2020 Youth Livestock Scholarship Application

Three age categories are available:
SENIOR: Exhibitors ages 16 and older, as of September 30, 2020 who participated in the 2020 State Fair of Virginia 4H & FFA youth livestock program.
INTERMEDIATE: Exhibitors age 13 to 15, as of September 30, 2020 who participated in the 2020 State Fair of Virginia 4H & FFA youth livestock program.
JUNIOR: Exhibitors age 9 to 12, as of September 30, 2020 who participated in the 2020 State Fair of Virginia 4H & FFA youth livestock program.

*Please note that incomplete applications will not be accepted.*

All text fields have a limit of 4000 characters. Please fit responses in provided area. Additional materials will not be accepted.

AGE CATEGORY

Age Category -(choose one)

Senior - (16 and up by 9/30/2020)
Intermediate - (13 to 15 by 9/30/2020)
Junior - (9-12 by 9/30/2020)

Personal Information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Postal Code

Phone Number

Date of Birth

mm/dd/yyyy

2020 State Fair Participation

Please select ALL shows you participated in during the 2020 State Fair of Virginia Youth 4H & FFA livestock competitions.

2020 Participation

Youth Swine
Youth Sheep
Youth Beef
Youth Meat Goat

State Fair Cumulative Participation (20 Points)

List in chronological order EVERY year of participation at the State Fair of Virginia. Include ALL activities/competitions for each participating year excluding placement.
Ex.
1. 2010 - Youth Sheep
2. 2011 - Youth Beef
3. 2013 - Horticulture Demo, Youth Swine
4. 2014 - Youth Sheep, Youth Plants

Cumulative Participation

Education (3 Points)

School Name and Location

Grade Level

List your current GPA and max GPA allowed at your school. (only applies to Senior and Intermediate)

Class Rank and Number of Students in Class ((only applies to Senior)

Teacher or Guidance Counselor can provide.

School Leadership (9 Points)

List school and youth organizations in which you hold or have held membership. Include dates of involvement, positions held, size and scope of involvement (time spent, people recruited, other resources committed)

Ex.
1. 4-H member and secretary 2015 - 2018, meets monthly
2. Camp Counselor at Art Camp summer 2016, four weeks
3. School class president - 2017, meet biweekly

Leadership

Community Service (8 points)

List areas of volunteer or community service participation. Include dates of involvement, size and scope of involvement (time spent, people recruited, other resources committed).

Ex.
1. Girl Scouts, Made holiday cards November and December each year (2hours)
2. Trash Pickup July (3hours)
3. 4-h - 2015 - 2018 Bake Sale for animal shelter (3 hours/year)

Community Service

Essay (10 Points)

Essay Topic

How do you feel the pandemic impacted youth participation in fairs? How was your local community impacted with so many events being cancelled. Are there any positive long lasting changes that you feel will remain after the pandemic has ended.

Please attach your response written in essay format. Answers must be submitted with the following guidelines:

No longer than two double-spaced pages
One-inch margins
12-point font

Essay

Report Card / Transcript

Please request an official PDF of your current grades, and upload below. Documents must be signed by a school administrator.

Report Card/ Transcript PDF only

Terms & Conditions

Applications are due by 5 p.m.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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