This summer, Red River Parish 4-H was fortunate enough to have Avery Barber as an intern.

Avery, who is a Louisiana Tech student majoring in Education, was part of the LSU AgCenter Aspire summer intern program.

The purpose of this 10-week program is to engage undergraduates in agricultural-related internships in research, extension, and teaching, with mentorship from faculty in LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture.

Ms. Barber was very active in 4-H in her home parish of Desoto, both in junior leaders and shooting sports.

This summer, she worked with the 4-H agent, Jacque Fontenot, on various projects and events, such as Wetlands camp, Teen Leader Retreat, and Agriculture class at the library summer reading program. She also helped train students in their various contests for 4-H University, as well as attending 4-H camp with the Red River Parish students.

As a requirement of the program, Avery researched and a presented a final project, highlighting one major project that she worked on over the course of her internship. On August 1st, she presented at a symposium held on LSU Campus in Baton Rouge. The topic of her research was “Developing Entrepreneur Skills in 4-H Students”.

Red River 4-H would like to thank Avery for her commitment to this program.

Submitted by Jacque Fontenot