{"id":8037,"date":"2017-10-09T11:24:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T18:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/?p=8037"},"modified":"2025-10-15T14:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T21:48:02","slug":"medal-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/yakima\/2017\/10\/09\/medal-of-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Medal of Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"

YAKIMA COUNTY MEDAL OF HONOR POLICIES<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

In process of being revised by Yakima County 4-H Records Committee — 2017<\/p>\n

BOOKS ARE DUE IN THE EXTENSION OFFICE IN OCTOBER ON THE\u00a0<\/strong>DATE SET BY THE COMMITTEE – (<\/strong>Friday, October 17th, 2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong>\u00a0 A.\u00a0 All 4-H members, club leaders, project leaders, activity leaders, service leaders and Honorary Leaders are needed to participate in this Yakima County Record Book Judging program.<\/p>\n

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  1. Policies will be reviewed before the January Council meeting each year.<\/li>\n
  2. Medals may not be available for distribution before the middle of November.<\/li>\n
  3. It is REQUIRED<\/strong> that a PUBLIC PRESENTATION<\/strong> be given in the area in which the member is applying for a Medal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    POLICIES:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Medals of Honor are awarded to deserving members ages of 8 years old to less than 19 years of age, who present record books for consideration. A maximum of four (4) Medals of Honor will be awarded in each category.\u00a0 Medals will not be awarded if Record Books are not judged worthy.\u00a0 If a Record Book is found to be nearly equal in quality to those Record Books receiving Medals, an Honorable Mention will be awarded.<\/li>\n
    2. Cloverbud 4-H’ers may enter their Record Books for “Certificate of Completion”.<\/li>\n
    3. The Medal of Honor nomination is to reflect the growth of the member as a result of participation in the project during the year as well as the total achievement within the 4-H program during the year. Selection of the member to receive the recognition will be made primarily on the member’s growth and accomplishments as shown in his\/her Record Book.<\/li>\n
    4. Any member who has shown individual achievement and development may be nominated for an appropriate Medal of Honor. Younger members will not be expected to accomplish as much as older members, and their Record Books will be reviewed accordingly.<\/li>\n
    5. Members will have a “Recommendation for Medal of Honor Award” sheet, signed by a leader, in their Record Book listing in numerical order their preference for Medals. This can be filled out virtually or on a paper copy and inserted within the front page of the record book.\n
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      1. Nomination for Medal of Honor Award Program Areas (Virtual Copy)<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. Recommendation for Medal of Honor Award (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      3. A member may be nominated for any number of Medals of Honor. However, a member will not be awarded more than three (3) Medals in any one year.\u00a0 This does not include Fashion Revue Medals.\u00a0 If more than three categories are listed, the Medals will be awarded by the member’s preference.\u00a0 If a member qualified for a Medal of Honor but has already received the maximum number of three (3) Medals for that year, the Judge should inform the member by awarding an Honorable Mention.<\/li>\n
      4. Any leader may nominate a member for a Medal of Honor. A leader from one club may nominate a member of another club if he\/she wishes to make certain that no member is overlooked.<\/li>\n
      5. Only the current year’s Project Records are to be submitted to support nomination. All current and past Permanent Record sheets must be included in the Record Book.<\/li>\n
      6. It is REQUIRED<\/strong> that a PUBLIC PRESENTATION<\/strong> be given in the area in which the member is applying. A qualifying Public Presentation is a demonstration and\/or an illustrated talk which is planned and organized to teach about the member’s project to a group of people.<\/li>\n
      7. Follow the order of contents as printed in the Record Book.<\/li>\n
      8. In addition to the Project Record, an Add Sheets are used to complete the picture. Add Sheets which include financial summaries are used in place of the other summary in the Record Book.\u00a0 If a project has a work book or work sheet, they can be included in the Record Book also.<\/li>\n
      9. All Adult, Teen, Honorary and Service Leaders are welcome to serve on the Judging Committee and all clubs are encouraged to send an appointed Judge to help. ALL must attend the orientation session at the beginning of the activity.<\/li>\n
      10. Decisions made by the Judges are final.<\/li>\n
      11. For more information, refer to the Medal of Honor Score Sheet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        SPECIAL AWARDS<\/strong><\/h4>\n

        General Achievement Medal:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 Member must have received three (3) Medals in projects including Home Ec, Livestock and one other.\u00a0 Member must have done a minimum of four (4) different project Public Presentations and included Leadership in each project.<\/p>\n

        Agricultural Achievement Medal:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 Member must have received three (3) Medals in projects related to agriculture and done three (3) different project Public Presentations and included Leadership in each project.<\/p>\n

        Forms<\/strong><\/h4>\n

        Recommendation for Medal of Honor Award (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n

        Medal of Honor Record Book Scoresheet (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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