Shawano County

4-H Projects and Record Book Forms – 2016 & 2017

Plan the things you would like to do and learn in each project with the help of your leader and/or parents at the beginning of the year.

4-H records are meant to prepare a 4-H member for life as an adult and a citizen. Record keeping helps start the good habits of setting goals, planning, organizing, evaluating and improving communication skills. Records reflect your character and ability to get things done.

To achieve in your club and be eligible for county awards, you must:

1.  Keep accurate and clear records. Record books should not be a scrapbook. The records intend for you to plan ahead at the beginning of the year and to look back and evaluate at the end of the year.

2.  Project records should be for the current project year. (Lifetime Dairy Record Sheet is the only exception.)

3.  Junior Awards go to members in grades 3 – 8 as of January 1 of current year. Senior Awards to members in grade 9 and older as of January 1 of current year.

4.  All records must be the work of the member, whether handwritten, typed or word-processed. The neatest record books do not interchange typing, ink, pencil or ink colors. Lifetime animal records are the only exception. However, all stories can be word processed on a computer. If a member is physically unable to write their records, has special needs, or is ill, a parent can assist, but the words must still be those of the member. A note should be included stating the reason the member couldn’t do their own book.

5.  All blanks on the record sheets should be completed. State either a reason or does not apply or N/A in the space provided. Never leave an empty space on the record sheets.

6.  It is suggested that all record books be TABBED according to project area, as it is easier to find any given project when viewing record book.

Each record book must contain the following pages in the following order:

1.  Front of cover must be completed.

2.  Picture Page (1 per member) front and back must be completed. Copy information from last year’s book and add this years.

3.  My 4-H Activity Program (1 per member). Check all activities you participated in.

4.  Optional: Newspaper clippings and/or pictures of club or county activities, not project work. These must be related to some specific work you (not just your club) have done. Underline or highlight your name and club name.

5.  Optional Community Service Section: This is especially important to include if you are hoping to compete for the overall county youth leadership award as community service is considered an important part of youth leadership. Story &/or photos to show proof of involvement.

6.  Project Pages – Follow the table on the next pages to see what pages are required for each project and what order they are to be placed in your record book for that project. Project areas may be placed in the record book in any order desired. For example, beef may be placed in your record book as the third or sixth project area. They do not need to be in alphabetical or numerical order.

Project

/ Form(s) Used

Aerospace

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Aerospace Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Astronomy

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Astronomy Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Backpacking

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Backpacking Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Beef / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Livestock Project & Cost Analysis Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Bicycling

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Bicycling Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Birds

/ See Exploring Your Environment

Cake Decorating

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Cake Decorating Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Canoeing

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Canoeing Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Cats / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Cats Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Child Development / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Child Development Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Clothing

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Clothing Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Cloverbuds / Required: Cloverbud Record

Communications

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Communications Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Computers / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Computers Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Consumer Savvy

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Consumer Savvy Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Creative Writing / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Creative Writing Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Crocheting

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Crocheting Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Crops / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Crop Project Record (1 for each crop worked with). Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Dairy Cattle / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Dairy Project Record, Lifetime Dairy Record (1 per animal). Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Dairy Goats / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Dairy or Meat Goat Project Record, Lifetime Dairy Goat History Sheet (1 per animal), Financial Record. Optional: Project story, newspaper clippings &/or pictures of project
Dogs / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Dogs Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Electricity / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Electricity Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Entomology / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Entomology Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Project

/ Form(s) Used

Entrepreneurship

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Entrepreneurship Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Exotic Animals

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Other Exotic Animals Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Exploring Your Environment (includes Birds, Wildflowers) / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record for each unit and Shawano County Exploring Your Environment Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Fishing

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Sport Fishing Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Foods & Nutrition

(Incl. Food Preservation)

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Foods & Nutrition Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Forestry

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record for each unit and Shawano County Forestry Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Health

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Health Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Home Environment

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Home Environment Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Home Grounds / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Home Grounds Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Horse
and
Horseless Horse / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Horse or Horseless Horse Project Record, Shawano County Clothing Record Sheet (if you make riding attire). Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Horticulture / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Horticulture Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Intro to Adventures

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Intro to Adventures Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Knitting

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Knitting Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Llamas / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Llamas Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Music / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Music Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Meat Goat / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Dairy or Meat Goat Project Record, Financial Record. Optional: Project story, newspaper clippings &/or pictures of project, Meat Goat wether report.
Personal Finance / Required: Project Goals/Achievement Record and Shawano County Personal Finance Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Pets / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Pets Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Photography / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Photography Project Record (all 8 photo evaluation sheets completed). Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Plant Crafts / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Plant Crafts Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Poultry / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Poultry Project Record, Financial Record if involved in fair auction. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Project

/ Form(s) Used
Rabbits / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Rabbits Project Record, Financial Record if selling in auction. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Recycling / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Recycling Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Robotics

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Robotics Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Scale Models

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Scale Models Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Self-Determined / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Self-Determined Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Sheep / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Livestock Project Cost Analysis Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Shooting Sports / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record for each unit and Shawano County Shooting Sports and/or Trapping Project Record (only one needed for multiple units). Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Small Engines

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Small Engines Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Swine / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Livestock Project & Cost Analysis Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Theatre Arts

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Theatre Arts Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Tractor

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Tractor Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Trapping / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Trapping Project Record Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Veterinary Science / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Vet. Science Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Videography / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Videography Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project
Visual Arts / Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Visual Arts Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Wildflowers

/ See Exploring Your Environment

Winter Travel

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Winter Travel Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Woodworking

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Woodworking Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Workforce Readiness

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Workforce Readiness Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project

Youth Leadership

/ Required: Project Goals/Achievements Record and Shawano County Youth Leadership Project Record. Optional: project story, newspaper clippings and/or pictures of project If wishing to be considered for overall county youth leadership honors, be sure to refer include Optional Community Service Section (more info is found on the bottom of the front page #5)

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