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.
Lina is amongst one of the founding members who helped set the trail for Troop 242 (G). For Lina’s Eagle Project, she made a food pantry library box to be posted at Trinity Lutheran Church in Newport News. With the help of scouts from both 242 (B) & (G), the inventory of dry goods was easily attainable.
To end the scouting year, the troop held its final Court of Honor to close out the year. Normally it’s held at our scout pavilion, but this time, it was held at St. Michael’s Hall. There was so much good food, laughter and full bellies. Lots of merit badges were earned. One things for sure, the scouts like having the CoH at the hall.
Thanks to so many of our merit badge counselors, the troop can pretty much complete the whole list. The troop’s counselor was Mrs. B., who set up the class on one of our campouts. It seemed easy to hit the 🎯. After a few rounds, some scouts did well. One of the main topics discussed was proper handling and safety of the bows.
Its been a long time since scouts from the troop participated in Lumberjack events. Mostly aimed towards the Fall, several brave scouts endured the rainy weekend. From starting a fire to sawing wood, these brave souls enjoyed all the festivities and can’t wait to do it again!
The troop usually has several Court of Honor ceremonies throughout the year. We had lots of great tasting pizza, drinks and cookies. Scouts we’re recognized for making new rank and also passing their merit badge classes. Scouts and scouters had a great time!
Brian hopped on the Eagle Scouting trail and added his name to the troops’ Eagle list. His eagle project consisted of making a walking path with gravel and pavers to walk on. With the help of his friends and scouts from the troop, Brian was able to complete his project for the new beneficiary.
Troop 242