Officers' Training Challenge

1. Officers' Training Challenge Go to Last Slide for Directions Adapted by Carolyn L. Belczyk, 4-H Youth Development Educator, UW-Extension • An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and American with Disabilities (ADA) requirements. The 4-H name and emblem are federally protected under Title 18 US Code 707.

2. Club Meetings Presidents and Vice Presidents News Reporters Secretaries Treasurers 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5

3. Presidents and Vice Presidents for 1 Question: Who calls the club’s business meetings to order? Check Your Answer

4. Presidents and Vice Presidents for 1 Answer: The president. Back to the Game Board 3

5. Presidents and Vice Presidents for 2 Question: Who prepares the club’s meeting agenda? Check Your Answer

6. Presidents and Vice Presidents for 2 Answer: The president in consultation with the club leader(s) and officers. Back to the Game Board

7. Presidents and Vice Presidents for 3 Question: Who takes over if the president is absent? Check Your Answer

8. Presidents and Vice Presidents for 3 Answer: The vice president. Back to the Game Board

9. Presidents and Vice Presidents for 4 Question: What is the name of the process used by the president when conducting the meeting? Check Your Answer

10. Presidents and Vice Presidents for 4 Answer: Parliamentary Procedure Back to the Game Board

11. Presidents and Vice Presidents for 5 Question: The vice president usually serves as chairman of which club committee? Check Your Answer

12. Presidents and Vice Presidents for 5 Answer: Programs Committee Back to the Game Board

13. Secretaries for 1 Question: “Roll call” is another name for what? Check Your Answer

14. Secretaries for 1 Answer: Taking attendance. Back to the Game Board

15. Secretaries for 2 Question: What is name of the official record of the club meeting kept by the secretary and read at the next meeting. Check Your Answer

16. Secretaries for 2 Answer: The minutes. Back to the Game Board

17. Secretaries for 3 Question: Whose job is it to write thank you letters and other correspondence sent from the club? Check Your Answer

18. Secretaries for 3 Answer: The secretary’s or the corresponding secretary’s. Back to the Game Board

19. Secretaries for 4 Question: Who approves the minutes of the meeting? Check Your Answer

20. Secretaries for 4 Answer: The club members at the next meeting. Back to the Game Board

21. Secretaries for 5 Question: What should the secretary do if he/she can’t attend a meeting? Check Your Answer

22. Secretaries for 5 Answer: Notify the president in advance and make sure the minutes of the previous meeting are at the meeting. Back to the Game Board

23. Treasurers for 1 Question: Whose job is it to keep track of the 4-H club’s treasury? Check Your Answer

24. Treasurers for 1 Answer: The treasurer’s. Back to the Game Board

25. Treasurers for 2 Question: Where should ALL 4-H club money be kept? Check Your Answer

26. Treasurers for 2 Answer: In the 4-H club’s official bank account. Back to the Game Board

27. Treasurers for 3 Question: How many signatures should be required on club checks? Check Your Answer

28. Treasurers for 3 Answer: Two. Back to the Game Board

29. Treasurers for 4 Question: Who approves payment of club bills? Check Your Answer

30. Treasurers for 4 Answer: Club members. (They vote to approve payment.) Back to the Game Board

31. Treasurers for 5 Question: How often does the club treasurer have to give a report to the club? Check Your Answer

32. Treasurers for 5 Answer: At every business meeting. Back to the Game Board

33. News Reporters for 1 Question: Whose job is it to tell the 4-H club’s news in an accurate and interesting way? Check Your Answer

34. News Reporters for 1 Answer: News reporter’s. Back to the Game Board

35. News Reporters for 2 Question: Name five questions that need to be answered in the first paragraph of a news story. Check Your Answer

36. News Reporters for 2 Answer: Who, what, when, where, why, and sometimes how. Back to the Game Board

37. News Reporters for 3 Question: Name two places every club news story should be sent. Check Your Answer

38. News Reporters for 3 Answer: Local newspaper and the UW-Extension office. Back to the Game Board

39. News Reporters for 4 Question: What is one important thing to do when using people’s names in a news story? Check Your Answer

40. News Reporters for 4 • Answer (accept any): • Use first and last names. • Get permission from the person. • Spell names correctly. Back to the Game Board

41. News Reporters for 5 Question: Why do we report 4-H news? Check Your Answer

42. News Reporters for 5 • Answer: (Accept either of these or any other appropriate responses.) • So others know about 4-H. • So club members know what’s happening next. Back to the Game Board

43. Club Meetings for 1 Question: How many people should speak at the same time during a club meeting? Check Your Answer

44. Club Meetings for 1 Answer: One. Back to the Game Board

45. Club Meetings for 2 Question: When should meetings start and end? Check Your Answer

46. Club Meetings for 2 Answer: On time! Back to the Game Board

47. Club Meetings for 3 Question: What two pledges are usually recited at the start of 4-H club meetings? Check Your Answer

48. Club Meetings for 3 Answer: The Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-H Pledge. Back to the Game Board

49. Club Meetings for 4 Question: What are the three parts of a club meeting? Check Your Answer

50. Club Meetings for 4 Answer: 1. Business (group decisions). 2. Recreation (team building). 3. Education (program or activity). Back to the Game Board