Dawes County 4-H Achievement Application · State verses Dawes County Nebraska “Achievement...
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Dawes County 4-H
Achievement
Application2019
Outline
Background
State vs. Dawes County
Moving Forward
Clover Kid
Senior & Junior Achievement Applications
Senior Application
Front Page
Example Application
Submission
Resources
Background Nebraska 4-H recognizes and awards individuals and groups for outstanding
achievements and contributions to their community, club, and their own personal development. Recognition and awards are available throughout all levels and programs of 4-H.
Why is filling out the Achievement Application important?
Recordkeeping is a life skill. Many things in life require recordkeeping (finances, medical, schedule, future jobs, and etc.)
Keeping your 4-H records helps you in the future. Especially reflecting on your past leadership and volunteer experience.
Examples;
Appling for scholarships when you are a senior
Filling out resumes for future careers
Tessa referenced her career portfolio to remember her past 4-H experiences and accomplishments when applying for the Dawes County 4-H Extension Assistant (In fact, Tessa has her past career portfolios in her office )
You might recognize when someone says “Career Portfolio,” but now an “Achievement Application” has been introduced.
The state has shifted the application from micro reporting -> list making -> narrative about experience.
The state added this application for multiple reasons: simpler application, more like scholarship applications, quicker judging process, and more.
State verses Dawes County
Nebraska
“Achievement Applications” only will be used to compete for state wide awards.
Two versions of the application will be available for seniors (ages 15-18) and juniors (ages 8-14).
Due date for state submission is January 15. Only youth ages 15-18 as of Jan. 1 can submit to state. (Youth must submit to county and district before state)
“Career Portfolios” will remain an option for county awards if the county decides.
Dawes County
The 4-H Council decided in April 2019 to only accept the new “Achievement Application” for Dawes County awards.
The 4-H Council decided to bring back the “Project Records” that were previously required in years past. They 4-H Council revamped the old project records to be one page.
Dawes County also requires an application form for the front to help with determining awards.
Remember this is the first year of this change, as the Dawes 4-H Council and staff hear feedback, we will work together to make the application and award process the best it can be!
Dawes County Moving Forward
Deadline
All Dawes county applications are due by September 18, 2019 at 4:30.
Application
Dawes 4-H Application Form (Required front page)
Achievement Application (Either Senior or Junior app)
Dawes Project Records (one for each project area)
Awards
Awards will be announced and given at the annual 4-H Achievement Banquet on
October 20, 2019 at 1:00 pm in Crawford.
Each application will be judged individually to determine if youth will received 1-3
pins.
The applications will be divided into 3 age divisions (senior, intermediate, & junior)
where an “Outstanding Achievement Application” will be picked for each age division.
The Outstanding Achievement Application winners will get to pick from the champion
prizes.
Clover Kids will get recognized as well. They will receive a prize at the banquet.
Clover Kid
Clover Kid record book is a two page document asking about what they took
to fair, short story about what they learned and did, etc. Youth can add up to
2 pages of photos or draw pictures if they wish.
Clover Kids will receive recognition and a prize at the annual achievement
banquet for completing a record book.
Senior & Junior Achievement Applications Items for response:
4-H Experiences
Leadership Experiences
Community Involvement/Service Learning Experiences
Career Spark
Please use headings to separate your responses. Creativity is encouraged, use bullet lists, photos, infographics, etc. to help tell your 4-H story.
The items bulleted within the application are suggestions of what might help us understand your involvement and learning. They are not required or mandated.
Junior Achievement
Application
(ages 8-14)
Senior Achievement Application (ages 15-18)
Total Number of Pages Allotted for My
Experience
3 pages 4 pages
4-H Experiences Part 2: Identify
program experiences that were
highlights
3 program experiences 3 program experiences
State Wide Awards Sections None Congress and Conference= Representing NE 4-H
Scholarship = NE 4-H Foundation Scholarship
Deadline September 18, 2019 County Deadline = September 18, 2019
State Deadline = January 15 submitted via email
Senior Application (ages 15-18)
Since Dawes County has low participation in seniors that go on to the state
level or national level, reach out to Tessa and she will work with you
directly if you wish to apply for state and national level.
