YOUTH
Sponsored and Staffed by the Coronado Junior Woman’s Club
Chair: Alexia Palacios-Peters
Hand-Tied Bouquets: Lynn Keeling (602) 332-0340
Bridge and Bay Garden Club
YOUTH SECTION RULES
- Exhibitors may submit one entry for each category in their age group. All entries must be the work of the individual exhibitor. There is no fee to register.
- All exhibits will be judged by grade levels. Flowers in arrangements need not be homegrown. Best-in-section winners judged by section regardless of grade levels.
- Register entries in the Youth Section on Friday, from 4 to 6pm or Saturday, from 7 to 9:00am. Additional and nonconforming entries may be displayed on the exhibition table in the Youth Section.
- Entries and/or awards must be picked up by 4pm on Sunday, or they will be discarded.
THE ADULT SCALES OF POINTS ARE USED FOR YOUTH EXHIBITS. HOWEVER,
SCORES OF ONLY 90 ARE REQUIRED TO PLACE YOUTH TOP EXHIBITOR AWARDS.
SCALE OF POINTS
CONFORMANCE 14
DESIGN 48
SELECTION OF COMPONENTS 8
ORGANIZATION OF COMPONENTS 8
EXPRESSION (interpretation of class by exhibitor) 8
DISTINCTION (marked superiority in all respects) 14
TOTAL 100
PRE-JUNIOR CLASS
(Preschool and Kindergarten)
- PICTURE PLATES: Any dried seeds and/or dried beans glued to a standard 9-inch plain white paper plate to make a picture of (A) an animal or plant scene; or (B) a freeform design. Materials must not have any added or artificial color (e.g., no dyed popcorn, writing, or paint). Entrant’s name must appear on the back of the plate only. Child may submit one entry for (A) and (B).
- PRE- JUNIOR GARDENER: Any plant or plants grown by exhibitor from seed, root, or bulb in a single container. Accessories permitted.
- PRE-JUNIOR FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS: An arrangement of fresh and/or dried plant material in any container. Need not be homegrown. Accessories permitted.
- PRE-JUNIOR ZOO’S WHO: A single animal or many animals made exclusively of fresh fruits and/or vegetables. Toothpicks/skewers used to join pieces should be concealed and not used for legs, arms, antennae, etc. Cloves, raisins, and dried beans may be used for eyes, nose, mouth etc. Entrants may work individually or as a team as long as all members of the team are the same grade level. Accessories permitted.
JUNIOR CLASS
(Grades 1-5)
- JUNIOR FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS: An arrangement of fresh and/or dried plant material in any container. Need not be homegrown. Accessories permitted.
- JUNIOR MINIATURE ARRANGEMENTS: An arrangement of fresh and/or dried plant material in any container. Size of arrangement including container may not ex ceed 5″ x 5″ in any direction. Need not be homegrown. Accessories permitted.
- ZOO’S WHO: A single animal or many animals made exclusively of fresh fruits and/ or vegetables. Toothpicks/skewers used to join pieces should be concealed and not used for legs, arms, antennae, etc. Cloves, raisins, and dried beans may be used for eyes, nose, mouth, etc. Entrants may work individually or as a team as long as all members of the team are the same grade level. Accessories permitted.
- JUNIOR GROWING PLANTS: Any plant or plants in single containers that have been in the exclusive possession and care of the exhibitor for at least two months prior to the flower show. Accessories permitted.
SENIOR CLASS
(Grades 6-8)
- SENIOR FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS: An arrangement of fresh and/or dried plant material in any container. Need not be homegrown. Accessories permitted.
- SENIOR MINIATURE ARRANGEMENTS: An arrangement of fresh and/or dried plant material in any container. Size of arrangement including container may not exceed 5” x 5” in any direction. Need not be homegrown. Accessories permitted.
- SENIOR GROWING PLANTS: Any plant or plants in single containers that have been in the exclusive possession and care of the exhibitor for at least two months prior to the flower show. Accessories permitted.