Presentation Day

Presentation Day 2012

Orange County 4-H

'Be All Ewe Can Be'

Presentation Day was held on Saturday, March 3, 2012.

Montessori on the Lake School
23311 Muirlands
Lake Forest, CA 92630

The school is located in Lake Forest Village Shopping Center, northeast corner of Muirlands and Ridge Route.

This year we held a silent auction.  An e-mail went out to all clubs with the category for their basket donations.

LHH - Beef projects (including Dairy Heifers)
TT - Rabbit project
OVH - Cooking & Baking projects
YLC - Swine project
MGG - Sewing projects
FFBS - Arts & Crafts projects
FVC - Photography & Scrapbook projects
BCB - Pygmy Goat project
OABB - Poultry project
Teen Council - Leadership project
Tri-C - Dog Project


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GENERAL GUIDELINES

1. The Presentation Day participant must be a 4-H member in Good Standing.
2. Demonstrations/Illustrated Talks will be divided according to age divisions. There will be mixed grouping of projects in each room.
3. Demonstrations/Illustrated Talks are to be entered as an "Individual" or a "Team". A team has no more than two (2) people.
4. Team entries may only participate in Demonstration/Illustrated Talk portion of Presentation Day.
5.  Demonstrations/Illustrated Talks will be judged on presentation techniques. Emphasis will be on how the material is presented, recognizing that there are many acceptable methods of presentation. Some presentations may be illustrated talks, depending on the nature of the subject matter. Both should be judged equally. Questions about the specific presentation may be asked at the end of the presentation. Notes should not be used.
 6. In the Interpretive Reading Category, the presenter is required to read the selection.  No note cards may be used for the introduction or conclusion.  If they do not want to bring the book, the presenter may photocopy the pages they are going to read.
 7. For all songs and readings, a copy of the lyrics or reading must be provided at the time the entry is submitted.
 8. 4-H uniforms are encouraged, but not required.  Appropriateness of clothing will be considered.  (clean, neat, no holes, etc.)
 9. A presentation from previous years can not be re-used or recycled by the same presenter or other presenters.  All work must new and be done by the presenter.
10. Only presenters and room hosts may participate in the set up and clean up of a presentation; no parental help is allowed.
11. The number of entries is proportional to the number of judges provided per club.  
12. There will be approximately 7-10 Demonstrations/Presentations per room.
13. There is no limit of single or team demonstrations per club.
14. Flash photography should only take place before the presentation and after the question/answer period.  Video taping should take place from one location only; a tripod is preferred.  Video taping and snapshots should be taken at the consent of the presenter.  Some presenters become nervous or distracted and prefer not being photographed.  Some judges also become distracted.  The photographer should be respectful of the presenter(s) and the judges.
15. There is a limit of two of the same type of Cultural Arts entries per club.
16. Entries must arrive at the February Committee Meeting by the due date of Wednesday, February 1, 2012.


DIVISIONS

There are four (4) divisions based on age during the current enrollment year.

ENTRY CATEGORIES

The Divisions exist in the following Categories: