4-H County Events 2008

4-H County Events 2008

WHO:CloverBuds (5-7 years old as of September 1, 2007)

Juniors (8-10 years old as of September 1, 2007)

Intermediates (11-13 years old as of September 1, 2007)

Seniors (14-18 years old as of September 1, 2007)

WHAT:A fun, organized competitive opportunity for 4-Hers to give show and tell presentations about their 4-H projects, public speeches, present talent acts, and exhibit posters, photos, and clothing projects. This event is the qualifying event for the District competition April 12th (Pensacola Junior College – Milton Campus). Escambia County will coordinate District Events this year. We will need volunteers to help with this event.

WHY:Participation in County Events provides 4-Hers the opportunity to compete in a fun, friendly environment and to develop self confidence and poise. Participation also counts towards county achievement medals.

WHEN:Friday, April 4, 2008

5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Demonstrations & Illustrated Talks

Prepared Public Speaking/Horse Public Speaking

Dairy Day Exhibits/ CloverBud Exhibits

Fashion Revue

Share the Fun

Posters, Photo and Automotive Driving

WHERE:Saint Luke’s United Methodist Church

1394 East Nine Mile Road

Pensacola, FL 32514

HOW:Complete a registration form* and return it to the Extension Office.

Registration form is available at the Escambia County 4-H website:

DEADLINE:March 24, 2008

*Entries Not Pre-registered Will NOT Be Allowed To Participate

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating

4-H COUNTY EVENTS

DEMONSTRATION/ILLUSTRATED TALK

Contest designed to proved 4-Hers experience in the preparation and delivery of a show-and-tell presentation, allowing 4-Hers to express ideas creatively with confidence in a public setting. A demonstration is a presentation that shows how to do something; an illustrated talk is a presentation that tells about something with the help of posters

Divisions - Junior Intermediate and Senior

Class - Individual or team of 2 members

Categories - * Animal Science * Individual/Family Resources

* Citizenship, Leadership, & Communication * Environmental Education

* Science & Technology* General

Guidelines

Must be original and related to a 4-H event or project in some way.
Senior presentations must be 5 -12 minutes; Junior and Intermediate presentations must be 3-12 minutes.
No living vertebrates may be used (fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals).
Participants must provide own props (a table and easel will be provided for use).
County:Top individual and team winners from each division and category compete at District
District:Top senior individual and team winners compete at State.
State:Top three presentations are awarded trophies.

PUBLIC SPEAKING and “OPERATION MILITARY KIDS” PUBLIC SPEAKING

4-Hers develop experience in the preparation and delivery of a public speech. In the “Operation Military Kids” Public Speaking category the speech must pertain to issues involving military families in regard to deployment, relocation, war, etc. Both of these contests require participants to recognize, organize, and present information on a topic that relates to 4-Hers and their friends and helps them learn how to express ideas in an orderly fashion. This will represent two different public speaking contests. Youth may enter both.

Divisions - Junior Intermediate and Senior

Guidelines

Participants choose the topic, but it must relate to 4-H in some way.
Speech must be their original work.
Senior speeches must be 5-7 minutes.
Junior and Intermediate speeches must be 3-7 minutes.
A typed, double-spaced copy of the speech with your name, title, age and date must accompany your registration form.
County:Top winners from each division compete at District
District:Top two senior winners compete at State
StateTop three winners receive trophies

HORSE PUBLIC SPEAKING

Individual competition within the 4-H Horse Program designed to give 4-Hers experience in the preparation and delivery of a speech related to the horse industry.

Divisions - Junior Intermediate and Senior

Guidelines

Speech must be original and specifically related to the horse industry in a demonstrable way.
Speech must have been specifically prepared for, and part of, the 4-H Horse Public Speaking program.
Senior speeches must be 8 - 10 minutes.
Junior and Intermediate speeches must be 3 - 7 minutes.
County:Top division winner may compete at District
District:Top senior winner may compete at State
State:Top three winners receive trophies

SHARE-THE-FUN TALENT SHOW

Contest designed to help 4-Hers discover and develop their talents, as well as the opportunity to share them with others.

