4-H Roundup
2024 County Roundup
Click here to register – deadline March 8.
County Roundup Contest: March 25, 2024 at the County Extension Office. Specific schedule details will be sent to all registered participants.
County Roundup will include Educational Presentations, Public Speaking, and 4-H Talent Showcase events. Our contests will follow the District 8 Roundup rules and guidelines – please review the guidelines for category information on each event.
For Educational Presentations – if you are using a PowerPoint, please bring your presentation on a USB drive. Our laptops use Microsoft Office so make sure it’s in a compatible format.
For Talent Showcase – we cannot provide any equipment (instruments, microphones, lighting, etc.). You will need to bring the equipment that you need for your presentation.
2023 District Roundup
Date: May 4, 2024
Registration: April 1 – 12, 2024
Location: West High School, in West, Texas
2023 Texas Roundup
Date: June 3 – 6, 2024
Registration: May 1 – 12, 2023 – For senior aged members, there are qualifying contests AND invitational contests at Roundup, as well as informational sessions to attend. See the Texas 4-H Roundup page for additional information.
Location: College Station, Texas
Event information, rules, and guidelines
Recordbooks
County Recordbooks
4-H Fashion Show
2024 County Fashion Contest
Entries due by February 15 – no late entries will be accepted
County Fashion Show will be February 29, 2024
Sign Up for Fashion Contests HERE
Join us on Thursday, February 29th for the Williamson County 4-H Fashion Show! Storyboards will be given feedback only (no placings) and will be displayed at the event, and Fashion Show judged on that day. Following judging we will have an awards ceremony. The county Fashion Show will follow D8 rules and guidelines – see the District 8 Fashion Contest Page for guidelines, forms, and labels.
NOTE: Storyboards at the district level will need to be physical boards and you will upload photos of your board to enter. At the county level you may submit a photo for feedback for the district contest, OR you can submit a digitally created board for feedback at the state contest (senior age division).
2024 District Fashion Contest
Contests:
Fashion Show
Natural Fiber
Fashion Storyboard
Duds to Dazzle
Date: April 15, 2024
Registration: March 4 – 22, 2024
Location:
Cleburne Conference Center
1501 W. Henderson
Cleburne, TX 76033
www.cleburne.net
4-H Food Show and Food Challenge
2023 County 4-H Food Show and Food Challenge
2023 Food Challenge Rules & Guidelines – follows D8 guidelines
2023 Food Show Rules & Guidelines – follows D8 guidelines
Click here to register – November 3rd, 2023 registration deadline
Date of Contest: November 15
Location & Time TBD – info will be sent to all registered participants
Registration Fee: $10 per Food Challenge team – cash or check made payable to 4-H Adult Leaders, or online (including a small fee). Payment deadline is November 8th.
NEW: participants and families can purchase tickets for a pizza dinner on the night of the contest. $5 per person – cash or check made payable to 4-H Adult Leaders, or online (including a small fee) Payment deadline is November 8th.
Reminders:
- All youth must be enrolled 4-H members and must be academically eligible to participate
- Food Show contestants will prepare their dish at home and bring it to the contest ready to present
- Food Challenge teams will need to bring their own supply boxes and pantry items (make sure they fit 2023-2024 lists and guidelines!)
- Rules for both contests will follow D8 contest guidelines (linked above)
2023 District 8 Food Challenge & Food Show
Event Information
Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Registration: November 6 – November 17 in 4-H Online
Location
Bell County Expo Center
301 W Loop 121
Belton, TX 76513
Food Show Food Challenge Participant Letter – Rules & Guidelines
4-H Photography
2024 Williamson County 4-H Photography Contest
Photo Uploads due by February 1st – no late entries!
- Only entries from active enrolled 4-H Members will be accepted
- Age divisions are determined by the participant’s grade: Junior 3rd-5th grade, Intermediate 6th-8th grade, Senior 9th-12th grade. There is no clover division for this contest.
- Limit of one entry per category for each member
- Accepted formats: .jpeg, .jpg, or .png
- Photo must be a minimum of 300dpi quality resolution
- Ratio must be 3:2 (4′ X 6″) OR 5:4 (8″X10″), can be landscape or portrait
- Size may not be larger than 10MB
- The file name of each photo should be “initials.category.agedivision.year” for example: AH.animalsdomestic.intermediate.23 – this is what helps us determine who the photo belongs to! If the file is not named properly it’s hard to tell who submitted it.
- See D8 Photography Contest guidelines and State Photography Contest guidelines for category descriptions and additional information
- NOTE the new change for categories that juniors and intermediates may enter at the district level! Juniors/intermediates may enter any category at the county level, but will only advance to district in the selected categories.
CLICK HERE TO UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOS!
The winner of each category in each of the age divisions in the Williamson County Contest will advance to the District 8 Contest. Senior aged 4-H members that win their category in the county contest will also advance to State.
2024 D8 Photography Contest
- D8 Photography contest page
- Rules & Guidelines (includes: Rules, Category Descriptions, Judging Criteria, and Score Sheet)
Texas 4-H Photography Contest Website