National 4-H Week comes only once a year, but many feel the impact all year long. ISU freshmen choose to go to Iowa State for many different reasons, but there are some who come as a direct result of the impact 4-H had on their lives.According to the ISU Extension, 4-H is a program that can prepare youth for public speaking, public service, community leadership and social responsibility as much as it prepares youth for any one career choice.
Name: Krista Frazee
Hometown: Emerson
Year: Freshman
Major: Public service and administration in agriculture
Frazee said she credits her aunt and uncle for encouraging her to pursue a major in public service and administration, but she wants to use the knowledge she gets from Iowa State to pursue a career in the Extension Office, either in an agriculture-related field or back to her roots in 4-H.
"It has a lot of options out of college," Frazee said. "That, and it sounded cool."
Frazee said she had been very actively involved in 4-H for nine years and the program has played a huge role in her life.
"I'm a fourth-generation Iowa Stater - I already knew the area - but I decided to come here because 4-H showed me it had a good background," she said. "It's been a fun process along the way." (Read More)