4-H Enrollment
New Member Enrollment Instructions
FOR 2025- 2026:
Step One: Create account
Visit https://v2.4honline.com. Click “Don’t have an account?” Please note:
• If you have previously enrolled in 4‑H using 4‑H Online in another state, please log in using the information for that existing account.
• Each 4‑H household will have a family account in which youth will be added. Individual youth will not have individual accounts, profiles, or logins.
Select "Nebraska" from the drop-down menu.
Click "Nebraska 4‑H Youth Development".
Select your county from the drop-down menu.
Input all required information, including:
• Email - The email address will be used as the user/access id. There will be an option later in enrollment to add additional email addresses.
• Family Name - The family name should be your household's last name.
• Mobile Phone Number
• Password - Passwords must contain a number, a capital letter, and a symbol. Select "Create Login".
Step Two: Verify address
Enter your household's address information.
Click "Verify". The verification process may require you to select an appropriate USPS format.
Note: If you create a new account and an existing account is found, click "Confirm" and continue to log in using that existing account.
Note: On the next screen, you may review your profile information and make edits by selecting "Family" or "Events".
Step Three: Add a new member to the family
Select "4‑H" and click "Next".
Input the member's required information, including:
• First Name
• Middle Name (optional)
• Last Name •
Preferred Name (optional)
• Birth Date
• Email (optional)
• Mobile Phone (optional)
• Number of Previous Youth Years in Program - Please enter the number of years the member has been a 4‑H member. If you are unsure, please contact your local Extension office.
Click "Next".
Select the About You and Demographics information, including:
• Gender
• Grade
• Residence
• Are you of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity?
• Race
Input the Emergency Contact information: (This is the only option to have additional email addresses, so it would be a good place to add two parents/guardians in two separate households, or another relative, so that each of them receive the 4‑H email blasts.)
Include:
• Full Name
• Relationship to member
• Contact Phone
• Contact Email
Click "Next".
Select a response for "How would you like to participate?"
• I want to join 4‑H as a New or Returning 4‑H Youth
• I want to participate in a 4‑H activity but I do NOT want to join 4‑H at this time.
Click "Finish".
Step Four: Enroll Member - Clubs
Click "Select Units".
Ensure the correct county is selected from the drop-down menu.
Click "Add" for the club in which the youth is an active member. If the youth is in more than one club, add them all, but please mark which is their primary club.
Step five: enroll member - projects
Project selection is optional, with the exception of horse and shooting sports. By completing member enrollment by June 15, youth will be eligible to participate and exhibit in any project area, any contest, their county fair, and the Nebraska State Fair. While optional, youth are encouraged to select projects they are interested in exploring each program year. Please note:
• Youth are only eligible to exhibit in a project or contest in a single county.
• Horse and shooting sports projects require project enrollment due to the parental consent required for participation.
To add a project, click "Select Projects".
Click "Select" for a project that the youth wants to work on during the current program year.
Click "Add".
Continue adding all the projects the member is considering, if desired.
Once all the member's projects have been added, click "Next".
Remember, if you are not enrolled in the project, you may not receive notices about that project.
Step Six: Enroll Member - Questions
Click "Show Questions".
Confirm, select, or input information, including:
• About You
• Demographics
• Address
• Emergency Contact
• Emergency Contact 2 (optional)
• Parent / Guardian 1
• Parent / Guardian 2 (optional)
• School
• Military
• Other (optional)
Click "Next".
Step seven: Enroll Member - Health Form
If the 4‑H member goes to a 4‑H Camp or participates in state or national events, completion of the health form is required.
Click "Show Health Form".
Input or select information, including:
• Vaccinations (optional)
• Care (optional)
• Remarks (optional)
• History (optional)
• Health Insurance (optional)
• Conditions (optional)
• Devices (optional)
• Allergies
• Authorized Medication (optional)
• Permission to Treat, Participate and Release of Claims - Thoroughly read and sign off on the provided information.
