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4-H Project Changes
Items
posted
here are a summary of the most recent annoucements. Please
refer to the 4-H Activities & Awards Guidebook Project/Activity
Page for Additional Information
April 2011
(effective 8/1/1)
The following changes were announced during
4-H Program Preview (April 26-27, 2011) effective the new competitive
year (August 1, 2011-July
31, 2012)
Change for Visuals for Junior 4-H
Project Achievement Competition
Any Junior 4-H project is
allowed to use any kind of visuals including lcd projectors,
powerpoint, and other multimedia programming. All equipment must be
provided by the 4-H'er or his/her county including projectors,
computers, screens & extension cords.
Equipment at Rock Eagle 4-H
Center is not a resource for 4-H'ers to use for equipment and supplies.
Food Lab Projects Changes
Dairy Foods (Junior & Senior)
Dairy
food requirement is milk, yogurt or shredded cheese (excluding
Neufchatel, cream cheese and cottage cheese). The amount required
is 1/2 cup of one of these ingredients per serving of the
receipt. A combination of the ingredients can be used as long as
the amount totals at least 1/2 cup per serving of the recipe.
Recipes that do not meet the criteria will have points deducted.
Food Fare (Senior)
One dish meal changes to a hot dish meal
containing foods from at least 3 of the 5 food groups in Mypyramid.
The
requirement to calculate the cost of the recipe has been removed
Better Breakfast, Dairy Foods, Food Fare,
Muffins & Pizza (Junior)
Measuring and chopping skills must be
demonstrated by chopping and measuring all ingredients during
competition. Chopping should be done with an appropriate knife on
a cutting board.
April 2008
(effective 8/1/08)
The following changes were announced during
4-H Update (April 2008) effective the new competitive year (August 1,
2008-July
31, 2009)
Project
Objectives Changes
Change
Junior and Senior Food
Fast & Healthy (2FOFA, 3FOFA) to Food Fast and Fit (2FOFI,
3FOFI).
Project continues as an EFNEP/FAN project and will include objectives
relative
to athletics and sports nutrition in addition to current objectives.
Project
Requirement Changes
Junior and
Senior Foods labsmenus will
change to a fill in card with specific requests for one meal rather
than
a menu for several days. Card will be downloaded online and submitted
at
Project Achievement Competition. Competitors will be required to use
the
fill n card in order to receive credit for the menu in competiton.
Junior
Foods Lab dishes
will be prepared from the new 4-H Foods Lab Recipe Book.
Only
recipes in the book may be used for Junior Foods labs competition at
Project
Achievement. In 2009/10 year, Seniors will be requierd to select
recipes
from the recipe book. This change is not going to be
implemented (effective 2009/2010) For the recipe book click
here
Junior
Muffins will change
to a Harvest Muffin recipe.
Pizza
stones
are not allowed
in the Junior Pizza project.
Cloverleaf
Projects
may
not use any appliance with a blade for a presentation. This includes
blenders,
food processors and hand choppers. This is in keeping with the
current
rule for knives and other chopping devices.
Senior
Portfolio Covers
will meet a set criteria rather than be ordered by a specific order
number.
Counties will have flexibility of using the green covers, the covers
listed
the last two years or similar covers as described. Counties may NOT use
three ring binders.
Additional
Requirement Changes
(after April 2008)
Junior-Senior
Performing
Arts
Projects will be required to use the microphones provided for the
competition.
Provided microphones will include headset microphone, a cordless
microphone
and a microphone stand. 4-H'ers will not be allowed to use
personal
microphones.
For more information
contact your local county
Extension Office
or
Jenny
Jordan
706-542-4H4H
updated
5/3/11
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