Middle School Leadership Awards

This is a program designed to recognize 4-H members in middle school, encourage record keeping and prepare them for their Bronze-Silver-Gold Honors awards.

 Below are the “4-H Middle School Leadership Awards I, II, & III”.  These are recognition (not competition) program to encourage middle school 4-H members to be active.  They are geared toward grade level (Level I – sixth; Level II – seventh; Level III- eighth) but can be started at any time.  Regardless of what grade youth are when they start filling this out, they should start with the first level! Youth will receive a completion certificate and, if attending, recognized at 4-H Summit.

The applications are due each year to the Shelby County Extension Office by February 20th.

Please click on the level for an application.

LEVEL I

LEVEL II

LEVEL III

4-H Middle School Leadership Award FAQ

For what time period should these awards be filled out?  The idea is that 4-H members will fill this out for the 4-H work that they have previously completed but not been recognized for with a previous level of the leadership award.  For example, this means that youth who are filling out Level I should include all their prior 4-H activities.  Youth who are filling out Level II should include the activities that have occurred between obtaining Level I and when they are filling out the form.

My 4-Her is not going to 4-H Summit.  Can they still receive this recognition?  Yes.  Youth do not have to attend 4-H Summit to receive their recognition certificate for this achievement.

For 2011, if the 4-H member is in:

Sixth Grade                       They can apply for Level I

Seventh Grade                  They can apply for Level I OR Level II

Eighth Grade                     They can apply for Level I, Level II, OR Level III

I have a 4-H member who is not in middle school but is still too young (13 or less) to apply for the Bronze, Silver, Gold Awards.  Can they fill this out?  Yes, while this has been structured around grade level, it’s realized that this is not applicable for all youth.  It should be based on their activities at the JR level and only JR 4-H members are eligible to apply.

I have heard the Honors program is changing for next year.  Will this affect this program?  The 4-H Middle School Leadership awards are meant to be a complement to the Honor Award system.  They will be modified to be in line with the requirements and expectations of the honors program.  This will not affect anything for the 2010-2011 program year.