All First Year scouts are encouraged to attend the Bravo & Delta Patrol meeting on Sunday evening at 7:00 in the RPC Social Hall.  Come prepared to finish your Scout Rank Requirements and have a Scoutmaster Conference.  Review your unfinished requirements, practice, and achieve the Scout Rank for recognition at our forthcoming Court of Honor on Thursday.

To earn the Scout Rank all scouts need to complete requirement #6:With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide and earn the Cyber Chip Award for your grade. The Pamphlet is located in the very front of the Scout Handbook.

To earn the Cyber Chip go to: http://www.netsmartz.org/scouting.  We will be using the green 6-8 grade Cyber Chip. The scout and parent must complete #2 at home:  Write and sign a personalized contract with your parent or guardian that outlines rules for using the computer and mobile devices, including what you can download, what you can post, and consequences for inappropriate use.  The scout should be prepared to lead the activities set forth in #4.  We will cover the rest at the meeting.

Hope to see all our Bravo and Delta Patrol members on Sunday evening.

TODAY is the deadline to sign up for the climbing & shooting camp out April 28-30.  Click here to register your scout or here if you can participate as an adult leader or chaperone..

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For our May camping trip, Troop 24 is heading out to Illini State Park which is located on a beautiful stretch of the Illinois River in Marseilles, Illinois which is an easy 70 to 80 minute drive from the Riverside area.  From our base of operations, we are going to hike at the nearby Starved Rock State Park, which is known as one of the most interesting geological areas of Illinois.  We are also planning a visit to the Ottawa Scouting Museum, which is the final resting place of W.D. Boyce, who is a founder of the Boy Scouts of America.  This outing will be a great opportunity for new scouts to work on rank advancement and all scouts to complete requirements for the Scouting Heritage Merit Badge.

Our plan is to leave Riverside on Friday afternoon, May 12 and return to Riverside early on Sunday, May 14 so scouts can be back in time for Mother’s Day activities.  The cost for this trip is $58 per scout, which includes all meals.

Registration will end on Wednesday, May 3.  Remember that new scouts who are planning on going to Camp Tesomas this summer must participate in at least one weekend camp-out before Tesomas.

Email Jim Jerz if you have any questions about this trip.

Click below to register

• Scout Link
• Adult Leader / Chaperone Link

THURSDAY April 20 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

• April: Scouting Heritage Month
• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES.
• BRAVO in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• Boards of Review. Full uniform required.
• Trail to First Class (New Scouts): Complete Scout Rank Requirements.
• Trail to First Class: Come prepared to work on your missing rank advancement requirements.
• Trail to First Class: Second Class Citizenship 8c & 8d form can be found at Forms & Document tab of the Troop website.
• Trail to First Class: All scouts should be tracking their physical activity for Tenderfoot 6b, Second 7a, First 8a.  These requirements need to be completed consecutively.  Print the Activity Log from the Personal Fitness Merit Badge workbook pp 11 at MeritBadge.org.
• Merit Badge: Scouting Heritage with Mrs. Staubus.  Download and print the workbook from MeritBadge.org
• Camp Out: Camp Ingersoll Preparation.  All scouts attending camp must attend Thursday to prepare equipment and menus.
• Cyber Chip: Scout Rank and Star Rank need to acquire the Cyber Chip for your age.  Go to http://www.netsmartz.org/scouting to review the requirements.  Once you have completed the Read, Write and Watch requirements, register on the Troop 24 Website and we will set aside time in the meeting for the scout to complete the Teach and Talk requirements.  We have the Cards.  The chip expires after one year, see the Scoutmaster to “Recharge” or renew the Chip.

We look forward to seeing you at 7:00 pm on Thursday.

