TICA Junior Achiever Extra Requirements

Name: __________________________________________

Region: _________________________________________

Age :____ Email:_____________________ Phone:______

Mentor: _________________________________________

______ Visit a local shelter.  Write a short report on what you saw and felt.  Photos and pamphlets from the shelter or online encouraged.  Explain the impact of one unaltered male and female on the pet population.  Include how you can make a difference in the over population of pets.  Let your mentor see your report and add it to your notebook.

______________________________________________Shelter

______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

_______Print out the 37 page Judging Program from the TICA site or secure a copy to add to your notebook.  Answer the following questions in complete sentences and reference the page of the Judging program that supports your answers.

______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

1)When is acceptance into or advancements within the  TICA Judging Program considered?

2) Does meeting the requirements set forth in the Judging Program guarantee acceptance or advancement into the TICA Judging Program?

3) Name at least 5 things the Board of Directors will consider about each new applicant into the judging program.

4) Please list at least four things an Approved Allbreed Sponsor will do when working with an individual participating in the TICA Judging program.

5)How many times must the name of an applicant be published in the Trend.  What are TICA members invited to send to the Judging Administrator and the applicant’s regional director?

6)What is the age requirement to apply for the Judging Program?

7)What is the requirement addressed by rule # 42.2.2?

8)Do you have to have a TICA registered Cattery?

9) Do you have to be a participating member of a show producing club?

10) There are two different directions that one may meet the requirements for breeding and/or showing.  Please explain.

11) How long must a trainee be a TICA member prior to the effective date of a TICA probationary Specialty Judging License?

12) How many times must your be a head ring clerk and master clerk?  Do you have to be licensed in both?

13) For a longhair/shorthair specialty the applicant must breed or acquire as kittens and show to a TICA Grand Champion.  What age must the kitten be if acquired and where does the kitten need to reside?

14) Do you have to have an International Winner as a requirement for application fort he TICA Judging program?

15) What is the application fee and where is it sent?  What else must be included with the application fee?

______Work with an experienced Show Manager as a Junior Show Manager and participate in the planning and execution of a show.   Include a list of the people who make up the show committee and what their duties are.

______________________________________________Show Manager’s signature

__________Committee list and duties

______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature

______After completing the Junior Show Manager step above and while working on the Senior Level of the JA program, work with an experienced Show Manager as a Co-Show Manager and participate in the planning and execution of a show.   Include a list of the names and contact info of the people who make up the show committee and the name of the Club and date of the show you co-managed.  Include a copy of the catalog with your name listed as a co-show manager.

______________________________________________Show Manager’s signature and Date

______________________________________________Club Show and date

_____List of names and contacts for the committees   ____Catalog with your name listed as co-show manager

______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

_____As a Senior Level, find a person working on any of the Junior Levels and help them
            accomplish one of their requirements.
            Please tell what you did and who you assisted:______________________________
            _____________________________________________________________
            _____________________________________________________________
            _____________________________________________________________
            _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

______ Select 4 breeds that interest you and do a report on the history of each of   
            the breeds. The report can be a done in several ways such as a written report,  
             website, or powerpoint presentation. If you mentor can not veiw the   
            computer project, print the project off the computer for them to review  
             and check off your requirements. Photos and/or illustrations encouraged.  
             Please take your time and present a well thought out report.
______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

______Prepare and present about 15-25 minutes of a breed presentation.
             It can be breed specific or HHP and living examples encouraged.
             Illustrations, powerpoint presentations, handouts and photos encouraged
______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

_______(#42.2.3)Have a TICA cattery.  Please have a copy of the Cattery Name registration certificate in your  notebook.

   TICA CATTERY NAME:______________________________ Date registered:_________

             ______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

________(#42.2.5.1)Are you a breeder?_________ If yes, breed and register a minimum of 5 TICA registered litters.  Complete at least 2 registrations of litters in your name as breeder or co-breeder.  Please include copies of the litter registration.

______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

*Breed:____________________________Litter #________________ # of Kitten_______

Breeder/s:_______________________________________________

Sire:___________________________________________Registration #_______________

Dam:__________________________________________Regisration #________________

*Breed:____________________________Litter #________________ # of Kitten_______

Breeder/s:_______________________________________________

Sire:___________________________________________Registration #_______________

Dam:__________________________________________Regisration #________________

*Breed:____________________________Litter #________________ # of Kitten_______

Breeder/s:_______________________________________________

Sire:___________________________________________Registration #_______________

Dam:__________________________________________Regisration #________________

*Breed:____________________________Litter #________________ # of Kitten_______

Breeder/s:_______________________________________________

Sire:___________________________________________Registration #_______________

Dam:__________________________________________Regisration #________________

*Breed:____________________________Litter #________________ # of Kitten_______

Breeder/s:_______________________________________________

Sire:___________________________________________Registration #_______________

Dam:__________________________________________Regisration #________________

______[From Juding Program #42.3]Breed or acquire as a kitten (5 months or younger) and that resides with you at least 2 whole cats and show  to a TICA Grand Champion of your breed specialty and one of opposite coat length/body type (may be an alter).]  Complete at least two of the above requirements and include copy of cat’s papers showing ownership/co-ownership, noted on the papers if you are the breeder and copies of the title award certificate/s:

