4-H Photography
2025 Williamson County 4-H Photography Contest
Photo Uploads due by January 31st – 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
- See below for which categories are offered to each age division
- 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.25 – 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 we will be following the district category rules this year. Photos will be accepted for the following categories in each age division:
- Junior (3rd-5th grade): Animals – Domestic/Wildlife, Plant/Landscape/Nature, People
- Intermediate (6th-8th grade): Animals – Domestic/Wildlife, Plant/Landscape/Nature, People, Details/Macro, Elements of Design, Catch All
- Senior (9th-12th grade): all 18 categories offered at the state level
JUNIORS (3rd-5th grade) – Upload Photos Here
INTERMEDIATE (6th-8th grade) – Upload Photos Here
SENIORS (9th-12th grade) – Upload Photos Here
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.
2025 D8 Photography Contest
- D8 Photography contest page
- Rules & Guidelines (includes: Rules, Category Descriptions, Judging Criteria, and Score Sheet)
Texas 4-H Photography Contest Website
Invitational CDM Contest – Williamson County Fair and Rodeo
Event Information
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Check in: 5:00pm-5:30pm
Awards ceremony to follow contest
Registration: Online here due by October 20 – $40/team or $10/individual if registered by October 20. Late or on-site registration will be $80/team or $20/individual.
Location: Williamson County Expo, 5350 Bill Pickett Trail, Taylor, TX 76574
4-H Food Show and Food Challenge
2024 County 4-H Food Show and Food Challenge
2024 Food Challenge Rules & Guidelines – follows D8 guidelines
2024 Food Show Rules & Guidelines – follows D8 guidelines
Click here to register – Registration due by October 24
Date of Contest: November 7
Location & Time – info will be sent to all registered participants
Registration Fee: $10 per Food Challenge team – by November 1 bring cash or check made payable to 4-H Adult Leaders, or pay online here (including a small fee). Only full team payments will be accepted.
Again this year: participants and families can purchase tickets for a pizza dinner on the night of the contest. $5 per person – by November 1 bring cash or check made payable to 4-H Adult Leaders, or pay online here (including a small fee).
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 2024-2025 lists and guidelines!)
- Rules for both contests will follow D8 contest guidelines (linked above)
2024 District 8 Food Challenge & Food Show
Event Information
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Registration: November 4 – November 15 in 4-H Online – for members who qualified at the county level
Location
Bell County Expo Center
301 W Loop 121
Belton, TX 76513
Food Show Food Challenge Participant Letter – Rules & 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
2024 Texas Roundup
Date: June 3 – 6, 2024
Registration: Deadline is May 13, 2024 through 4-H Online. – 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