THURSDAY April 20 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

• April: Scouting Heritage Month
• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES.
• BRAVO in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• Boards of Review. Full uniform required.
• Trail to First Class (New Scouts): Complete Scout Rank Requirements.
• Trail to First Class: Come prepared to work on your missing rank advancement requirements.
• Trail to First Class: Second Class Citizenship 8c & 8d form can be found at Forms & Document tab of the Troop website.
• Trail to First Class: All scouts should be tracking their physical activity for Tenderfoot 6b, Second 7a, First 8a.  These requirements need to be completed consecutively.  Print the Activity Log from the Personal Fitness Merit Badge workbook pp 11 at MeritBadge.org.
• Merit Badge: Scouting Heritage with Mrs. Staubus.  Download and print the workbook from MeritBadge.org
• Camp Out: Camp Ingersoll Preparation.  All scouts attending camp must attend Thursday to prepare equipment and menus.
• Cyber Chip: Scout Rank and Star Rank need to acquire the Cyber Chip for your age.  Go to http://www.netsmartz.org/scouting to review the requirements.  Once you have completed the Read, Write and Watch requirements, register on the Troop 24 Website and we will set aside time in the meeting for the scout to complete the Teach and Talk requirements.  We have the Cards.  The chip expires after one year, see the Scoutmaster to “Recharge” or renew the Chip.

 

We look forward to seeing you at 7:00 pm on Thursday.

 

We held a meeting for parents covering everything you need to know about summer camp. There are links below for the documents that were discussed. If you were not at the meeting, please review the instructions carefully. The most important points:

-Schedule a medical exam ASAP because every scout (and adult) going to camp must have a medical form signed by a physician.
-Scouts need to select merit badge classes and submit their selections to Carolyn Lach at clach@northpark.edu.
-Bus and bike transportation will be provided to camp. Please sign up and pay when the links are posted on the troop website.

1. Medical Form Parts A, B, C: Parents complete Parts A & B. A physician must complete Part C.
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/680-001_ABC.pdf See sample form for instructions on how to complete specific portions: Sample medical form. You can save the completed pdf on your computer to save time next year.
MEDICAL FORMS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN JULY 1 SO THEY CAN BE COPIED AND ORGANIZED FOR CAMP. IF YOU CAN’T GET PART C (physician exam) DONE BY THEN, SUBMIT PARTS A and B AND PROVIDE 3 COPIES OF PART C BY JULY 10! NO EXCEPTIONS! Deliver forms to Mrs. Lach or scan and email to her at clach@northpark.edu.

2. Print medical forms single sided please.

3. Insurance card – provide a copy of the front and back with medical forms.

4. Map to camp: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/MapToCLSR.pdf (6-hour ride)

5. Address/phone number of camp:
Scout’s Name, Troop 24, Camp Site – Fox (if you want to write but be sure it’s mailed early enough)
5403 Spider Lake Road
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Letters are welcome; please do not send care packages
715-365-3111 – Tesomas phone
715-333-9849 – Tesomas fax

6. Parent guide: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/TSCParentsGuide.pdf
(DISREGARD PACKING LIST AND USE THE FOLLOWING INSTEAD)

7. Packing list – Scouts should pack so they know where everything is:
Tesomas Packing List

8. Put your scout’s name on everything–AND WE MEAN EVERYTHING!!!

9. Scouts must wear Class A uniform (Scout shirt but not neckerchief) for travel to and from camp.
Bring a wire hanger to hang the shirt during the week.

10. Advancement schedule – Be sure to check the level of difficulty (A is the most difficult and C is the least difficult). It is recommended that first-year scouts stick to levels B and C: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/TSCAdvancement.pdf

11. Prerequisites – Be sure to check if there are any prerequisites for chosen merit badges: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/TSCPrerequisites.pdf. Prerequisites should be done before camp starts.

