{"id":126,"date":"2010-07-02T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-02T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:38:36","slug":"4-h-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/4-h-activities\/4-h-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Awards and Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Banquet:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>NOTICE<\/b>: All 4-H members applying for awards (Gold, Silver or Bronze Star; Rookie, Honor Roll, All-Star Letterman; Danforth or Outstanding Community Service, must submit the appropriate paperwork and applications on <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">June 8, 2026<\/span><\/strong><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Award Interviews will be <strong>TBD<\/strong> at the Bell County Extension Office.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Record books for county competition will be due <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">June 8, 2026<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 If you do not complete your recordbook by the deadline, you will forfeit your award (only for awards requiring a recordbook).\u00a0 Awards age based on 4-H Grade.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-4-H-Award-Descriptions.pdf\">2026 4-H Award Descriptions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-Junior-Application-Packet.doc\">2026 Junior Awards Application Packet (grades 3-5)<\/a> &#8211; Word\u00a0 \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-Junior-Application-Packet.pdf\">2026 Junior Awards Application Packet (grades 3-5)<\/a> PDF Fillable<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-Intermediate-Application-Packet.doc\">2026 Intermediate Application Packet<\/a> (grades 6-8)\u00a0&#8211; Word\u00a0 \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-Intermediate-Application-Packet.pdf\">2026 Intermediate Awards Application Packet (grades 6-8)<\/a> PDF Fillable<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-Senior-Application-Packet.doc\">2026 Senior Awards Application Packet (grades 9-12)<\/a> &#8211; Word\u00a0 \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/files\/2026\/03\/2026-Senior-Application-Packet.pdf\">2026 Senior Awards Application Packet (grades 9-12)<\/a>PDF Fillable<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/files\/2010\/07\/2013-Suggested-Practice-Interview-Questions.doc\">Suggested Practice Interview Questions<\/a><br \/>\nInterviews for award applications (Gold Star, Silver Star, Bronze Star, &amp; &#8220;I Dare You&#8221;)<\/p>\n<hr size=\"2\" \/>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OUTSTANDING LEADER AWARDS<\/span><\/b><i style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">:<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Two individuals will be selected and recognized at the Annual 4-H Banquet for \u201cDistinguished Service.\u201d One will be chosen by the MAB and one chosen by 4-H members. 4-H volunteer leaders who are chosen for this award include outstanding club managers, leaders, project leaders, workshop leaders and volunteer leaders who go above and beyond their leader capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OUTSTANDING LEADER AWARD- <\/span><\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The Outstanding Leader Award chosen from the 4-H member requires an essay no longer than 1 page. <\/span><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The ESSAYS ARE DUE June 8, 2026! <\/span><\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The essay should include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name of Person Making Nomination<\/li>\n<li>Leader Nominated<\/li>\n<li>Date<\/li>\n<li>Why do you think this leader is an outstanding leader?<\/li>\n<li>What does this leader do that is outstanding? Examples: Teaches others new projects, takes 4-Her\u2019s on tours, leads club, etc.<\/li>\n<li>How has this leader helped you?<\/li>\n<li>How has this leader helped others?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FRIEND OF 4-H AWARD<\/span>:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This award goes to an individual or business that has greatly supported the Bell County 4-H program. The recipient is selected by the Membership Advisory Board and the award is presented at the County 4-H Awards Banquet. Recipients chosen for this award are outstanding volunteers who do not have 4-H members participating in the 4-H program in the current year.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>If you would like to nominate an Outstanding Leader or Friend of 4-H who has been chosen before or even a County Extension Agent, you can nominate them in early spring through the Texas 4-H Program. 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Award Interviews will be TBD at the Bell County Extension Office. &nbsp; Record books for county competition will be due June 8, 2026.\u00a0 If you do not complete your recordbook by the deadline, you will forfeit your award (only for awards requiring a recordbook).\u00a0 Awards age based on 4-H Grade. &nbsp; 2026 4-H Award&#8230; <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/4-h-activities\/4-h-awards\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":0,"parent":290,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-126","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>4-H Awards and Recognition - Bell County 4-H<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/4-h-activities\/4-h-awards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"4-H Awards and Recognition - Bell County 4-H\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Banquet: NOTICE: All 4-H members applying for awards (Gold, Silver or Bronze Star; Rookie, Honor Roll, All-Star Letterman; Danforth or Outstanding Community Service, must submit the appropriate paperwork and applications on June 8, 2026! 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