It may not seem as important to study the history behind the pledge of allegiance and our national anthem. I found these resources and wanted to share them with you. It's important to understand the past to appreciate it and fight for our future.
As a trained cub scout den leader I say the pledge of allegiance every week with my scouts. I was trained that there is no comma or separation in the phrase "one nation under God." I found this article interesting.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Just a Reminder...
I hope you all are checking back to this blog for all the info you need for Girls State! I will be updating with your training posts as well as some others. If you would like you may subscribe to our blog (scroll to the bottom) or receive email updates (top left-hand side). You can also subscribe through your gmail account with your google reader. I think the easiest way would be to receive email updates.
Look to the left of your screen. You will see "Follow by Email" where you can type in your email address and subscribe! You'll get an email with a link that you will click to activate your subscription. Super easy!! With this you should receive an update with every new post. Remember, the blog is the easiest way for us to keep all of our info and links together. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please let us know!
Here is a reminder of the training posts coming up. Hopefully you haven't lost this sheet, but if you have here it is for you.
Look to the left of your screen. You will see "Follow by Email" where you can type in your email address and subscribe! You'll get an email with a link that you will click to activate your subscription. Super easy!! With this you should receive an update with every new post. Remember, the blog is the easiest way for us to keep all of our info and links together. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please let us know!
Here is a reminder of the training posts coming up. Hopefully you haven't lost this sheet, but if you have here it is for you.
2011 Girls State Girls
Here is a photo of all you beautiful Girls State Girls from our March 25th training meeting.
L-R: Jessica Christley (SFHS), Madison Hall (SFHS), Kira Burton (SFHS), Makayla Michelsen (SFHS), Holly Fullmer (ALA), Bethany Millet (ALA)
L-R: Jessica Christley (SFHS), Madison Hall (SFHS), Kira Burton (SFHS), Makayla Michelsen (SFHS), Holly Fullmer (ALA), Bethany Millet (ALA)
District 4 Girls State Orientation
Here is the flyer for the MAY 7th District Orientation. I am sorry I didn't scan it but I hope you can view the image. If not, please let me know! Please mark this for your calendar!!
Friday, April 15, 2011
Girls State Training Section 2
I hope you found the first section of this training helpful! Please keep all of your notes together so you can take them with you to Girls State!
In this section of your training we will be focusing on the Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, Constitution of the United States of America, Bill of Rights & Amendments 11-27, US history timeline and Utah history timeline. We would like you to have an understanding of the important documents of our nation. Many of you have studied these through your history classes but we do ask that you read through these again. We would also like you to study more of Utah history as well. The cities of Girls State are named after Utah governors.
In this section of your training we will be focusing on the Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, Constitution of the United States of America, Bill of Rights & Amendments 11-27, US history timeline and Utah history timeline. We would like you to have an understanding of the important documents of our nation. Many of you have studied these through your history classes but we do ask that you read through these again. We would also like you to study more of Utah history as well. The cities of Girls State are named after Utah governors.
Section 2 document
Declaration of Independence, History of the Men Behind the Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, The Constitution of the United States of America, Bill of Rights and Amendments, US history time line, Utah history time line and Utah governor list. The last page includes a place for recording your specific information.
One of my favorite quotes from this movie:
"A toast, to high treason. That's what these men were committing when they signed the Declaration. Had we lost the war, they would've been hanged, beheaded, drawn and quartered, and oh! oh my personal favorite, had their entrails cut out and burned! So, here's to the men who did what was considered wrong, in order to do what they knew was right."
-Ben Gates in National Treasure
One of my favorite quotes from this movie:
"A toast, to high treason. That's what these men were committing when they signed the Declaration. Had we lost the war, they would've been hanged, beheaded, drawn and quartered, and oh! oh my personal favorite, had their entrails cut out and burned! So, here's to the men who did what was considered wrong, in order to do what they knew was right."
-Ben Gates in National Treasure
Friday, April 1, 2011
Girls State Training Section 1
Before you attend Girls State we encourage you to do your research. It will give you an advantage if you study the following information.
I have prepared an instructional manual with lots of information for you. In the past I have printed this out and put it in a binder for the Girl State girls. Due to the expense of printing that many pages I've decided to post all the sections online and allow you to browse them and print the pages that you feel are the most important for you. This manual represents hours of research and preparation so I hope you'll use it for your benefit.
Parliamentary Procedure
Parliamentary procedure is the body of rules, ethics, and customs governing meetings and other operations of clubs, organizations, legislative bodies, and other deliberative assemblies.
