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- When you start thinking about rituals and traditions
in 4-H you may have a lot of things that come to mind. If you were a
4-H'er, 4-H Volunteer, or are and Agent now there are many rituals and
traditions that you can look back on in your involvement in 4-H. To
name a few : 4-H pledge, 4-H clover, 4-H colors, 4-H motto, and 4-H
slogan. Listed below are some website to look at to start your quest on
learning about 4-H rituals, traditions, and ceremonies.
- http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/4H/Traditions.htm
- NC 4-H Honor Club has been around for many
years in NC. The
North Carolina 4-H Honor Club was organized in 1931 by Mr. L.R. Harrill
as a way to develop a statewide 4-H service organization. Today, the NC
4-H Honor Club has almost 3000 members from across the state and
nation. Click on the following website to find out what the NC 4-H
Honor Club is all about. See a sample of their application process.
There is also a listing of all 4-H Honor Club members from North
Carolina and their information.
- The NC State 4-H Council has been a strong tradition
in our 4-H program. The purpose of the State 4-H Council in North
Carolina is to cooperate with the state 4-H Youth Development
Department in planning District 4-H Events, the State 4-H Council
Conference and the North Carolina 4-H Congress. The Council will
enforce the constitution and the bylaws. The Council will also advise
the State 4-H Youth Development Department staff concerning a general
evaluation of the 4-H program. To learn more about the State 4-H
Council and to look at a copy of their constitution, please go to:
- Here is another website with all forms and other
information about State and District officers that you should look over
and be familar with.
- http://www.nc4h.org/youth/statecouncil/index.html
- NC 4-H Congress has been a 4-H Tradition as well. The
N.C. State 4-H Congress is an annual educational event sponsored by the
4-H Youth Development Department at N.C. State University and planned
by the State 4-H Council. This council is composed of 32 young people
who serve as officers from their respective districts and 4 state
officers who are elected at Congress. The Congress will be attended by
approximately 800 youths ranging in age from 9 to 19 and representing
every county in North Carolina. Every year the Council puts together
the theme for the year. Here is a look at a 2007 Congress handbook that
tells what activities are going on and what to expect. Be familair with
the what, when, where, why, and how of 4-H Congress..
- http://www.nc4h.org/youth/congress/handbook2007.pdf
- The Candlelighting Ceremony coordinated by the NC 4-H
Honor Club is one of the highlights of congress. Each male delegate
forms the H's while the female delegates form the cloverleaves around
them. NC 4-H Honor Club members form the stem of the clover. You cannot
imagine how beautiful and how moved a 4-Her must feel as they
participate in the 4-H Candlelighting Ceremony if they truly listen to
the Officer Installation Ceremony Script and imagine how beautiful the
clover really is with all those candles lit to shape the 4-H Clover.
District and State Officers are installed on the last night of 4-H
Congress as a part of this ceremony. Click here to see a picture of the
ceremony we took a few years ago.
- http://www.nc4h.org/youth/congress/index.html
- Located on the links below are the candle lighting
ceremony procedures and scripts.
- 1st part of the Candle Ceremony
here.
- 2nd part of the Candle Ceremony here.
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