PLC Planning Summer Fun

Just because school is out does not mean the fun stops for our troop. The PLC met this past Monday to plan out several fun activities for the troop during the summer months. So far we are planning another special archery event, our annual "movie night", a night of go-cart driving, a swim party or two, as well as several other great events. If you want to help plan these events please contact your SPL.

Don't miss out. Plan on attending these great events!

Help A Fellow Scout Make Eagle

Addison Rodriguez will be working on his Eagle project on May 25th. This is a great opportunity for Scouts to show their support for on of their own. There is an unwritten code among Life and Eagle Scouts that you help out a fellow Scout because you would want the same courtesy extended to you. But even more important is for younger Scouts to help. Not only do you get a chance to earn service hours, but you get a chance to see how a true service project is run. Please sign up to help Addison...and keep an eye out for future Eagle project help requests. Support your fellow Scouts!

Spring COH A Success!

The spring Court of Honor (COH) was held Monday, May 13th and was very well attended. Thank you to the Scouts and parents who supported our Scouts as they were recognized for their achievements. Austin F. earned his Scout badge; Spencer M. his Second Class; Collin B., Logan B. Riley B., Harry D., Luke E., Thomas H., Pete J., and David T., all earned their First Class; Will E. and Inan S. earned their Star; and James L. earned his Life badge.

Several Scouts earned a surprising number of Merit Badges for a pre-summer COH. Well done Scouts!! The Troop was also recognized by the Air Force Association's local chapter for our work with the flag program. We are up to nearly 100 flags! Mr. Mendelsohn deserves the credit for having built such an excellent program and way for our Scouts to show their good citizenship. The next COH will be after summer camp around the time we head back to school. Stay tuned.

Troop 380 Has 20 New Trained Scouts/Scouters In WRFA

This past weekend 11 Scouts and 9 Scouters attended the American Red Cross course on Wilderness and Remote First Aid. This advanced first aid course is designed to train first responders on how to apply first aid when professional medical services are hours or even days away. The class consisted of several hours of classroom instruction as well as applying what was learned in several hands-on scenarios. It was an intense and fun-filled training where both boys and adults learned a great deal.

If you are interested in taking a future WRFA course or are interested in helping as a "victim" in a future WFRA course, please contact your Scoutmaster.

Please congratulate the following Scouts who completed the course: Max D., Dawson D., Jack D., Collin F., Jack J., Turner M., Blake M., Inan S., Reyhan S., Brandon S., Ian T. A big thank you to Messrs. Carruth, Clark, Digan, Dinsmore, Francois, Johnson, Johnston, Mant and Turner for not only getting trained, by chaperoning the boys this weekend during training.


Not Pictured: Collin F, Mr. Francois, Mr. Clark, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Carruth

Access Over 100 Years of Boy's Life

 As much as we all complain about technology following us everywhere, it can have its useful purposes at times. Your Scoutmaster has just come across a gold mine: 100 years of Boy's Life online. Google Books has scanned and uploaded over 100 years of issues of Boy's Life. It is interesting to see how the magazine, and Scouting, have changed over the decades. Parents of yesteryear would think nothing of allowing boys to do certain things which today we do for them. Back then Boy Scouts was about allowing boys to "do for themselves" rather than have an adult do it for them. The modern age seems to have taken more time away from boys. Parents -- eager to keep on schedule or avoid interruption to the daily routine -- tend to do more for their Scouts now then back in days gone by. These back issues serve as a great reminder of one of the basic tenants of Lord Baden-Powell: "Never do for a boy what he can do for himself". This rings as true today as it did back in 1911. 

What To Do After an SMC

All Scouts should know how to request an SMC (hint: click on the "Rank Advancement" menu to the left). With such a nifty website all the information is right here. But what about AFTER the SMC? What's next? Well, every Scout is given a sheet of paper that outlines the four steps to getting ready for your BOR. Sometimes these "reminders" never make it home, so the steps below will outline what you need to do. Please do not ask mom or dad to do it for you. You are a Boy Scout and the responsibility is yours. If you have any questions after reading this please contact your Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader or Junior Assistant Scoutmaster.