4-H Targeting Life Skills Wheel Questions To be completed with each 4-H project record If you are completing more than one project record you cannot use the exact same paragraph(s) for each project record. You need to do write about a different life skill(s) learned. 8-10 year olds - write a short paragraph about 30 words or less using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 1 life skill you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. 11-13 year olds write two short paragraphs about 30 words or less for each paragraph using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 2 life skills you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. The 2 life skills must be from a different category on the chart (Head, Heart, Hands Health) for example one from Head and 1 from Heart but Not 2 from Head or Not 2 from Heart. 14-18 year olds write four short paragraphs about 30 words or less for each paragraph using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 4 life skills you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. There must be 1 life skill from each of the 4 categories Head, Heart, Hands Health.
PROJECT CHAMPION SELECTION CRITERIA MARKET AND BREEDING BEEF, SHEEP, SWINE, MEAT GOATS AND DAIRY STEERS October 1, September 30, NAME SPECIES CRITERIA POSSIBLE POINTS POINTS EARNED Record completed and turned in on time 10 Completed Targeting Life Skills Wheel 5 Participated in County Cuba Cheese Products/ Wilson Beef Farm Fundraiser 5 1-2 Community Service Projects 1 3-4 Community Service Projects 1 Public Presentation on this species at Club Level 1 Public Presentation on this species at County Level 1 Public Presentation on this species at District Level 1 Public Presentation on this species at State Level 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Judging 1-2 Practices or Contests 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Judging 3-6 Practices or Contests 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Judging 7 or more Practices or Contests 1 Participation in Livestock Judging at the NYS Fair 2 Ever Been Selected for Livestock Judging at the National Level 10 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Skillathon 1-2 Practices or Contests 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Skillathon 3-6 Practices or Contests 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Skillathon 7 or more Practices or Contests 1 Participation in Livestock Skillathon at the NYS Fair 2 Ever Been Selected for Livestock Skillathon at the National Level 10 Exhibited Project Animal at County Fair 10 Exhibited more than one animal of that species at County Fair 3 Exhibited Project Animal at State Fair 5 Exhibited animal of that species at any other event (Petting Zoo, at any other show) 1 pt. each event (Please list name of events and location where exhibited on back) Participated in other knowledge species specific project related events/clinics 1 pt. each event/clinic (Examples State Fair Empire Market Hog Contest, Animal Crackers, Colby Classic, quiz Bowls Etc.) (Please list knowledge species project related events/clinics and location on back) Participated in the National Swine Picture Judging Contest 1 Participated in the Hoard s Dairyman Picture Judging Contest 1 Was a Teen Leader for that species at State Fair or was a Junior Leader for that species at the Club Level or beyond or teen representative to 4-H Livestock Advisory Committee having attended a minimum of 2 meetings 1 Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) or Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Completion. 1 point for completion Or 2 points if completed for the species that the record is completed for TOTAL POINTS EARNED LEADER SIGNATURE (MUST BE SIGNED BY LEADER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PROJECT CHAMPION OR IF INDEPENDENT MEMBER BY THE PARENT) (revised edition starting for the 2016-2017 project year)