Divisions - Junior Intermediate and Senior

Classes - Individual or team

Categories - Instrumental, vocal, dance, dramatic/novelty, or general

Guidelines

Acts must be 3-5 minutes in length.
Participants must provide their own props (a cassette/CD player will be available if recorded music is used).
County:Top two winners from each division compete at District
District:Top senior act will compete at State
State:Top three winners receive trophies

AUTOMOTIVE DRIVING

This contest consists of a written test, parts identification, safety/maintenance inspection, and participation in the auto driving event.

Division - Seniors only

Guidelines

Must have a valid Florida driver’s license.
County:Top two seniors compete at District
District:Top two District winners will compete at State
State:1st place and runner-up will be eligible to represent Florida at the National 4-H Engineering, Science, and Leadership Event.

DAIRY DAYS

This is a Dairy Days food product contest. 4-Hers learn about the use of dairy products in food preparation.

Divisions - Junior Intermediate and Senior

Categories - Junior and Intermediate - Casseroles and/or Dessert

Senior - Casseroles and/or Dessert

Guidelines

Juniors, Intermediate, and Senior may enter one recipe in casserole and one in dessert.
Recipes should be selected on the basis of their dairy food content. At least one cup of a dairy product should be included in the recipe. This is a dairy recipe contest so the recipe should promote a dairy product.
Recipes should be submitted when the dish is entered for the contest at County Events. Please submit recipes on standard recipe cards along with ingredients, directions, and servings. Any additional nutrition information about your recipe may be written on the recipe card. Included your name on the back of the recipe card.
Dishes do not have to be prepared on site. You may prepare the dish at home and bring it to County Events. A Microwave will be furnished for heating dishes.
Set up must be complete by 5:45 p.m.
Provide an attractive table display in conjunction with the dairy recipe selected.

CLOVERBUDS

4-H’ers who are 5-7 years of age are not eligible to compete at County Events, however this activity allows them to participate and receive feedback. They begin to develop their confidence, skills and relationships.

NUTRITIOUS SNACKS - GUIDELINES

Must be 5-7 years of age as of September 1, 2007.
Display nutritious snack prepared at home.
Good nutrition should be a major factor when selecting this snack.
Include the recipe card with the snack.
Include a display to coordinate with the snack recipe (similar to Dairy Days displays).
Complete name should be on the BACK of the recipe card.

4-H DISCOVERY PROJECTS - GUIDELINES

Must be 5-7 years of age as of September 1, 2007.
May display one exhibit (may be project book, poster, items made, etc). This area includes any project and/or activity area of 4-H that 5-7 years olds are involved in your club or county level.
May include description on project (optional).

ALL 5-7 YEAR OLD ENTRIES WILL RECEIVE A RIBBON

POSTER CONTEST

Gives 4-H’ers the opportunity to use visual medium to promote public understanding and support of the 4-H Program, as well as an awareness of the power of visual imagery to express ideas and thoughts.

Theme –To be announced

Divisions -Junior Intermediate and Senior

Guidelines

Must be designed on or affixed to a piece of 14" x 22" posterboard.
May be horizontal or vertical.
May use any medium (e.g. watercolor, ink, crayon, acrylic, charcoal, oils, collage) providing that they are not three-dimensional.
No copyrighted material (i.e. Snoopy, Dilbert, Garfield) will be accepted.
Posters using computer assistance to create components of the poster or the poster itself should affix a statement of one paragraph explaining how the computer assistance affected the poster’s composition and visual presentation.
Affix signed Poster Contest Certification Form to the back in the upper right hand corner.
County:Top three posters between age divisions will be exhibited at District
District: Top three scoring posters between age divisions will be exhibited at State
State: Top three entries from each division will receive trophies

DAIRY DAY POSTER CONTEST

Encourages 4-H’ers to learn more about milk, milk products, their importance to human health, the communication of these ideas to the public, and the meaning of the Real Seal program. Every 4-H’er is permitted to design a poster telling a story about milk and/or milk products.

Divisions - Junior Intermediate and Senior

Guidelines

Design a poster which tells a story about milk and/or milk products.
Theme: “To be announced
Posters must be 14" x 22" and contain the 4-H emblem and Real Seal symbol somewhere on the face.
Do not attach any materials to posters that is more than ½ “thick.
County: All participants receive certificates. Top junior, intermediate, and senior will receive a plaque and will be exhibited at District
State: Top three entries from each division will receive trophies. First place winners will also receive a $50.00 savings bond.

