Gold Star Interview Questions

Projects & Activities

1.	What have been some of the most fun 4-H experiences you have taken part in such as camps, trips, Round-up, etc.?

2.	What has been your most enjoyable project and why? How many projects have you carried in 4-H? What failures/hardships have you had to overcome?

3.	How have you grown and developed in your 4-H projects, beginning with your first year - progressive growth ?

4.	What kind of recognition and awards have you received through 4-H?

Leadership

1.	Why did you choose to try for the Gold Star Award? How do you feel that trying out for the award will help you as a 4-H member? Will the benefits differ if you win the award?

2.	How have you best served as a leader at the club and county level?

3.	What are you willing to do to help younger members reach the Gold Star candidate status you now have?

4.	What have been some of your leadership activities?

5.	Tell us about an honor or award that you have received in 4-H that is the most important to you and why you consider it to be the most important.

Community Service

1.	How have you represented 4-H in your community - how have you been involved in 4-H on a community level?

2.	How do you feel that you've helped the people in your community through your 4-H work?

3.	What kind of community service activities have you coordinated or been involved in?

4.	Why is citizenship or community service part of you 4-H project?

Promotion

1.	Tell us about your 4-H public speaking experiences.

2.	If someone who knows nothing about 4-H asked you what 4-H was and what can you do in 4-H, what would your answer be?

3.	What have you done to get other boys and girls to join 4-H and become active members?

4.	What are some ways 4-H could be improved?

5.	We can see that you have benefitted from 4-H. How can you continue to contribute to 4-H as you grow older, i.e. Graduate & Go on to College, basically become an adult?

General 4-H

1.	How has 4-H made you a better citizen?

2.	How have you benefitted the most because of the 4-H Program?

3.	What are you plans for the future, once you graduate from high school, and how has 4-H influenced your future plans?

4.	What kind of other extra-curricular activities are involved in?

5.	What would winning the Gold Star Award mean to you?

6.	How has you family helped you through your 4-H club work?

7.	In the 4-H motto and pledge, which one of the four H's is most important to you and why ?

8.	How has 4-H helped you develop personally?