4-H Contests and Events
4-H programming with youth is guided by an experiential learning process that includes goal setting, cognition, practice, and performance. The performance stage is when members demonstrate what they have learned through various 4-H activities and events, including competitions. Competition can be an individual event against a standard (Danish System), an individual event against peers (Standard System), or team vs. team competitions.
When planned and conducted appropriately, competition experiences enhance positive youth development and prepare youth with positive competitive knowledge, skills, attitudes, and aspirations that can lead to success through life.
Team competitions provide opportunities for youth to develop the interpersonal, leadership and cooperative skills necessary to be successful in the interdependent, global society of the 21st century.
Youth must be developmentally ready to handle competitions. Being recognized for performance in comparison to others can be a strong motivator for many older youth, but a deterrent to younger youth.
- Communication Event – January 15, 2021
Includes: Public Speaking, Model Meeting & Job Readiness
Date: January 15, 2021 at 6:00PM (alternate date January 22th)
Location: TBA Entry Forms due in the Extension Office by 4:30PM on January 7, 2021
- Skill-a-Thons day – February 20, 2021
February 20, 2021 9:00 am
Location TBA
Entries DUE to the Extension office by 4:30pm February 11, 2021 - Creative Culinary Day – March 6, 2021
Creative Culinary Day
Entries DUE February 18, 2020 to the Extension Office by 4:30PM Location TBA
Details for Creative Culinary Day can be found here - Spring Fun Fair – entry drop off April 15, 2021
Healthy Living/Spring Fun Fair
Cleveland County Frye Auditorium
Date: Friday April 16, 2021
Pre-entry due April 8, 2021
All individual food entries, posters, displays, etc. will be received 8:00AM to 5:00PM on Thursday April 15, 2021 at the Extension Office Closed Judging for Individual Entries will be Friday morning & Appropriate Dress/Dress Review and exhibit viewing, Friday, April 16, at 6:00PM
- Appropriate Dress – April 16, 2021
Cleveland County Frye Auditorium
Date: Friday April 16, 2021
Pre-entry due April 8, 2021
Details for Appropriate Dress can be found here - Achievement Banquet
Achievement Banquet
Cleveland County Fairgrounds Frye Auditorium
Date: August 7, 2021 5:30pm