4-H Portfolio

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4-H Portfolio

• Guidelines and Suggestions
• By
• Connie N. Lake
• County Extension Agent

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Contents

• Cover Sheet (name, age, date of birth, 4-H
  club(s), county, headshot photo, 4 x 6 action
  photo, etc.) 5 points
• Leadership Experiences 35 points
• Citizenship/Community Service Experiences 35
  points
• Project(s) Experiences 35 points
• 4-H Story 50 points
• Support materials (photos, news articles, etc)
  20 points
• Overall presentation 25 points

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Cover sheet
South Carolina 4-H Portfolio Connie Lake
406 Kempson Bridge Road Saluda, SC 29138
Phone [phone] Date of Birth 7/21/??
4-H Age as of Jan. 1 16 Club Saluda 4-H
Horse Club Saluda County 4-H
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Leadership Experiences

• Within the 6 pages of experiences
• Include 4-H and non 4-H (as long as it is
  related )

• Goals
• 2004 To learn to recite the 4-H Pledge
  in front of an audience.
• 2005 - To run for an officer for my club.
• 2006 Served as a volunteer teen leader for
  my 4-H Club.
• 2007 Led a 3 day cooking class for 10 4-H
  kids in my community

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• Activities
• 2004 Led the 4-H pledge at my club
  meeting.
• 2005 Ran for the office of
  secretary in my 4-H club and spent 4.00 on my
  campaign.
• 2006 Volunteered to served as a
  volunteer teen leader for my 4-H club.
• 2007 Led a 3 day cooking class for 10 4-H
  kids in my community.

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• Knowledge and skills gained
• 2004 - Learned to recite the 4-H pledge and lead
  it in front of an audience.
• 2005 Learned how to run for an office and
  present a campaign speech.
• 2006 Learned how to assist the club leader as a
  teen leader for my 4-H club.
• 2007 Learned how to organize, advertise, write
  lesson plans and lead a 3 day cooking class for
  younger 4-H kids.

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Goals, activities, and knowledge gained MUST
relate

• Goals
• 2004 To learn to recite the 4-H Pledge in
  front of an audience.
• Activities
• 2004 Led the 4-H pledge at my club meeting.
  
• Knowledge and skills gained
• 2004 - Learned to recite the 4-H pledge and
  lead it in front of an audience.

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Leadership Examples

• One on one teaching
• Assisting at a club meeting
• Speaking in front of a group
• Office held or campaigned for
• Demonstrations

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Citizenship Experiences
Goal 2006 To help in establishing the 911
system in my county 2007 To do something
special for the elderly. Activities 2006
Helped 3 elderly ladies put up their E-911 signs
so that the ambulance can locate their home
easier. 2007 My 4-H club and I hosted a Bingo
party for the patients at the Saluda Nursing
Center. Knowledge and Skills Gained 2006
Learned the importance of E-911 signs and how
they help the ambulance service, 2007 How
young people and be a benefit to the elderly in
their community.
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Citizenship Activities

• Activities with the elderly and handicapped
• Activities for the homeless and needy
• Activities for non-profit groups

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Project Experiences
Dairy Project Goals 2006 To show a dairy heifer
at the fair. Activities 2000 - Went to the 4-H
Dairy Showmanship Clinic that was held at the
Cattle Arena in Saluda. - Showed at
the Saluda Fair -- Won 1st place in showmanship
and 1st place in the Junior Calf
class. Knowledge and Skills Gained 2006 -
Learned to groom and show a dairy heifer.
Goat Project Goals 2006 To raise a wether
goat through 4-H. Activities 2006 Purchased
a goat through the State 4-H Wether Project at
65.00. -- Purchased a registered doe
and showed it at the Saluda 4-H Show winning
15.00. Knowledge and Skills Gained 2006
Learned to properly care for and show a goat.
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• Goals
• 2006 To show a dairy heifer at the fair.
• 2006 To raise a goat through 4-H.
• Activities
• 2006 - Went to the 4-H Dairy Showmanship
• Clinic that was held at the Cattle
• Arena in Saluda.
• - Showed at the Saluda Fair -- Won 1st
• place in showmanship and 1st place
• in the Junior Calf class.
• 2006 - Purchased a goat through the State
• 4-H Goat Project at 65.00.
• - Purchased a registered doe and
• showed it at the Saluda 4-H Show
• winning 15.00.
• Knowledge and Skills Gained
• 2006 - Learned to groom and show a dairy

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4-H Story

• Limited to 6 pages
• Font 12 points, double spaced
• Should reflect the impact that 4-H has had on
  your life and those around you.
• Focus on the MOST meaningful experiences.
• Tell how you apply what you have learned in 4-H
  to other parts of your life.

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Part 1

• Introduce yourself
• Age
• Interests
• Parents
• Brothers and sisters
• Where you live
• Where you go to school
• When and why you joined 4-H.

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Part 2

• Tell about the each section of your portfolio
• Begin with the most impressive activity
  something with leadership and you most important
  project area
• State how 4-H helped you learn things about this
  subject you didnt know before, how your project
  grew in size and scope, and some things you tried
  successfully and unsuccessfully.

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Part 3

• Highlight other 4-H projects and activities
  including major learning experiences, special
  interests and unusual situations you encountered.

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Part 4

• Leadership stories
• Citizenship stories
• How 4-H has increased your interest and
  participation in community affairs.

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Part 5

• Career goals
• 4-Hs influence in your career choice
• 4-Hs effect on you as a person

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Support materials

• 6 page limit
• List a summary of award and recognition that you
  have received. Do not repeat what is already in
  other sections
• Variety of support materials
• Photos
• Awards (ribbons, certificates)
• Newspaper clippings
• Drawings
• Articles that you wrote, etc
• Scrap booking style is acceptable

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Support Material

• 2005
• Won first place in showmanship at the Saluda
  4-H Shows in dairy, swine and goat competition.

• At the Saluda 4-H Swine Show, my heavy weight pig
  won Reserved Grand Champion.

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Spring Horse Show
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Overall Presentation

• Package should be neat
• Bound into a folder/notebook or the Green folder
  from National 4-H Supply Source Book
• 24 x 24 size limit
• Label in the bottom left corner

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Questions