CLUB DAY 2023 Results!
4-H CLUB DAYS 2023 Highlights
4-H Club Days 2023 Results:
Play, Skit, Model Meeting| Show and Share Presentations | Impromptu Presentations |
Vocal & Dance Performance |Piano and Acting Performance|
Instrumental Performance | 4-H Deomnstration and Illustrated Talk Presentations |
4-H Project Talks - Public Speaking - Oral Interpretations - Hisotrical Speech Presentations |
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4-H Club Days
Goals and Purpose
- Demonstrate the benefits and opportunities provided through 4-H by showcasing the 4-H’ers themselves.
- Give 4-H’ers an opportunity to learn skills and gain confidence in their abilities to exercise parliamentary procedure, speak effectively, and give creative performances in the arts.
- Place special emphasis on core 4-H skills such as parliamentary skills and oral presentations.
- Give 4-H’ers an opportunity to participate as an individual, as part of a small group or team, and as part of a large group or club.
- Recognize 4-H’ers and help them grow their skills by measuring all performances against a published standard of excellence (Danish system).
- Recognize top performers by selecting them for further competition at Regional 4-H Day for events with regional categories and/or the State Fair for demonstrations/illustrated talks for competitors 10 and older (American system).
Regional 4-H Day
- Demonstrate the benefits and opportunities provided through 4-H by showcasing the 4-H’ers themselves.
- Give 4-H’ers an opportunity to learn skills and gain confidence in their abilities to exercise parliamentary procedure, speak effectively, and give creative performances in the arts.
- Place special emphasis on core 4-H skills such as parliamentary skills and oral presentations.
- Give 4-H’ers an opportunity to participate as an individual, as part of a small group or team, and as part of a large group or club.
- Recognize 4-H’ers and help them grow their skills by measuring all performances against a published standard of excellence (Danish system).
- Recognize as many top performers from the County 4-H Days as possible by providing for further competition in a multi-county 4-H environment to acknowledge their achievements (American system).
Each category of events and each individual event also have specific goals and purposes. That infomration can be found below in the 4-H Club Day Guidelines.
4-H County Club Day Registration Information - READ FIRST
Club Day Tips
- Effective Presentation Tips
- Kansas 4-H Presentation Overview
- Preparing & Using Visual Aids
- 4-H Demonstrations
- 4-H Illustrated Talks
- 4-H Project Talks
- 4-H Public Speaking
- KS 4-H Demonstration & Illustrated Talks Scoresheet
- KS 4-H Project Talk Scoresheet
- KS 4-H Public Speaking Scoresheet
4-H Club Days Information Sheets
Public Presentations
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| Project Talk | Public Speaking |
Who: Junior 7-9 years old. What: Tell of their actual project experience or promote a project. Visuals: Not required. Time: Maximum of 5 minutes. | Who: 10 years and older. What: Original presentation on topic of interest to 4-H’er. Visuals: Lectern may be provided Time: Maximum of 15 minutes. |
Oral Interpretation | Demonstration |
Who: Junior 7-9 years old. What: Prose or poetry - gestures, facial expressions, and voice matters. Visuals: None Time: Junior or Intermediate- maximum of 5 minutes. Senior - maximum of 10 minutes. | Who: Junior 7-9 years old. What: Defined as a “show how” process involving doing or making something while giving an explanation. Visuals: Use of actual items, supplies, equipment, people or animals while going through a process. Other: Should have a finished project to show. Time: Junior or Intermediate- maximum of 10 minutes. Senior - maximum of 15 minutes. |
Illustrated Talk | Show & Share |
Who: Junior 7-9 years old. What: Defined as a “tell how” process. Visual: Required in the “telling how”. Other: Use of posters, charts, models, graphs, etc. to aid in emphasizing a point or to add interest while telling how to do something. Time: Junior or Intermediate - maximum of 10 minutes. Senior - maximum of 15 minutes. | Who: 7-10 years old, in their 1st or 2nd year of What: A talk about any 4-H related project or item. Visuals: Props or posters may be used. Other: Is a non-competitive event. Time: Maximum of 5 minutes. |
Multimedia Presentations | Impromptu |
Who: Junior 7-9 years old. What: Use of one or more original electronic medias to present about a project. Visuals: Must be original work of the 4-H’er. Time: Junior and Intermediate - maximum of 10 minutes. Senior - maximum of 15 minutes | Who: Junior 7-9 years old. What: A member selects a topic. They are given 5 Other: 4-H’er is given a notecard and a pencil in order to write notes to use for reference during the speech. No other notes may be used. Visuals: No visuals or props may be used. Time: Maximum of 5 minutes |
