Newsflash



This year, 2012 brings a new addition to our contests. For all small youth ages 5 - 14 years of age, we will have a Horticulture ID Contest that they will be able to compete in. Look for new articles under projects.
Carole S. Carney, Mike Shirey, Dan Smith Project Chairs


Hello everyone, make sure you ask to join our group on Facebook, called "NJHA National Junior Horticultural Association". It's a great place to see the latest updates from the officer team, upload a picture of you and your friends at convention, or ask a question!
Matthew Bond, NJHA President


I have lots of ideas to boost YCs input and attendance to NJHA. These are just ideas or a work in progress so not all of them may come true with in the next year but this is where I hope NJHA is headed.
  • Every month YC’s could answer a question or do any activity. (Ex. What is something we could change about NJHA, write letter to local business asking for money, etc.)
  • Kids applying for a convention scholarship should get an extra point for being an YC and once a kid wins a scholarship they should be required to become an YC.
  • On Sunday night the YC meeting should be more like a party and YC’s earlier in the year should vote on the fun activity they want to do at convention. (Ex. Making nachos, watching a movie, etc.)
  • The vice president and therefore YC’s should have a permanent room for meetings and other activities throughout convention.
  • Every state should have a YC to increase participation in states and relay important information to other attendees.
  • At the end of the year convention which ever YC participated the most throughout the past year in NJHA and helped NJHA officers will win a big ticketed prize (Ex. Camera, IPod)
  • YC’s wear something special on their name tag to make them special so adults and other people know they are YCs.
Again these are just some ideas that I think can help NJHA increase YC’s
Erica Sprout, NJHA Vice President