4-H GLOSSARY
Alumni—a person who has been involved in 4-H as a member, leader, parent or donor.
American Private Enterprise Program—Forty high school juniors from each Barren County, Glasgow, Caverna and Hart County school may participate in this program onbusiness. Participants are involved in two days of seminars and tours during schoolhours. Speakers are local business persons. Test scores are used to determine which students will advance to the Kentucky Youth Seminar in Lexington in June/July.
District 6 Horse Show—held in June. Member may show a maximum of one horse in up to 4 classes. The member must have an eligibility form which describes the horsedesignated as the one to be shown by the member. The form must be filled out by the member and signed by the Extension agent by May 1. (This is the responsibility of the member!)
Mammoth Cave 4-H Teen Council—group made up of 2 teen delegates from eachcounty in the Mammoth Cave Multi-County area. Delegates are elected by the countyteen club. Council usually meets on the 2nd Monday of September, November, January,March and May. Delegates should represent the wishes of the local club when voting on issues.
Camp—for members age 9 to 14. Members spend four days at West Kentucky 4-HCamp at Dawson Springs, KY during the summer. Campers stay in a cabin with 14 to 19other 4-H members of the same sex and a minimum of one adult. Classes offered includeboating, crafts, recreation, archery, riflery, nature, swimming, and a variety of special classes. Fee includes meals, lodging, transportation, and medical insurance.
CloverBud (pre 4-H)—a 4-H member under the official 4-H age of 9. A Cloverbud must be in the kindergarten in school to be a 4-H member.
Collegiate 4-H Club—club for college students. University students should check with local agent to see if a club is located at the university they plan to attend.
Community Service—any activity planned to “make the community a better place in which to live”. Each club is encouraged to have community service projects.
Dairy Quiz Bowl—Teams compete in knowledge of dairy information. Usually held in spring at Lexington.
Demonstration—“show and tell”. A planned presentation using visuals. Members teach others a skill.
Demonstration Competition—A county contest is held each year. Because public Speaking is an important skill, all members should be encouraged to participate. Categories are divided by subject and by junior and senior members.
District Beef Heifer Show—beef show open to 4-H and FFA members throughout the state. All livestock exhibited must be owned by the member by June 1. To be eligible to show, a 4-H member must complete six hours of educational instruction by a certified volunteer.
District Dairy Show—Members show registered or grade animals in 5 breeds. Shows held during the summer in Shelbyville, Murray, Bowling Green, Columbia, Harrodsburg and Germantown. All animals must be owned by 4-H member by June 1. To be eligible to show, a 4-H member must complete six hours of educational instruction by a certified volunteer.
District Lamb Show—held on Saturdays during the summer at Monticello, Hopkinsville, Germantown, and Owensboro. Animals must be owned by June 1.
District 6—Geographic area made up of 17 counties: Allen, Barren, Butler, Daviess, Edmonson, Hancock, Hart, Henderson, Logan, McLean, Metcalfe, Monroe, Ohio, Simpson, Union, Warren and Webster.
Enrollment/Membership Form—form which officially enrolls a member in 4-H. A new form must be turned in each year. Forms are carbonized so leader retains 1 copyand 1 copy is submitted to the Barren County Extension Office.
Exchange Program—Local 4-H’ers participate in a cultural exchange with another state or country. See “Interstate Exchange” and “IFYE”.
Fashion Revue—County-wide show which includes members in sewing, fashion, knitting, and crochet projects. The 4-H members are judged on the fit of garment.
Forestry Field Day—for junior 4-H’ers. Events include tree identification, tree measurement, and compass traverse. Held on a school day in September at Mammoth Cave National Park picnic area. Small fee to participate.
4-H age—age nine through age 18. Age is calculated as the age of the member on the January 1 which falls within the 4-H year (September/through August). See age definition policy.
4-H Scholarship—a certificate worth a specific amount (usually $10) which can be used instead of cash to pay the fee for a 4-H activity or order from National 4-H Supply. The scholarship must be used within one year form the date issued or as specified on the certificate.
