{"id":23808,"date":"2026-01-20T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/?page_id=23808"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:44:08","slug":"4-h-record-book-score-sheet-details","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/4-h-record-book-score-sheet-details\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Record Book Score Sheet Details"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements for Record Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-spacing-after--sxxsmall\">\n<li class=\"wsu-spacing-after--xsmall\">Record Books must be hole-punched in a notebook\/folder. Loose stacks of pages will not be scored.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wsu-spacing-after--xsmall\">Missing sections will result in a score of 0 for that section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wsu-spacing-after--xsmall\">Record Books missing 3 or more sections will be considered incomplete and returned unscored.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wsu-spacing-after--xsmall\">Typed versions of Record Books are permitted, as long as the pages are the same general format and include the same information as the official Record Book.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wsu-spacing-after--xxsmall\">Record Books need to follow the format\/instructions noted at beginning of Record Book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table wsu-spacing-after--large\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Sections<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Record Book Requirements &amp; Point Values<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Points <br>Possible<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cover Page<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Full Name is clear and neat&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 point<br><br>Years in 4-H &amp; Division are clear and neat&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 point<br><br>Address is complete with city and zip code and is clear and neat&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 point<br><br>Club Name and County are clear and neat&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 point<br><br>Calendar Year (Oct-Sept) is correct&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 point<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5<br>points<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Planning Calendar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Fully completed up to the date of submission&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>All project-specific and club events are recorded with dates&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>All county-wide events are recorded with dates&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>Calendar is neat, organized, and legible&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>Events attended are checked off&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<br>points<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Project Record<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Heading is complete&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>Signed appropriately by the member, parent\/guardian, and leader&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 points<br><br>Clearly lists 3 things they want to learn this year&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 points<br><br>Clearly explains what their leader will help them learn&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 point<br><br>Clearly explains what their parents\/guardians will help them learn&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 point<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<br>points<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Project Journal<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Fully completed dated entries up to the date of submission&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>Each entry clearly explains what was done or made&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>Lists quantity, cost, income, time spent (not all columns may apply)&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>Explained what was learned or other notes in the Comments&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<br>points<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Add Sheet(s)<br>or<br>Financial Summary<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><em>Financial Summary page 14 will only be used if the project does not have project-specific Add Sheets<\/em><br><br>Correct Add Sheet or Financial Summary used for each project&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>All sections are accurately completed\/totaled&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 points<br><br>Fully completed up to the date of submission&nbsp;&nbsp; 5 points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<br>points<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Project Photos<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">At least 2 relevant 4-H project photos&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 points<br><br>All photos are dated&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>Limit of 1 page of photos&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 point<br><br>All photos are captioned with a relevant description&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<br>points<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Project Highlights<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Reflects back on the 3 goals listed on their Project Record page&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 points<br><br>Effectively describes problems they encountered&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>Effectively describes successes they had&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>Thoughtfully predicts what could be done differently next time&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<br>points<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4-H Story<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Written in first person (using \u201cI\u201d and \u201cme\u201d)&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 point<br><br>Starts with an introduction&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 point<br><br>Includes information listed on the Record Book instruction page&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<br>points<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Supplemental Information<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Photos\/documents of 4-H activities that are not project related&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<br><br>All photos\/documents are dated&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 point<br><br>All photos\/documents are captioned with a relevant description&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<br>points<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Permanent Record Book<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Permanent Record Book is included\u00a0\u00a0 4 points<br><br>Permanent Record Book has current year\u2019s information recorded\u00a0\u00a0 3 points<br><br>Areas that don\u2019t apply that year should list year and \u201cnone\u201d written\u00a0 2 points<br><br>Previous years information included\u00a0\u00a0 1 point<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<br>points<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Organization<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Record Book is in the correct order&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 points<br><br>Record Book has clearly labeled sections\/tabs&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 points<br><br>Book has an overall neat appearance, obvious care was taken&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 points<br><br>Writing is legible and words spelled correctly&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 points<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15<br>points<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Requirements for Record Books Sections Record Book Requirements &amp; Point Values Points Possible Cover Page Full Name is clear and neat&nbsp;&nbsp; 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