Court of Honor
August 25, 2013

SAVE THE DATE!

The Court of Honor is where your scout will be recognized for ALL the advancement he’s earned in the last six months. This Court of Honor will have the Summer Camp awards also. This is also the Court of Honor where we reassign the new scouts into their permanent patrols.

Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings are all invited!

Support your scout! Come see what they’re doing and what they’re earning.

Adventure Rock
August 25-26, 2013

The Adventure Rock will be the night after the Court of Honor. Scouts 14 and older can earn the climbing merit badge.

Meet at Adventure Rock at 6 pm (eat dinner first). Pick up from Adventure Rock at 8 am.

Cost: $35 / person -- Equipment rental (optional): $10 -- Merit Badge (option for over 14): $15
If you’re signing up for the Merit Badge you must do so ASAP (August 13 please)

A waiver needs to be signed. A paper copy is with the permission slip or electronically (please let the troop know if you signed it electronically).

Webelos Jamoree
September 13-15, 2013

We’ll be running an Obstacle Course at Webelos Jamoree... Start thinking about the obstacles you’d like to have and suggest them to your patrol leader to take to the PLC.

Time: arrive at ETC at 4:30 pm September 13. Return to ETC, September 15 around 11 am.
Cost: $15

Permission slips are available. Let’s have a GREAT representation to show off Troop 4. This is a way to show Webelos what Boy Scouts is all about.

Devil’s Lake
October 4-6, 2013

Watch for more information! Save the date! The Devil’s Lake Hike outing is sponsored by Badger Trails and will include a dance for scouts 14 and older.

Webelos Day Outing & Planning Lock-In
October 25, 2013 & October 25-26, 2013

Get ready to show Webelos what Troop 4 is like! The annual Webelos Day Outing will be October 25, 2013.

Followed by the Planning Lock-In! The suggestion box will be out at troop meetings starting at the end of August. What do you want to do next year? (Parents, you’re welcome to offer suggestions too.)

A Note about Advancement & Service Hours

If your son does service outside of the troop, we will count it! A note about the dates, amount, a brief description and SIGNED by an adult (parent or leader of the service activity) need to be turned in. We cannot count hours that are just written (or added) to the back of the advancement sheets.

Advancement Requirements: there are only a couple that a parent can sign off on (such as Second Class #10). Otherwise, older scouts will teach and test their skills with a scoutmaster signing off. For First Class #5, a note signed by the person they talked to gets them credit.

A Note About Merit Badges & Blue Cards

As a reminder, it is a scouts responsibility to sign up for merit badges. This includes finding clinics or calling merit badge counselors and taking out and getting blue cards signed.

Occasionally the troop will announce merit badge opportunities or facilitate registration, but it is still the scouts responsibility to see that he has done the pre-requirements, has all the materials for the clinic, and taken out a blue card.

Troop Elections

The semi-annual Trop Elections will be held in September. Start thinking about what positions you would like to h old and who you feel would make a good leader for your patrol or the troop.