The 4-H Piggy Bank competition is available to all 4th-12th grade 4-H members. Members create, build and design a piggy bank with a theme focused on saving money.
The 4-H Piggy Bank Pageant is a county and state level Extension activity with the purpose of helping young people start the habit of saving early in their lives. One county winner in each category was eligible for a statewide contest held in April. First, second, and third place entries in each grade category were awarded small prizes. 248 4-Her’s entered the Piggy Bank contest in 2024-2025 at their local school clubs. 57 of those were blue ribbon winners that were brought back to the Extension Office to be entered into the county contest. Club winners were posted to our Wilson TN 4-H Facebook page and voted on for 7 days. The winners are listed below. At the state level, the “Best of the Best Award” winners will be selected by staff and faculty of the UT Extension Family and Consumer Sciences department in Knoxville. People’s Choice Award winners will be decided based on greatest number of online votes received at http://voteforthepig.tennessee.edu/ between April 21-28, 2025.
2025 County winners were as follows:
Pre-K – 1st grade 1st place winner – Owen Jacobs – Tuckers Crossroads Elementary
2nd – 3rd grade 1st place winner – Will Vann – Castle Heights Elementary
4th grade 1st place winner – Eva Will – Watertown Elementary
5th grade 1st place winner – Leslie Locke – Coles Ferry Elementary
2025 State 4-H Piggy Bank Contest Winners:
Best of the Best Award – 2nd and 3rd grade – Will Vann – Cloverbuds and People’s Choice Award – 5th grade – Leslie Locke – Coles Ferry Elementary
Rules:
- The bank must be constructed and built by the 4-H member.
- The bank cannot be bigger than 12 inches in any direction. Platforms and items sticking off the bank count in the measurement.
- Banks should be functional and have a way to put money in and take it back out without breaking it.
- You cannot simply buy a bank and decorate it.
- It should be a bank you created this year. Please do not reuse piggy banks from previous years.
- Your bank can be as creative and different as you want it to be. Use any theme, supplies or design. It does NOT have to relate to 4-H or be in the shape of a pig!