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4-H Awards & Incentives

Presented by:

Shannon McCollum

Mitzi Downing

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Awards & Incentives

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What is Awards & Incentives

• Scholarship• Honor Club• Project Record• Cumulative Record• Group Reports• ARI – Application, Resume & Intervie

w• Presentation

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Celebrating our success from

2005

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Project Records

874 876 898 8881031 1137 1186

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Cumulative Records

230 221 223 230 224 204 187

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ARI Participants

8671 77 75 78

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Scholarship Participants90

72 7083 89

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Total $

• $ was awarded directly to NC 4-H’ers in 2005 for their 4-H Project Records, Cumulative Records, Scholarships, Presentations, ARI

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Purpose of NC 4-H Awards Program

• Provide youth an opportunity for rewards and recognition.

• Inspire creative thinking and encourage 4-H’ers to discover and develop their talents.

• Preparing youth to face adversities that they will encounter in life

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Tools to Help You

• N.C. 4-H Awards Handbook

• Website with forms, instructions http://www.nc4h.org/publications/forms/index.php

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Scholarships

• Due January 17

• 50 Educational Scholarships in 2006

• Judged on Academic Performance and Potential as well as 4-H Excellence

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4-H Honor Club

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4-H Honor Club

• Due January 17

• Service Organization for ½ of 1% of total 4-H population

• Applications are reviewed by NC 4-H Honor Club members

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Changes for 2006

• A minimum point total of 300 points is required to receive consideration.

• Each candidate shall achieve at least 5 points in each category on the application.

• Add a component to the Offices and Committees category to reflect when an individual has run for an office (as opposed to having been an officer).

• A statement of what the candidate for membership believes he or she can contribute to the Honor Club

• Applications shall be typed.

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4-H PROJECT RECORD BOOKS

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What are Project Record Books?

Project Books are 4-H books which contain knowledge about a subject.

Project Record Books come in many subjects. For example:

• Electricity• Horse• Leadership • Animal Science

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What do you do with the Project Record Manual?

• Use the book to learn about the subject.• Expand your knowledge. Learn more

about the subject using other sources.• Choose an activity that you would like to

do that involves using the knowledge you have learned.

• Complete the activity.• Document what you did and learned

using the proper project record book sheets.

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Project Record Book Sheets

Project Record Book Sheets are divided into five age categories:

• Cloverbud (5-8 years old)• 9-10 years old• 11-12 years old• 13-15 years old• 16-18 years old

Please note that Cloverbud books are not submitted for competition. A 4-H member must be nine years old to begin

competition.

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Project Record Categories

• Animal Science• Citizenship & Civic Education• Communication Arts• Environmental & Natural Resources• Family & Consumer Sciences• Healthy Lifestyles • Personal Development and Leadership• Plant Science• Science, Technology, and Computers• Discovery I (9-10 year olds)

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Things to know about Project Records

• You must be nine years old as of January 1 of the current year. Only 4-H members nine and older can participate in competition events.

• Cloverbud books are not submitted for competition. They are for fun and practice only.

• Record of accomplishment for one year of 4-H work.

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Things to know about Project Records

• Only two county project records per 4-H member can be submitted for district competition.

• You may not make improvements to project record once it is turned in to the 4-H Office.

• You can be named a district gold medal winner in a category only once for each age category.

• Incomplete project records are not accepted for competition.

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Filling Out Records

Each Record Book Sheet has a separate set of instructions that will tell you how to fill it out. Be sure to read them carefully before starting.

Read the Record Book Sheet carefully and answer the questions as stated.

Always follow the instructions to the letter.

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Project Record Recognition

• District awards are given for each age group. Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are awarded.

• Gold winners receive a $50 award except for the 15-18 year old Personal Development & Leadership category.

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What if?

What if I want to do a 4-H Project Record on a subject that has no 4-H Project Record Book? Can you still do the activity?

Yes, you still can do it. You do not need to have the book. You could get the basic information you need from other sources. Contact your 4-H agent to discuss what category your project record falls under before beginning.

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What is 4-H Cumulative

Records?

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Cumulative Record Book

•Cumulative Records are long term records•At least 1 year of 4-H but no more than 3 years.•Cumulative Records are divided into two age categories

– 13-15– 16-18

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Cumulative Record Categories

• Agriculture• Beef• Dairy• Poultry Production and Preparation• Horse• Sheep/Goat• Veterinary Science• Swine• Citizenship & Community Service• Public Speaking/Communications

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Cumulative Record Categories

• Expressive Arts• Forestry & Natural Resources• Family & Consumer Science & Clothing• Food & Nutrition• Health & Safety• Sports Nutrition• Achievement• Leadership• Personal Development• Plant and Horticultural Science• Electric Energy• Science & Technology

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Things to know about Cumulative Records

• You must be 13 years old as of January 1 of the current year.

• A county may submit as many cumulative records to district and state competition as you wish

• One child may only submit two books to District and State Competition

• You can be named a State gold medal winner in a category only once for each age category.

• Record of accomplishment for up to three years of 4-H work

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Cumulative Record Recognition

• District & State awards are given for each age group. Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are awarded.

• Most Gold, Silver and Bronze State winners receive an award. See 4-H Awards Handbook for amounts.

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Group Records

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What are Group Awards

• Community Service– $150 first place– $100 second place– $50 third place

• Electric Group Award

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Application Resume Interview

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Application, Resume & Interview

Designed to help teen 4-H members prepare themselves for

job or college scholarship interviews, application and

resumes.

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ARI Website

• For more information you can go to the following website:– www.nc4h.org

• Click on Extension Professionals• Click on Awards & Incentives Program

Info.• Click on ARI under 2006

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ARI• Select 25 top young people to

attend National events– National 4-H Congress, National 4-H

Conference and International Leadership Conference

• Application form completed• Resume Completed• Interview

– Held at 4-H Congress/or new event 2006/2007

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ARI Scoring

• Application 20%

• Resume 30%

• Interview 50%

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Categories• National 4-H Congress

– Animal Science – 4– Citizenship & Civic Education – 1– Communication Arts – 2– Family & Consumer Science – 1 –– Environment & Natural Resources – 3– Healthy Lifestyles – 2– Personal Development & Leadership – 1– Plant Science – 1– Science & Technology – 2– Eloise Coffer Family & Consumer Science – 1– Fashion Revue Winner - 1

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Categories

• National Conference– Leadership & Citizenship - 5

• International Leadership Conference– Leadership - 2

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4-H Awards & Incentives Teaches Life Skills

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/lifeskills/homepage.html

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Life Skills Gained Through Awards

Communication skills

Decision making skills

Categorizing & Organizing data

Analysing & Utilizing information

Sharing information with others

Civic responsibilities in the community

Organizational Skills

Time Management

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Dates To Remember

• Scholarship & Honor Club • January 17

• Project Record, Cumulative Record, Group Awards

• March 1- Records due to Raleigh• Record Books Judging – March 31-April 2• Cumulative Record Judging – April 3 - 5

• ARI

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Any Questions?

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