State Events
Junior High Academic Conference is an event for students enrolled in 4-H between the grade 6-8th as of January 1. The event will be held on the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Participants receive intensive training in their 4-H project areas under the supervision of university scientists and specialist and explore related career opportunities. The conference provides a variety of rewarding and fun-filled experiences in classroom, outdoor and laboratory settings.
Are you in at least the
6th grade? Have you been an active 4-H member? Do you enjoy
leadership and citizenship activities? Then, maybe you can
become a Tennessee 4-H Honor Club member!
Honor Club is for junior high (6th, 7th and 8th graders) and
senior (9th, 10th, 11th and 12th graders) 4-H'ers who have
been active members of
their local clubs. Membership is based on an application form.
Anyone who can score a minimum number of points on the Tennessee
4-H Honor Club application can become a member. It's not hard.
You get points for everything you do... completing your projects,
participating in events and activities, making presentations,
helping other 4-H'ers, volunteering in your community... you
even get points just for joining 4-H!
Anyone can become an Honor Club member if they're just willing
to participate... and participating is fun!
TN 4-H Honor Club is a 4-Her's first step to becoming a Vol State Member (this is the highest honor a 4-H member can receive). Once a member has received these accomplishments, scholarships and other opportunities are available. If you are interested in joining the TN 4-H Honor Club, contact Mr. Bob Shumake for an application today.
Tennessee
4-H All Stars is the second level in the Tennessee 4-H recognition
program (becoming a Vol State Member) for outstanding 4-H members. Through active participation
in their 4-H clubs, 4-H'ers in 7th-12th grades can earn points
to become members of the 4-H Honor Club. Once they complete
the 8th grade, Honor Club members may apply for membership
in 4-H All Stars. Membership in All Stars is based on SERVICE,
which is the All Star motto.
4-H All
Stars have many opportunities for service, leadership, and
FUN! Whether participating in county service learning projects,
attending regional conferences, or serving as a regional or
state officer, members learn about themselves as they serve
others. The opportunities are limitless. As a speaker at the
1965 All Star Conference said, "All Stars have a golden
opportunity to serve. It's a matter of how you want to serve
and where you want to serve."
Vol
State is the final step in Tennessee's three-level recognition
program...
Honor Club, All Stars and Vol State. The Vol State Award is
the highest honor a Tennessee 4-H'er many receive. Members
are
inducted in an impressive candlelight ceremony on the final
night of Tennessee 4-H Roundup.
The requirements to be a Vol State member include: member must be an active 4-H member, member must have been enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade on January 1 of the current calendar year, member must be an active 4-H All Star, and member must be in attendance at State 4-H Roundup.
Being a Vol State 4-H member is a huge honor that many youth have worked hard to obtain in their 4-H years. Weakley County 4-H strongly encourages youth to strive to be the best you can be.
State 4-H Roundup is a yearly event that recognizes the outstanding project work and leadership accomplishments of senior 4-H members in grades 9th - 12th. In order to attend State 4-H Roundup, members must submit a portfolio in a one of twenty-six project areas.
Since it's beginning in 1948, 4-H Congress
has given some 34,300 4-H'ers and volunteer leaders firsthand
experience in state government. At Congress, delegates
become senators or representatives and form a "junior"
state Congress. They devote their time to learning about
government, citizenship, leadership and their state capital.