 
______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

                Whole Cat's name:____________________________________________________
               Title:____________________________________________________

                Breed by:_________________________________________________

                Owned/exhibited by:________________________________________

             Whole Cat's name:_____________________________________________________
             Title:____________________________________________________

                Breed by:_________________________________________________

                Acquired at the age of:______________________________________

                Owned/exhibited by:________________________________________

            Opposite coat length/body type

               Alter or whole Cat's name:_______________________________________________
             Title:____________________________________________________

                Breed by:_________________________________________________

                Acquired at the age of:______________________________________

             Owned/exhibited by:________________________________________

______Show at least one cat, alter or HHP to A Supreme Grand Status. Include copy of cat’s papers showing ownership/co-ownership, noted if you are the breeder and copies of the title award certificate/s:

______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

                Supreme Grand’s Name:_____________________________________________________
               Title:____________________________________________________

                Breed by if applicable:_________________________________________________

                Acquired at the age of:______________________________________

                Owned/exhibited by:_______________________________________

 
_____Copy from the TICA site or secure a copy of the TICA By-laws for your notebook.

Answer the following questions in complete sentences and cite the rule number that supports your answers.

______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

By-Laws:

1) Article 2 Name at least 4 purposes of TICA.

2) Article 3 Who is membership open to and what are the 4 classes of members?

3) Article 3 What is a Junior Member of TICA and what rights do they have?

4) Article 4 Is one Breed Section included in the membership?  How do you get additional Breed Sections?

5)  Article 4 Who make up TICA’s Board of directors?

6) Article 4  What are the terms of the President and Vice President and how are they selected?

7) Article 4  Who elects the Regional Directors and what is the term of a RD?

8) Article 13 What are the qualifications for a member to vote?

9) Article 14 What month every third year are officers elected?

10) Article 19  Name at least 3 publications that TICA shall publish.

11) Article 21 To charter a TICA club, at least how many members must be on the application and how many need to be members of TICA.

12) Article 24 Who may submit a proposal to amend the By-Laws?  Who is it submitted to?

_____Copy from the TICA site or secure a copy of the TICA Show Rules for your notebook.

Answer the following questions in complete sentences and cite the rule number that supports your answers.

______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

1) Article 1 What is the definition of disqualify?

2) Article 2  Who can sponsor a show?

3) Article 2 what is the maximum number of entries fro Back-to Back Format?   Define Back-to-Back format.

4) Article 2 At least how many days prior to a show should a show license be issued?

5) Article 3  Can an altered kitten be shown? 

6) Article 4 The registered owner of an entry upon entering any TICA show is responsible for furnishing what information?

7) Article 5 In what type of show are the cats examined by a licensed veterinarian prior to benching?

8) Article 7 What is required for the title of Supreme Grand Champion/Alter/Master?

9) Article 9 What type of care of cats, carriers, and other personal property of exhibitors should the show management take?

10) Article 10 Name at least 5 responsibilities of the exhibitors.

11) Article 15 How long must a cat wait to be judged by a judge who has had the cat as their property or possession?

12) Article 16 Can owners or agents present their own cats in a final?

13) Article 16 What can cause an award to be withheld or the entry given less than Best of Color?

14) Article 16  What does DQ mean?

15) Article 16 What shall a judge do to any cat that bites?  What happens if the same cat gets 3 DQ’s for biting?

16) Article 16 Name at least 6 abnormalities in cats that can be penalized or disqualified depending n severity?  What classes does this apply to?  Why doesn’t it apply to HHP’s?

_____Copy from the TICA site or secure a copy of the TICA Standing Rules for your notebook.

Answer the following questions in complete sentences and cite the rule number that supports your answers.

______________________________________________Mentor’s Signature and Date

1) What standing rule numbers encompass the Mission Statement of TICA?

2) What Standing rule lists the Regions and what areas are included in the region?

3)What is the fee to charter a new TICA club?

4) If a cat is being judged in a ring, can it be removed to go to a final?

5) How many times can an unregistered cat be shown in TICA without a registration number without losing all points and /or wins?

6)On May 01, everyone starts over again with how many points?

7) What is the official abbreviation for Bengal, Selkirk Rex, Selkirk Rex Longhair, Siamese, Persian, Scottish Fold Longhair, and Oriental Longhair?

8) When was TICA organized?

9) What is the membership dues for a Junior Member?

10) What is the membership for 2003 for the South Central region?  What was the total membership that year?

11) What is the age restrictions on the Junior Exhibitor Excellence Award?  What does a Junior Exhibitor have to do to qualify for the award?

12) Should all flyers have the TICA logo?

13) How many Grand Champions does a male and female have to sire or give birth to in order to meet the requirements for the prefix Outstanding Sire or Outstanding Dam?