{"id":1889,"date":"2026-07-08T13:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2026-07-14T11:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:03:00","slug":"osu-extension-intern-supports-education-in-the-local-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/2026\/07\/08\/osu-extension-intern-supports-education-in-the-local-community\/","title":{"rendered":"OSU Extension intern supports education in the local community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello! My name is Makaela Carter, and I am\u00a0very excited\u00a0to be working with the Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Service in Douglas County as a 4-H\u00a0intern this summer. I was born and raised in Douglas County, so I am grateful for the opportunity to work within my home community. I graduated from OSU this spring with a\u00a0bachelor of science\u00a0in agricultural\u00a0sciences and a minor in agricultural and food business management. I will be returning to OSU this fall to pursue a\u00a0master of science\u00a0in agricultural education, with the goal of becoming a high school agriculture science teacher.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Makaela Carter smiles for a grad photo taken outside of the Memorial Union on OSU’s campus this past spring. Photo: Jacob McGhehey<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

I am extremely passionate about teaching others about the agriculture industry and helping students develop leadership skills early on.\u00a0I hope to give students the resources they need to be successful in life after high school.\u00a0Because I care deeply about education, I am excited to learn more about\u00a0different types\u00a0of educational outreach during my internship with OSU Extension this summer. I hope this experience will broaden my perspective on education and help me become a stronger\u00a0educator\u00a0in the future.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My involvement with 4-H began when I was 11 years old through raising and showing hogs at the Douglas County Fair.\u00a0While my knowledge of OSU Extension as a whole has been limited, I am eager to expand my understanding throughout this internship.\u00a0My main tasks this summer will be\u00a0assisting\u00a0with preparations leading up to the Douglas County Fair and\u00a0helping out\u00a0behind-the-scenes to ensure that it is a successful week for all 4-H members. I am looking forward to being a part of such an important event in the community!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since beginning this internship a few weeks ago, 4-H activities have been in full swing. I helped prepare and\u00a0facilitate\u00a0our county\u2019s Cloverbud 4-H Camp, where we offered many engaging activities for members. Kids created bug hotels, made bird feeders, performed science experiments, potted\u00a0flowers\u00a0and even put together a paper quilt that will be displayed at the fair this August along with the other 4-H static exhibits.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These three weeks have flown\u00a0by\u00a0and I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0wait to see what the rest of the summer has in store!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Douglas County intern, Makaela Carter, smiles for the camera at the end of the 4-H Cloverbud Camp alongside the 4-Hers, volunteers and other OSU intern (Amaya Slay); posing with the paper quilt that the Cloverbuds created. Photo: Katie Baxter<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello! My name is Makaela Carter, and I am\u00a0very excited\u00a0to be working with the Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Service in Douglas County as a 4-H\u00a0intern this summer. I was born and raised in Douglas County, so I am grateful for the opportunity to work within my home community. I graduated from OSU this spring… 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":[9,26,178],"tags":[310],"class_list":["post-1889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4-h","category-ag-and-natural-resources","category-douglas-county","tag-makaela-carter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1889","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=1889"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1919,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1889\/revisions\/1919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}