PETS ON PARADE
Commodity Chair: Lisa Brideau
RULES:
1. All General Rules, Livestock Division Rules, and Animal Health Regulations must be followed.
2. Cats must be in an approved cat carrier, or on a leash
3. All animals must be under control at all times. If animals are not used to crowds, they should not be brought to the fair.
4. Registration is at 8:45 am Saturday in front of Andrews Hall. Pets on Parade show will start at 9:00 on Saturday. PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR YOUR CLASS
AWARDS: Participation ribbons will be awarded for each exhibitor.
This is a Special Attraction. Animals shown are children's pets and can not be entered in any other class at the 4-H Fair. Puppies, cats, kittens, fish, frogs, snakes, birds, turtles, hamsters, mice, lap animals, etc. are all accepted.
CLASSES:
A. Ages 5 and under: an older sibling or Adult may accompany the child.
B. 5-8 Cloverbud Class
C. 8-12 Must be able to show their animal and keep control by themselves.
D. Ages 12 and under - "Family Pet" for anyone in this age group that may have to show their pet together as a family.
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CAMP CABIN/ CLUB BANNER- Dept.35A1
Premiums: 1st-8; 2nd-7; 3rd-6 4th-5; 5th-4; 6th-3; 7th-2; 8th-1
RULES:
1. Each club/cabin can submit only one banner.
2. Banners are to be 3' x6' and can be done vertically or horizontally.
3. Lettering should be bold and large, and complimentary to visual objects or symbols.
4. 4-H Clover should be clearly visible, fit in well with banner's composition and follow guidelines for use. (Ex: Nothing can be placed on top or within the clover such as pictures, names…)
5. Club/ Cabin name and focus of club should be portrayed within design of banner.
6. Materials must be suitable for project and can be a heavy cloth like denim, burlap, felt, etc.
7. Banner can have tabs or a sleeve to hold a 1 inch dowel.
8. A 1 inch dowel along with a 7 foot cord or chain for wall hanging required.
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COLOR AND DESIGN - Dept.32
Commodity Chair: Belinda St. John
Premiums: 1st - 2; 2nd - 1.5; 3rd - 1; 4th - .5
RULES:
1. All General Rules located at the front of this catalog must be followed.
2. Exhibits will be judged on the choice of colors, textures, designs, workmanship, appropriateness, and cleanliness.
3. Entries must be put in place by 4-H exhibitor.
CLASSES:
A1.Doll: Make an outfit in doll-size, giving
complexion and hair color of person by whom
worn. May be a replica of your own outfit or just
your dream. (Should be displayed appropriately or
on a doll).
A2.Room: Using cardboard or wood cartons as two or
three walls, make a room no larger than 18"
square. Should be painted or wallpapered, have
curtains and/or drapes and other accessories, plus
furniture in miniature. Room should be complete.
A3.Any Other not listed in above classes.
A4.Fashion Sketch - Do a sketch of an outfit of your own design.
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CURRENT TECHNOLOGY - Dept. 47
Commodity Chair- Cindy Trahan-Liptak 508-886-6929
Email: ctral5@verizon.net
PRE-ENTRY REQUIRED FOR ALL CLASSES.
A1. Webpage Design
Premiums: 1st - 8; 2nd - 7; 3rd - 6; 4th - 5; 5th - 4;
6th - 3; 7th - 2; 8th - 1
This is a 3 page webpage designed by the exhibitor.
RULES:
1. Must have 3 pages or more. Pages will include a home page, and at least two linked pages.
2. Somewhere on the homepage you must include the
official 4-H insignia, along with the statement that
you made the page as a 4-H project. You also must
include links to at least two official 4-H webpages.
3. There must be at least 2 graphics on each page.
4. Because this is being judged, you cannot identify yourself on any of the pages. If you do identify yourself, the webpage will have to be disqualified.
5. This page can be on any youth appropriate subject
you want. Ideas for a website can include a site about
your 4-H club. (you can include yourself with the
other members of the club, but be very careful not to
identify yourself as the designer of the site.) Other
ideas include a site on chickens, dairy cows, clouds, your home town, or anything else you want!
6. There must be a mailto link on the page (an e-mail link) Do not use your real email address, as this would identify you. Use something like email@email.com.
7. If using information from a source, you must cite the source
8. Grammar and punctuation will count
9. Site will be judged using both Firefox and Internet Explorer, so make sure everything you put on it works in both browsers.
10. Site must be up and available for the judge to see by August 15, 2009. You will have to email the website address to the commodity chairperson by that date. Email the commodity chair if you need a place to upload your website
11. A computer will be available at the fair for the public to view your webpage.
A2 Digitally Altered Photograph
Premiums: 1st - 3; 2nd - 1.5; 3rd - 1; 4th - .5
RULES:
1. Digitally alter a photograph using a computer
program. Edits can include but are not limited to:
taking a person out of a picture, changing colors,
adding effects, etc.
2. Photograph must be taken by exhibitor.
3. Bring a copy of the original photograph as well as the altered photograph to the fair.
A3 - Newsletter
Premiums: 1st - 2; 2nd - 1.5; 3rd - 1; 4th - .5
This is a group newsletter created by the exhibitor.
RULES:
1. This is a newlsetter for any youth group. Ie: 4-H Club, Boy or Girl Scout Troop, Sports Team, etc., or a subject of interest ie. cats.
2. Must be done on a Computer.
3. Articles for newsletter may be written by someone other than exhibitor, but newsletter must be put together and set up on the computer by the exhibitor only. Be sure and identify authors of any articles not written by exhibitor.
A4. - Graphic Design
Premiums: 1st - 2; 2nd - 1.5; 3rd - 1; 4th - .5
RULES:
Black and white or color graphic designed by the exhibitor. Examples may include digitally drawn pictures, logos, cartoons, website headers, or any other computer graphic.
Must be created on a computer, cannot be hand drawn.
Graphic may include parts of photographs but the final product must be more than a digitally altered photograph.
A5 - Video
Premiums: 1st-3: 2nd-1.5,3rd-1 4th-.5
RULES:
1. This video may be an individual or group project.
2. Must be a youth appropriate subject.
3. Must mention within the video that this is a 4-H project.
4. Cannot be more than 30 minutes long.
A TV/VCR will be available at the fair to view the video.
A6 - Animation
Premiums: 1st - 3; 2nd - 1.5; 3rd - 1; 4th - .5
RULES:
1. Can be an animation or flash presentation created in programs such as, but not limited to, Macromedia Flash or Animation shop.
2. Must be at least 10 seconds long
3. Must be brought to the fair on a CD or other disk.
A7 - Any Other, i.e. Robotics, Electicity etc.
