4-H Spark Achievement Program Overview
The 4-H Spark Achievement Program empowers youth through meaningful partnerships, goal setting, and inspiring change. Members can earn different levels by completing various activities and can participate in leadership roles to enhance their skills. The program encourages community service and self-discovery, helping members find their spark. With a focus on personal growth and community engagement, the program offers a structured pathway for young individuals to thrive and make a positive impact.
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All members: If the 4-H member only wants to take an animal to the fair and they are not interested in the Star Ranks, they will only have to do the following sections of the Record Book: Cover Page Table of Contents My 4-H Story An Annual Project Report (APR) for each livestock project An expression page for each livestock project If a Senior (ages 14-19) member, a 4-H Resume
Achievement Rank Overview All three Achievement Ranks work together to empower youth by helping them form meaningful youth-adult partnerships, identify what inspires them, set goals, and work towards purposeful and informed change. This is another way in which 4-H equips youth to grow and thrive. Primary Junior Intermediate Senior Age Range 5-8 years old 9-10 years old 11-13 years old 14-19 years old Emerald Stars currently in a pilot program launch is planned for the fall of 2023-24 Discovering Purpose Impact Stars currently in a pilot program launch is planned for the fall of 2023-24 Making an Impact Achievement Ranks iSprout Achievements no changes to be made Spark Achievements Focus Introduction to 4-H Trying New Things None Record Book Competition Unit Level County Level Unit Level County Level Unit Level County Level State Level Suggested minimal levels of involvement Project Unit Project Unit Project Unit County Project Unit County Multi-County State National
Overview Key points to remember: Members may earn more than one level per program year. Activities/Items can be completed in any order but may not be repeated within a category. One activity/item may count in more than one category, but not more than twice. The form is cumulative, and if the member has completed more items than are needed for the current level, they can use the extra items to earn a future level. Members can potentially earn four pins, one for each level of Spark Achievement. Since this is a cumulative form, we recommend to keep the same copy year to year. As part of the Spark Achievements, members will complete a community service activity to earn each Spark Achievement level. Upon completion of the Spark Achievements, members will identify their spark(s).
Leadership Activity Serve on a 4-H committee at any level. Lead a 4-H group activity. Be a 4-H officer. Enroll and participate in a leadership project at any level. Attend a 4-H leadership conference, workshop, or training at any level. Be a junior or teen leader (if 11 years or older). Recruit younger members into your project group Become involved as a junior or teen leader Write articles for your club and county newsletters about supporting 4-H livestock auctions Teach someone the importance in selecting your project Share a presentation on the importance of following drug labels. Arrange a tour of a farm. Teach others the importance of caring for an animal. https://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/Leadership/
Spark Achievements Report Member Name Member Name: 4-H Club/Unit: Manzanita 4-H 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Name: 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Name County: Butte Leadership Activity Complete one activity for each Spark Achievement Hours or Minutes Date What did you do? Completed 1.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 10/05/21 03/14/22 03/14/22 10/15/22 Coat and Sock Drive Committee Donation of Book Committee Bean Feed Committee Butte County 4-H Annual Awards Night - Committee Serve on a 4-H committee at any level. Lead a 4-H group activity. Be a 4-H officer. 2022-23 Sergeant at arms Enroll and participate in a leadership project at any level. Attend a 4-H leadership conference, workshop, or training at any level. Be a junior or teen leader (if 11 years or older). 2022-23 Pygmy Goat Junior Leader
About Civic Engagement Activity Community Service Activity: Record events and activities that serve the common good in the interest of the community or members of the community. Examples: canned food drive, beach cleanup, clothes drive, convalescent home visit (this is not an exhaustive list). Civic Engagement and Civic Affairs: Record events and activities in which you are engaging in one of the following categories as a part of your 4-H experiences: Civic Engagement Advocacy, activism, and discussion on issues in the community that are of interest to the citizens of the community. Civic Education Learn about government principles, processes, and structures; personal roles and responsibilities; history and cultural heritage; global understanding Examples: attend a training about any level of government; understand how Robert s Rule of Order or Democratic Rules of Order are followed in meetings; understand/discuss the pros and cons of a current affair in your school or community; give a talk about how your spark can make a positive difference in the world (this is not an exhaustive list). https://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/CivicEngagement/
Member Name Member Name: 4-H Club/Unit: Manzanita 4-H 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Name: 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Name County: Butte Civic Engagement Activity Complete one activity for each Spark Achievement Date Hours or Minutes What did you do? Completed Visit (virtually or in person) a place of historical significance to your community. 10/05/21 12/13/21 0.5 0.5 Manzanita 4-H Coat & Sock Drive Manzanita 4-H $75 Donation to Wreaths Across America Manzanita 4-H Coat & Sock Drive Delivery Donation of books Delivered Donated Books Gridley Friends of the Library Participate in a 4-H community service donation drive that benefits a community organization outside of 4-H. 12/17/21 0.5 03/14/22 04/05/22 0.5 0.5 Learn about your local (city or county) government and how it works. Give a talk inside or outside of 4-H, about something you learned in a 4-H community service or civic engagement or civic education experience. Participate in a 4-H sponsored or organized civic engagement activity or civic education event.
