Presentation Day

Presentation Day

Presentation Day
Orange County 4-H
'Be All Ewe Can Be'

Presentation Day is coming!  Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 3, 2012. Presentation Day will be held at:

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.

Competition entry forms and volunteer commitment forms are due Wednesday, February 1st at the Presentation Day Committee Meeting.

Are you artistic?  Be sure to send in your entry for the program cover art to alex.martin@cox.net by Tuesday, January 31st or send it with your club representative to the meeting on Wednesday, February 1st.

Join us at our future planning meetings at Montessori on the Lake at 6:30 pm on November 2nd, January 4th and February 1st.

This year we are holding 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


One of the skills we teach in 4-H is commitment.  Participants have an entry fee of $5.00 per participant.  All fees are due to the committee no later than the County Council meeting on February 28th.  We request that you do not sign up anyone that you feel will be a no-show.  The total number of judges is based on the total number of participants.  Pre-registration is required for all events including Share the Fun, Song Leading and Cultural Arts due to the program being printed prior to the event.  Last minute adds are not possible, however, if a participant needs to withdraw from an event, please let us know.  Please remember your commitment and be ready for Presentation Day.

The packets of information going to each club are very complete and will provide a practical reference for you as a 4-H Club Leader in assisting your members in participating at Presentation Day.  There are materials you will need for registration, dates to remember, training information and deadline dates.  Please photocopy forms as needed and pass them out to your club members.  Be sure that your members are aware of your deadline dates so you can meet ours. 

Thank you all for your commitment and participation.  I’m sure this will be another great year for Presentations.

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Presentation Day Table of Contents

• Dates to Remember
• Schedule
• Objectives
• General Guidelines
• Divisions
• Entry Categories
• Entry Category Descriptions & Responsibilities (attachment)
• Training (attachment)
• Entry Forms (attachment)
• Volunteer Forms (attachment)
• Sample Score Sheets (attachment)

Important Dates to Remember

Due Dates     Description_________                                       
ASAP                Select topic for member presentations
November 2        Presentation Day Committee Meeting at Montessori on the Lake 6:30 pm
                       Theme for event will be voted on and chosen
January 4          Presentation Day Committee Meeting at Montessori on the Lake 6:30 pm
January 31         Program Cover Art due
February 1         Presentation Day Committee Meeting at Montessori on the Lake 6:30 pm
                       Competition Entries are due at the Committee meeting
                       Volunteer Forms are due at the Committee meeting
                       Program Cover Art is voted on and chosen
February 12       Packet Copies to be made
February 14       Packet Envelope Stuffing at Teen Council Meeting
March 2            Presentation Day Set-up at Montessori on the Lake School
March 3            Event at Montessori on the Lake School
Tbd                  Wrap up meeting for committee

Schedule of the Event Day

7:00 am     Check-in will begin for presenters and volunteers
8:00 am     Judge’s Continental Breakfast
                Morning Welcome and General Orientation
                Room Crew Orientation and Training
                Judge’s Orientation and Training
8:30 am     Registration in Assigned Rooms
9:00 am     Presentations Begin
                Demonstrations, Illustrated Talks, Public Speaking, Interpretive 
                Reading, Impromptu, Extemporaneous Speaking
                Judging Contest
12:00 pm   Oral Judging Critiques and Reviews
                Lunch
1:30 pm     Share the Fun, Song Leading, Cultural Arts
2:30 pm     Awards

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: