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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
- Record Books advancing to the county level are due to the Extension office by October 15th

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.

NEW! For 2023 We Are Adding “Best Of” Awards:

Best Cloverbud Record Book(either version accepted)

Best Traditional Record Book: Grades 3-5

Best Traditional Record Book: Grades 6-13

Best Digital Record Book: All Grades

Best Video Record Book: All Grades

Best Secretary Record Book

Best Treasurer Record Book

Best Historian Scrap Book

All “Best Of” winners will receive a $25 gift certificate to https://shop4-h.org

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