The Cape May County Herald partners with Cape May County 4-H every year to produce a 20-page supplement that brings readers into the world of 4-H. Check it out inside the July 17 edition of the Herald, available for free around the county. Online, this gallery collects photos and descriptions of the many 4-H clubs that help local kids learn about the world around them.
Kids can join a 4‑H club, go to camp, attend one-day themed events, and take part in the county fair. There are activities from robots to fishing, from cooking and nutrition to horses and from bunnies to shooting sports. In addition to community clubs, 4‑H participates in partnership activities with various schools and other youth-serving organizations in the area.
Beach Bullseyes
Meet the “Beach Bullseyes” 4-H Shooting Sports Club with club leaders Bob Andrzejczak and Trisha Andrzejczak. The club meets every other Sunday at Noon on the 4-H Fairgrounds. 4-H members include Robert Andrzejczak, Carter Bryan, Emma Gotwols, Ethan Gotwols, Natalee Guest, Colton Hearon, Nathan Shulde, and Edan Simpkins.
Canvas & Brush Club
If art is your thing, the Canvas & Brush 4-H Club creates a variety of art projects throughout the year with club leaders Dana Barry and Nicole Arcuri. The club meets on the third Thursday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at the RCE Meeting Room, CMCH. 4-H members: Joseph Arcuri, Lola Barry, Sasha Hamann, Ella Liriano, Mary O’Donnell, and EmmaLeigh Vitullo.
Special Services School Club
The Special Services School resumed its 4-H club activities last year post-COVID under the leadership of Megan Morrissey and 20 fellow teachers at Ocean Academy Elementary and launched 21 brand new 4-H clubs. The clubs were greeted with great enthusiasm by students; a total of 160 of them participated throughout the school year. With options to choose from such as puzzles, jewelry making, movie matinee and STEM, who wouldn’t want to be a 4-Her!
Lambs ‘R Us
Learn how to raise and care for a lamb with club leaders Courtney Hearon, Christy Gotwols, and Deborah McAnney on the first Friday of each month at 6 p.m. at Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office. 4-H members: Hannah Cohen, Thea Cohen-Chase, Emma Gotwols, Ethan Gotwols, Natalee Guest, Colton Hearon, Noelle McAnney, Kiera Shetler, Edan Simpkins, Cody VanArtsdalen, Gentry VanArtsdalen, and Ryley Yates.
Emerald Theater Company
Have fun with theater and drama with club leaders Daniel Richards and Carolyn Richards. Contact the 4-H Office for meeting times at 609-465-5115, ext. 3605. 4-H members: Arabella AitHaddad, Rainbow McAtee, Autumn Richards, Molly Jane Richards, and Serenity Taylor.
Tightlines Club
Learn about Salt & Fresh Water Fishing with club leaders Ruth Thraen, Frank Breakell, Allen Stokes, Joyce Stokes, Daniel Worthington, and Rhiannon Worthington. The club meets the second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center. 4-H members: Alexander Benson, JJ Carr, Emma Gotwols, Ethan Gotwols, Colton Hearon, Edward Hoover, Eli Livingston, Molly Jane Richards, Luke Salandria, Amelia Worthington, and Elouise Worthington.
Fox Wood Friends
Fod Wood Friends 4-H Club is all about horses with club leader Julie King. The club meets
at the Fox Wood Farm in Woodbine. 4-H members: Lucy Adams, Sophia Hess, Adelina King, Penelope King, and Abigail Pellicano.
Fuzzy Logic Robotics
Learn about robotics with club leader John Spriggs at Cape Christian Academy. 4-H members: Wyatt Boyd, Jackson Greenling, Max Hunko, and Fiona Thame.
The Gaming Innovation Lab
Cape May County 4-H’s newest club takes cyber technology to another level with club leaders Kim Germanio and Eric Neeld. The club meets on the second and fourth Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Atlantic Cape Community College in Cape May Court House. 4-H members: Ethan Gotwols, Sasha Hamann, Ellie Neeld, Ashton Russick, Adrianna Tomlin, and Wyatt Tomlin.
Get Your Brick On
Learn engineering and design through LEGO builds with club leaders Ryan Gotwols and Kim Simpkins on the first and third Thursdays at 6 p.m. at the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center. (3rd grade and up only) 4-H members: Christopher Arms, Eric Berg, Jakob Berg, JJ Carr, Quinn Fisher, Paxton Gifford, Vladimir Gjorgjievski, Ethan Gotwols, Sasha Hamann, Max Hunko, Parker McClure, Wyeth Mills, Justin Reid, and Edan Simpkins.
Growing Sprouts Cloverbud
Growing Sprouts Cloverbud 4-H Club is all about gardening, growing, nature, and craft fun for our youngest 4-H’ers in Kindergarten through third grade with club leaders Andrea Armstrong and Jennifer Armstrong. The club meets on the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center. 4-H members: Joseph Arcuri, Dante Aurichio, Olivia Madden, and Kimberly Sullivan.
Horsin’ Around
Have fun while learning all about horses with club leaders Hailey Murdock, Cortney Geisinger, and Hannah McClure on the fourth Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Woodbine Equestrian Center. 4-H members: Taylor Black, Delia Curcuru, Avery Fine, Penelope Fine, Ella Geisinger, Katherine Grayson, Mollie Henfey, Evelyn King, Remi King, Hannah McClure, Lindsay Michaels, Elizabeth Scavola, Amelia Starnes, and Rhys Starnes.
