth in this event. Youth must complete
scholarship applications in order to receive financial assistance.
Marquette County 4-H Council Scholarship
The Marquette County 4-H Council will provide $115.00 scholarships to youth who
complete a Marquette County 4-H Council - Exploration Days Scholarship
Application Form showing ten hours of community service through any means over
the past year. The form must be received by the Marquette County MSU Extension
office by April 26, 2019 in order for youth to get this
scholarship.
State 4-H Scholarship
Each year the State 4-H office awards each county a limited number of Exploration
Days Scholarships. These $40 scholarships are to support participation of
financially limited youths who would otherwise not attend and to encourage and
support youth who have not participated in Exploration Days in the past. If
you are new to Exploration Days, please fill out an application. If you have
multiple children attending, please fill out an application. These forms
are due April 26, 2019, as well.
Registration Instructions and Deadlines
Please note: All participants MUST include 8 session
choices on their registration form. You will not be registered unless your form
has all 8 session choice lines completed and the $80 registration fee is paid
($100 if you have not yet paid your participation fee). Please make your checks
out to MSU. Please be sure to include an email address on your
registration form as well. Email is how you will be receiving information about
the program.
** Sessions are assigned in the order that registrations are
received, so early registration is highly encouraged! **
The deadline for registration is April 26th. Scholarship
applications are also due April 26, 2019.
Orientation
Information
Orientation Meetings
Mark your calendar and save the date! ALL youth participants and a parent, are required to attend one of
these meetings. I also ask that the chaperons and CCAs attend at
least one of these meetings.
A mandatory Exploration
Days Orientation meeting will be held at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, May 28th.
This meeting will be a shorter version of the orientation meeting for
individuals who have attended Exploration Days in the past. A mandatory Exploration
Days orientation meeting will be held at 5:30 pm on Thursday, May 30th.
This is the standard orientation meeting, for youth who have not yet
been to Exploration Days. Location of both meetings will be determined
at a later date. Please put this on your calendars now.
Identification Portfolios
An identification portfolio with a current
photo will be needed for each youth and adult participant. These
sheets will help county conference assistants (CCAs) and chaperones put names
and faces together, put all pertinent information in one place and assist with
identification and tracking if someone is missing. I encourage you to fill
this information out now and submit it with your photo when you hand in your
registration forms. You can have both the form and photo ready to hand
in at the Orientation Meeting in May as well.
Forms
Registration Book