IFYE—(International Foreign Youth Exchange). IFYE Ambassadors are 15 – 19 years of age and lasts for the summer. IFYE Representatives are ages 19 to 25 and the experience extends 2 to 5 months. Member lives with a family in another country or hosts a person from another country. Participant pays own expenses.
Junior member—a member who is 9 through 13 of age, based on member’s age on January 1 which falls within the program year.
Kentucky Junior Livestock Expo—includes one day of “how to” workshops in judging, followed by a livestock judging contest. Members show their own beef, swine, sheep and goats on the second day.
Kentucky Youth Seminar—the state level seminar which is a continuation of the local American Private Enterprise Seminar (APES).
Kentucky Teen Conference—conference held every year at the University of Kentucky in Lexington for members who have graduated from the 8th grade through age 19. Includes workshops on variety of subjects, state officer election, state fashion revue, campus tours, dances, banquets, teens from all over the state, etc. Delegates are required to attend orientation in May.
LABO—an international exchange program with Japan. Students stay about a month. Host family provides room and board. Host family must have a child of the same sex and age as the exchange. For ages 12 through 17. 4-H family would pay member’s expenses.
Livestock Judging—members learn to determine characteristics and quality of sheep, goats, swine, beef and dairy. Events held at the county and state levels.
Meats Judging—member learns to identify cuts of meat, best method of cooking, and quality of meat. Competition held in conjunction with state fair.
Medical Authorization Form—form completed by and signed by the parents of a member which authorizes medical treatment. Doctors/hospitals may refuse to treat a member if this form is not available. All overnight activities require completion of this form.
Member—A young person who completes an enrollment form as a club member, member-at-large, or participates in a classroom in which 4-H resources are used.
Multi-County Programming—geographic area made up of two or more counties. Activities referred to as “multi-county” would involve participants from more than one county.
National 4-H Conference—four youth with outstanding leadership potential selected from across state to attend conference in Washington, D.C. Focus is idea sharing on issues in 4-H. Participants must share with others upon return. Held in early April. Applicants must complete record summary form and write 2 essays—due in early November. Cost to member is over $400.
National 4-H Congress—recognition program for those selected from 4-H Bronze, Silver and Gold Honor applications. Held in Atlanta in November. Expenses paid by local sponsors and possibly by recipient.
National 4-H Week—Held the first full week of October. Established to salute the contribution of 4-H to our society and promote 4-H.
Out-of-State Delegate—members from across state are selected to attend and represent Kentucky at conference similar to Kentucky’s Teen 4-H Conference. Two delegates attend conferences in Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Must be high school sophomore or junior. Application and essays due before April.
Poster Contest—members make a poster using any art medium such as paint, markers, ink, crayon, and collage, as long as it is not 3 dimensional. Size must be 14” x 22”. Theme must be 4-H. Well known cartoon characters, etc. are copyrighted and cannot be used. There are 6 age divisions for competition: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14-19. Cloverbuds may be non-competitive participants.
4-H Program Year—the period of time which begins on September 1 and ends the following August 31. Example: September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008.
Project Record—the record sheet in the back of the project book. If the project record is not included, a standard form (available at the 4-H office) should be used.
Record Book—includes current project story.
Record Book Judging—competition for record books.
Senior member—a member who is 14 to 18 years of age. Has not reached their 19th birthday as of January 1, of the program year.
State Horse Show—held prior to the State Fair in Louisville. Registration forms and fees must be completed within 1 or 2 days after the District 6 4-H Horse Show. Members MUST qualify at the district show before they are eligible to go to state.
State Livestock Judging Contest—Held in June each summer at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Includes judging in dairy, beef, swine, sheep and goats.
State Teen Council—group made up of 6 teens from each Extension District. Meets about 4 times a year. Plans Teen Conference.
Talk Meet—public speaking contest. Members compete with other young people within the same age category only. Age categories are age 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17-19. Member may choose any topic and may have help in writing the speech.
Teen Council—planning and advisory group for multi-county and state programs. The council consists of delegates from ten multi-counties.
Teen Leader—must be a freshman in high school or 14 years of age. A member who serves in a leadership role.
