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Y Club Membership Application
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Name ______Grade _____ Age _____ Birthday ______
Address ______City ______Zip ______
Home Phone ______Cell Phone ______
Email address ______(make sure this is readable!!!)
Are you willing to devote time and energy toward being an active club member? ______
What other interests do you have (clubs, sports, hobbies)?
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Pledge
As a member of the Y Club, I promise to do the following:
- attend meetings regularly
- participate in club projects and activities
- do my part to help make our club a good one
- do my best in school
- do things which would credit my family, my club, my school and myself.
- create, maintain, and extend, throughout the home, school and community, high standards of character.
- uphold the Y Club Platform:
- Boys: Clean thinking, clean speaking, clean living
- Girls: Pure thoughts, pure words, pure actions.
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Your SignatureParent Signature (required)
Please complete this form and return to Coach Weaver (7th Graders) in Room 805or Ms. Deen (8th Grade) in Room 811 with your annual dues of $20. Checks should be made out to Appling County Middle “Y” Club.
Why “Y” Club?
Here’s Why:
There are 100 Hi-Y, Tri-Hi-Y, and Co-ed “Y” Clubs in more than 84 Georgia Counties. The “Y” Club program provides thousands of middle and high school students with a school-based structured environment to develop leadership skills, understand the importance of civic responsibility, and enhance community through monthly school and community service projects. “Y” Club is open to all middle and high school students. The “Y” Club purpose is “To create, maintain, and extend throughout the home, school, and community, high standards of Christian character.”
Local “Y” Club Members
- Organize, manage, and lead their own club
- Recruit members into the club
- Select and support officers, committee chairs, and special projects leaders
- Create, plan, and carry out monthly school and community projects
- Build school and community civic leadership
- Participate in statewide conferences
Conferences:
Youth Training Conference (YTC) –Held each summer at Rock Eagle near Eatonton, Georgia. YTC is a Friday through Sunday even which brings together club officers and members from throughout Georgia for training on how to make a club strong. YTC kicks off the school year with fun, fellowship, inspiration, and training.
District Rally – Held during the fall on a Saturday, this one-day rally creates excitement for the school year and highlights the benefits of “Y” Club. The rally features assemblies, slide shows, videos, small group meetings, and much more!
Youth Assembly (YA) – “Y” Club’s oldest and most respected conference held each year at the capitol in Atlanta. This conference allows students to use the actual Georgia Capitoland offers practical experience in the mechanics and running of state government. Students serve as delegates, committee chairmen, press representatives, lobbyists, and judicial participants.
Georgia United Nations Assembly (GUNA) – This conference is a mock United Nations conference where students represent a country of their choice – its views, its dress, and sometimes even its language. With debating similar to Youth Assembly, GUNA also exposes students to world-wide issues and a variety of beliefs around the world. This conference allows students to work together as a team while exploring other cultures.
Basketball Tournament – Offered yearly for club members who are not involved in their schools’ basketball program. The emphasis is on fun, fellowship, and healthy recreation. Winning teams receive trophies!
Christian Life Conference (CLC) – Focusing on the “C” in YMCA, this conference centers on fellowship and worship with other members. This conference offers a lot of time for meeting new friends and has a similar feel to that of a church youth group. This conference also ends the “Y” Club year and serves as an awards ceremony for the club. With activities like basketball, tennis, water balloon fights, games, horseshoes, ping-pong, and many more, CLC is always a lot of fun!!