If there is one thing I have learned from my short week and
a half as an extension intern it's that in extension no two days are the same. Yesterday
was cooking today was cockroaches. I am interning in Marion County and getting
to work with all three of the Agents as well as the EFNEP assistant. My first
week I worked primarily with the 4-H Agent Rebecca Hill. As you may know 4-H
camp is coming up quickly so we have been prepping, my first day on the job,
May 11th, I help with ordering T-shirts. I also went to St.A, one of the
elementary schools in Marion County, for their school club. We talked about
Kentucky agriculture, specifically Marion County’s major ag enterprises. As a
special treat Ms. Rebecca and I brought along two newly hatched chicks, we
talked a little about the breeds of chickens and the life cycle.
Throughout the
week I visited a few other schools including a head start and 7th grade science
class. I went to head start with Lizzie Spalding, the FCS agent, we talked to
the kids about protein and sampled turkey barbecue. In the science class Ms.
Rebecca and I did a lesson on electricity using snap circuits, we also did a
lesson about energy and raced cockroaches. Over the past week and a half I have
also gone to several meeting including the Marion County Cattlemen's with our
Ag and Natural Resource agent David Kessler, and the district board meeting. I
did several cooking classes with FCS agent and EFNEP assistant, Juanita Herron, as well gone to
the local radio station to talk about some of the upcoming summer programs. I observed the Ag agent install a nook of bees in the Extension Office bee hive, I
have definitely dealt with more insects than I had thought I would. If the past
few days have been any indication of what’s to come I know I am never going to
have a boring day at the office. I hope to update this blog every week or so
that I can share all of the fun and exciting things I will be doing this
summer. I hope everyone is having as much fun with their internship as I am. -Meagan Lucas
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