4-H Record Book

4-H Record Book Index/Guidelines

Order of Contents:

  1. Index/Guidelines
  2. My 4-H Activity Program Plans
  3. Project Record Sheets
    • Financial Record for Animal Projects Only
    • Pictures, newspaper clippings, and other supportive materials pertaining to your 4-H project(s). (Optional)These must relate directly to your project and they must be contained on 2 sheets of paper per project. You can use both sides of the paper per project. Place these directly after the project record sheet they relate to.
  4. My Citizenship/Community Service Sheet. Required for all members.
    • Pictures, newspaper clippings, and other supportive materials pertaining to 4-H Citizenship/Community Service activities that you have done as a 4-H member. (Optional). They must be contained on 3 sheets of paper. You can use both sides of the paper. Place this directly after your My Citizenship/Community Service sheet.
  5. Permanent 4-H Record. Please use most current version.

Do not include:

  • Ribbons
  • Letters
  • Certificates
  • Score Sheet
  • Other Awards
  • Exploring Posters
  • Project Guide Books
  • Past Year’s Records

Waushara County 4-H Record Book Guidelines

Objectives – 4-H records are meant to prepare a 4-H member for life as an adult and citizen. Records help you to set goals and evaluate your progress in achieving them.

  1. Complete a project record sheet for each project.
  2. The only projects requiring a financial record are the animal projects in which the market animal focus is chosen. These include beef, sheep, swine, poultry, and rabbits. A separate market animal financial record is to be completed for each species.
  3. Dairy and horse project members are to include a lifetime dairy/horse record sheet for each of the project animals that they own or manage.
  4. Optional materials (photos, news clippings, etc.) are not necessary for record books, but they are considered when one applies for awards and they enhance your record book. Optional materials should directly follow the project they are related to and should be limited to 2 sheets of paper per project. Both side may be used.
  5. Pictures, newspaper clippings, and other supportive materials must be directly related to you and your involvement in 4-H. Include clippings and other supportive materials (i.e., programs) if you were involved in the event and your name or club name is listed. Underline or highlight your name or your club’s name wherever appropriate. Do not include materials that do not pertain to yourself or to 4-H.
  6. Place project records in order of projects with most accomplished to projects with least accomplished. If you have additional information for a project, please use a blank sheet of paper to continue the information on rather than another project record sheet.
  7. It is acceptable to type or computer-generate your records; however, the record keeping and completion is to be the work of the member. Do not use any record forms off the Wisconsin 4-H website as all record book forms have been adapted to Waushara County.
  8. You may include dividers with tabs in your book if you have several records, as it is easier to find certain project materials, but this is optional. Your project record book may be put in a three-ring binder (preferred), but ensure all pages and the cover are included.
  9. You are encouraged to ask your parents and/or leaders to help with your record book, but you should always do the work yourself.
  10. Keep your past year’s records in a safe place because you may need them as references for older youth award applications. You may wish to create a file or binder and keep your records by year.
  11. Failure to follow the order of contents and to use these guidelines, as well as not completing the record sheets correctly, could result in your not being considered for a county award.

When is my record book due? Each club sets their own date. Check with your club’s leader. Then, club leaders will submit Record Books to the UW Extension Office on or before September 21st.

How do I know what I am eligible for? The Record Book Award Sheet will explain this process.

Where do I get a Cloverbud Record Book? These are available at the Extension Office.

    Print 4-H Permanent Record Here
    Print 4-H Record Book Here
    Print 4-H Project Record Sheet Here
    Print 4-H Record Book Awards

    All printed materials are available at the UW Extension Office and can be picked up during business hours.