Duds to Dazzle

COACH'S REPORT FORM

REGISTRATION

YOU MUST BE ENROLLED IN 4-H TO SIGN UP! PLEASE ENROLL ASAP!
Click here to enroll in 4-H.

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Click here to sign up to participate in Duds to Dazzle.
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: Monday, February 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
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Adult Leaders and Teen Leaders are encouraged to coach a team!

Adult Leaders MUST register as a volunteer in 4HOnline.

Click here to sign up to coach Duds to Dazzle.

DATES TO REMEMBER

(updated 2-2-2025)

Monday, February 24, 2025 -- DUE: Duds to Dazzle Sign-Up, 11:59 PM
Monday, February 24, 2025 -- DUE: Duds to Dazzle Coach/Teen Coach Sign-Up, 11:59 PM
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 -- Duds to Dazzle Coaches School, 5:30 PM @ CEO
Monday, April 21, 2025 -- District 2 Duds to Dazzle Contest, Christ the King, Lubbock
Thursday, June 5, 2025 -- Texas 4-H Duds to Dazzle Contest, College Station (qualifying Senior teams only)

DISTRICT CONTEST INFORMATION

Monday, April 21, 2025

Christ the King Schools
4011 54th Street
Lubbock, TX 79413

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SCHEDULE
Contest for all age groups will begin that morning.

Schedule will be staggered much like Food Challenge.

The schedule will be posted as soon as it is released!

Awards will be on the District 2 Facebook page that evening.

The top 3 in each category will be announced at the Fashion Show Awards around 3:45 PM (It is ok if you cannot be there!)

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AGE GROUPS & TEAMS

Junior--Grades 3-5

Intermediate--Grades 6-8

Senior--Grades 9-12

Teams must be made up of 3-4 4-H members.
Juniors can move up to compete on an Intermediate team, but the team must compete as an Intermediate.
Seniors can only be on teams with Seniors.

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COST

$15 per person

If you sold 10 or more raffle tickets in 2024, or are a first-year 4-H'er, then your fees are covered by the Lynn County Adult Leaders Association. If you register for the contest but do not end up competing, then you will be responsible for reimbursing your entry fee and will receive an invoice from Lynn County 4-H.
If you did not sell raffle tickets, then you will be responsible for paying your entry fee. You will receive an invoice from Lynn County 4-H. If you end up not competing, then you are still responsible for paying the entry fee. Those fees are not returned once registration has been completed.
Please ignore any invoices/requests for payment that come from anyone other than Lynn County 4-H.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

The Remind App will be used to communicate with teams and parents during the contest. To join, text 81010 and in the message type the applicable code (if you have multiple age groups, please join the Remind for each age division they are competing in):
- Seniors: @d2dsr
- Intermediates: @d2dint
- Juniors: @d2djr
Juniors & Intermediates will be given a cost/value of the original items. Seniors teams will NOT receive this information.
SENIORS -- The first place winners in each category will advance to Texas 4-H Roundup on June 5, 2025.
Juniors & Intermediates will be provided with a copy of the D2D Performance Properties in Fibers & Fabric Resource. Seniors will NOT be given this resource.
If you need any accommodations for this contest, please email those to Kaci no later than April 14th.

TEXAS 4-H ROUNDUP CONTEST INFORMATION

Thursday June 5, 2025

Reed Arena Floor
730 Olsen Blvd
College Station, Texas

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This contest is open only to Senior 4-H'ers who advance from the District 2 contest.

If your team did not qualify for state, but you would like to compete as an individual in the Invitational Duds to Dazzle contest, please see the Duds to Dazzle Solo Invitational Contest page.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Teams of 3-4
60 minutes to create your item and prepare your presentation. This also includes clean up.
Each team will have 5 minutes to present to the judges. Then, the judges can have up to 3 minutes to ask questions.
Examples of past mystery items have been: a prom dress, pair of jeans, beach towel, stock show awards banner, reusable grocery bag
There is a "supply closet" available with extra craft and sewing items that can be incorporated into the final product.
Teams will be judged during the Preparation Time in addition to the presentation.
Questions may be asked from the Possible Interview Questions list, but judges may also ask teams questions that are related to the item they made.
Three Categories (which will be revealed at contest):
- Wearable--clothing that is suitable to be worn by people or pets. Examples include shirt, coat, vest, dress, costume, leggings, swimsuit cover, etc.
- Accessory/Jewelry--an article or set of articles that can be added to an outfit to make it more useful, versatile, or attractive. Examples include apron, earrings, purse, headband, hat, belt, necklace, etc.
- Non-Wearable--an item that is not suitable to be worn. Examples include a pillow, towel, jewelry pouch, cellphone case, stuffed animal, doll clothes, Christmas stocking, etc.
Resource materials--each team will be provided a Planning & Presentation Worksheet. Juniors & Intermediates will also be given the D2D Performance Properties in Fibers & Fabric Resource. All other resources are not allowed.

INFORMATION FOR COACHES

2024-25 Coaches' Handbook

Prior to contest, please make sure you do the following:

clean out any items that are not on the Supply List
remove any resource materials
label the box with the following information:
- County
- Age Division
- Team Member's Names