{"id":38676,"date":"2024-11-25T16:55:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T00:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/?page_id=38676"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:18:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:18:27","slug":"4-h-public-presentations-decoder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/4h\/members\/4-h-public-presentations-decoder\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Public Presentations Decoder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Presentations in 4-H Explained<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ribbon Colors and Their Meanings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>White<\/strong>: A score between 0-10.5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Red<\/strong>: A score between 11-20.5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blue<\/strong>: A score between 21-30.5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Green<\/strong>: A score between 31-40<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Purple<\/strong>: Must have received 2 green ribbons at Area Level by giving your Public Presentation at least 2 times. Then competed at County Public Presentations and received a score between 31-40.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Levels of Public Presentations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Area Level<\/strong> is the first level of the Public Presentation process. There are usually 4 dates open to members of all 4-H projects to give their Public Presentation. Members who receive a green ribbon score of 31-40 two or more times, qualify to give their Public Presentation at the County Level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>County Level<\/strong> is for members who received 2 Green ribbons at the Area Level. Members who return for the County Level competition present again and will receive a purple ribbon if they earn a score of 31 to 40. Members who receive a purple ribbon will also receive a Public Presentation pin at the 4-H Awards Ceremony during the Evergreen State Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top Trophy<\/strong> is for the 5 highest scoring presentations from each age group. After the County Level competition Top Trophy qualifiers will receive a letter by mail stating they are in the Top 5 and will be invited to give their Public Presentation during the fair on the stage in the 4-H building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens when you arrive for a Judging Day:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please follow these directions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sign in on the correct age group: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Cloverbuds \u2013 5 to 7 years of age<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Junior \u2013 8 to 10 years of age<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intermediate \u2013 11 \u2013 13 years of age<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior \u2013 14 to less than 19 years of age<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the top of the score sheet and give it to the judge when it is your turn to give your Public Presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please be patient while you wait to be called back for your turn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Members who receive a blue or green ribbon may give their Presentation again. If enough judges are available members may present up to 3 times at each competition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips for Parents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A big Thank You to all the parents supporting 4-H youth as they grow in public speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please be patient; it may take a while to move all 4-H members to the correct judges, depending on the volume of members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wait times vary; some judges may move faster than others according to the age group they are judging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please ask the members at the registration table if you have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please do not schedule any other events for your child on the night\/morning\/afternoon they give their Presentations.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\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>\u2191 Back to top<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":16,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration_date":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38676"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38676"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43624,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38676\/revisions\/43624"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}