4-H Office

Youth Program Advisor 

Mary Claire Bauer

4-H Youth Office Support Staff

Kathy DeDeyne

PO Box 159

De Smet, SD 57231

Phone: 605-854-3851

kingsbury.county@sdstate.edu

Kingsbury County 4-H enables youth to be engaged in the following:

• Partnerships with caring adults
• Positive learning environments
• Developing their fullest potential
• Learning life skills

 Throughout the SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Development program, we value:

• Youth, families, and communities;
• Partnerships and coalitions that work for the betterment of youth in our state, and combined strength of local programming in cooperation with the land-grant university, South Dakota State University;
• Every child’s individuality and uniqueness;
• Diversity and an inclusive environment that assures all youth access to programming;
• Caring adults who volunteer to work with, mentor, and teach youth;
• The Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.

South Dakota 4-H proudly recognizes volunteers and the outstanding marksmanship of 4-H members. 

 Joining 4-H is easy! You can either visit your local 4-H county office or enroll as a new member online. 
As of January 1, potential members must be 5-7 years old in order to become a Cloverbud or 8-18 years old to become a 4-H member.