{"id":1700,"date":"2025-07-16T08:54:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/?p=1700"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:19:03","slug":"osu-extension-intern-leads-with-a-heart-to-serve-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/2025\/07\/16\/osu-extension-intern-leads-with-a-heart-to-serve-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"OSU Extension intern leads with a heart to serve the community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone! My name is Nyla Bennett. I\u2019m an intern based in Wheeler County. This is my
\nsecond summer working for this enriching program and I\u2019m so grateful I had the opportunity to
\nreturn to this position. Since my previous blog post, I have finished my first year of higher
\neducation at Eastern Oregon University, I was accepted into Oregon Health Sciences
\nUniversity’s 3-year nursing program, and I am one year closer to obtaining my Bachelor of
\nScience in nursing with a minor in business. I can\u2019t even begin to describe how thankful I am for
\nthis past year; everything I learned and experienced.<\/p>\n

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Nyla Bennett teaching youth at a 4-H photography clinic. Photo: Miesha Bennett<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

Now looking forward, I am eagerly anticipating the antics of a busy 4-H summer. I started
\nworking only recently, but I\u2019m already about to dive into some of our most intense projects. Tri-
\nCounty 4-H Camp started the same week I did. So, I drove over to Heppner to help organize
\ncampers and guide counselors. I jumped from this camp to my county\u2019s Cloverbud Day Camps
\nshortly after. We created curricula and crafts that centered around life sciences and basic
\nchemistry concepts in the hopes of curating curiosity for future scientists. And with the number
\nof questions I was asked, I think we did just that!<\/p>\n

Last summer, I was a large part of planning and organizing events like these, as well as leading
\nthe hands-on activities with youth. I hope to expand on those responsibilities by being less
\ndependent on superiors. That\u2019s actually my biggest goal for this summer: working more
\nefficiently independently. The reason I applied for this position, and am so happy to be back, is
\nthe pure dedication to this program that so many people share. I was in 4-H for nine years, and
\nthe effort I devoted to the projects paid me back tenfold with the knowledge, skills and
\nfriendships I gained. I love seeing the same growth happening with the next generation of
\nyouth. As 4-H\u2019ers face responsibilities and requirements, they flourish. I hope to continue
\nworking as a scaffold for future leaders, helping promote scientific questioning, independence
\nand, of course, 4-H fun!<\/p>\n

As for specific projects I\u2019ll be facing over the future course of this summer, I have a menagerie
\nof duties ahead. Along with working in the Extension office on materials to make the 4-H
\nprogram run smoothly, I also have many event responsibilities. I tutor 4-H youth, providing one-
\non-one assistance. I plan and teach clinics with topics such as record books, photography and
\nanimal science. I am so excited for our county fair and leading the community service
\nopportunities presented to 4-H youth. Thank you for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone! My name is Nyla Bennett. I\u2019m an intern based in Wheeler County. This is my second summer working for this enriching program and I\u2019m so grateful I had the opportunity to return to this position. Since my previous blog post, I have finished my first year of higher education at Eastern Oregon University,… Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14884,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,272],"tags":[274],"class_list":["post-1700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4-h","category-wheeler-county","tag-nyla-bennett"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14884"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1700"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1705,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1700\/revisions\/1705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}