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Outstanding Record Book Competition

Club Level

Clubs set a due date for Record Books in their club (typically in September)
Clubs leaders (organizational, project, activity, etc.) read books, write comments, and select CLUB OUTSTANDING books.
- Club leaders may read their own books or exchange with another club.
- Readers should provide written comments to the youth on the inside cover of the book or on a comment sheet (if provided by the club).
- Each club may choose to rank their 4-H members books in accordance with their club’s expectations (with the County Guidelines as a reference). Top books from each club will go on for county recognition.
- Each outstanding Record Book at the club level will receive a “Club Achievement” sticker
- 2020 DEADLINE: Club Leaders must submit books for the county-level competition to the Extension Office by November 1.

County Level

Record Books will be read by County Extension Staff and evaluated for Outstanding and Merit Awards
- Traditional Record Book COUNTY Reading Checklist
- Digital Record Book COUNTY Reading Checklist
- Video Record Book COUNTY Reading Checklist
- For more information: Outstanding Record Book Review Process
- Award levels are:
  - Participation Sticker: All members who submit a record book to their club (traditional, digital, video or the new 4-H EZ Record Form) and that are not forwarded to the county level will receive this award. Note: The new 4-H EZ Record Forms are not eligible for advancement to the county-level.
  - Gold Achievement 4-H Club Work Sticker: all record books that club leaders nominate for a County Outstanding Award.
  - Gold 4-H Clover Sticker: County Outstanding Award
  - Merit Sticker: Exemplary!
  - Cloverbud Sticker: Received at the county-level to recognize their participation.

2019 County Results!

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