• COUNTY:
  • June 18, 2024: Recordbooks are due to the County Extension Office by 12:00 Noon
  • June 20, 2024: Recordbooks will be judged
  • June 20, 2024: Recordbooks advancing to District may be picked up from the County Extension Office to make corrections (all others will be returned at banquet)
• DISTRICT:
  • July 8, 2024: Recordbooks are due to the County Extension Office by 12:00 Noon
  • July 11, 2024: Recordbooks will be judged (Recordbooks advancing to State may be checked out from the District Office for corrections)
  • August 2024: All Recordbooks will be returned at Banquet 
• STATE:
  • Senior (9-12 grade) aged 4-H members who place 1st in their category at District 10 judging will advance to State
  • Date for returning corrected recordbooks to State is TBA
  • State Judging typically takes place during the first week of August
• JUDGING SIGN-UPS:
  • We need help judging recordbooks!  This is the best way to learn about recordbooks and what to expect from year to year – lunch is provided for the 2 opportunities:
    • County Judging: Thursday, June 20, 2024 (10 AM to about 2 PM @ Bastrop County Extension Office)
    • District Judging: Thursday, July 11, 2024 (9 AM to 3 PM @ Gillespie County Extension Office in Fredericksburg)
  • Senior aged youth ARE allowed and welcomed to help us judge the intermediate and senior recordbooks!  This counts towards your volunteer leadership in your recordbooks, as well.
  • Sign up for these opportunities in our Google Doc!

Training & Work Day Opportunities:

• RSVP for these opportunities Online at: https://bit.ly/24Recordbook 
• 2023-2024 Virtual Recordbook Overview
  • Date: Friday, June 7, 2024
  • Time: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
  • Location: Online via Microsoft TEAMS (link will be sent out Friday morning; presentation will be recorded and emailed out)
• 2023-2024 In-Person and Virtual Recordbook Work Day
  • Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024
  • Time: 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Location – Option 1: Bastrop County Extension Office, 15 American Legion Drive, Bastrop, TX 78602
  • Location – Option 2: Online via Microsoft TEAMS (link will be sent out Monday evening)
• Contact us at: Bastrop County Ext. Office: 512-581-7186 or [email protected]

Awards:

• 4-H Award and Year Pin Application Forms are available for download at the top of the Awards Application page

State Resources:

• Texas 4-H Recordbook Page – State page with resources, forms, etc. to download
• Texas 4-H Project Pages Link
• Texas 4-H Roundup Link (has links to lots of project resources)

2021-2022 & 2022-2023 Resources:

• 2021-2022 Recorded Video Training – Lee County 4-H Session (03/29/22) – created, recorded, and presented by Mellanie Mickelson
• 2021-2022 Recordbook Overview PowerPoint – Lee County information (03/29/22)

2020-2021 Resources:

• 2020-2021 Bastrop County 4-H Recordbook One-Pager – brief overview, virtual schedule, & tips for getting started
• 2020-2021 Recorded Video Training – Bastrop County 4-H Session (03/25/21) – NOTE: this training has some good questions towards the end about how to address how COVID impacted your 4-H story and experiences this year
• 2020-2021 Recorded Video Training – Comal County 4-H Session (05/13/21) – NOTE: this training has better examples for the 4-H project, leadership, and community service sections in the presentation but has the judging dates for Comal County on the recording
• 2020-2021 Recordbook Overview PowerPoint  – NOTE: this is the updated copy with the better examples, BUT has Comal County’s judging dates on them

2019-2020 Resources:

• 2019-2020 Bastrop County 4-H Recordbook Overview – created and presented by Mellanie Mickelson
• 2019-2020 District 10 4-H Recordbook Overview – created, recorded, and presented by Mellanie Mickelson
• 2019-2020 Bastrop County 4-H Recordbook One-Pager – brief overview & tips for getting started

Recordbook Covers:

• Green 4-H Recordbook covers are available for $3.00 (check only or exact change) at the CEO
• Green or Black 4-H Recordbook covers are available for purchase online at https://shop4-h.org/ 
• You can use any cover or binding you wish for a cover – notebook, 3-ring binder, presentation cover, etc.