State 4-H Field Day

The State 4-H Field Day is an event for the entire family! 4-H members, siblings and parents can participate in numerous activities that take place during the event, held at UC Davis each year. The event is open to all California 4-H members (any age), siblings, 4-H volunteers, and parents!

Some activities at the Field Day require qualification and pre-registration: 4-H members receiving a gold medal at a sectional 4-H presentation day are eligible to present at the State 4-H Presentation Day. 4-H members reciving a gold medal at their county 4-H Fashion Revue are eligible to show at the State 4-H Fashion Revue.

Some activities are open to 4-H members without needing to pre-register: Plant Science contest, Judging contest, Job interview contest.

4-H members, siblings, parents, and 4-H volunteers may also participate in the GPS scavenger hunt, community service activity, logo design contest, or browse the many booths.

If you have an idea for another contest or activity at the Field Day, please contact Steven Worker at smworker@ucdavis.edu or 530-754-8519.

2009 - May 30, 2009, UC Davis

Information will be posted in January 2009.

2008 - May 31, 2008, UC Davis

Thank You to these individuals for helping to plan a fantastic event:

Events during the State 4-H Field Day:

State 4-H Presentation Day
(pre-registration required)

Link to the 4-H Presentation webpage
This page contains fact set and impromptu topics, sectional 4-H presentation day dates and locations, and other information pertaining to the event.

Registration for the State 4-H Presentation Day: On-line only at http://ca4h.org/wrp/spd/

Eligibility: Any 4-H member (4th grade and above) who has been awarded a gold medal in their Sectional Competition may compete with the same presentation for which the medal was awarded. 4-H members may give only one presentation at the State 4-H Presentation Day.

Categories: Categories are open to all age groups: Junior, Intermediate, and Senior. Descriptions may be found in the 4-H Presentation Manual.

Adult Event Director: Jacki Zediker at jkzediker@ucdavis.edu or 530-842-2711

State 4-H Fashion Revue
(pre-registration required)

Link to the State 4-H Fashion Revue
This page contains information, rules, eligibility, and registration materials.

Registration: A complete entry includes the participant registration form, the additional form for the specific category, photos, fabric swatches or receipts, and commentary.

Eligibility: State 4-H Fashion Revue is open to junior, intermediate and senior 4-H members who are county winners in their County Fashion Revue. Members may enter one category, chosen from Traditional, Purchased, Recycled, Wearable Art-Embellished, Needle Arts and Backpack Challenge. Selection of delegates to State Fashion Revue is up to each county. See specific rules for eligibility information and category descriptions.

Youth Chair: Kylie Deal, dmtigers06@yahoo.com
4-H Staff Liaison Sue Moore at 209-533-6990 or samoore@ucdavis.edu

State 4-H Plant Science Contest
(pre-registration required)

Link to the State 4-H Horticulture Contest
This page contains information about the contest and other fun activities!

Registration for the State 4-H Plant Science Contest: On-line only at http://ca4h.org/wrp/spd/plants/.

Take part in the State 4-H Horticulture Contest offered to all 4-H members during the State 4-H Field Day. Plant science activities provide opportunities and potentially motivate youth to increase their knowledge of horticultural plants, and horticultural/plant science techniques and knowledge, greatly expands their ability to identify various plants and allows for interaction with other youth interested in plant science.

Horticulture Event Coordinator: Lora Carey at gardenprincessjmg@yahoo.com or (408) 723-7977.

Logo Design Contest

4-H members and volunteers may submit a design for the 2010 State 4-H Field Day! Bring your design to this year’s event and submit it by 10:00am. All of the designs will be posted and participants will have the opportunity to vote for the 2010 logo. Please limit your design to three colors. The design must include the 4-H clover and the text “California” and “2010 State 4-H Field Day.” The selected logo will be displayed on the 2010 website and other materials for the 2010 event.

Lead contact: Seth Washman at sethdude92@aim.com and John Trammell at j4hdude@yahoo.com.

State 4-H Job Interview Contest

Job seeking and interviewing are skills strengthened through practice and experience. As young people graduate high school and/or college, they will enter the workforce and start seeking employment. The California 4-H Youth Development Program can help youth strengthen their job seeking and interviewing skills through the use of planned evaluation activities. Mock job interviews will be held during the State 4-H Field Day to help youth improve their job preparation and interviewing skills! No pre-registration is necessary.

Overview (Word) (PDF)
Position Descriptions (Word) (PDF)
Evaluation Form (Word) (PDF)

Eligibility: Any 4-H member (4th grade and above)
Senior (high school) category
Junior & Intermediate category (4-8th grades)

Contact: Kelly Bishop at kellys4hemail@yahoo.com or (760) 791-7845

Presentation Day: Problem Solving Presentation
(Senior members: No previous gold required)

Senior 4-H members may present a "Problem Solving Presentation" at the State 4-H Presentation Day, regardless of previous participation in a County or Sectional 4-H Presentation Day (no previous gold is required!).

This format provides senior speakers the opportunity to use a prepared fact pattern as the basis for developing an action plan. During the competition the speaker will present the action plan using posters, overhead projector slides or computer generated slides. Read about this format here (Word) (PDF)

Registration for the State 4-H Presentation Day: On-line only at http://ca4h.org/wrp/spd/

Other Event Notes

Lunch (Served on the Grass Area in Front of Wellman Hall)

GPS Scavenger Hunt (Pavement between Hart and Wellman Halls)
Hunt for hidden treasure troves using hi-tech equipment guided by satellite signals – Global Positioning System (GPS). The 4-H Computer Corps will demonstrate how to use GPS unit and then send teams to search for hidden containers around the campus.

Entomology Activities
The UC Davis R. M. Bohart Museum of Entomology founded in 1946, is located on the University of California, Davis campus. The museum is dedicated to teaching, research and service. The Bohart Museum will have exhibits at the State 4-H Field Day!

Service Project
4-H members may elect to participate in various service projects offered during the State 4-H Field Day. The types and locations of these activities will be announced at the Field Day. If your 4-H group wants to conduct a service activity, please contact Steven Worker at smworker@ucdavis.edu.

4-H Supplies and State 4-H Field Day T-Shirts

Overall Event Coordinator: Steven Worker, State 4-H Office at 530-754-8519 or smworker@ucdavis.edu

State 4-H Judging Contest

The objective of judging in the 4-H program is to help members grow in their ability to think, to reason, and to make logical and scientific judgments. Judging is making choices and decisions. Judging is an everyday activity. In 4-H, judging is essentially a matter of comparing four items. If 4-H members know what factors make up an ideal animal, plant, or situation, they are more able to recognize top quality products, to know good standards, and make wise decisions based on facts.

More information (PDF)
Placing Card #1 (PDF)
Placing Card #2 (Excel)

Judging Event Coordinator: Mary Ann Smith at 760-344-4048 or maryann.smith@imperial.edu




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