Hy-Riders
Learn about horses and more with club leaders Brooke Schaffer, Kaitlyn Martindale and Stephen Schaffer on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in Woodbine. 4-H members: Elliott Budd, Grayson Budd, Adeline Carter, Karolina Carter, Bryce Dooley, Danika Dooley, Emmalyn Evans, Autumn Gamble, Brynn Gaynor, Lacey Gaynor, Brooke Harron, Lilly Hodges, Hannah McClure, Sofia Perone, Amelia Pitcock, Selah Pitcock, Brantley Schaffer, Caitlyn Schaffer, and Mae Vanaman.
Kitchen Phanatics
If food is your thing, the Kitchen Phanatics 4-H Club is for you. Learn culinary arts with club leaders Louis McAtee and Melissa McAtee on the first and third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
4-H members: Arabella AitHaddad, JJ Carr, Lillian Carr, Jayden Cordero, Kaitlyn Flynn, Emma Gotwols, Edward Hoover, Rainbow McAtee, Autumn Richards, Sylia Snyder, Arianna Taylor, and Amelia Worthington.
Lower Cape May Regional
Lower Cape May Regional 4-H Club is one of our school clubs. The after-school science club with club leader Karren Barr makes science fun every Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at LCMR High School. 4-H members: Rowan Becica, Natasha Lopez Crespe, Julianne Frederick, Katelyn Hilvert, Caroliena Mextre, Valerie Long, Alberta Rieghn, Max Rose, and Ashanti Wing.
Milky Ways Livestock
Milky Ways 4-H Livestock Club with club leaders Marcie Hughes and Kristin Hughes meets on the second and fourth Sunday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center. 4-H members: Daniel Aguado, Alexa Anaya, Alex Benson, Danika Couse, Jacie Couse, Megan Couse, Kaitlyn Flynn, Kayla McDermott, Liam Melhouse, Cecila Puerta, and Kimberly Sullivan.
Needle & Thread
Enjoy sewing & craft projects with club leaders Marlene Conover and Joyce Stokes on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at Rutgers Cooperative Extension. 4-H members: Rebecca Arcuri, Sophia Dobosz, Emma Gotwols, Ella Liriano, Molly Jane Richards, and Victoria Rupinski.
Scales & Tails Herpetology
Scales & Tails 4-H Herpetology Club is our largest 4-H Club with 23 members! Learn about snakes and all types of scaley critters with club leaders Stephanie Hoover, Lauren Miller, Louis McAtee, and Carolyn Richards on the first and third Friday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center.
4-H members: Arabella AitHaddad, Kai Dignam, Caden Doto, Kayla Doto, Maddie Doto, Damien Geiger, Vladimir Gjorgjievski, Emma Gotwols, Ethan Gotwols, Jacob Halsey, Nathan Halsey, Edward Hoover, Elias Johnson, Rainbow McAtee, Vivian Pelan, Autumn Richards, Molly Jane Richards, Justin Roxas Jr., Kimberly Sullivan, Arianna Taylor, Serenity Taylor, Garrett Van Gilder, and Amelia Worthington.
Science Rocks
Science is interesting and fun with club leaders Christie Gotwols and Kim Simpkins. The club meets the third Sunday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center. 4-H members: Joseph Arcuri, JJ Carr, Lillian Carr, David Corobca, Kai Dignam, Sophia Dobosz, Damien Geiger, Vladimir Gjorgjievski, Emma Gotwols, Ethan Gotwols, Bobby Greenling, Jackson Greenling, Sasha Hamann, Justin Roxas Jr., Edan Simpkins, Quinlan Taylor, and Garrett Van Gilder.
Seaworthy Stables
Have fun learning about Horses with club leaders Debbie Giuliano, Ashley Lake, and Shannon Romano at Seaworthy Stables in Cape May Court House. 4-H members: Ariana DeLuca, Sophie Fasy, Sophia Giuliano, Audrey Johnson, Tatum Macomber, Julianna Romano, and Lucianna Romano.
Star Hollow Riders Club
Club leaders Abby Revoir, Bonnie Barcas, Stephanie Benson, and Rebecca Lehman make learning about horses interesting and fun on the first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. at Star Hollow Stables in Cape May Court House. 4-H members: Elisabeth Axelsson, Beau Barcas, Grace Barcas, Charlotte Benson, Callie Carney, Nevaeh Crawley, Willow Ferguson, Isabella Frame, Abigail Kitner, Logan Mathis, Liam Mehlhouse, Amelia Menchin, Harper Menchin, Isla Tracy, and Natalie Yank-Parsons.
Teen Ambassadors
The Teen Ambassadors 4-H Club meets monthly and offers Leadership, Community Service & Personal Development for its members in grades 8 and up. The teens meet monthly with club leaders Linda Horner and Annabella Halbruner at Rutgers Cooperative Extension. 4-H members: Lillian Carr, Max Cohen, Kaitlyn Flynn, Emma Gotwols, Edward Hoover, Rainbow McAtee, Autumn Richards, Juliana Romano, Sylia Snyder, Adriana Tomlin, Yadiel Torres, and Amelia Worthington.
Whinny Pigs Horse Club
Club leaders Juli Schalick and Oakford Schalick teach members about horses and other animals when they meet on the second Monday of the month at Fox Run Farm in Cape May Court House. 4-H members: Chloe Frame, Marcos Hortal, Nathaniel McCrone, Leah Schalick, Patrick Schalick, and Merrick Wilson.
Woodland Riders
Club leaders Nicole Simpkins, Leigha Lambert, and Laura McCrone explore the world of horses with their members on Sundays at 4 p.m. at Woodland Farm in Goshen. 4-H members: Elizabeth Cabral, Owen Collins, Sydney Eckert, Tyler Eckert, Adella Galia, Kira Galvin, Mara Galvin, Makayla Knoyer, Robert Lambert, Nathaniel McCrone, August Nicoletta, Finn Reese, Kaelyn Soreng, Alaina Waugh, and Ryker Weber.
