How to Prepare for Judging
Part of the 4-H experience is the project interview and judging process. In order to participate in judging, you must be a 4-H member in good standing and have enrolled by April 1st. This includes following your club and county guidelines such as attending at least 50% of the meetings, turning in enrollment forms on time, and following your club's constitution and bylaws.
Your project interview will be an opportunity for you to show the judge the knowledge and skills you have gained through doing your 4-H project. The guidelines or "What to Exhibits" below will help you prepare and tell you what to bring to county judging. If you have questions you can talk to your project advisor or call the Extension Office at 937-599-4227.
We try to follow state judging and guidelines to the best of our ability. To view what state judging requires, you may follow this link: ohio4h.org/nonlivestockguidebook
2019 What to Exhibits
| Topic | Day of Judging | Project #'s |
| Writing |
June 17 & July 8 |
588 |
| Gardening | June 20 | 671, 691, 692 |
| Food & Nutrition | June 24 | 459, 461, 462, 463, 467, 469, 472, 474, 475, 476, 477, 481, 484, 485, 486, 487 |
| Cake Decorating | June 24 | 492 |
| Photography | June 24 | 584, 585, 586, 589M |
| Clothing & Textile Science |
June 25 & July 9 |
406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 415, 417, 418, 419, 420, 424, 425, 426, 430, 432M |
| Quilting | June 25 | 498, 499 |
| Shooting Sports | June 25 | 630, 631, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757 |
| Communication | July 8 | 377 |
| Creative Arts | July 8 | 496, 497, 592, 593, |
| Discovering 4-H | July 8 | 91 |
| Engineering Excitement | July 8 | 504, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 540, 541, 542, 543 |
| Genealogy | July 8 | 442 |
| Healthy Living | July 8 | 300, 351, 352, 353, 357, 358, 359 |
| Home Living | July 8 | 405, 491, 494, 495 |
| Horseless Horse | July 8 | 173 |
| Leadership & Citizenship | July 8 | 365, 370, 371, 372, 373 374, 375, 376, 383 |
| Money Management | July 8 | 445, 448 |
| Natural World | July 8 | 611, 612, 617, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 641, 644, 645, 646, 670 |
| Self-Determined | July 8 | 365 |
| STEM Judging | July 8 | 490, 493, 500, 501, 502, 503, 503M, 507, 508, 512M, 517, 518, 550, 555 |
| Tractor & Machinery | July 8 | 551, 552, 553, 554, 561 |
| Vet Sciences | July 8 | 244, 245, 246 |
| Welding | July 8 | 573 |
| Woodworking | July 8 | 556, 557, 558, 559, 560M |
| Workforce Preparation | July 8 | 382 |
| Companion Animals | July 11 | 200, 201D, 215, 216, 217, 218, 220, 227, 365.13 |