PHOTO CONTEST

Provides a showcase from 4-H members’ photographic accomplishments. Photos are displayed for public view with the intent of increasing public awareness and understanding of the 4-H Program.

Divisions -Junior , Intermediate and Senior

Division 1, Class A - Color or Black and White Print - Single Print
Division 1, Class B - Color or Black and White Print - Series (up to 10 photos in a series)
Division 2, Class A - Self-Developed Darkroom Print - Single Print
Division 2, Class B - Self-Developed Darkroom Print - Series (up to 10 photos in a series)
Division 3, Class A - Digital Photo - Single Image (minimal or no manipulation)
Division 3, Class B - Digital Photo - Series of Images (up to 10 images in a series, minimal or no manipulation)
Division 3, Class C - Creative Digital Photo - Single Image
Division 3, Class D - Creative Digital Photo - Series of Images (up to 10 images in a series)

About Entering Digital Photos - Digital photos should be entered in ONLY division 3. Entries in Division 3, classes A and B should have minimal manipulation electronically. Digital photos which have been substantially altered should be entered in Division 3 class C or D. All Division 3 entries should include both a print of the photo, and an electronic jpeg file of the image to be judged formatted for a PC computer and placed on a CD-ROM, a diskette or a zip disk. If both the print and the electronic file are not included with the entry, the contestant will be disqualified. Division 3 entries must also fill out a statement on the certification form about electronic manipulation of the image.

About Entering Photos Taken With Advantix Film - Photos taken with Advantix film should be entered in Division 1, class A or B. The index print which comes back to you with the processing should be attached to the back of the photograph.

Guidelines

Only prints may be submitted. All entries in divisions 1 and 2 to be judged at the state competition must have the negatives attached. Photo entries may be either black/white or color when processed from negatives or slides. Digital photos (division 3) must include a print and an electronic .jpg file placed on a diskette, CD-ROM or zip disk formatted for PC.
A 4-H’er may submit one entry as either: (1) a series of photos—picture sequence or story showing a logical progression of images. (2) an individual photo.
Pictures should depict activities typical of those in which 4-H members and their friends would likely participate.
Maximum size for a single photo print is 8”x10”, not including mounting. Mounted photos may measure 12”x14”. Maximum size for a mounted series of photographs is 16”x20”.
All photo prints (single and series) must be mounted on a mat or foam core. No other mounted material (i.e. glass, wood, plastic, metal, etc.) will be considered. DO NOT SEND PHOTOS IN A GLASS OR PLEXIGLASS (OR ANY OTHER COATING) FRAME.
Attach signed Florida 4-H Photography Exhibit Certification Statement form to the back of the photo print. Refrain from writing on the photo.

Preparation of Negative: Negatives are required for entries in divisions 1 and 2. Do not cut the individual negative and submit it alone. Negatives must be in a strip of at least three or four other negatives. Be sure to indicate which negative is your entry by carefully marking along the sprocket holes with indelible magic marker, or indicating in the plastic or paper sleeve with a pen. Also, indicate the frame number of this negative in the information listed on the Florida 4-H Photography Exhibit Certification Statement. NOTE: Please attach your negatives VERY CAREFULLY AND SECURELY to your photograph. We have had several problems with negatives coming detached from photographs during shipping. Please make sure your negative is securely attached to your photo before you mail it. The best way to do this is to place your negative inside an envelope, seal the envelope, put your name and county on the outside of the envelope, then tightly attach with tape or adhesive the entire envelope to the back of the photo exhibit, with the flap-side of the envelope facing outward (so someone can open the flap and look at the negative, then place the negative back in the envelope and reseal it).

County: Top two entries from each division will be exhibited at District

District: Top two entries from each division will be exhibited at State

State: Top three scoring exhibits between the two categories receive trophies

Awards: The top three senior scoring exhibits in each of the three divisions - Color or Black and White Print(s), Top placing junior exhibits will receive certificates. Self-Developed Darkroom and Digital will receive a trophy. Each photo exhibit at the district level will receive a participation certificate.