Youth Success & Achievements

"Before I started 4-H Web Wizards I was very discouraged and thinking about dropping out of high school. A counselor told me that Latinas do not graduate or go to college. A month later I was introduced to 4-H Tech Wizards. Everything changed. My mentors and 4-H staff encouraged me to continue in school and convinced me that I could go to college. . . In 4-H, I learned that giving back to my community is a pleasure. I learned to fight for what I want and for my future, to make good choices, setting goals, and problem solving. I now have a different way of looking at life. . . I will be the first in my family to graduate from high school and the first to go to college. I look forward to college and to getting a bachelors degree in computer science and counseling."

~ Lupe, 4-H Tech Wizard

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• 3 students serve on National 4-H GIS-GPS Integration Team 2004-05
• 4 students serve on National 4-H GIS-GPS Integration Team 2003-04
• 95% of participants have experienced an improvement in their high school GPA,
• 4 students selected as Oregon delegation to the National 4-H Technology Conference, July 2004, St. Louis
• 4 students selected to attend and present 3 workshops at the ESRI International GIS-Users Conference, August 2004, San Diego
• 3 students selected to present a workshop on their Oral Traditions documentaries at the UCLA Video festival
• 3 students selected to present workshop to American Folklore Society on oral History video project, Albuquerque New Mexico
• One student selected (one of 18 nationally) to participate in AT&T National Youth Leadership program
• 15 youth are learning streaming video production in order to develop PSA’s for 4-H for the Internet as well as television, and also to stream Bilingual Web Wizard curriculum, and workshops on the Internet so that youth in remote Oregon and national locations can learn
• Each youth participant has contributed 15 hours of community service for each skill level achieved. Youth act as a community resource by teaching community members (Spanish and English speaking) basic computer and Internet skills
• 3 Students selected to represent Web Wizards at NGY Congressional ThinkTank in Washington D.C., September 2002
• 4 Students were selected to present a workshop at the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents in Norfolk Virginia, October 2002
• 4 Students were selected to present a workshop at the 2002 National 4-H Technology Conference in Minneapolis
• 4 Students were selected to present a workshop at the National Conference of Community College Presidents July 2002, Portland Oregon
• 4 Students were selected to present workshops at the 2002 CYFAR conference in New Orleans
• 2 Students scholarshiped and presented to ESRI International Conference, San Diego, August of 2003
• One student was selected (as one of 5 high school students nationally), to serve on the National 4-H Leadership Design Team
• One student was selected (as one of only 12 high school students nationally), to serve on the National 4-H Youth Technology Leadership Team in 2001
• Five students were selected to represent the state of Oregon as the Oregon delegation at the National 4-H Technology conference in Washington D.C. in July 2000
• Seven students were selected to present a workshop at the national CYFAR conference in North Carolina (650 University, USDA, and state program leaders participated) in March 2000, and were evaluated as the top conference presentation
• 100% of students who had not previously taken computer/technology courses in High School, enrolled in computer/technology courses as a direct result of participating in the program
• 90% of students and mentors who started 4-H Web Wizards continue with the program, including those students who have graduated high school but still live and attend college in the area
• 4-H Web Wizards developed and published the web site for the Cooperative Public Agencies of Washington County. Please go to: http://www.cpawc.org
• 4-H Web Wizards developed in partnership with Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS) an award -winning educational bilingual website based on national education standards. Please, go to: http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/
• 4-H Web Wizards were selected to participate in the launch of a national USDA initiative CyberSeniors/CyberTeens in which youth help Senior citizens learn about technology, addressing the digital divide in a different way
• These same students credit their mentors and their experience in the 4-H Web Wizard project as the single most important reason that they decided to pursue post high school education and dream of a brighter future for themselves
• 100% of seniors graduating are pursuing higher education in computer and technology related fields and have received substantial (14-40K each) scholarships
• 100% of participating students are displaying an interest in finishing high school and pursuing post high-school education
• 95% of youth selected to participate have graduated compared to 56-86 % drop-out rate (dependent on district). One student dropping out of school returned when informed that the only way to participate in 4-H Web Wizards was to be enrolled in school and making progress toward graduation,

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