4-H Project Judging
Project Evaluations and Judging allow 4-H members to present their completed project & share what they've learned through project work. Many alumni credit 4-H for helping them build valuable life skills! Please be sure to look at the general guidelines for the topic area as well as the project specific guidelines. All project guidelines are captured within the first few pages of your project book. 4-H members must have completed project work to exhibit in Junior Fair. If you have questions, please call your Club Advisor or OSU Extension at 937-599-4227.
- We want all 4-Hers to have a positive experience with the evaluation portion of their project. Please contact the Extension office by June 1st to make arrangements for members with special needs so reasonable accommodations can be made.
- Please notify the Extension Office if you are not planning to participate in the scheduled county judging so the appropriate number of judges may be secured. If your child is scheduled for an individual appointment and is unable to attend, call us at 937-599-4227.
- If your child is unable to attend his/her scheduled judging, you MUST call the Extension Office to schedule an alternate date BEFORE that scheduled date. For now we ask that you set aside this day for your evaluation.
Still Project judging - Wednesday, June 25th from & Thursday, June 26th at the extension office
Wednesday, June 25th from & Thursday, June 26th
•Project Completion: In order to have the opportunity to be selected for county awards or the Ohio State Fair, youth are required to participate in Still Project Judging.You must contact the Extension Office at 937-599-4227 to discuss alternate stillproject completion options. You must complete evaluations on June 25th & 26th to compete at the fair.
•Preparing for Judging: To assist 4-H members in preparing for project judging and toprovide for a positive experience during project judging and exhibiting, the followingsuggestions are given:
-Be sure you are aware of and understand what you are expected to bring to judging. Some books are for multi-year projects. Members are only required to complete activities for one year. Members should be able to discuss/answer questions about the information in the project book as well as the items brought to judging. An educational display will depend on the project but may include items such as a poster depicting an activity from the project, scrapbook or outfit made by the youth.
-Have experienced club members/ club leaders discuss the process of judging and the interview process with you and your parents, prior to judging.
-Member’s appearance should be neat and clean and you should dress as you would for a job interview or special presentation at school.
-Members are required to be present at the scheduled time of judging.
-Projects used for school requirements cannot be used as a 4-H project. For example: a woodworking project completed for a grade at school can not be used as a 4-H project; a science fair project can not be used as a 4-H project, etc.
-Food Projects : DO NOT BRING FOOD. Companion/ Pet Animal Projects: DO NOT BRING ANY ANIMALS. Gardening Projects: THERE WILL BE NO OFFSITE JUDGING. Woodworking Projects: SKILLS TEST WILL BE PART OF YOUR EVALUATION *If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to call the office or email Olivia for clarification at ruffner.36@osu.edu
·Grading Scale: Each member participating in project judging will receive a project grade based on judging rubrics. Grades will be A (Excellent), B (Satisfactory) and C (Needs Improvement). You will be notified by the Extension Office if you are eligible for competition at the Ohio State Fair. County awards may be selected by judges for projects that are not eligible to participate in the Ohio State Fair.
• A - completed project requirements, excellent exhibit and knowledge gained. Youth must have an educational display and complete book requirements (some projects are designed to be taken over multiple years.
• B - completed some, but not all project requirements (incomplete book, no educational display, etc.), exhibit sloppily or poorly done, poor knowledge.
• C - did not complete project requirements, exhibit sloppily or poorly done, poor knowledge.
No Advisor judging is permitted. If youth is not able to attend assigned judging date, please contact the Extension office. Make up dates will be planned for project evaluation. If you do not attend Project Judging on scheduled date, you will be ineligible to compete at the State Fair level. *Please note that any Non-Livestock projects that are interviewed at make-up judging are not eligible for county awards or state eligibility. It is just for completion.
- What To Exhibit / judging schedule here -
** In 4-H we find it important for youth to not just do a project but to learn along the way. In some of our project judgings we have "skillathons", which uses the experiential learning model of doing, reflecting, and applying one's knowledge gained about the project. Check out these Skillathon Study Guides below to prep yourself for these special judgings.
SEWING & CLOTHING STUDY GUIDES Woodworking STUDY GUIDES
Beginner Study Guide Woodworking Skills Test
Intermediate Study Guide Woodworking Project Overview
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