University of Maine Cooperative Extension

 

Your 4-H Story

 

Application may be submitted in one of the following formats.

 

Written:          2000 words or less, with or without photographs or drawings (no more than two pages of photos and drawings).

 

Video:             No longer than five minutes.

 

Audio:            No longer than five minutes, with or without photographs or drawings (no more than two pages of photos and drawings).

 

Visual:            No more than four pages long.  Must include some written descriptions.

 

 

All six parts listed below must be included in your 4-H Story

 no matter which format you choose.

 

Part I              Introduce yourself.  Include your age, interests, and when and why you joined 4-H.

 

Part II             Tell/show how you used the life skills and knowledge from your 4-H experience in your daily life.  Include major learning experiences, special interests and unusual situations that you encountered.

 

Part III           Tell what you learned from working with other youth.  Include relevant life skills that you learned or improved.  Use your Targeting Life Skills Wheel to provide examples, and try to include at least one life skill from each quadrant.

 

Part IV           Tell how you have demonstrated leadership in 4-H or in other activities you participate in. Tell about your communication skills, how you prefer to make decisions, how you manage resources, how you like to work with groups.

 

Part V             Describe the community service projects you have worked on. Describe any citizenship programs or activities you have participated in.

 

Part VI           Describe how your 4-H experience has contributed to “who you are” at the present time. Describe how 4-H participation influenced your school and career goals. Tell about your plans for the future and the career you might like to pursue.