Click "Next".
Step eight: Enroll Member - Consents
Click "Show Consents".
Thoroughly read and sign off on provided information, including:
- Photo release
- • 4‑H Youth/Parent/Guardian Code of Conduct
- • Survey Release
- Click "Next".
Step nine: Enroll member - Confirm
Review all the information on the confirmation page including:
• Selected Units - clubs
• Selected Projects
• Invoice - Depending on county enrollment fees, there may be a balance that will need to be paid. For more information on county enrollment fees, please contact your local Extension Office.
If all information is correct, click "Submit".
Note: The enrollment status will show pending until the information is confirmed by the local Extension office. A confirmation email will be sent once the registration has been approved.
You may now add and enroll another youth within your household by repeating steps three through nine.
Returning Member Enrollment
Each year, 4‑H members and leaders must re-enroll in the 4‑H program. Access the enrollment form at https://v2.4honline.com If you are a returning member, enter your email address and password. If you have forgotten your password, click “Reset Password” to receive an email with a link to set a new password. Do not create a new profile if you have registered before!
If enrolling in Horse and Shooting Sports, you are required to select these projects due to the consent forms that are required. The goal is to enroll as a 4‑H member now.
If your 4‑Her plans to attend 4‑H camp or participate in any state or national events, you must complete the health section. All other 4‑Hers may skip over the health information. Then complete the consent section.
If you have questions about this process, please call the Extension Office.
Volunteer Enrollment
4-H Volunteer Enrollment Instructions
All 4‑H Volunteers must complete and meet a series of requirements based on their role to volunteer for Nebraska 4‑H.
All 4‑H Volunteers must enroll annually in 4‑H Online at https://v2.4honline.com.
4‑H Council members should choose Program Volunteer, then County Volunteer.
Club leaders and Project leaders should choose Club Volunteer, then either Organizational Leader or Project Leader.
Club leaders and Project leaders should also choose Project Volunteer, then Project Leader. You will be prompted to select projects. Choose the ones beginning with Volunteer.
All 4‑H Volunteers must complete the Volunteer Orientation found at https://go.unl.edu/6que every 3 years, beginning this year. If you completed this training last year, you can enroll before January 5 and forgo the Orientation until next year. After January 5, you will need to complete the Orientation for 2026.
Direct Volunteers must also complete the Volunteer Screening at the end of the 4‑H Online enrollment every 5 years, based on the initial screening, beginning last this year. The fee of $16 for the screening. (If you completed the Screening last year, you will NOT need to do this again this year.)
Volunteers that will need to complete this screening include staff, faculty, 4‑H Council members, Club and Project leaders, lead teachers/presenters, student workers, summer interns, Teens as Teachers, chaperones, and any other adults and teens acting as direct supervisors or mentors to youth in a paid, unpaid or volunteer status, as part of a youth activity.
Screening must be completed by March 15 for returning volunteers, or prior to service. New volunteers can enroll at any time.
Indirect Volunteers need only complete step 1 above and do not need to do the Volunteer Orientation or Screening.
Indirect volunteers are persons who provide support services for Youth Activities such as teaching assistants, superintendents, judges, food service, set-up crews, maintenance, and any other adults and teens providing indirect service as part of a youth activity.
Fairbook
2026 CSA Fairbook coming soon!
Data Tags & Instructions
Food Preservation, Clothing Data Tag, Fiber Arts-Crochet Data Card, Fiber Arts-Knitting Data Card, Horticulture Tag, Photography Exhibit Instructions, Photography 1 Data Tag, 2, 3, STEAM Beyond the Needle Skills, STEAM Sewing Skills, Visual Art Supporting Information
Entry Forms
Fair Entry Form This is for Style Revue and Static Entries.
Small Animal Entry Form This is for Poultry, Market Rabbits, Dogs, and Companion Animals. Companion Animals include Pet Rabbits, Cats, Ferrets, Reptiles, Birds and Fish. Please Note Vaccination Forms from a Veterinarian are required for Dog, Cat & Ferret.
