This year Brennan joined the MD 4-H Congress and stayed at UMD College Park campus for five days. We sent him to the dorm on Sunday and picked him up on Thurs.
Brennan wrote this article for Lucky Post after the 4H congress:
For 4-H Congress this year, we went to the University of Maryland
campus for five days, June 23 to 27, and spent those days learning about
careers and job opportunities on out career tracks. There were about 7-8 people
from Montgomery county, and we were chaperoned by Tabitha Gregory, who had
recently graduated college in UMD. The four different career tracks were STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Agricultural Education, Health Education,
and BLaPPS (Business, Law and Politics, Political Science). On the 24th through
the 26, we had two sessions each day that exposed us to different opportunities
in UMD. I was in the STEM track, and various careers presented to us included
tree science, aerospace, and virtual/augmented reality. We lived on campus in
one of the dormitory buildings, and each of our classes were held inside of
different building on campus. Between our classes, we would hold our meals in
the Diner, which served various selections of food including (but not limited
to) pizza, pasta, chicken, burgers, and salads. After our activities during the
day, we were able to have activities and games we play in teams to have fun,
like scavenger hunts and party games. One night, we were even able to go to the
University’s Terp Zone, which had billards/pool tables, bowling, video games,
and a movie theatre. On our last full day at Congress, we were able to work on
a service project and create scarves, dog toys, and blankets for shelters, and
then held a party to celebrate our week. In the end, 4-H Congress was a great
experience, and I encourage everyone 14 and over to go to the 2021 4-H Congress,
and have a good time!