Historical Speech |
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Who: Junior 7-9 years old. What: Excerpt from a speech. Other: Introduction must state who originally gave the speech and when it was given. Visuals: None, encouraged to dress as the original speaker. Time: Junior and Intermediate - maximum of 10 minutes Senior - maximum of 15 minutes |
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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES
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| Model Meeting | Gavel Games |
Who: The group may be composed of 4-H members and leaders. What: Depicts a typical monthly meeting of a 4-H Club. The meeting may be designed to suit the needs and interests of 4-H Club members. Other: More than one club can be represented. Only one secretary’s book needs to be presented to the judge. Time: Maximum of 35 minutes, excluding roll call time. | Who: Junior 7-9 years old. What: Teams of four or five 4-H'ers: President, Vice-President (program chairman), Secretary, Treasurer and alternate, who give an oral presentation as a group and take a written test individually. Other: Younger members can compete in a higher level. Time: Maximum of 30 minutes for test and presentation. |
MUSIC
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| Chorus | Band or Orchestra |
Who: 12 or more 4-H’ers from one club or it may be a composite group from two or more clubs. Selection: Two numbers Other: Original copy of music with measures numbered must be given to judge before performing. Singing can be with or without accompaniment. | Who: 12 or more 4-H'ers. Selections: Two numbers. Other: Original copy of conductor’s scores with measures numbered must be given to the judge before playing. |
Vocal Ensemble | Vocal Solo |
Who: 2 to 11 4-H’ers, not including the accompanist. Selection: Two numbers Other: Original copy of music with measures numbered must be given to the judge before playing. | Who: Junior 7-9 years old. Selection: One number Other: Original copy of music with measures numbered must be given to the judge before playing. |
Instrumental Ensemble | Instrumental Solo and Piano |
Who: 2 to 11 4-H’ers, not including the accompanist. Selection: Two numbers Other: Original copy of music with measures numbered must be given to the judge before playing. | Who: Junior 7-9 years old. Selection: One number. Other: Original copy of music with measures numbered must be given to the judge before playing. |
DANCE
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| Solo Dance | Ensemble Dance |
Who: Junior 7-9 years old. What: May be any style of dance Visual: Costumes optional, props as needed, no sets Other: Provide accompaniment with own playback equipment Time: Maximum of 7 minutes. | Who: 2-11 4-H’ers What: May be any style of dance Visual: Costumes optional, props as needed, no sets Other: Provide accompaniment with own playback equipment Time: Maximum of 7 minutes. |
Group Dance |
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Who: 12 or more 4-H’ers What: May be any style of dance Visual: Costumes optional, props as needed, no sets Other: Provide accompaniment with own playback equipment Time: Maximum of 7 minutes. |
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DRAMATICS
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| One-Act Play | Skit |
Who: Any number of members. What: Entries are limited strictly to one-act plays. Only one setting is allowed. The curtain may be dropped to denote the passing of time. A change of setting is not permitted during the drop of the curtain. Time: Maximum of 45 minutes including set up and tear down time. Other: Costumes needed.Provide title and writing credits to the judge. | Who: 3 or more 4-H’ers What: Skits may be rehearsed or extemporaneous. If extemporaneous, the group should be given a basic situation for the theme of the skit.. Time: Maximum of 10 minutes, including set up and tear down. Other: Costumes optional. Props as needed.Provide title and writing credits to the judge. |
Solo or Duo Acting | Solo Novelty Performance |
Who: Junior 7-9 years old. What: Original material or material from a published source. Time: Maximum of 10 minutes, including set up and tear down. Other: Costumes optional. Props as needed.
| Who: Junior 7-9 years old. What: Miscellaneous grouping that may include talent such as novelty numbers, stunts, pantomime, puppets, marionettes, ventriloquist acts, or other types of talent. Time: Maximum of 10 minutes including set up and tear down. Other: Costumes optional. Props as needed. |
Group Novelty Performance |
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Who: Groups of 2 or more 4-H’ers What: Novelty or stunt, puppets, marionettes, ventriloquist, animal acts, etc.; may include original material. Time: Maximum of 10 minutes including set up and tear down. Other: Costume optional. Props as needed. |
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