4-H
AWARDS PROGRAM
Member Awards
In Waupaca County the record book is a report of 4-H accomplishments
in projects and activities during the current year. Record book
sheets are usually available in February. Members complete one
page for every project area they enter. Members should complete
a record book and submit it to their General Leader in September.
Outstanding record books that meet the requirements of the County
4-H Awards Sheet are then selected from the club level and sent
to the county for consideration for achievement at the county
level.
4-H record books are an excellent way for members to record
all of the activities and projects they have participated in
throughout 4-H. They are wonderful records to keep for many years.
Remember that you should be doing record books if you plan on
applying for awards in future years. Awards such as the Leaders’ Association
scholarship require members to turn in their previous record
books.
When members turn in their record books, they have the chance
to receive project awards which are presented to up to 4 juniors
and 4 seniors in each project for outstanding achievement in
a project.
Besides the project awards, members have the opportunity to
receive other awards. Below is a listing of County Awards that
are possible to receive. ALL award forms and record books are
due in the UW-Extension Office in September.
- Club Secretary Award – Submit yellow secretary
book with record of club activities and minutes.
- Club Reporter
Award—Submit scrapbook of articles written
by the reporter and published in paper
- Club Treasurer Award—Submit blue treasurer book with
club financial records as indicated.
- Club Scrapbook Award—Submit
club scrapbook highlighting club activities, projects and community
service during the
current year only.
- Junior and Senior Achievement Awards—Presented
to 4-H members demonstrating personal, project, and leadership
growth
as a result
of 4-H work.
- Teens in Action Award—Any Club Leader can
nominate youth who are doing a good job in providing leadership
for a local
club activity or project and / or county leadership. If a leader
or parent would like to nominate their own child, please ask
another leader to complete the nomination form.
- “I Dare You” Award—Any Club Leader may
nominate member for this award. One 4-H boy and one 4-H girl
will be chosen
who have demonstrated qualities of constructive leadership
and excellence in character and personal development. Recipients
also have the opportunity to apply for a partial scholarship
from
the
American Youth Foundation to attend an International Leadership
Conference. If a leader or parent would like to nominate their
own child, please ask another leader to complete the nomination
form. Youth being nominated must have completed 8th grade or
above.
- Key Award—Presented to youth who have demonstrated
consistent growth in their 4-H program; developed and applied
their leadership
skills; and actively participated in the functions of their
4-H club and community. Candidates must submit all of their
available
record books, an application and one leader recommendation
in September. Candidates must have completed 8th grade
before applying,
3 years of 4-H club membership, and 1 year of leadership
in the club or county.
- 4-H Scholarship—Sponsored by the
4-H Leaders’ Association.
Members may apply for the scholarship the year they graduate
from 4-H or the year after they graduate from 4-H, but
only receive the scholarship once. The application and leader
recommendation
must be submitted along with all previous record books in
September.
Leader Awards
- Distinguished Service Award—Each club has
the opportunity to nominate 4-H leaders who have been registered
4-H leaders for 20 or more years.
- Friend of 4-H—Each
club has the opportunity to nominate people or businesses who
contribute time, money or other resources
to the county 4-H program and are not registered 4-H leaders.
- Volunteer
of the Year Award—Any youth, leader, or parent
may nominate a leader for this award. Any registered 4-H leader
who has been a leader in Waupaca County for at least 3 years
is eligible to be nominated.
Contact Penny Tank for information about the awards program.
Email:
penny.tank@ces.uwex.edu
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