The Maryland 4-H Awards and
Recognition Committee

• National 4-H Congress
• National 4-H Conference
• West Virginia Older Members’ Conference
• Virginia 4-H Congress
• Camp Miniwanca
Number of Trips per 4-Her
A 4-Her will be limited to two major trips during his/her 4-H career and no more than one trip per calendar year and a 4-Her can attend each trip only once.

• Application
• Resume
• Essay
• Interview
• Scoring:
– Interview
– Resume
– Essay
Total
40 Points
40 Points
20 Points
100 Points
• For National 4-H Congress-Each County/City Has One
Slot, but Youth Must Acquire a Minimum Total Score of
80%, Two Slots are Reserved for State Public Speaking and Fashion Review Champions and the Remaining
Slots Are Filled Based off of Total Score.

• Application, Resume, and Essay for
National 4-H Conference is October 8,
2010 to the Maryland 4-H Center
• Application, Resume, and Essay for
National 4-H Congress, Camp Miniwanca,
West Virginia Older Members’ Conference and Virginia 4-H Congress is January 20,
2010 to the Maryland 4-H Center

• Focus:
– Leadership
– Citizenship
– Life Skills
• Length-no more than three pages
• Single Spaced
• Margins-no less than 1 inch
• Font Size-no less than 12 point

• 2008 Essay Theme-”Of the Four H’s,
Which One Has Had the Most Impact On
Your Life and Why?”
• Length-no more than two pages
• Double Spaced
• Margins-no less than 1 inch
• Font Size-no less than 12 point

• Focus
– Leadership
– Citizenship
– Life Skills
• Interview Tips Sheet

4-H Conference (Fall 2010)
– Maryland 4-H Center, College Park, November 9, 2010
– Volunteer & Teen Forum, Ocean City, November 21, 2010
(Choose one of the two locations)
• 4-H Congress, VA Congress, WV Congress & Camp
Miniwanca (Winter 2010)
– Queen Anne’s County Extension Office, Centreville, February 6,
2010 (Snow Date February 20, 2010)
– Maryland 4-H Center, College Park, February 9, 2010 (Snow
Date February 23, 2010)
– Carroll County Ag Center, Westminster, February 13, 2010
(Snow Date Sunday, February 28, 2010)
(Choose one of the three locations)
(DATES AND LOCATION ARE DRAFT)

• An accumulation of what you have done throughout your 4-H career
• Start with most recent and go to the oldest
• Judging based on Leadership, Citizenship &
Life Skills
• Must be typed
• Use bulleting, not paragraphs
• Make no more than three pages
• Single Spaced
• Margins no less than 1 inch
• Font Size no less than 12 point

• Personal Information
• Objective
• Skills and Accomplishments
– Citizenship
– Leadership
– Life Skills
• Education (Optional)
• Employment (Optional)
• Additional Personal Information

• Personal Information
– Complete Name
– Address
– Phone & E-mail
– County and Club (Optional)
• Objective
– To present my skills and accomplishments that I have acquired in 4-H so that I may be considered for a
Maryland 4-H out-of-state trip.
– To present my credentials in a way to support my skills and accomplishments acquired through 4-H membership for consideration for a Maryland 4-H outof-state trip

• Leadership-indicate significant leadership roles and impacts
• Samples:
– Representative of X County as a member of the Maryland State Teen Council (2006-2007)
– Served as President of the Country Clovers 4-
H club (2004-2006)
– Instructed new 4-Her on how to do a demonstration (2006-2008)

• Citizenship-indicate significant citizenship efforts and impacts
• Samples:
– Shared crafts and games with residents of X nursing home (2003-2007)
– Participated in X river cleanup on Earth Day
(2000-2007)
– Served food on a monthly basis at the Helping
Hands soup kitchen (2005-2007)

• Life Skills-focus on knowledge and skills gained through
4-H involvement
• Do not just list accomplishments and awards, we want to see life skills reached
• 4-Her can incorporate accomplishments in with life skills attained.
• Samples:
– Learned communications through participating with judging oral reasons and doing demonstrations at the club, county and state level. With my skills, I was able to earn a champion on the State level in 2006.
– Learned personal responsibility by raising and caring for my animal projects. With my skills, I earned a champion rate of gain award for my hog in 2006.
– Learned time management by deciding which project to carry and what activities I would be able to attend in my busy schedule.

• Managing-Keeping records, wise use of resources, planning/organizing
• Thinking-Problem solving, critical thinking, decision making, learning to learn
• Living-Disease prevention, personal safety
• Being-Self responsibility, self discipline, character
• Working-Teamwork, self motivation, contribution to group effort
• Giving-Community service, leadership
• Caring-Sharing, empathy, concern for others
• Relating-Communication, cooperation, social skills, accepting differences

• Education (Optional)
– X High School, Expected graduation, June, 2009
– Maintain a 3.9 GPA and am a Honor Roll Member
– Member of National Honors Society, 2006-2007
– Junior Class President, 2007
– JV Lacrosse Team, 2006-2007
– Member of the High School Marching Band and Performing Orchestra
• Employment (Optional)
– Summer Lifeguard X Community Pool, 2006
– Work Part-time on Family Farm, 2000-Present
• Additional Personal Information
– Family: Son of Dick and Jane; one brother Jack
– Church: Member of the X Church, Youth Group Member
– Affiliations: Member of the American and Maryland Angus Association
– Hobbies: I enjoy dancing, horseback riding, and playing trivia games

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