The purpose of the Call-Out Script Competition is to provide
lodges with useful comments from experienced ceremonialists on how to
improve their Call-Out scripts. The top ceremonies will also be available
for other lodges to view in the Appendix of The
Guide to Inductions. Awards will be presented to the top
three scripts.
Please note that this competition will be based only upon the written
script submitted. A Call-Out team will not be evaluated as part of this
competition.
Call-Out scripts should comply with the
Guidelines for Call-Outs and
include all the Key Call-Out elements listed below. The script will be
disqualified from the competition if it does not comply with all nine
elements.
Key Call-Out Elements: The key elements that should
be included in all Call-Outs are:
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Purpose of the Order of the Arrow
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History of the Order of the Arrow in Scouting
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History of the lodge
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Reason for the selection of candidates
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Recognition of candidates: calling-out each candidate's
name, unit number and community
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Challenge to Scouts that are non-members to strive to
uphold the Scouting ideals that will lead to their selection for membership
in the Order of the Arrow.
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Presenting each candidate a letter of recognition and
welcome from the Lodge Chief
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Giving of the Scout handclasp
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After the ceremony, distribute Spirit of the Arrow booklet
1 and provide information about all upcoming Ordeals to the candidates
In order to participate, a lodge must submit four (4) printed
copies and one copy in Microsoft Word on a 3 ½” floppy disk of
their Call-Out script. The copies must be delivered to the Inductions
and Ceremonial Events (ICE) Committee office no later than noon on Sunday,
August 1, 2004.
If you have questions about the Call-Out Script Competition, contact
John Rotruck, Adviser for ICE Evaluations, at rotruck@cox.net .
[ICE Committee Info]

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