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Troop 242 is very excited to announce that Carl has earned his Eagle Rank! He has worked very hard and this achievement shows how dedicated he is. Congratulations again, Carl!

Troop 242 came together to celebrate our Court of Honor this past week. There was food, fellowship, and we celebrated many achievements of our scouts. It is always a great time and as we do every year we ended it by singing Silent Night. It is a great way to end our scouting calendar year and look forward to 2024 filled with fun!

Congratulations to our newest Eagle Scout, Braden! Achieving this rank reflects a lot of dedication, leadership skills, and commitment to service within the community. His perseverance and the positive impact he’s made on the community stands out. Scoutmaster Mr. Grieme had this to say about Braden’s Eagle Board of Review: “The board was very impressed with Braden’s performance and enjoyed the broad discussion on his journey to Eagle.”

Troop 242 held our annual Thanksgiving in the Woods camp out at Northwest River Park. This is always a favorite camp out! The scouts spent Saturday zip lining in Virginia Beach. There were obstacles and different levels of courses to navigate. Once everyone returned to the campsite some scouts worked on requirements and played games before it was time to start cooking. Scoutmaster Mr. Grieme was in charge of the turkeys while each patrol cooked the side dishes. It was a great weekend!

This past October the Colonial Virginia Council wrapped up the National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) Course. Troop 242 is proud to have had participants involved. We had 3 scouts graduate and 5 staff members.

Congratulations to Ben, Chase, and Jacob for graduating the two weekend course! Assistant Scoutmasters Jaime and Emma along with Scouts Spring, Jonathon, and Carter staffed the course.

NYLT is a youth led course that teaches advanced leadership skills for scouts to bring back to their units. Job well done to everyone involved!

Greetings Troop 242!

I’m excited to join the ranks as your new Webmaster. As a Life Scout myself, I understand the power of storytelling within our troop. Our experiences, adventures, and shared moments are what make Troop 242 a community worth celebrating.

I’m open to all suggestions! Do you have an idea for a series of articles about outdoor skills, interviews with senior Scouts, or another idea? Your input will shape the content and direction of our Troop 242 website.

Together, let’s make our digital home a reflection of our incredible troop spirit. Drop your story suggestions in the comments below, or reach out to me directly.

Yours in scouting,
Chase
Troop 242 Webmaster

If you didn’t get a chance to go on the hiking campout at White Oak Canyon, make sure you make the trip next time. The beauty and peacefulness was amazing, beautiful and awe-inspiring, you get the picture. Those who attended had a wonderful experience and were also able to work on the Camping & Hiking Merit Badge! The nights were cool, so it was pretty easy to fall asleep and wake up to a great scout breakfast! I do believe this campout just entered into the “top 10” of our campouts!

Throughout the year, the troop holds three Court of Honor ceremonies. Our August CoH is special because we have scouts that are about to take off for college. Also, because it’s right before all scouts head back to school from summer break. As always, there’s lots of merit badges handed ou, awards ande especially great food to eat. Two of our Eagle Scouts received their Eagle Palms.

Another great campout that the troop does is caving in the western part of the state. Scouts & scouts slithered through the muck for an unforgettable experience. With headlamps nice and bright and old clothes to throw away, scouts wallowed thru the dirty shallow mud-filled cave. This alone should be a merit badge!😁. Since it’s not, it was a great time by all. How dirty did we get? The pictures speak for themselves! These are the types of camping memories the troop aspires for the scouts to participate in.

Emma is the twin sister of Lina as we all know. Emma is also a founding member of Troop 242 (G). Emma’s project was making tie blankets out of fleece for CHKD in Norfolk. Emma and several scouts helped to make 20 blankets.