12. Supplies for certain merit badges – basketry, leatherwork, etc. can be purchased at camp and billed to parent.

13. Troop’s merit badge book library – will be brought to camp for scouts to reference, but we suggest that you print out the workbook for each merit badge at http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

14. First-year scouts – merit badge choices (cooking + 2 or 3 more B or C level classes, swimming if your son does not mind cold lakewater). See http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/TSCAdvancement.pdf

15. Additional fee – for shotgun merit badge ($25)

16. Special diet – is available, please make request no later than July 1, contact Carolyn Lach.

17. Bikes – It is HIGHLY recommended that all scouts bring bikes to camp to get around
*Bikes MUST be inspected ahead of time. You may go to a local bike shop or the troop will schedule an inspection day – more info is forthcoming.
ALL scouts MUST HAVE HELMET! It’s a BSA rule.
Bike drop off is Saturday, July 15, at 2413 4th Ave, North Riverside (home of Tom Hartwig)

18. Microtrek: activities for older scouts who want an alternative to merit badge classes; contact Carolyn Lach to register.

19. Waivers for Microtrek:
Waivers must be turned in to Carolyn Lach or Gina Scheidler with the medical forms.
Rafting: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/RaftingPermission.pdf (Microtrek 101 for 13 – 14 years)
ATV: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/ATVPermission.pdf (Microtrek 200 for 15 – 16+ years)
Zip line: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/ZipLinePermission.pdf (Microtrek 200 for 15 – 16+ years)

20. Scuba: http://www.northwoodshighadventure.com/programs/scuba.php
You will need to provide to Camp Tesomas:
Measurements – height, weight, chest, waist, inseam, shoe size
PADI Medical Statement
2 – 1 ½ x 2” size photos for certification card
Participants will get more information mailed in early summer.

21. Camp map: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/CLSRMap.pdf (Fox Campsite is #27 on the map)

22. Departure – (The round-trip bus fee is $100 and information will be provided soon). Meet in parking lot of Hauser (behind school) Sunday July 16 at 6:30 a.m. for a 7:00 a.m. departure.

23. IF YOU HAVEN’T COMPLETED THE SWIM TEST IN ADVANCE, YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THE SWIM TEST UPON ARRIVAL. BRING SWIM TRUNKS AND TOWEL IN SEPARATE BAG ON BUS. (See Item 28.)

24. Lunch – Bring sack lunch or money for lunch going, and be sure to save enough money for lunch on the return trip (put $ in one envelope marked “Lunch on way to camp” and $ in a second envelope marked “Lunch on way home from camp”). DO NOT BRING FOOD TO STORE FOOD IN TENTS!!!

25. Trading Post – slushies and odds and ends – ~$30 is probably enough for whole week, including lunch going and coming unless your scout wants to buy a souvenir.

26. Return – the bus departs camp between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 22. The scouts arrive back in Riverside in the Hauser parking lot at around 4:30 pm. They will use leaders’ phones to call as they get close and/or an email will go out letting parents know when to meet the bus in the Hauser parking lot.

27. Cell Phones – signal is very weak; chances of loss and/or damage are significant. Do NOT bring cell phones.

28. Swim test – We will let you know several weeks before camp when/where our troop swim test will take place (probably the Pav YMCA in Berwyn). It’s best to complete before camp.

29. T-shirt size – We will send an email with a form requesting your son’s t-shirt size.

30. Expect your scout to be sent home with a tent or other equipment to clean and dry after camp.

There will be NO Troop Meeting tonight, due to Maundy Thursday services being held at the church.

Please sign up for the following activities and outings by Wednesday, April 19th if you plan to participate. Click on the links below to go the scout registration form.

Shooting and Climbing Campout at Ingersoll Scout 4/28-4/30

Tesomas Summer Camp 7/16 to 7/22
Please bring payment to the 4/20 Troop Meeting

Wisconsin River Canoeing 7/23 to 7/29
This trip will be cancelled if we do not have a minimum of five spots filled by next week.

Lions Club Chicken Dinner Service Opportunity 4/23
Noon to 2:30 Shift
2:30 to 5pm Shift