{"id":2077,"date":"2026-08-13T11:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/?p=2077"},"modified":"2026-08-13T11:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:21:17","slug":"osu-extension-intern-recaps-a-summer-of-4-h-growth-and-overcoming-obstacles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/2026\/08\/13\/osu-extension-intern-recaps-a-summer-of-4-h-growth-and-overcoming-obstacles\/","title":{"rendered":"OSU Extension intern recaps a summer of 4-H, growth and overcoming obstacles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi again!\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0Evelyn, the OSU Extension intern from Wasco County, Oregon. This has been an amazing summer, and I have learned a lot.\u00a0Now that all of our 4-H summer camps have finished, I can recap everything I learned.\u00a0To make the camps run smoothly, we\u00a0have to\u00a0ensure we have enough supplies for every student, from building materials to working\u00a0computers, to snacks and water bottles. I also learned that even if you spend days updating computers in June, Windows will still\u00a0require\u00a0major updates in July that unfortunately must be installed for the computers to run. While working with Susan McCourt on our Invention Convention (IC) teacher training, I have learned what IC will look like in Oregon in the future. Additionally, I\u00a0facilitated\u00a0my first Zoom meeting, which took a lot of troubleshooting to set up, but it was\u00a0a huge success! I have learned a lot about Zoom, and I feel quite prepared if I\u00a0am\u00a0needed\u00a0to run another meeting again.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One big struggle I faced this year was at one of our later summer camps. We were running our camp at one of our local elementary schools, and a lot of our computers were unable to connect to the internet. After sorting through the twenty-one computers I had, I was able to connect twelve to the internet. We had a 16-student camp starting in 30 minutes and were prepared to pair up students to ensure everyone could learn. We then had many students go to the wrong location due to a mislabeled email months back, but by the time the camp started, we had twelve students show up. Luckily, we had enough computers, and the rest of the day went smoothly.\u00a0I learned a great deal about organization and adapting when\u00a0encountering\u00a0challenges to achieve success amidst struggles.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Students at the 3D Printing Camp testing their boat designs in a tub of water. Photo: Cameron Deitz-Fuller<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

This past week I have been helping Leah Ashley plan the Wasco County Fair. This involved doing odd jobs around the office. I made judging cards for livestock and small\u00a0animals, and\u00a0then dove into sorting the champion banners into their respective categories.\u00a0This part of the fair is actually quite exciting because I get to see what the 4-H office team does before the fair starts.\u00a0During the fair, I will be helping run the STEM activities: robotics, duct-tape\u00a0projects\u00a0and popsicle-stick catapults\u00a0<\/span>[due to the Grasshopper Fire, the Wasco County Fair has been canceled, placing all fair activities on hold]<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now that my internship is\u00a0almost over\u00a0(August 14th is my last day), I can share what I have\u00a0generally learned\u00a0this summer.\u00a0Besides learning how to run the 4-H camps and the fair, I have learned\u00a0how\u00a0to solve problems with limited instructions, which is a very useful skill.\u00a0Also, all the knowledge I gained about STEM and the Wasco County Fair will help\u00a0me as I\u00a0pursue a career in engineering.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I would like to thank the entire Wasco County OSU Extension office for making my internship a very enjoyable experience. I would also like to thank Susan McCourt, whom I worked alongside during my internship. It has been a pleasure to hear about\u00a0all of\u00a0the other\u00a0interns\u2019\u00a0stories, and I hope everyone has an amazing year!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi again!\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0Evelyn, the OSU Extension intern from Wasco County, Oregon. This has been an amazing summer, and I have learned a lot.\u00a0Now that all of our 4-H summer camps have finished, I can recap everything I learned.\u00a0To make the camps run smoothly, we\u00a0have to\u00a0ensure we have enough supplies for every student, from building materials to… 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":[9,137,140,30],"tags":[318],"class_list":["post-2077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4-h","category-livestock","category-stem","category-wasco-county","tag-evelyn-schecter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077","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=2077"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2079,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077\/revisions\/2079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}