Utah County 4-H Clubs

Club Charting Requirements 

• Clubs may charter throughout the 4-H Year
  • Prior to club meetings, all club members and leaders must be registered for 4-H for the current year.
  • Clubs will not be visible in ZSuite for enrollment until club charter paperwork is submitted to and approved by the 4-H Office. 
  • Club charter forms are available here.
  • Please email your club charter form to Melanie at melanie.ogan@usu.edu or Heather at heather.thomson@usu.edu or drop it off at the 4-H Office. 
• A chartered club includes at least 5 youth from 3 different families meeting at least 6 times a year. 
  • Families may combine to create a chartered club.
  • Cousins and extended family are considered different families.
• Clubs agree to provide the “full 4-H experience”
  • Clubs use officers, offer pledges, and engage in learning & doing at club meetings.
• 4-H Office Clubs 
  • Clubs overseen by the 4-H office are chartered clubs. This would include the various leadership clubs such as Teen Council, Jr. Teen Council, and Project Ambassadors.

• Club affiliation is determined by your location relative to University Parkway.
• 4-H At Home Clubs are NOT chartered clubs and limitations apply

• New this year. Designed to connect homeschool families through 4-H.
• Select this club is you are a homeschool family, NOT already affiliated with a chartered club.
• A parent is expected to register as a volunteer for their family.
• There is no cost to register as a volunteer.

Utah 4-H Age Divisions are based on a child’s school grade.

• Cloverbud 4-H Members Kindergarten through 2nd Grade
• Junior 4-H Members 3rd* through 5th Grade
• Intermediate 4-H Members 6th through 8th Grade
• Senior 4-H Members 9th through 12th Grade 

Youth who are homeschooled will follow the Utah State Board of Education criteria for grade placement based on age and should enroll in the grade based upon the USBE criteria for their age as of September 1. 

• Cloverbud 4-H Members Ages 5 through 7
• Junior 4-H Members Ages 8* through 10 
• Intermediate 4-H Members Ages 11 through 13
• Senior 4-H Members Ages 14 through 18

*Youth MUST be age 8 AND in 3rd grade to participate in large animal, shooting sports, and ATV projects and activities. Youth turning 8 AND in 3rd grade may participate after their 8th birthday during the 4-H year. Please note that youth must turn 8 by the ownership deadline (100 days prior to the show for cattle, 60 days prior to the show for sheep, goats, and hogs) to participate in the horse and livestock program.

Project areas are a great way to not only develop interests but also to gain new life skills.

4-H has more than 150 projects from which to choose. Some of these include:

• Robotics
• Sewing
• Livestock
• Photography
• Public Speaking
• Cooking 
• Horses