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Wyoming 4-H Member Achievement Program
The achievement program is designed to recognize youth members' continued involvement in the Wyoming 4-H Program. Youth between the ages of 8 and 18 can receive annual recognition based on their efforts. The annual recognition categories are listed below:
Membership Recognition
- Member has turned in all required enrollment materials
- Member has behaved in an appropriate manner at all 4-H activities, events, and meetings
- Member is enrolled in at least one project
- Member is enrolled in at least one club or has approval of County 4-H Educator
Silver Recognition
- Member meets Membership Recognition criteria outlined above
- Member has exhibited what he/she has learned at some point in the current 4-H year
- Member provides documentation of setting goals, knowledge/skills gained, and participation in project. (Most likely via the portfolio.)
Gold Recognition
- Member meets Membership Recognition criteria outlined above
- Member has exhibited what he/she learned at some point in the current 4-H year
- Member provides documentation of participation in all essential elements of positive youth development: setting goals, knowledge/skills gained, recognition, leadership, community service, and participation (Most likely via the portfolio.)
Honors Club
The ultimate achievement a 4-H member can obtain is induction into the Wyoming 4-H Honors Club achieved by receiving nineteen (19) points over the course of the member's involvement. A member receives three (3) points for years in which Gold Recognition is achieved and one (1) point for each year Silver Recognition is achieved. Points are evaluated and recorded through the local County 4-H Program.
