What is a record book you ask? Well glad you asked!
Goal setting, record keeping, and reflection are important aspects of 4-H learning and positive youth development.
Keeping a 4-H record book aims to help youth:
- Learn how to organize themselves
- Learn how to set reasonable goals for themselves
- Appreciate what they’ve learned each year from the goals they reached
- Recognize what they learned in their 4-H projects
- Explain what they’ve learned
- Keep track of costs of their projects
- Gather information needed to apply for awards and scholarships; (You will find that having this information organized, make scholarship applications much easier to complete both 4-H related and non 4-H)
- Complete applications and resumes for jobs and college
- And yes, also meet requirements to participate in some county, state, or national 4-H events
Families can now create an account and manage their 4-H Record Books online. Each 4-H member can have their own reports to access and update. Fill them out, print them out and turn them in to the Extension by September 15. Get started early! Set your goals for your projects at the beginning of the year. Record community service or leadership activities each month to make finishing your book easy!
Helpful Items When Completing 4-H Record Books
NOTE: Returning 4-H members don’t forget to archive your Project Reports each year! Youth will continue to add to the Involvement Report year after year. Watch this short video to see how here
In Washakie County, 4-Her’s are asked to print their record books and turn in a hard copy (preferably in a 3-ring binder, as it is easy to add next years information).
What website to use, how to login, step by step, what kind of information goes into the 4-H Record Book find here (lots of information in this packet)
Video of how to start a record book on ZSuite here
Other helpful tips and information on 4-H Record Books (State 4-H Website) find here
Recorded 4-H Record Book Workshop (video) find here
To earn points towards the Wyoming Honors Club (more information about the Wyoming Honors Club here), you MUST complete a record book. Record Books that are NOT judged are NOT eligible for awards.
When your record book is completed and turned in, you may receive your premium checks from county fair! Also remember those selling livestock if your record book is not turned in you are ineligible to sell at next year’s Junior Livestock Sale. If you have any questions or need help filling out record books, please feel free to stop by or give us a call at 347-3431 we are more than happy to help you.
Before you start your record book, check these score sheets out so you know what you are being scored on
- Junior (ages 8-10, as of January 1)- 2024 Junior Record Book Score Sheets
- Intermediate (ages 11-13, as of January 1) – 2024 Intermediate Record Book Score Sheets
- Senior (ages 14-18, as of January 1) – 2024 Senior Record Book Score Sheets