Many of you didn't know or completely understand Parliamentary Procedure. It will be used extensively at Girls State and we encourage you to know and practice this before you go. The first document I prepared for you is a section of parliamentary terms and their definitions or explanations. The last two pages of this document are the terms and definitions for easy reference. The next parliamentary procedure document has two pages of motions with what you say, if it can interrupt the current discussion or debate, whether or not it needs to be seconded, if debate is allowed and what vote is needed to make the motion pass.
Branches of Government
At Girls State you will be organized into cities of about 30 girls. You'll stay in the dorms with your city and go everywhere with them. There are certain times that you will be split up (i.e. party conventions etc). You will also meet as a whole Girls State. It's important to know how city and state government runs. In your city you will run for offices your first day there. You will also have opportunities to run for county and state offices. I encourage you to understand more about city, state and national government. I've uploaded a document that I put together from different Internet resources. The first page has a quick picture of the branches of government. This section also includes a brief history of US government and the Constitution.
So, before you go to Girls State I would ask you to do the following:
1. Know your city, county, state and national representatives!! I am mostly concerned that you know (remember) your state and national leaders. I've listed the links below for your city, county and state.
State of Utah
United States of America
Find your voting Precinct
Find your House District and Representative, Senate District and Senator
Find your Congressional District (upper left there is a box for putting in your zipcode+4 digits)
National Senators
Utah Judges (Utah County is District 4)
2. Know a state and national issue very well (well enough you can explain it easily to someone who doesn't know or understand it). There will be a lot of opposing views at Girls State so be prepared.
State Legislature
2011 State Legislature Highlights
HB: house bill
SB: senate bill
Special Session regarding HB 477
This is in the news and being debated now. For an opinionated explanation you may go here. I found the link here. I don't believe in influencing someone's personal political views so I do not share my stand on this. I found these links and thought it might help you understand HB 477. I do not openly support or oppose this bill.
National Legislature: House, Senate
White House Website and list of issues
You may want to print all this information or keep it in a notebook for easy reference. You can take that with you to Girls State. The only time you won't be able to have this information is if you choose to run for a Girls Nation Senator and you take the test for that.
I have prepared an instructional manual with lots of information for you. In the past I have printed this out and put it in a binder for the Girl State girls. Due to the expense of printing that many pages I've decided to post all the sections online and allow you to browse them and print the pages that you feel are the most important for you. This manual represents hours of research and preparation so I hope you'll use it for your benefit.
Parliamentary Procedure
Parliamentary procedure is the body of rules, ethics, and customs governing meetings and other operations of clubs, organizations, legislative bodies, and other deliberative assemblies.
Many of you didn't know or completely understand Parliamentary Procedure. It will be used extensively at Girls State and we encourage you to know and practice this before you go. The first document I prepared for you is a section of parliamentary terms and their definitions or explanations. The last two pages of this document are the terms and definitions for easy reference. The next parliamentary procedure document has two pages of motions with what you say, if it can interrupt the current discussion or debate, whether or not it needs to be seconded, if debate is allowed and what vote is needed to make the motion pass.
Parliamentary Procedure terms and definitions document
Parliamentary Motion Guide document
Parliamentary Motion Guide document
Branches of Government
At Girls State you will be organized into cities of about 30 girls. You'll stay in the dorms with your city and go everywhere with them. There are certain times that you will be split up (i.e. party conventions etc). You will also meet as a whole Girls State. It's important to know how city and state government runs. In your city you will run for offices your first day there. You will also have opportunities to run for county and state offices. I encourage you to understand more about city, state and national government. I've uploaded a document that I put together from different Internet resources. The first page has a quick picture of the branches of government. This section also includes a brief history of US government and the Constitution.
Branches of Government document
So, before you go to Girls State I would ask you to do the following:
1. Know your city, county, state and national representatives!! I am mostly concerned that you know (remember) your state and national leaders. I've listed the links below for your city, county and state.
State of Utah
United States of America
Find your voting Precinct
Find your House District and Representative, Senate District and Senator
Find your Congressional District (upper left there is a box for putting in your zipcode+4 digits)
National Senators
Utah Judges (Utah County is District 4)
2. Know a state and national issue very well (well enough you can explain it easily to someone who doesn't know or understand it). There will be a lot of opposing views at Girls State so be prepared.
State Legislature
2011 State Legislature Highlights
HB: house bill
SB: senate bill
Special Session regarding HB 477
This is in the news and being debated now. For an opinionated explanation you may go here. I found the link here. I don't believe in influencing someone's personal political views so I do not share my stand on this. I found these links and thought it might help you understand HB 477. I do not openly support or oppose this bill.
National Legislature: House, Senate
White House Website and list of issues
You may want to print all this information or keep it in a notebook for easy reference. You can take that with you to Girls State. The only time you won't be able to have this information is if you choose to run for a Girls Nation Senator and you take the test for that.
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