Developing Skills: The 4-H Skill-a-thon Virtual Contest
The 4-H Skill-a-thon Virtual Contest is a judging contest designed to help 4-H members
develop and demonstrate their knowledge in 4-H project related categories.
Objectives
Grow in ability to think, reason and make logical judgements
Improve in project knowledge
Careful observation and wise selections
Who Can Participate
4-H members must be actively enrolled.
Junior Division (8 -10 years old)
Intermediate Division (11- 13 years old)
Senior Division (14 and up)
**If child is 8 years old and in the 3rd grade by Sept. 1, they will compete as a
4-H member. Any child with an age or grade below these requirements will compete as
a Clover Bud**
Categories
Consumer Judging
Wildlife
Rabbit and Poultry
Companion Animal
Dairy
FCS
Shooting Sports
Land Judging
Floriculture
Poultry Judging
Horse
Contest Etiquette
Whispering and or talking while testing is not allowed. Keep your eyes on your own
screen. Judging is a comparative process, examine and compare choices carefully.
Questions can only be asked to Leader during testing.
Guidelines
Each contestant may only enter TWO categories.
Five topics will be selected from the above categories by leaders each year for contest.
Junior contestants will have 20 questions.
Intermediate contestants will have 35 questions.
Senior contestants will have 50 questions.
Awards
The Overall Champion and Reserve Champion per division will receive certificate and
neck ribbon in each category, also an invitation to the Achievement Banquet. Third
place in each division category will receive certificate and ribbon.