| A. |
Grade in School: The school grade in which the member is
enrolled on January 1 of the current calendar year shall determine
the division in which the member is eligible to compete with
the exception of judging team competition. For determining eligibility
for competition: |
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1. |
A junior member
shall be enrolled in the 4th or 5th grade on January
1 of the
current calendar year. |
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2. |
A junior high
4-H member shall be enrolled in the 6th, 7th or 8th grade
on January
1 of the current calendar year. |
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3. |
A senior 4-H
member shall be enrolled in the 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade
on January 1 of the current calendar year. A Level I senior
member shall be enrolled in the 9th or 10th grade and a Level
II senior member shall be enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade
on January 1 of the current year. (See rule C-1 for age requirements
of members competing for National 4-H Congress trips.) |
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4. |
Any 4-H Expanded
Nutrition member (SPIFFY) who meets the above qualifications
is eligible to compete in all 4-H awards program. |
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5. |
4-H members
who are students in an ungraded school or special education
class shall determine the division in which they are eligible
to compete by the number of years they have attended school
(i.e., a member who is in the fourth year of school work on
January 1 shall be considered an explorer, etc.)
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| B. |
Termination of 4-H Membership: 4-H membership shall cease at the end of
the calendar year following the member's graduation from high
school or on the 20th birthday, which ever comes first.
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| C. |
Attendance at National 4-H Congress: |
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1. |
Members competing
for a trip to National 4-H Congress must be a Level II member
and must have passed their 14th birthday on January 1 of current
year. |
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2. |
Tennessee
4-H members shall attend National 4-H Congress only one time. |
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3. |
If
a project awards program offers an educational
scholarship to the Level II state winner, that individual must
attend National 4-H Congress to be eligible to
receive the award. If the person named as the state Level
II winner at Roundup does not attend,
then the scholarship will be awarded to the individual
representing Tennessee at National 4-H Congress in that
project area.
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| D. |
Programs Members May Enter: |
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1. |
The member
must be actively enrolled in the 4-H project or activity in
which he or she competes. |
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2. |
A member is
eligible to receive only one state award that carries a trip
to National 4-H Congress. No member is eligible for the first
place state award in the same program the second time. No member
is eligible for the second place state award the second time
in programs providing a scholarship, trip, etc. as the second
place award. |
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3. |
Once a member's
record is submitted for state competition, the individual does
not have the privilege of withdrawing from the competition or
forfeiting an award in favor of entering another awards program. |
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4. |
A member may
win the top award in a division in any state awards program
only one time. Exceptions to this rule are the Art and Poster
Contest and animal shows. |
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5. |
A 4-H member
who is ineligible to receive a state award during the calendar
year is also ineligible to receive a county or regional award
in that program. |
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6. |
The state 4-H
staff shall be responsible for determining the eligibility of
members competing for state awards. |
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7. |
A member who
has previously attended National 4-H Congress is ineligible
to enter any project awards program climaxing at State
4-H
Roundup or State 4-H Congress, with the exception of the
public speaking contests.
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| E. |
4-H Educational Scholarship
Conditions: (See Scholarship Rules
and Regulations, Section VI)
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| F. |
Use of Prize Money: Prize money received by teams or individuals
for state trips is for the purpose of making said trip. If the
team or individual turns down the award, the money is passed
on to the next individual or team in line for the award. |
