More important dates for your 2023 family calendar!
4-H Project Judging – Thursday, July 13 starting at 6:00 pm – Jr Fair Building
Livestock Skillathon – Saturday, July 22 starting at 8:30 am – Jr Fair Building
More important dates for your 2023 family calendar!
4-H Project Judging – Thursday, July 13 starting at 6:00 pm – Jr Fair Building
Livestock Skillathon – Saturday, July 22 starting at 8:30 am – Jr Fair Building
Date: Saturday, August 6
Location: Jr Fair Building, Washington Co Fairgrounds
Schedule:
Required Exhibitor Participation: Hogs, Beef, Dairy Feeder Steers, Goats, Lambs, Poultry, Dairy, Rabbit(Except pet rabbit), Horse (except horseless horse)
Each skillathon will have age divisions: Junior (ages 8‐11); Intermediate (ages 12‐14); Senior (ages 15 & over).
All ages will be as of January 1st of the current year.
Study Guide: 2022 Skillathon Study Guide
Skillathon Make‐Up Date: August 8 – RSVP required with $20 registration fee. Sign up here to reserve your
spot: https://go.osu.edu/skillathonmakeup. Make‐up Skillathon participants will not be eligible for premier exhibitor.
Makeup Judging will be held on Monday, August 8 starting at 6:00 pm in the Jr Fair Building for members not available to attend Project Judging. Signup here to reserve your spot for makeup judging: https://go.osu.edu/judgingmakeup
You can purchase project books from the Washington County Extension office located at 1115 Gilman Ave. The Extension Office is located on the 2nd floor of the building and open 8:00 – 4:00 Monday – Friday.
The 2022 4-H Livestock Record Book for 2nd year and beyond exhibitors is also available for purchase from the Extension Office as well as livestock resource guides to help you study and prepare for livestock skillathons!
The Barlow Independent Fair Skillathon and Poster winners will be recognized on Saturday September 25, 2021 at 4:45pm in the show barn. Poster winners will be announced at this time and may receive their award during the awards ceremony. Skillathon winners will also be recognized during this time. All winners will be asked to have their picture taken after their award has been received. We would like to congratulate the following skillathon winners exhibiting at Barlow Independent Fair.
Feeder Calf Junior winner- Jordan Seaman, Cutler Clovers
Feeder Calf Intermediate winner- Jaslynn Casto, Churchtown Community Crew
Feeder Calf Senior winner- Madison Hiener, Waterford FFA
Market Duck Junior winner- Devon Mason, Running Wild
Market Duck Intermediate winner- Kazden Valentine, Cutler Clovers
Market Duck Senior winner- Rebecca Williams, Warren FFA
Market Dairy Goat Junior winner- Hudson Lang, Churchtown Shining Stars
Market Dairy Goat Intermediate winner- Gwendolyn Lang, Churchtown Shining Stars
Market Dairy Goat Senior winner- Haley Bolden, Decatur Buckeyes
Congratulations to all the skillathon award winners!
Skillathon Make‐Up Date: August 9 – RSVP required with $20 registration fee. Sign up here to reserve your
spot: https://go.osu.edu/skillathonmakeup. Make‐up Skillathon participants will not be eligible for premier exhibitor.
Makeup Judging will be held on Monday, August 9 starting at 6:00 pm in the Jr Fair Building for members not available to attend Project Judging. Signup here to reserve your spot for makeup judging: https://go.osu.edu/judgingmakeup
Date: Saturday, July 31
Location: Jr Fair Building, Washington Co Fairgrounds
Schedule:
Required Exhibitor Participation: Hogs, Beef, Dairy Feeder Steers, Goats, Lambs, Poultry, Dairy, Rabbit(Except pet rabbit), Horse (except horseless horse)
Each skillathon will have age divisions: Junior (ages 8‐11); Intermediate (ages 12‐14); Senior (ages 15 & over).
All ages will be as of January 1st of the current year.
Study Guide: 2021 Skillathon Study Guide
Skillathon Make‐Up Date: August 9 – RSVP required with $20 registration fee. Sign up here to reserve your
spot: https://go.osu.edu/skillathonmakeup. Make‐up Skillathon participants will not be eligible for premier exhibitor.
Makeup Judging will be held on Monday, August 9 starting at 6:00 pm in the Jr Fair Building for members not available to attend Project Judging. Signup here to reserve your spot for makeup judging: https://go.osu.edu/judgingmakeup
Still need to sign-up for Make-up Skillathon?
Skillathon Make-Up Date: August 3 – RSVP required with $20 registration fee. Sign up here to reserve your spot: https://go.osu.edu/skillathonmakeup
The event will be held in the Washington County Junior Fair Building
ALL livestock (market, dairy, breeding, fancy, and/or horse) project members are required to participate in skillathons for each specie project they have enrolled in. Skillathons are required for all livestock and horse project participants in order to remain 4-H members in good standing and be eligible to exhibit, participate, show and/or sell their project animals at all three fairs.
Here are the skillathon requirements and make-up information if you did not see this in your July 4-H Newsletter: 2020 Skillathon Study Guide