Honor Club is a Leadership & Citizenship Focused Group for students who have been in 4-H at least one year prior and are in 6th-12th grade. Honor Club is the first level, of recognition in TN 4-H. At the county level we have honor club meetings in September, November, January, and April, civic field trips throughout and service projects year round.
For Fall 2023, 4-H Honor Club will meet with the 4-H Communications Project Group.
- Meeting Time: Mondays 6:30-8:00 pm
- Location: Williamson County Extension, Ag Park Meeting Room – 4215 Long Lane, Franklin, TN 37064
- Eligibility: 6th – 12th Graders who have been in 4-H at least one year
- Cost: Free
- Dates:
- September 25, 2023
- October 23, 2023
- November 27, 2023
Any Williamson County 4-H member in 6th-12th grade who has been in 4-H at least one year is welcome to attend the Williamson County 4-H Honor Club Meetings. However, for official membership into the Tennessee 4-H Honor Club, a student must be in 6th grade or above and submit a completed TN 4-H Honor Club application to the County 4-H Agents. The County Agents will review the application and assist the 4-H member if needed with it, then submit the application to the TN 4-H Office for approval. You must be in 6th-12th grade to join. You should have completed at least one year as a 4-H member and have participated in 4-H activities like speeches, demonstrations, posters, the Fair, etc.
After a TN 4-H Honor Club application is approved, a student will be inducted into the 4-H Honor Club at the Fall Williamson County 4-H Achievement Banquet. At the Honor Club Ceremony during the banquet, students will receive their TN 4-H Honor Club certificate and membership pin. There is a deadline each fall to submit applications for the County Ceremony. You can submit your application anytime throughout the year, but must meet the deadline for that year’s county ceremony.
TN 4-H Honor Club is the first level of recognition in TN 4-H. After becoming a TN 4-H Honor Club member, a student in 9th-12th grade can apply for membership into the TN 4-H All Stars. You must attend a Central Region 4-H All Star Conference in either the Fall or Spring to be inducted into the TN 4-H All Stars.
Tennessee 4-H Honor Club Application: https://williamson.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/82/2023/01/4-H-Honor-Club-App.pdf
Learn more about Tennessee 4-H Honor Club and other levels of recognition: https://4h.tennessee.edu/recognition/
Q: Are there any prerequisites?
A: Yes, students should have been in 4-H at least one year prior to joining and must be in the 6th-12th grade to join.
Q: What topics are covered?
A: Citizenship, Leadership, Government, Serving the community. This groups is also a great way to meet 4-H members from other project areas.
Q: What is the format of the group?
A: We meet every other month during the school year for an hour and a half. Meetings consist of an ice breaker game, a business meeting where service projects and activities are discussed, followed by a lesson and activity related to leadership and/or citizenship. The months between meetings we usually have a service opportunity or civic field trip.
Q: When does the group take place?
A: We meet once every other month in the evenings.
Q: What is the cost of the group?
A: Honor Club is free to join. Some events hosted by Honor Club have a fee to cover the activity, this will be communicated with the members.
Contact Us
Doug Berny
Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development