Front pageDawes 4-H Application Form
State About Me Application Form
Do NOT fill out the state form unless you plan on going on to state. State does their awards different
than we do in Dawes County. The information is also a duplication.
Example
Over the next couple slides, Tessa has provided an Achievement Application
example.
Keep in mind the example are only suggestions to spark youth’s creativity.
The example is not complete. It only provides initial ideas.
Tessa’s Example Achievement Application
4-H Experiences
Part 1Describe your collective 4-H experience.
Indicate the depth and breadth of your
4-H experience.
Identify the number of years in the
program.
Identify program experiences in which
you engaged.
What skills have you learned as a result
of being a part of the 4-H program?
What have you learned about yourself
as a result of being a part of 4-H?
Part 2Describe your 4-H experience within the last 4-H year.
What was your level of involvement?
Identify 3 program experiences that you would consider a “highlight” of your year.
Describe these experiences. What did you do? What was involved? Who was a part of this experience? Why did you want to participate? What was accomplished through this experience? What was your favorite part of the experience? What did you learn?
How will this past year influence your future (i.e., 4-H experience, classroom experience, career, etc.)?
Example 4-H Experiences:
Clothing & TextilesI have been sewing since I first started 4-H. Sewing has taught me different things
every year. This year I sewed a “little black dress.” I think every girl should have one.
I also bought a dress for a summer wedding. It was challenging to work with different
fabrics this year……… One of my most memorable accomplishments in the Clothing
and Textiles project was being chosen as the champion sewing for you project, overall
champion senior clothing construction, and state fair model representative form
Lincoln county…………
Here is a chart of all the ribbons I earned in my Clothing & Textiles projects in 2019:
Project Ribbon
Shopping in Style Purple – County
Blue - State
Sewing for You Purple – County
Champion Project- County
Champion Modeler – County
Champion Overall Senior Clothing Construction
Blue – State Modeling
Example 4-H Experiences:
Clothing & Textiles Continued
Champion Sewing for You
Smiling with my sewing leader and the
sewing machine I won!
Pictured with the display case
that featured all of my items!
Example 4-H Experiences:
Swine The majority of my projects are static, but I am very busy with my pigs! My
family has been raising pigs for a couple years now. My family and I get to
learn together about raising and showing pigs since my dad was raised on a
cattle ranch and my mom on a dairy farm. My favorite part of the swine
project is seeing my hard work pay off at the county fair. Completing my
production hog record book taught me how my market gilt, Daisy Mae was 57%
lean and had an average daily gain of 1.57 and 1.67 lbs.…………
Project Ribbon
Market Swine 1 Purple and 2 Blues
Breeding Gilt Purple
Showmanship Purple
Pen of Three Blue
Swine Herdsmanship My club “Hershey Ag Men’ won
Production Hog Record Book Champion
Senior Swine
Showmanship
Example 4-H Experiences:
Citizenship (Community Service)
Infographic
For many years, my club would clean up after the 4th of July Rodeo in Sutherland.
We would walk around the grounds and pick up any trash. Some of our funniest
moments that we would share would be what kind of items we found! Even though it
was gross, it was a fun event for our club because we got to walk around with our
friends and laugh. Although we didn’t enjoy cleaning up the trash, the experience will
influence…..
I was one of the 30 youth to participate in the Citizenship Washington Focus Trip.
This trip was a blast and I will remember it forever! I got to see the Arch in St. Louis,
Times Square in New York, Northern Lights in Canada, multiple monuments in
Washington D.C., and so much more! It was an outstanding opportunity to learn about
history across the United States, grow as a 4-H’er, make friends, and gain new
experiences…
Leadership Experiences
Part 1
Describe your 4-H leadership experiences that have helped build your leadership skills.
