Sunday, July 7, 2013

Flag Ceremony Calls and expectations


Flag Ceremony: is an important part of girls’ camp.

 We want the girls to feel respect as they raise and lower the flag.

We ask them to stand erect, heels together, hands at their sides, and remain quiet through ceremony.

One girl announces Flag repeats * the bold words below

One girl is head of the color guard  (of 6)and marches with the girls and gives underlined commands



 
 

FLAG RAISING

 

Color Guard attention (color guard lines up facing the audience)

           * Would the audience please arise!

Right face

Forward march

Color guard halt

Right face (to face flag pole)

Post colors   (Flag is risen very fast-wait for pledge -hand over heart- and silence)

           * Please join me in the pledge of allegiance and 30 seconds of silence

Right face (color guard is facing flag so right face turns them to face where they came from)

Forward march

Color guard halt

Right face (to face audience)

Color guard dismissed

            *The audience may be seated

 

 

FLAG LOWERING

 

Color Guard attention (color guard lines up)

           * Would the audience please arise for the retiring of the Colors

            (hand over heart until the flag is completely down)

Right face

Forward march

Color guard halt

Right face

              *Retire Colors  (hand over heart until the flag is completely down)

   (flag is slowly brought down and folded (one girl at each end folding and 2 on each side) the receiving girl holds flag respectively over heart to be passes later to the YW president)

Right face

Forward march

Color guard halt

Right face    ( flag holder walks out of line gives the flag to YW pres then walks back to place)

Color guard dismissed

                  *The audience may be seated

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