DEPARTMENT D - EXHIBITOR OF THE YEAR

Clerk

Ed Wilcox   edwardwilcox@centerline-elec.com

Award

Traveling trophy & Scholarship sponsored by St. Clair County 4-H Leaders Council

Entry Deadline

Saturday of Fair, 9:00 a.m. in Community Bldg. Office

Judging

Saturday

Guidelines

1. Must exhibit in at least five (5) different project areas.

2. One (1) of those project areas must include an animal project, but all five (5) project areas cannot be animal projects. Example:  Vegetables, Photography, Flowers, Crops & Swine.

3. No spring achievement projects are included towards this award.

4. Team project: Each person will receive 1/2 of the team points. Example: If a two-person team demonstration in Public Speaking got a grand champion, each person gets 1 1/2 points.

5. Exhibitor can only use three (3) awards in any given project in accumulating points.  Example: An exhibitor receiving five Grand, Reserve or Best of Class, or a combination of those, may only use the highest three placing in any given project area.

6. Exhibitors must fill out the Exhibitor of the Year application form and turn it into the fair office in the Community Bldg. no later than Saturday of the fair, by 9:00 a.m.  Any exhibitor not turning in their form, or turning a form in late, will be eliminated from consideration.  Any project areas judged after Saturday of the fair, 9:00 a.m., may be added to the exhibitor's form, at the exhibitor's request at the conclusion of the project area judging.  Exhibitor of the Year application forms will be verified prior to the award being announced.

7. Exhibitor of the Year application forms will be available at the fair office in the Community Building during the week of the fair.

8.  Exhibitor of the Year can only be won once by an individual.

POINTS:

GRAND CHAMPION = 3 points

RESERVE CHAMPION = 2 points

BEST OF CLASS/BREED/VARIETY = 1 point