Historical Points of Interest Ideas Name Address City Year Authority ID Carnegie Library: Biggs Centerville Cemetery Centerville Schoolhouse Cherokee Allen-Sommer-Gage House Bidwell Mansion Carnegie Library: Chico Chapman House 464 B Street Biggs POI Centerville Road at Pasa Way Centerville POI 13548 Centerville Road Centerville 1894 National 1972000219 Cherokee Road Cherokee 1853 POI 410 Normal Avenue Chico National 1977000288 525 The Esplanade Chico National 1972000216 141 Salem Street Chico POI 256 East 12th Street Chico National 1982002170 Chico Forestry Station and Nursery East 8th Street In Bidwell Park Chico 1888 California 840.2 Chico Post Office Honey Run Covered Bridge 141 West 5th Street Chico National 1985000122 Honey Run Humbug Road Chico National 1988000920 Manzanita Avenue Between Vallombrosa and Hooker Oak Avenue Hooker Oak Chico 1887 California 313 Patrick Ranch 10381 Midway Chico National 1972000217 Rancho Chico and Bidwell Adobe 525 Esplanade Chico 1845 California 329 Sharp House 990 Normal Avenue Chico POI Silberstein Park Building 426-434 Broadway Chico National 1983001175 Bounded by West 2nd, Normal, West 6th and Cherry Streets South of Campus Neighborhood Chico National 1991000636 Southern Pacific Depot St. John's Episcopal Church Stansbury House Durham House 430 Orange Street Chico National 1987000001 230 Salem Street Chico National 1982002171 307 West 5th Street Chico National 1975000424 2280 Durham Dayton Highway Durham 1874 National 1992000316
Historical Points of Interest Ideas Name Address City Year Authority ID Pulga Bridges State Route 70 Over North Fork of Feather River Feather River Scenic Byway POI 14 Mile House State Route 32 at 14 Mile House Drive Forest Ranch 1864 POI Carnegie Library: Gridley Hazel Hotel Gianella Bridge Inskip Hotel Bidwell's Bar Suspension Bridge Bidwell Bar Bridge and Tollhouse 519 Kentucky Street Gridley POI 850-890 Hazel and 602-620 Kentucky Gridley National 2001000705 State Highway 32 Hamilton City 1911 National 1982004614 18735 Skyway Highway Inskip 1868 National 1975000425 Bidwell Canyon Road Lake Oroville 1853 California 330 Bidwell Canyon Road Lake Oroville 1856 California 314 Lake Oroville State Recreation Area Bidwell Canyon Road POI Lake Oroville State Recreation Area Nelsons Bar Lime Sand Road 1850 POI Autumn Harvest Kelly Ridge Road Lake Oroville Visitor Center POI Lovelock Dogtown Nugget Discovery Site Magalia Community Church Magalia Depot & Butte County Railroad Skyway Highway near Lovelock Road Lovelock POI Old Skyway Between New Skyway and Indian Drive Magalia 1859 California 771 13700 Old Skyway Magalia 1904 National 1982002172 6818 Old Skyway Road Magalia POI Near Thermalito Diversion Pool Morris Ravine School Oregon Gulch Road 1863 POI Oregon City Oregon City Cemetery Oregon Gulch Road at Oregon City Trail Oregon City 1848 California 807 Oregon Gulch Road Oregon City 1878 POI
Historical Points of Interest Ideas Name Address City Year Authority ID Carnegie Library: Oroville Edison Building 1675 Montgomery Street Oroville National 2007000405 2016 Bird Street Oroville 1879 POI First Banking Institution in Ophir Myers and Montgomery Streets Oroville 1855 POI First Sawmill Site 2332 Montgomery Street Oroville POI Last Yahi Indian 2547 Oroville-Quincy Highway Oroville California 809 Mother Orange Tree of Butte County 400 Glen Drive Oroville 1856 California 1043 Oroville Chinese Temple Oroville Chinese Temple 1500 Broderick Street Oroville 1863 California 770 1500 Broderick Street Oroville National 1976000478 Montgomery, Myers, Huntoon Streets and Miner Alley Oroville Commercial District Oroville National 1983001174 Oroville Inn Oroville Main Post Office 2066 Bird Street Oroville National 1990001431 1735 Robinson Street Oroville National 1985000123 Oroville Masonic Temple 1470 Oliver Street Oroville 1856 POI State Theatre Old Paradise Depot Stirling City Yankee Hill 1489 Myers Street Oroville National 1991001383 Black Olive Drive North of Pearson Road Paradise POI Skyway Highway near Retson Road Stirling City POI Yankee Hill Road Yankee Hill 1856 POI
