Intermediate and Senior Project Award Guidelines
Revised August 2013
 Awards can be earned for individual project areas. A project is an overall area (which includes specific
exhibits).
 Project Area Awards Earned:
Bronze, Silver, or Gold
 Intermediate and Senior members can add a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award in a specific project area more
than once if the requirements are meet.
 Evaluations will be based on submittal of 3 years of project work. Earlier years need not be submitted.
 Explanation of Areas & Awards
Citizenship (helping others)
Leadership (teaching others)
Communication ( presentation, teach and learning)
Communication Criteria: Club Level: All 4-Hers, except first year members, must do a club
presentation.
Communications beyond the club level (county, area/district, state, national), include, for example:
giving an oral speech in school that is project related, published written material & posters, a written
article for the newspaper for National 4-H week, a written article for the 4-H newsletter, create &
display poster promoting 4-H and being interviewed about 4-H on the radio.
 Other Awards for Intermediates & Seniors – Must be nominated by club leader
Outstanding Record Book – books will be judged against other Intermediate at that level and Senior
books against others at the level. This award may be won only once per level.
Animal Science Round-up – record books and county activities will be judged. 4-Hers may only attend
once in each species: beef, swine, dairy, horse, and sheep. The Osceola County
4-H Foundation will award the winners with a scholarship to attend Round-up.
Outstanding Officers Book – this award is given to an overall Osceola County Club Officer (Secretary,
Treasurer and Historian) for excellent record keeping.
 Special Awards for Intermediates & Seniors – Must be nominated by club leader
Citizenship – recognizes youth who have learned and demonstrated the meaning of citizenship through
their daily lives and beyond the local club. (must have completed the 10th grade, 3 yrs of 4-H, and have
project worksheet in project area included in records)
Leadership – recognizes youth who have learned and demonstrated leadership skills beyond the local
club. (must have completed the 10th grade, 3 yrs of 4-H, and have project worksheet in project area
included in records)
Achievement – recognizes youth who have shown outstanding personal growth, citizenship, and
character through participation in a variety of 4-H project areas. (must have completed the 10th grade, 3
yrs or 4-H, , and have project worksheet in project area included in records)
Merit – recognizes any intermediate or senior member who has shown outstanding personal growth
through active citizenship, earned community respect, club leadership, and has given unselfish service
to others.
Agriculture – recognizes youth who have grown personally through participation in a wide variety of
agricultural programs and projects. (must have completed the 11th grade, 3 years in agricultural
programs & projects, and provided leadership in an agriculture project area & activities beyond the local
club.
Ak-Sar-Ben Leadership Award – recognizes intermediate and senior members who have learned and
exhibited leadership qualities beyond the local club.
Danforth “I Dare You” – recognizes members who have shown growth in 4-H project areas as well as
exhibited unselfish service to others in both their club and community. (current high school Sophomores
and Juniors are eligible)
Outstanding 4-H Member – Blahauvietz Award – senior members who have completed the 11th grade and
have shown outstanding work in project areas as well as leadership beyond their club.
The member should be involved with their church, school and community activities.
 Requirements to earn a:
Bronze
___ Records turned in on time
___ Have overall good records
___ Complete title page
___ Complete yearly summary for current year
___ Tabbing is suggested, but not required
___ Attend at least 1/3 of club meetings
___ Enrolled in project area for a least one year as an intermediate or senior
___ Complete project sheet and extra worksheet (if applicable)
a. one or more goals listed
b. pictures and clippings suggested in project area
___ Demonstrate citizenship (helping others) with club or as an individual
(list info in yearly summary)
___ Participate in communication/presentation at least at club level (list info
yearly summary) *see communication criteria listed below
Silver
___ Enrolled in project area for a least 2 years as an
intermediate or senior
___ Records turned in on time
___ Have overall good records
in
___ Complete title page
___ Complete yearly summary for current year
___ Tabbing is suggested, but not required
___ Attend at least 1/3 of club meetings
___ Complete project sheet and extra worksheet (if applicable)
a. one or more goals listed –should show growth from previous year
b. pictures and clippings suggested in project area
c.
___ Demonstrate citizenship (helping others) with club or as an individual
(list info in yearly summary)
___ Participate in communication/presentation at least at club level
(list info in yearly summary)
___ Demonstrate leadership (teaching others) at least at club level
(list info in yearly summary)
Gold
___ Enrolled in project area for at least 3 years as an
intermediate or a senior
___ Records turned in on time
___ Have overall good records
___ Complete title page
___ Complete yearly summary for current year
___ Tabbing is suggested, but not required
___ Attend at least 1/3 of club meetings
___ Complete project area sheet and extra worksheet (if applicable)
a. 2 or more goals listed – showing growth from previous year
b. pictures and clippings suggested in project area
___ Must participate in all 3 areas below
Citizenship, Communication and Leadership
**Must be in the project area and be demonstrated in at least at 2 levels (club, county,
area / district, state & national) and one project area
___ Citizenship (helping others)
___ Communication / presentation *see communication criteria listed below
___ Leadership (teaching others)