• Oklahoma Report Form (mostly quantitative)
– Section I-A – Project Work
– What have you done in this project?
– 2 pages
– Section I-B – Lessons Learned
– What have you learned in this project?
– 1 page
–
Section II
– Leadership Experiences
– 2 pages
– Section III – Citizenship Experiences
– 2 pages
– Section IV – 4-H Awards
– ½ page
–
Section V
– Non-4-H Experiences
– ½ page
• 4-H Story (More qualitative than quantitative)
• up to 6 pages
• Photo section
•
Up to 3 pages, except for the Photography Project

Oklahoma 4-H Report Form
• Designed to report facts and figures
– Based on linked text boxes
– When the end of the field is reached, no more information will be displayed

• 4-H Project Work – 15 points
– Concise summary of work done as a 4-H member in the project
– Should show growth in number and complexity of activities
• Other Project Work – 5 points
– Summary or examples of how 4-H knowledge, skills and project work were applied in other organizations and/or settings
– Other Project Work DOES NOT mean you add work you have done in other 4-H projects – it refers to work you’ve done related to your project in other organizations and/or settings

• Reflect age-appropriate knowledge and skills
• Show growth in technical expertise and skill
• Generally listed in chronological order
• Relate to project objectives – some objectives can only be met by
“ learning by doing”

• 4-H Leadership – 15 points
– Relates directly to the project reported.
– Projects led, organized or assisted.
– 4-H is visible as “ lead ” organization.
• Other Leadership – 5 points
• Leadership in other 4-H projects.
• Use of 4-H Leadership skills to benefit other organizations/groups.

What is Leadership?
• Helping an individual on a one-to-one basis.
• Helping several individuals with a project in a group situation (presenting a workshop, demo or speech).
• Helping individuals learn through project promotion
(displays, distributing literature).
• Planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating a program or activity.
• Serving as leader for a project club or regular club.
• Serving as a committee chairman or officer.
• Representing your group at a leadership conference (State 4-H Roundup, D.C. Trip, etc.)

• Exhibiting at the fair (Project Work)
• Setting up chairs for an event (perhaps
Citizenship)
• Giving a speech or demonstration (unless others are being taught how to give a speech)

Considerations:
• Try to have a balance between “ project leadership ” and “ other leadership.”
4-H Leadership
Organized a 4-H beef project club; conducted 4 meetings a year.
Non-4-H Leadership
Reporter for Oklahoma Junior
Angus Association.
Led tote bag sewing workshop for 1st Assisted Family and Consumer year 4-H members.
Science instructor in 8 th grade sewing class.

Leadership – Grouped by years or type of activity.

Section III - Citizenship
Experiences
• 4-H Citizenship – 15 points
– Community service projects/activities related to the project reported that are organized by/through 4-H
– Individual service activities representing 4-H
• Other Citizenship – 5 points
– Community Service related to other 4-H projects
– Community projects organized by other groups

• Participation in service learning activities
• Activities that foster greater understanding of community issues
• Donations, community fund raisers, food or clothing drives etc.
• Involvement in special causes – Heart Association or
Diabetes education, volunteer for local Red Cross,
Salvation Army, Ronald McDonald House, etc.
• Remember, true citizenship is not just picking up trash – it takes the 4-H’er to a higher level of maturity, creativity and understanding

• Teaching a workshop (leadership)
• Giving a talk or demonstration (unless the purpose is to get support for a service project)
• 4-H Citizenship is not what you do as a member of your church youth group (but could be reported as other citizenship)

• Dozens of record books each year confuse these terms
• When you are leading or organizing a project, it goes in leadership, even if you are leading a community service project
• Examples:
– Leadership
• Organized a calendar drive for two nursing homes
– Citizenship
• Donated 15 calendars to calendar drive for two nursing homes

Citizenship
Separate “ 4-H ” from “ other ”

• 5 points of overall score
• Project-related 4-H accomplishments
• Significant awards/trips
• OK to summarize or group similar types of recognition
• Not to exceed ½ page
• May be chronological or in order of importance

• 5 points of overall score
• Include all significant participation in groups/activities outside of 4-H
– If project-related activities have been reported in other sections, do not repeat
• Show important awards/participation in other organizations
• Summarize or group similar types of recognition
• Not to exceed ½ page

The 4-H Story – 15 points
• Project Growth – 5 points
– Document change over time in skill, ability, numbers, etc.
• Personal Growth – 5 points
– Examples of how 4-H and this project have impacted the member and others
• Application of 4-H knowledge and skills – 5 points
– Examples of leadership and service and application of skills in other settings

• Complements the facts in the Oklahoma Report Form
• Shares the member ’ s feelings
• Tells who, what, when, where, why and how the facts in the ORF came to be
• Must be double spaced
• Must be no more than 6 pages

• Suggested Pictures
– 1 page of project work
– 1 page of leadership activities
– 1 page of citizenship activities
Photography books only – up to 10 additional pages to illustrate technique/skill
• 3-4 pictures per page
– Up to 6 pictures if digitally cropped and captions printed as one unit
• Descriptive Captions
• Attractive Presentation
– If digitally creating your photo pages,
DO NOT DISTORT PHOTOS!

• Shows member engaged in a variety of activities
– Action pictures are always best!
• Illustrates growth by showing member at different ages
• Uses good captions
– Avoid starting each caption with “Here I am….”; “I am….”; or “This is me doing…”
– Don ’t state the obvious. Explain what is going on and how it affected your project.
– Don ’t repeat yourself in the same caption. Remember, your space is limited.
– Do not write as if you are talking about yourself to someone else.
• For example: “David is shown planting a test plot of corn,” sounds strange if you are David.