2013 Boone County 4-H Awards “Cover Page” Name: Club Age as of September 1, 2012: __________ Number of years in 4-H, including this year: 1. Boone County Project Honor Awards: Please circle each award(s) you are applying for. Please write a story for each award area circled. For example…If you apply for Achievement, Dairy, Health & Fitness, and Visual Arts, you will need to write 4 stories. Achievement Health & Fitness Aerospace, Aerospace Award Home Environment (Interior Design) Agriculture Beef, Outstanding Beef Exhibitor Bicycle Cat, Cat Award Horse, Outstanding Horse Exhibitor, Most Improved Youth in the Equine Division, Phyllis Van Brocklin Memorial Award, Judy Lee Memorial Award Child Care Industrial Arts (Welding) Citizenship Judging Clothing, Clothing & Textiles Award Leadership Communications Outdoor Education & Recreation (Camping) Community Service Performing Arts (Theater Arts) Computer Science Consumer & Family Sciences (Intergenerational) Plant Science, Crops & Soils Award, Soil & Water Conservation Award Photography & Video, Photography Award Consumer Education Physical Science (Geology, Geospatial) Dairy, Outstanding Dairy Exhibitor, Illinois Holstein-Friesian Assoc. Award Poultry, Poultry Award Public Speaking, Public Presentation Award Dog, Dog Award Rabbits, Rabbit Award Electricity, Electricity Achievement Award (must include EEC Award Application) Reporting Media (Journalism) Robotics Engines & Tractors, Small Engines Award, Tractor Safety Award Sheep, Outstanding Sheep Exhibitor Small Pets Entomology Swine, Swine Award Environment & Natural Resources Award Technology & Engineering (Robotics) Fashion Revue Veterinary Science, Veterinary Science Award Food & Nutrition, Food & Nutrition Award Visual Arts, Visual Arts Award Forestry Wildlife & Fisheries, Sportfishing Award Gardening & Horticulture, Horticulture Award Wood Science, Woodworking Award Goats, Goat Award *** PLEASE NOTE---The above list awards available is subject to change based upon the availability of sponsors. Revised 01/13 2. County Curriculum Awards: 4-H members who are 14-18 years old are eligible to apply. Please circle each award(s) you are applying for. Please write a story for each award area circled. For example…If you apply for Achievement, Animal Sciences, and Dairy, you will need to write 3 stories. Achievement - Includes all 4-H projects, leadership, and community involvement over the course of the 4-H member’s “career” in the 4-H program. Animal Sciences Beef, Cat, Dairy, Dog, Goat, Horse & Pony, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, Small Pets, Swine, and Veterinary Science. Community Involvement & Global Awareness - Citizenship and Intercultural. Dairy -Dairy Cows & Heifers, Dairy Goats, and Dairy Foods project areas. This award area is ONLY used for selection for members to attend National 4-H Dairy Conference. Environment & Natural Resources - Camping & Outdoor Living, Entomology, Forestry, Geology, Natural Resources, and Sportsfishing. Food, Nutrition & Health - Foods & Nutrition and Health & Fitness. Home & Family - Child Development, Intergenerational, Clothing & Textiles, Consumer Education, and Interior Design. Engineering & Technology - Aerospace, Bicycle, Computer Science, Electricity, Geospatial, Robotics, Small Engines, Tractor, Welding, and Woodworking. Personal Development – Communications, Public Presentations, Photography, Visual Arts, and Theater Arts. Plants & Soils - Plant & Soil Science, Crops & Soils, and Horticulture. 3. Boone County Outstanding 4-H Member Awards: * You can only receive each of these awards one time. _____First Year Member, ages 8-11 _____Jr. Member, ages 9-10 _____Pre-Teen, ages 11-12 _____Mid Teen, ages 13-14 _____4-H’er of the Year, ages 15-18 _____Don Paulson Award, ages 15-18 _____I Dare You, ages 15-18 – must include a one-page letter of recommendation from 4-H leader _________________________________________ Signature of Applicant ______________________________________ Date _________________________________________ Signature of Parent/Guardian ______________________________________ Date _________________________________________ Signature of 4-H Organizational Leader ______________________________________ Date Special Opportunity -- During National 4-H Week, the local newspaper, Belvidere Daily Republican, publishes a special 4-H insert. 4-H’ers stories must be submitted on a CD or emailed to the Extension Office to be considered for publication in the newspaper. Please include a picture to go with your story. Stories and pictures will be chosen at the discretion of the newspaper staff. Revised 01/13