The past week and a half
have been great here in Boyle County. It
did not take long at all for me to feel comfortable in the office and with all
the people working with me. I have been
exposed to many opportunities and many people who make extension work; whether
that is the agents, volunteers, district staff, or office staff. I cannot wait for the next 11 weeks and what
else I will experience in my internship this summer.
I rolled up to the office around 8:30 on Wednesday the 14th
to start my internship. I had a tour of
the building and then not long of that I got to tour the local Walmart. I was sent on a mission to get all the food
and supplies we needed for the first ever “Run through the Clover” motorcycle
rally fundraiser. I then was assigned
with dropping off fliers at the middle schools and high schools for our
babysitting clinic in the summer. This
allowed me to get familiar with the different schools in the area. I learned that agents traveled a lot and it
is important to keep up with mileage, so not long into the day I got a notebook
to book the miles I was traveling.
Throughout the week I did a lot with organizing KUIP
paperwork, getting ready for the motorcycle rally, and getting to know the
office. Then Saturday came and it was
time for the motorcycle rally. I found
out that safety is just as important as success when it comes to events put on
by 4-H. With so many situations that
could arise an agent has to make sure that things are safe and if there is a
chance of injury we have insurance or medical help nearby. My agent was very worried throughout the day
because she did not want anyone to wreck and get hurt during the rally. The event went on without a hitch though and
we got great reviews. There were not as
many people as we had hoped for, but the bikers said that is normal for a first
time event. Not to mention it was
FREEZING COLD in the morning!
Monday started my first full week of the internship. My first job for the day was to return all
the keys that we used for the motorcycle rally to the different extension
offices. That meant a road trip to
Lincoln, Garrad, and Mercer counties.
When I got back to the office I headed to Richmond with my agent to have
a 4-H camp planning meeting. It was
pretty cool to see all the work that goes into planning camp. That night we had a marketing livestock class
for kids to learn how to speak with others and learn to market their
animal. I got to help teach that class
and meet a few of the young 4-H’ers. On
Wednesday I attended the District 4 staff meeting. This was a good way for me to get to see how
agents work with each other throughout the district. It is a great opportunity to network and
bounce ideas off each other. On Thursday
night I attended the CEC meeting and saw how the agents used that group of
people as a way to advise them and help in getting feedback for what they are
doing in the county.
Throughout
the week I got to get a taste of professor popcorn in the 1st grade
class at Jenny Rogers Elementary. I
figured out that when kids only have 2 weeks of school left they get wild. I taught the lesson on Thursday about milk
and had fun teaching the kids. I even
got a little sweaty when I did the physical activity part with them. Also throughout the week I helped with our
community service project at the different schools. We had students write letters to soldiers on
active duty for an organization called “Operation Gratitude.” It was very neat to read some of the letters
the students wrote. It means so much to
those soldiers to know that people are still thinking of them while they are
away from home. Definitely a special
moment in the classroom for those students. Until next time... GO CATS!
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