About Project Learning Activity For all activities in this category, members must be enrolled in the project which they are using to record an activity. For example: if they demonstrate knowledge of embroidery to an audience, they must be enrolled in an embroidery project during the same year that they are recording the activity. Keep track of hours in the Annual Project Report (APR). https://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/Project_Sheets/
Member Name Member Name: 4-H Manzanita 4-H Club/Unit: 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Name: 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Name County: Butte Project Learning Activity Complete one activity for each Spark Achievement Date Hours or Minutes What did you do? Completed Pygmy Goats Swine Community Service and Community Pride Complete two 4-H projects each of which is at least six hours of educational experience. 2021-22 2021-22 2021-22 6.0 6.0 6.0 08/24/22 0.5 Pygmy Goat Wether over 1 year Showmanship 1st Place Pygmy Goat Junior Doeling Showmanship 2nd Place Pygmy Goat Beginning 4-H Showmanship 2nd Place Pygmy Goat Junior 4-H Showmanship 2nd Place Lego two 1st Place x 2 08/24/22 0.5 Participate in a 4-H judging contest or junior judging contest at any level. 08/24/22 0.5 08/24/22 0.5 08/24/22 2.0 Create a flyer, poster, video, or slideshow for a project skill that teaches the reader something you learned in the project. Give a talk at any level about something you learned in your 4-H project(s). Participate in a 4-H event or activity that demonstrates your project knowledge to an audience, judge or evaluator.
Projects Enrolled In: Year Hours Project Leader Name Pygmy Goats Adult Volunteer 2021-22 6.0 Adult Volunteer Swine 2021-22 6.0 Adult Volunteer Community Service and Community Pride 2021-22 6.0
Create an educational video of your project to share with others Create a display on how to properly cook meat Discuss proper attire when working with large livestock Compare the nutrition facts of your project species to other food products Ride with a local veterinarian to learn about animal health Visit a local meat locker or local grocery store meat case to observe preparation and packaging. Create a list of safety and biosecurity recommendations https://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/HealthyLiving/
Member Name Member Name: 4-H Club/Unit: Manzanita 4-H 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Name: 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Name County: Butte Healthy Living Activity Complete one activity for each Spark Achievement Date Hours or Minutes What did you do? Completed Complete an activity that explores healthy nutrition inside or outside of 4-H. Complete an activity that explores physical activity and fitness inside or outside of 4-H. 03/07/2022 10.0 Gridley Parks and Recreation Youth Basketball Complete an activity that explores social and emotional wellness inside or outside of 4-H. Participate in a 4-H Healthy Living event at any level. 10/10/2022 0.25 Participated in our club Healthy Living activity at our club meeting. Be involved in an activity outside of 4-H that requires at least 25 hours of active participation in another community organization. 2021-2022 100.0 Tae Kwon Do - Twin Cities Martial Arts
About Communication Activity To be counted as a presentation, you must meet the requirements in the State 4-H Presentation Manual. https://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/Leadership/PublicSpeaking/
Member Name Member Name: 4-H Manzanita 4-H Club/Unit: 4-H Adult 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Name County: Butte Volunteer or Teen Leader Name: Communication Activity Complete one activity for each Spark Achievement Date Hours or Minutes What did you do? Completed 12/04/21 4.0 Butte County 4-H Rainbow Craft Field Day Presentation How to build the Millennium Falcon Manzanita 4-H Club Presentation How to build the Millennium Falcon Give a 4-H presentation that follows the 4-H Presentation Manual. 01/10/22 1.0 Write an article or blog post for a 4-H publication or about 4-H. Give an event or project report at a 4-H meeting at any level (project, unit, multi-unit, county, etc.). Meet with, or write a letter to someone that supports 4-H. Make a video that promotes 4-H to the community. Appear as a guest representing 4-H for radio or television.
