Each year you should write down
the fun times, hard times, the
crying and laughing times, the
frustration and successes to
paint a verbal picture of your
4-H year. "A 4-H record is what
the 4-H'er wants or needs to tell
someone else (that doesn't know
them) what they have done as a
result of being a 4-H member."

As you continue your career in
high school, the 4-H information
you record in a 4-H record book
will help you fill out applications
for work, college or perhaps apply
for a special trip or award where
the application calls for the
information from your 4-H record
book.

4-H records show your growth
through the years. It lists how
you have helped others, what you
have been able to teach and
share, as well as what you have
learned. It shows profit and loss,
goals set and accomplished.