Forms & Applications

The General Project Report Forms are to be used for the pets and dog care & training projects. All other animal projects are to use the Animal Project Report Forms.
Project Report Forms are available in both PDF and through ZBooks online. Follow instructions on the Kansas 4-H page (linked above).

Alternate Forms for Project Completion:

Simplified Kansas 4-H Record

Chisholm Trail District 4-H Awards and Recognition

Age Divisions

• Three age divisions: junior (7-9 years), intermediate (10-13 years), and senior (14+ years)

• Junior and intermediate division will be judged by the county awards and recognition committee. Dickinson County senior division will be judged by Marion County, Marion County senior division will be judged by Dickinson County.

• Those 13 year olds who will be 14 for the next 4-H year may choose to participate in the senior division, but must use the 14 years+ form

Forms and Scoring

• 4-Hers are to use the Project Report form that is designed for their age group (7-9 year olds, 10 -13 year olds, and 14+ years) and project area (general or animal).

· The Simplified Kansas 4-H Record form may be used for project completion related to Achievement Pin requirements, but will not be judged.

• Organizational leaders will submit records for judging and indicate those projects that are to be evaluated.

• All submitted project records will be scored on the Danish system (purple, blue, red, white) utilizing the Kansas 4-H Project Report Evaluation Score Sheet. Those receiving purples or blues in each project will be ranked.

· In Dickinson County, medals will be awarded to the top ranked equal to 10% of the number of youth in the project, in that age division. Ribbons will be awarded to those receiving blues or purples who do not receive a medal.

· In Marion County, medals will be awarded to the top ranked equal to 10% of the number of youth in the project, in that age division. Ribbons will be awarded to those receiving blues or purples who do not receive a medal.

• The top book in each project from the senior division in each county will be eligible to advance to area screening. The top two books in a project area from a single county will advance if there is not a senior book available from the other county.

• Bucket calf is only available in the junior and intermediate divisions

Record Book Organization

Dickinson County records will be organized in one book with tabbed dividers:
- Personal Information Page
- Project Report Form(s) arranged alphabetically (simplified Kansas 4-H record may be included for those projects not being judged)
- Permanent Record

Marion County records will be organized in individual folders by single projects:
- Personal Information Page
- Project Report Form
- Permanent Record (if new to the permanent record, begin with the current 4-H year, do not recreate past 4-H years)