Community Service Activity In order to earn a Spark Achievement, the member must complete at least one 4-H unit community service activity with others. Examples: canned food drive, holiday caroling, cards or letters to military service members. https://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/CivicEngagement/service_learning/
Member Name: Antonio Santillan 4-H Club/Unit: Manzanita 4-H 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Name: 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Name County: Butte Community Service Activity Participate in one community service activity for each Spark Achievement Date Hours or Minutes What did you do? Completed 10/05/21 0.5 Spark Achievement 1: community service activity Manzanita 4-H Coat & Sock Drive given to Children s Hope Foster Family Agency Spark Achievement 2: community service activity 12/13/21 0.5 Manzanita 4-H $75 Donation to Wreaths Across America Spark Achievement 3: community service activity 03/14/22 0.5 Donation of books to Gridley Friends of the Library and to Manzanita School Member Name: Antonio Santillan 4-H Club/Unit: Manzanita 4-H Spark Achievement 4: community service 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Name: activity County: Butte From your work on Spark Achievements, think about the activities that gave you the most joy. Think about the things that make you really excited to do more of. Think about the things that you could use to make a positive difference in the world. Those things could be a spark for you. When you have completed Spark Achievement Level 4, list your spark(s) here:
Achievement Signatures and Pin Order Submit this form as you earn each new Spark Achievement level. ONLY collect signatures in each box as you complete one full Spark Achievement. Signatures show that you have completed and earned one Spark Achievement level. One full Spark Achievement = 1 unique activity in each category: Leadership, Civic Engagement, Project Learning, Healthy Living, Communication, and Community Service. You must complete ONE activity in each category and one community service activity offered by the unit to earn a Spark Member Name Member Name: 4-H Club/Unit: Manzanita 4-H You must complete ONE activity in each category and one community service activity offered by the unit to earn a Spark Spark 1: I wrote this report, and it is correct. I am applying for a Spark 1 pin. Member s Signature: Date: I have reviewed this report and the member has completed the Spark Achievement 1 level. Parent/Guardian Signature: Date: 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Signature: Spark 2: Date: I wrote this report, and it is correct. I am applying for a Spark 2 pin. Member Name: Antonio Santillan 4-H Club/Unit: Manzanita 4-H Date: Member s Signature: I have reviewed this report and the member has completed the Spark Achievement 3 level. Parent/Guardian Signature: Date: 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Signature: Date: Spark 3: I wrote this report, and it is correct. I am applying for a Spark 3 pin. Member s Signature: Date: I have reviewed this report, and the member has completed the Spark Achievement 4 level. Parent/Guardian Signature: Date: 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Signature: Date:
Spark 4: I wrote this report, and it is correct. I am applying for a Spark 4 pin. (Be sure to list your spark(s) on page 6.) Member s Signature: Date: I have reviewed this report, and the member has completed the Spark Achievement 4 level. Parent/Guardian Signature: Date: 4-H Adult Volunteer or Teen Leader Signature: Date:
Record Books A complete Record Book includes Spark Achievements Cover Page Table of Contents Achievement Rank Forms My 4-H Story Annual Project Report with Expression Page 4-H Resume (Senior)
Achievements may be earned and awarded at any time during the program year. Members may submit the achievement report without submitting a full Record Book. Record Book evaluations and competitions are a separate activity from the Achievement Program. It is up to the unit to decide when to review achievement records and award recognition items. Ask questions. Get updates. Share ideas. Join one of the following groups to stay informed of new developments to the new Achievement Program. Updates from the State Office will be duplicated on both platforms. 1.Facebook Group (private): California 4-H Achievement Program Support 2.Shout app. Available on Android or Apple phones. You must download the app and create an account to join the group.
