06/11/21
RECORDBOOK JUDGING RESULTS & REMINDERS

Good evening!

We are excited to share the results from our County level Recordbook Judging event! Congratulations to all of our participants!! The judges were VERY impressed with your experiences and hard work that went into your recordbooks this year!

Please note that all youth who placed first in their category will be able to check their recordbooks out of the County Extension Office starting on Monday, June 14th, to review scoresheets and make any edits/changes before resubmitting the recordbook for District judging. Recordbooks will need to be turned back in to the County Extension Office by 12:00 Noon on June 30th to go to District. All other recordbooks will be returned at Banquet.

IMPORTANT DATES:

DISTRICT:
- June 30, 2021: Recordbooks are due to the County Extension Office by 12:00 Noon
- July 8, 2021: Recordbooks will be judged (Recordbooks advancing to State may be checked out from the District Office for corrections)
- August 2021: All Recordbooks will be returned at Banquet
STATE:
- Senior (9-12 grade) aged 4-H members who place 1st in their category at District 10 judging will advance to State
- Date for returning corrected recordbooks to State is TBA
- State Judging typically takes place during the first week of August

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR JUDGING:

To help our kiddos out, we need a few people (adults and senior aged 4-H members) to help us judge recordbooks at the County and District Levels
Judging recordbooks is a great way to learn more about the project areas, get some cool ideas for formatting your recordbook, and some cool ideas for us to do for our 4-H members here in our own county!
DISTRICT JUDGING:
- CLICK HERE to sign up on the District Judging Tab!
- The District has asked for us to provide at least 3 volunteers.
- Lunch will be provided for volunteers participating in this event
- Senior Aged 4-H Members (9-12 grades) are allowed to sign up to judge the Junior age categories!
- This event will take place in one day; volunteers will be assigned in groups of 2-3 to 1 category in 1 age group. There will typically be between 10 and 20 recordbooks to judge during this day. Most categories are finished with judging by about 2:00 PM.
- July 8, 2021: All 21 counties in the District are going to meet at the Gillespie County Extension Office in Fredericksburg, Texas to judge from about 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM-ish

HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES:

2020-2021 Recorded Video Training - Bastrop County 4-H Session (03/25/21) - NOTE: this training has some good questions towards the end about how to address how COVID impacted your 4-H story and experiences this year
2020-2021 Recorded Video Training - Comal County 4-H Session (05/13/21) - NOTE: this training has better examples for the 4-H project, leadership, and community service sections in the presentation but has the judging dates for Comal County on the recording
2020-2021 Recordbook Overview PowerPoint - NOTE: this is the updated copy with the better examples, BUT has Comal County's judging dates on them
Texas 4-H Recordbook Page
Texas 4-H Project Pages Link
Texas 4-H Roundup Link (has links to lots of project resources)
I'm working on getting the individual section recordings posted as soon as possible

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES:

Other opportunities can be found on the County Calendar – registration information should be included for each post.
Other Contest related opportunities can be found on the Judging Card Calendar – to sign up for these opportunities, please contact Mellanie at MLMickelson@ag.tamu.edu or at 512-581-7186

That's all for now! Have a great week and let us know if you have any questions!

Mellanie L. Mickelson

Bastrop County Extension Agent – 4-H & Youth Development
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Services

P.O. Box 650 | 901 Pecan Street | Bastrop, TX 78602
p: (512) 581-7186 | c: (512) 522-9174 | f: (512) 581-7187
MLMickelson@ag.tamu.edu

Website – https://bastrop.agrilife.org
Blog – www.bastrop4h.blogspot.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/BastropCounty4H