Recordbooks

Leon County 4-H Dates & Deadlines for 2024-2025:

May 19, 2025 – 4-H Recordbook Training
- View Video of Training at:
- PDF of Powerpoint at: record_book_2024_2025_powerpoint
Friday, June 6, 2025– OPTIONAL– Record book Drafts Due to Mrs. Cassie’s Email
- Email a copy to cassie.ferguson@ag.tamu.edu. Mrs. Cassie will critique books before county contest & return to member to correct before the contest. Send whatever you have completed. Do not have to send the whole book if it is not done.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025- Leon County 4-H Record book Contest
- Books will be due by 9:30am and then will be judged by parents and other adult volunteers.
- Need several volunteers (parents, grandparents, ex-teachers, etc) to trade off books and judge them. More people the faster it goes! High School Age members will be able to judge junior & clover kid record books that do not have competition.
- Junior & Intermediates will be judged by 2 people– 1 can be a high school aged member
- Senior books will be judged by 3 people– only adults
- Judging will begin at 10:00am (Brunch food will be provided!)
Monday, June 16, 2025– 4-H STAR Award Applications DUE- (Recordbooks we will keep after 6/18/25 Contest)– email to cassie.ferguson@ag.tamu.edu
- For Award Application Info. Visit: https://leon.agrilife.org/4-h/4-h-award-applications-banquet/
Friday, June 20, 2025– 4-H STAR Award Interviews– Sign up for time slot with Jofran 903-536-2531
Thursday, July 10, 2025– 1st Place Record books (Junior, Intermediate, & Senior) from County Contest advance to District 8 4-H Contest.
- Must Enter for D8 4-H Contest on 4-H Online by Friday, June 27th!
- Record books are due to Extension Office by NOON on July 8th
- Record books will be judged at D8 contest on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Hill County
Thursday, July 10, 2025– District 8 4-H Record book Contest in Waco, TX
TBA- August, 2025- State 4-H Recordbook Judging Contest
- Seniors that place 1st in their category at district advance to the state level!

About Recordbooks:

Why is it important you keep a record of your 4-H activities? Because, by recording your activities you can remember all the fun you’ve had so far, and set future goals! Keeping records of 4-H projects could help you when you apply for college scholarships too! 4-H Record books are books you make to record your annual projects.

Recordbook covers (pictured above) can be purchased at the county extension office!

Review the Texas 4-H Family Guide to Recordbooks (THIS IS A MUST READ)- https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/record_book_2024_2025_family_guide.pdf

Do NOT want to COMPETE in Recordbooks? Just submit for awards and project goals?–

Specific Categories

Depending on your age group you will fall into the Junior, Intermediate, or Senior category for the Recordbooks. As you progress to the next age group, you will keep your previous year’s report forms and keep adding new ones each year.

Categories:https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/record_book_2024_2025_categories.pdf

All 4-H Members use the SAME Record book forms!

Record book Report Forms

can be found at: https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/recordbooks/
- Click on “Record book Report Forms”
Word Version: record_book_2024_2025_forms
Online Version: https://4h.zsuite.org/
- recordbook_trianing_faq-1

Junior
For grades 3-5.
This group focuses on 1 main project for the current 4-H year.

Intermediate
For 6-8 grade.
This age group focuses on 1 main project for the current 4-H year.

Senior
For grades 9-12.
This age group can do a max of 4 projects for the current 4-H year.

EXAMPLES of RECORD BOOKS:

EXAMPLE_Junior_- Sheep- Texas-4-H-Record-Book-Forms- with comments- Correct/Newest Version- These are the same forms for 2019-2020

EXAMPLE_Junior_-Sheep- Texas-4-H-Record-Book-Forms- with comments– Correct/Newest Version- These are the same forms for 2019-2020

EXAMPLE_Junior_Swine_Texas-4-H-Record-Book-Forms- Correct/Newest Version- These are the same forms for 2019-2020

EXAMPLE_INTERMEDIATE_STEM_ 4-H Recordbook Forms- Correct/Newest Version- These are the same forms for 2019-2020

EXAMPLE_INTERMEDIATE_ My 4-H & Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics Story- Correct/Newest Version- These are the same forms for 2019-2020

EXAMPLE_INTERMEDIATE_ My 4-H & Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics Story 2019- Correct/Newest Version- These are the same forms for 2019-2020

EXAMPLE_- Senior- Poultry_My 4-H Poultry Story- Correct/Newest Version

EXAMPLE_Senior_Poultry_Texas-4-H-Record-Book-Forms- Correct/Newest Version- These are the same forms for 2019-2020

EXAMPLE_Senior_Poultry_Texas-4-H-Record-Book-Forms-.pdf– Correct/Newest Version- These are the same forms for 2019-2020

Example Record book story – Older Forms (NOT CURRENT FORMS),but good example of information

Example 2018-2019 Record Book data- Older Forms (NOT CURRENT FORMS), but good example of information

Clover Kids

For grades K-2.

This group focuses on anything they have participated in 4-H so far. Clover Kids can utilize the junior report forms or the clover kid report forms below:

Recordbook introduction page Recordbook I certify statement 4-H club meetings page Recordbook LCYLS Peewee Showmanship Recordbook draw favorite Recordbook introduction page Recordbook write favorite