This week, on May 12, our Hauser scouts have an Open House. Activities at the meeting will focus on Tenderfoot requirements and helping any scout fill in missing requirements for any rank. 5th grade scouts who have attended all meetings have had the opportunity to complete every Tenderfoot requirement; however, most scouts have a few requirements that they may have missed. It is our goal to have all scouts finished with the Tenderfoot rank by our last meeting on May 26. We still have a few 6th graders working on Tenderfoot as well.

Please, be sure your scout brings his book to the meetings so the leaders can sign off on requirements.

On May 19, we will hold Boards of Review for scouts who have completed requirements for a rank advancement. We will likely hold Boards on May 26 as well. Also on May 19, Dr. Lanken will work with scouts on missing first aid requirements for the 2nd Class rank. Scouts: please check your books to see if you need 2nd Class requirements 7a, 7b, & 7c:

a. Show what to do for ‘hurry’ cases of stopped breathing, serious bleeding, and ingested poisoning.
b. Prepare a personal first-aid kit to take with you on a hike.
c. Demonstrate first aid for the following:
– Object in the eye
– Bite of a suspected rabid animal
– Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook
– Serious burns (partial thickness, or second degree)
– Heat exhaustion
– Shock
– Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation

May 26 will be another catch-up day for any missing requirements. Also on May 26, Mr. Robling will begin working with scouts who are interested in starting the Communications Merit Badge, which is an Eagle-required badge. That will give you the opportunity to work on the requirements over the summer. To start a merit badge you must have a blue card signed by a Scoutmaster. If you are interested, discuss it with a scoutmaster on May 12 or May 19. More information about merit badges is available on our website.