Record Keeping
Click here to find 4-H record keeping forms and help sheets, as well as award applications! In order to be considered for any county awards, all record keeping and award applications must be turned in to the extension office by September 15th!
There are several ways to keep track of your records in 4-H! Record keeping helps show what you've accomplished throughout your year and provides a year-by-year look at how you're growing through your involvement in the 4-H program.
Help Sheet: Record Keeping 101
Help Sheet: How to Write Goals
Help Sheet: Two Examples of the Title Page (Front & Back)

2023 Record Book Forms
- Applications
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Award Application (PDF)
- Required Forms
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4-H Yearly Participation Summary (PDF)
These are the things that are required in record keeping process:
1. Title Page
2. Yearly Participation Summary
3. Static Goals (if any projects)
4. Livestock Records for each species (if any projects)
5. Applications for awards
These are the things that are optional in the record-keeping process:
1. Photos
2. News Clippings
3. Reflection Sheet AND Static Goal Cards, You may choose one or the other.
4. Additional Records
- Static Record Keeping
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You can choose to include all of your static goal sheets for each project area OR fill out a record reflection sheet for each project area (ex. if you took 6 photos you only need to fill out one sheet.)
Static Reflection Sheet (PDF)
- Livestock Record Keeping
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Many animals already filled out this record-keeping sheet to exhibit animals at the fair. Please be sure to go through and check you do not already have this filled out!
*IF YOUR SHEET DOES NOT HAVE YOU ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR GOALS PLEASE FILL OUT A STATIC REFLECTION SHEET AS WELL*
Breeding Animal Project Record
Bucket Calf Project Summary (Word/PDF)