Livestock Entry Form This is for all Beef, Sheep, Swine, Goat, Dairy, and Other Large Animal Pets (ID's are also needed, see below for the individual animal ID forms).
Horse Entry Form and ID Form both are needed.
YQCA is designed as an annual education and certification program focused on food safety, animal well-being and character awareness for youth ages 8 to 21 producing and/or showing pigs, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, and poultry. The program has been designed by extension specialists and national livestock program managers to ensure it is accurate, current and relevant to the needs of the animal industry and shows and is appropriate for youth.
YQCA must be completed and certificates submitted to the extension office by June 15.
4-H Animal Projects
Animal ID's: Due to the Extension Office on July 1.
Horse ID Form
Market Beef ID Form
Breeding Beef ID Form
Stocker Feeder Beef ID form
Bucket Calf ID form
Market Swine ID form
Market Lamb ID form
Breeding Sheep ID form
Dairy Goat ID form
Meat Goat ID form
Dairy Cattle ID form
Scrapie Tag:
4-H Projects
Project books can be borrowed from the Central Sandhills Extension office, please call ahead to make sure we have it in stocks. Project books can also be ordered form UNL Marketplace or Shop 4-H.
2026 Special Garden Project - Alumia Vanilla Cream Marigold
The Special Garden Project gives 4-H members the opportunity to try growing a new and unusual vegetable or flower each year. The project allows experienced 4-H gardeners to grow something fun and exciting while letting those who are newer to gardening get their feet wet in the horticulture project area with a guided project experience. The 2026 Special Garden Project will focus on the Alumia Vanilla Cream Marigold. This marigold produces creamy, yellow flowers on compact plants. This variety not only has a unique color, but it also has a very long bloom time. More information HERE! Seeds can be ordered through the Central Sandhills Extension Office.
2026 Special Agronomy Project - TWO varieties of popcorn
In the sixth year of the special agronomy project, youth will explore TWO varieties of popcorn! The first is an heirloom variety that was discovered and developed by a farmer in eastern Nebraska, called Nebraska Red. The second is a commercial variety, Robust 997. More information HERE! Seeds can be ordered through the Central Sandhills Extension Office.
Certificates of Vaccination Forms:
These are REQUIRED by the day of the show, if not provided the animal(s) can not be shown.
For Goats and Sheep Scrapie Tags are Required
Scrapie Tags/Flock ID - Call 866-USDA-TAG
Speech and CEA Contest Links
2026 Communications and Expressive Art Rules and Guidelines
2026 Performance Arts Entry Form
Extra Resources
State Public Speaking Contest Information
4-H Guide To Making Great Speeches, and The Four P's of Planning A Presentation both available by request.
Presentation Planning Worksheet
Nebraska 4-H Program and Show Resources
Nebraska 4-H Dog Show Recourses
Poultry Showing Guide available by request.
State Fair Livestock Identification & Nomination
Any 4‑H member planning to exhibit livestock at the Nebraska State Fair must complete the appropriate livestock identification requirements for each potential animal. This process nominates the animals for the 4‑H livestock shows at the Nebraska State Fair and provides evidence that the animals are part of the youth's livestock projects. The process makes an individual animal eligible for entry at the Nebraska State Fair.
Achievement Awards Application
Nebraska 4-H recognizes and awards individuals and groups for outstanding achievements and contributions to their community, club, and their own personal development. Recognition and awards are available throughout all levels and programs of 4-H.
The opportunities listed below are general and not specific for any particular project or project area. However, additional awards and recognition are available for youth who wish to participate in competitive events, shows, and contests which may be related to specific 4-H projects or project areas.
Awards and recognition listed on this page are specifically for youth participants. However, additional volunteer awards and recognition are also available for adult volunteers, club leaders, and project leaders.
4-H Achievement Awards information and online application
Diamond Clover
4-H Policy & Procedures Handbook