2014 4-H ARTS CAMP YOUTH STAFF
Be part of the staff! We're looking for 9th through 12th graders (in the fall of 2014) to be part of the Arts Camp
State Staff. Youth staff are required to be available for planning with other Arts Camp staff members by mail,
by phone, and to participate in on-site sessions, August 22-23 and Friday night, October 3, at Camp Upham
Woods. Camp dates: Saturday, October 4 – Sunday, October 5. Upon selection there is a $75.00 fee.
---------------------------------APPLICATION--------------------------------Name________________________________ M___ F___ Age (as of Jan. 1, 2014)____ Grade in Sept. 2014____
Address
Street
City
State
Zip
Phone ( _____ )____________________________ E-mail
County__________________________ 4-H Club
___
I am interested in leading one of the following arts tracks: (please rank in order of preference)
___Communication
___
___
___Music
___Photography
___Theater Arts
___Visual Arts
___Juggling
I am interested in being Arts Camp Junior Director.
(please attach a paragraph explaining why you would like to be the Junior Director)
I am interested in being an Activities Counselor.
(please attach a paragraph explaining why you would like to be an Activities Counselor)
I am able to attend Camp Staff meeting August 22-23:
I am able to attend Camp Staff meeting Friday night, Oct. 3:
____Yes
____Yes
____No
____No
____Yes
____Yes
____No
____No
(NOTE: Some exceptions are negotiable)
I have been an Arts Camp Counselor before:
I have been a Camper at Arts Camp:
Please answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper:
1. List the arts projects and activities (theater arts, visual arts, photography, communication, and music and any
other arts activity) that you have taken in 4-H and the years in each project.
Project
Year
2. Describe any 4-H leadership/camp counselor experience you have had at the club, county, district, or state level.
3. Describe other school, community, or church activities in which you've had leadership experience.
4. Why do you want to be a part of Arts Camp 2014?
5. Write a paragraph to a page describing an arts event or activity which you have led (or one that you will
lead). Include the following: 1) goals or purposes, 2) description of participants (age, number), 3) length of
event, 4) planning, materials, and process, 5) preparation needed, and 6) how it concluded and what you felt
about it (what went well and what went wrong).
OTHER APPLICATION MATERIALS NEEDED:
1. Complete/update health form in 4-H OnLine at http://wi.4honline.com and submit with your application.
2. Two letters of recommendation must accompany this application: one from your 1) 4-H Youth
Development Agent; and the second from either your 2) 4-H Club Leader or school teacher or work
experience supervisor. (Returning Counselors only need letter of recommendation from Agent.)
SEND THE COMPLETED APPLICATION MATERIALS BY JUNE 17 TO:
Lynn Pfeiffer, 4-H Arts Camp, 436 Lowell Hall, 610 Langdon St., Madison WI 53703