{"id":2777,"date":"2015-04-21T02:08:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T02:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2015\/04\/21\/register-now-for-4-h-maize-retreat-may-15-17\/"},"modified":"2015-04-21T02:08:52","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T02:08:52","slug":"register-now-for-4-h-maize-retreat-may-15-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/register-now-for-4-h-maize-retreat-may-15-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Register Now for 4-H Maize Retreat May 15-17"},"content":{"rendered":"

AMES, Iowa \u2013 High school youth may register now for the first bilingual and multi-cultural 4-H Maize retreat, May 15-17 at the Iowa 4-H Center in Madrid. Youth who will be entering ninth through 12th grade in the 2015-2016 school year are eligible to participate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis retreat is called Maize because what is more Iowan than Corn? \u00a0Maize (\/\u02c8me\u026az\/ MAYZ; Zea mays subsp. mays, from Spanish: ma\u00edz after Ta\u00edno mahiz), is known in English as corn. \u00a0Maize was the staple food of most of the pre-Columbian North American, Mesoamerican, South American, and Caribbean Indigenous cultures. \u00a0For example, many Mesoamerican legends share that humans were created from maize. \u00a0The symbolism of Corn\/Maize will be used throughout the retreat to represent the coming together of Native American, Latino and Iowan traditions, aspirations and cultures.\u201d said John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, a 4-H Youth Program Leader with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.<\/p>

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Maize taps into Latino and Native American culture, history and achievements as a way to explore healthy living, STEM, citizenship and leadership, and communications and the arts \u2013 priorities within the ISU Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth Development program. This three-day retreat will begin on the Iowa State University campus in Ames, with Aztec dancers, a campus tour and hands-on workshops with university departments.<\/p>\n

The youth then will travel to the Iowa 4-H Center in Madrid for the remainder of the retreat where they will participate in culture-based workshops, camping experiences, leadership education and development, and evening entertainment of live music and astronomy. On Sunday, youth will return to the Iowa State campus for a reception and departure.
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\u201cMaize is free for youth who are enrolled in 4-H and $350 for those who are not 4-H members. However, enrolling in 4-H is easy and there is still plenty of time for youth to enroll,\u201d said Kati Peiffer, a 4-H youth program specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.<\/p>\n

Youth may enroll in 4-H and register for Maize online at http:\/\/www.extension.iastate.edu\/4h\/page\/events\/maize-retreat. For more information on getting involved with the Maize retreat, please contact Alyssa Meyer, 515-294-1557, alyssam@iastate.edu; or Kati Peiffer, 319-385-8126, kpeiffer@iastate.edu.<\/p>

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