Month: December 2021

December Court of Honor

At the court of honor many rank advancements were announced, and more than 200 merit badges were awarded. Go Troop 242!!! The master of ceremonies was Donovan and ranks/awards were handed out by the SPLs – Keekoh and Lois. Pizza and drinks were enjoyed by families and scouts prior to the awards portion of the night.

The following is a list of the different merit badges:
American Cultures, Animation, Archery, Architecture, Art, Astronomy, Automotive Maintenance., Backpacking, Basketry, Camping, Canoeing, Chemistry, Chess, Citizenship in Community, Citizenship in Nation, Citizenship in World, Climbing, Communication, Cooking, Disabilities Awareness, Electricity, Electronics, Emergency Preparedness, Energy, Environmental Science, Family Life, Fingerprinting, Fire Safety, First Aid, Forestry, Geocaching, Hiking, Home Repairs, Indian Lore, Kayaking, Landscape Architecture, Leatherwork, Lifesaving, Mammal Study, Metalwork, Model Design, Nature, Nuclear Science, Orienteering, Painting, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, Photography, Plumbing, Pottery, Public Health, Reading, Rifle Shooting, Robotics, Sculpture, Signs Signals Codes, Space Exploration, Sustainability, Swimming, Traffic Safety, Weather, Welding, Wilderness Survival, and Wood Carving.

The following ranks were earned:
Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star Scout, Life Scout, Eagle Scout, and a number of Eagle Palms were earned by our Eagle Scouts.

And last but not least we also welcomed a new scout to the troop, Alexander. Welcome to Troop 242!

During our Thanksgiving in the Woods campout, the troop stayed at the Northwest Riverpark & Campground. During the meal preparations the adults fried the turkey. Eagle patrol had “mashed madness” with the mashed potatoes. Panther made “in-pasta-bly delicious and in-cheddar-fully delightful” mac and cheese. Lightning made “super” stuffing. Phoenix made “gratefully great” green beans and “kernelled” corn. Once all the food was prepared, everyone gathered together to celebrate Thanksgiving in the Woods. After dinner there was a friendly Dutch Oven dessert contest with Spartan winning 1st place with their Banana Bread, Eagle did Dutch Oven Smores and Phoenix did brownies. But in the end, it just provided everyone with a delicious way to close out the wonderful campout.

P.S. Thanks to Mrs. Marcy, Mr. Major, and Will for their invaluable intel on the campout.