Junior Department Employment Application

2010 Illinois State Fair

(Please PRINT legibly or type all information!)

Name
Street Address
City/State/Zip Code
Home Phone (include area code) / Cell Phone(include area code)
E-mail Address / Age as of 8/1/2010
Parent/Guardian’s Name (If under 18)
Dates Available to Work from 7/26 – 8/21

(Check the dates for the positions that you are interested in; many positions are only available on certain days.

Some dates may be negotiable depending on when available.If there are dates you are unavailable, do not list them!)

Indicate your interest in the positions below by ranking your top 5 choices below. Judging positions are listed on the 2nd page. An asterisk, “*” indicates positions that are open to youth as young as 14 years of age. Two asterisks, “**”, indicate positions that must be filled with individuals age 21 and older; some who must go through a security screening procedure.For all other positions, applicants must be 16 years of age or older.

NOTE: Due to school schedule conflicts, the Jr. Department Dormitory will not be open from Monday, Aug. 16 – Sunday, August 22, so certain positions will not be filled for those dates. Also, since 4-H Judging will only be Aug. 13-16, 4-H Project Assistant positions will not be filled for August 17-22 outside of the Exposition Building staff. Exposition Building Staff will only be needed August 11-17.

Set-up: / Project Staff:
Crew*(July 26 – Aug. 12) / Project Assistants (Rank areas of interest)
General Exhibits (Aug.12-16 only)
List interest area(s):
Superintendents: / Fashion Revue (Aug. 12-16 only)
Dormitory** (Aug. 9-17 only ) / Public Presentations (Aug. 12-16 only)
Jr. Home Economics Bldg.** (Aug. 12-17 only)
University of Illinois Bldg** (Aug. 12-17 only)
Exposition Building Staff:
Dormitory Staff: / Superintendent** (Aug. 11-17)
Office Staff* (Aug. 9-17 only) / Activity Assistants (Aug. 11-17)
Security** (Aug. 10-16 only )
Service Crew* (Aug. 9-16 only ) / Livestock Staff:
Crew/Clerk* (August 9-15; 16-21)

List all experience and/or classes related to the positions that you checked above.

Two letters of reference are required for all new applicants!

Applicant’s Signature / Date
Parent/Guardian’s Signature (if under 18) / Date

(Positions for Potential Judges are listed on the next page.)

Potential Judges:

Please mark you judging area preference(s). Judges must be over 19 years of age and have qualified experience in said area(s). Please note experience below.

All projects will be conference judged this year. Number of days is negotiable. If you have one day open to judge, please write that down for us to be in contact with you. If you have more than one day, we would greatly appreciate it!

NOTE: Judging for the 2010 Illinois State Fair will ONLY take place on Friday – Monday, August 13-16. Certain project areas (noted below) will only be judged on Saturday, August 14. Other projects listed will be judged on all four dates.

Aerospace / Geology
Animal Sciences / Health
Bicycle / Horticulture/Floriculture
Child Development / Intercultural(Individual or Club/Group)
Intergenerational / Interior Design
Clothing & Textiles / Journalism
Fashion Revue / Leadership
Computer Science / Natural Resources/Conservation
Consumer Education / Photography
Crops / Plant & Soil Sciences
Electricity / Public Adventures (Club/Group)
Electronics (Aug. 14 only) / Public Presentations
Entomology / Robotics
Food & Nutrition / Small Engines & Tractor
Food Demonstrations / Sportsfishing
Geospatial (Aug. 14 only) / Theater Arts
Visual Arts / Welding (Aug. 14 only)
List Art Specialties: / Woodworking

List any 4-H judging experience or expertise in above areas:

Please send applications and reference letters to:

Jr. Department Job Applications

State 4-H Office

1902 Fox Dr, Suite A

Champaign, IL61820

Deadline for earliest consideration: May 1, 2010. Applications will be accepted through August 1, 2010.