What type of leadership was it?
For example: Roles (Club President), Activities (4-H Lend a Hand Day), Experiences (Being a Junior Ambassador for my county).
When did these experiences occur?
Identify your part in the experiences:
Duties you completed
Responsibilities you fulfilled
Skills you utilized
What did you learn about leadership through these experiences?
Part 2Describe your Non 4-H leadership experiences
that have helped build your leadership skills.
What type of leadership was it?
For example: Roles (Youth Choir Jr.
Director), Activities (Warrior Football
Camp), and Experiences (Student
Council Member).
When did these experiences occur?
Identify your part in the experiences:
Duties you completed
Responsibilities you fulfilled
Skills you utilized
What did you learn about leadership
through these experiences?
Example Leadership Experiences
• 4-H: This is my third year of being president of my 4-H club. I presided over the 11
meetings. I have improved my speaking and leadership skills……
Over the summer, I helped with two club project days where members got to complete
multiple projects and take them home. I led the one of a kind ceramic tiles station. I
learned that you have to limit kids on how much product they use or else it will be all
gone before every kid gets a chance………
In June, several older 4-H’ers and I got to help the 4-H office with a Clover Kid
Workshop. I helped with the t-shirt station. I even got to tell the Clover Kids about
primary colors. I learned that……
• School: I served as the student council president for both junior high and high school.
I led meetings semi-weekly and helped organize homecoming events and food drive. I
learned about… I currently serve as the Future Business Leaders of America Vice
President. I helped with…… I learned that…
• Community: This is my fourth year being an assistant dance teacher at the studio I
dance at. I assist with memorizing the dance, teaching if main instructor is gone, and
controlling the dancers behavior…..
Community Involvement/Service
Learning Experiences
Describe two times you were involved in volunteer service to others and/or the
community through 4-H or other opportunities.
List the type of involvement
When did the experiences occur?
What were duties, responsibilities, and skills you used to be successful?
What did you learn in each of your experiences?
Example Community Involvement/Service
Learning Experiences• Finland 4-H’ers
• My family, along with 3 other families, served as host families for 4-H’ers from
Finland in the summer of 2019. We were responsible for…. The 4-H’ers from
Finland taught me that…..
• Make-A-Wish Foundation
• I volunteered to provide an Hawaiian experience for a young man with down
syndrome before he headed to Hawaii, his wish granted by Make-A-Wish. I asked a
couple girls to work with me to choreograph a hula dance. We performed in
Applebee’s. I learned….Dancing in Applebee’s
Several of my club
members with
Finland 4-H’ers
Career Spark
Describe how your 4-H experiences have sparked your interest in a future career
field.
Spark = interests and passions young people have that light a fire in their lives and
express the essence of who they are and what they offer to the world (Search
Institute)
What motivates their curiosity
Example Career Spark
I am currently in 4th grade and this is only my second year of 4-H. I have a
long time until college, but sewing has sparked my interest. I have continued
to learn new skills with each project I complete. Here is a list of things I am
doing to follow my spark:
• Signed up for a sewing
camp in my town.
• Volunteer at the local quilt
shop to help with the
younger sewing camps.
• Picking out my sewing
projects for 2020 so I can
get started right away!
Example Static Project Record
Example Animal Project Record
Submission
Deadline for Dawes County is September 18th
It encouraged you submit your application with record covers but it is not
required
You may submit your application online or in person.
*If you submit online, make sure you submit all required pieces.
Questions?Call the Extension Office at (308)432-3373 or email [email protected]
Tessa is available for one-on-one appointments. There is also a
informational workshop on September 5th at 6:00 pm.
Resources
The documents and information for Dawes County can be found at;
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/northernpanhandle/dawes-county-award-
applications/
August and September 4-H newsletter
Extension Office
More information for the state can be found at;
https://4h.unl.edu/achievement-application