Hi Troop One! Hope all are staying warm.
Monday January 22 meeting plans - we'll start Snow Sports Merit Badge for those interested (print out workbook here). Please come ready to learn about ski/snowboard/snowshoe care, safety, and etiquette in advance of our trip to Ski Camp in February. For those not working on the merit badge, please plan to work on OTHER advancement, such as:
- Anyone not yet at 1st Class can work on any requirements with another scout.
- We started Genealogy Merit Badge in November, and will be scheduling time for our MB counselor Val Mayer to review the work for those who completed it at a future meeting. If you didn't start in November, you can work on it with a buddy this coming Monday.
- Those working on other MBs can talk to your counselor, if they are present!
Order of the Arrow Elections will be held at our meeting on Monday January 9. OA is the BSA honor society, dedicated to service and brotherhood. To be eligible, you must be 1st class or above (or be a registered adult leader) and have logged at least 15 nights camping within the last two years. Members are elected by the Troop - all scouts get a vote.
- Scouts who show as eligible for this cycle are Del, Sam, and Finn.
- Scouts who were previously elected but have not completed their ordeal weekend are Alex, Andy, Mason, Cullan, Ami, Soren, Oliver, Lucien, and Henry R. (Yes, even scouts who aged out are eligible - OA youth members run through age 21.)
- OA report I ran through Internet Advancement did not show any other scouts or adults as eligible. If you think you SHOULD be eligible, but were not listed, please let me know ASAP!
Completing your OA ordeal weekend is the first step - completing a Brotherhood weekend is next. I've been in OA since 1990 but never did the Brotherhood weekend. If we can get a good contingent of Troop 1 scouts to complete the ordeal weekend, I'm totally up for joining you for Brotherhood!
Upcoming camps: Ski Camp, February 9-11 (register here | see who's going)
is planned, but we have not solidified plans for March or April camps.
We need to discuss what the troop wants to do and determine locations.
For May, our plan is to join other troops at the Spring Camporee.
- March - tentative March 8-10
- April - tentative April 12-14
- May - Spring Camporee, Stearns Scout Camp, May 17-19. Program offerings: Citizenship in the Nation and American Heritage Merit Badges. More info here
See you all on Monday!
