Policy Statements Regarding  Project Achievement Competition

4-H'ers should dress appropriately for the subject they are presenting.

PRESENTATION AIDS

• Posters for presentations: Club members are encouraged to make their own posters. However, there are no restrictions on who makes the poster for the 4-H member's demonstration. Points will not be taken off if the judge feels the club member did not do his posters. Posters should be judged on their contribution to the demonstration, not on their professional appearance.

• For Cloverleaf & Junior competitors: Videos, slides, computers, may only be used in the Photography and Communications. Computer project only competitors may use computer(s) and computer equipment/programs in the presentation.  4-H'ers must provide their own equipment including slide projector, video projector, computer screen,extension cord, etc.

• For Senior competitors: any technology is allowed for any 4-H project presentations. However, all equipment including projectors, screens, extension chords, etc must be furnished. Projects must be presented in rooms scheduled.
 
• For Junior & Senior Performing Arts Competitors: Competitors will be required to use microphones provided for the competition. Provided microphones will include a headset microphone, cordless microphone and a microphone stand. 4-H'ers will not be allowed to use personal microphones
 
• Live Animals including small animals such as fish, hamsters, and hermit crabs (as well as live insects) are not permitted at project competition.
 
• Firearms and like weapons including but not limited to rifles, shotguns, bb guns, paintball guns, potatoe guns and other items that propel a projectile are not allowed to be used as visual aids in any 4-H presentations.  Additionally any bacteriological weapon, biological weapon, destructive device, detonator, explosive, incendiary, over-pressure device, poison gas or explosive device may not be used in any 4-H  presentations.
 

• Foods Lab Projects (Pizza, Muffins, Dairy Foods (Jr & Sr), Between Meal Snacks, Better Breakfast, Festive Foods for Health and Food Fare) are the only projects in which food preparation should take place during project achievement competition.  Foods projects that are illustrated talks are not appropriate avenues for food preparation and points may be deducted for demonstrating preparation steps.
 
• Overhead Projectors: may be used in any project, however, all equipment must be furnished by the club member or his county. This includes the overhead projector, screen, extension cords, etc. Demonstration must be given in the room scheduled.

• Tape Recorders and other sound systems: Tape recorders and other sound equipment may be used to help dramatize a presentation. Here again, 4-H'er will be responsible for furnishing all of the equipment needed: tape, recorders, cassettes.

• Cloverleaf students are not allowed to bring to any district competitions  or have in their possession at school during any 4-H event, activity or function the following items: loaded or unload firearms, mace, box cutter, explosive devices including bullets and stun guns, razors, guns or replica of guns, chemical sprays, razor blades, darts, ammunition of any type, pellet or BB gun, night stick knife of any type or size stink bomb\pipe bomb, fireworks of any type, any homemade bomb or smoke bob, martial arts devices, paint bombs, any item that releases a spray, foam, smoke, gas, fire or odor, fuses for explosive devices, fighting chains, metal or brass knuckles, pen style laser pointers. Additionally, appliances with blades such as blenders, hand or electric choppers, and food processors are not permited.

PUBLIC SPEAKING:
4-H'ers in the Public Speaking project may prepare and present a speech about any subject. Visual aids, posters, etc., may not be used in this project.

HANDOUTS/GIFTS:
Any educational handouts provided by the contestant must be of adequate quantity for each person in the demonstration room. A contestant may not give judges a gift or sample of project work. This rule does not apply to a 4-H'ers dish that is tasted and evaluated by the judges as part of a food and nutrition project, method demonstration or lab.

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