We are looking for leaders and adult chaperones to join the scouts at Potato Creek State Park in North Liberty, Indiana for a weekend of camping, hiking and possible fishing. In order to offer numerous fun activities for the scouts leaders and chaperones will be needed to assist with the various activites this state park has to offer.
Leader/Adult Chaperone Sign up Form:
For those of you who have not visited the Troop Photo Gallery recently, you might want to view our recent events: Pancake Breakfast, Eagle Court of Honor, Bullfrog Lake, Adventure Day, and Camporee. Thanks to everyone who uploaded photos. You can see these events, and more, at https://troop24.smugmug.com/
Scouts working on the personal fitness MB should come prepared to complete a timed mile run and strength tests at our Troop meeting on April 28. In the second half of the meeting, scouts will review their exercise logs with leaders and parents and go over any questions they have on the worksheet. So bring the following:
The scouts that have scheduled a scoutmaster conference or board of review will complete their fitness tests at the meeting next week.
Due to a school conflict we are rescheduling the Parent Camp Tesomas meeting to May 26. By that time all of our new scouts will have had several chances to camp overnight and should know if they want to attend summer camp. The meeting will be at RPC at 7:00 on May 26. The meeting is mandatory if your scout has never attended summer camp before, and strongly encouraged for all parents. Questions? Contact Carrie Staubus at carriestaubus@earthlink.net.
Scouts working on the personal fitness MB should continue with their personal exercise programs. Scouts should log all their activities including any organized sports practices or major bike rides, walks or hikes.
We will check on scout progress on this merit badge during our Thursday April 28 meeting, when scouts will complete a timed run of one mile and also test sit-ups and push-ups.
In the interim, please email hdrubio@gmail.com or jiminov@hotmail.com with any questions.
Parents of scouts attending summer camp are invited to a meeting on Thursday, April 28, at 7:00 p.m. in the RPC Social Hall. The meeting is mandatory if your scout has never attended summer camp before, and strongly encouraged for all parents. Questions? Contact Carrie Staubus at carriestaubus@earthlink.net.
Due to conflicts with school events, we are rescheduling our spring Court of Honor to Thursday, May 19. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend to honor our scouts who are advancing in rank and receiving merit badges. The Court of Honor will be at 7:00 in the RPC Social Hall.
This summer Troop 24 will be going to Camp Tesomas for our fifth year, and it is always a fun, productive and memorable time for all who attend. It’s not too late to register, although the cost now will be $305 per scout. If you have not yet made your payment, or if you have other questions contact Carrie Staubus at carrie@staubus.net.
Scouts register here: http://troop24riverside.com/2016/02/camp-tesomas-form-2016/
Leaders/Adults register here: http://troop24riverside.com/2016/04/camp-tesomas-2016-leader-form/
The Tesomas advancement schedule for 2016 is now available at this link: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/TSCAdvancement.pdf
Please start thinking about what merit badge classes or activities you would like to do. The following merit badge classes have limited enrollment: Archery, Climbing, Rifle Shooting and Shotgun Shooting (extra $25 fee). These classes are difficult classes and only recommended for those who have been Boy Scouts for several years. If you would like to sign up for one of those classes, you should email Mrs. Staubus soon to secure a spot. Other classes have open enrollment, and you may sign up after our meeting about summer camp. To read about difficulty levels and prerequisites for classes, see the page 21-22 of the Leader Guidebook available here: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/TSCGuidebook.pdf
Keep in mind that some classes such as Personal Management and Personal Fitness have 12 or 13 week prerequisites that you should begin NOW if you want to complete the merit badge at camp.
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