Prepared. For Life. That’s the Scouting BSA tagline on the homepage of scouting.org. Training is one of the biggest parts of that equation. If we can train our scouts, put them in situations where they can test their skills, and then give them constructive feedback on what they did, we’re doing our part to help […]
Year: 2021
Court of Honor – May 2021
This year, our Annual Court of Honor Dinner will be held outside at Haygood UMC on Tuesday, May 25th from 6:30-9:00. We will have Chick fil A Box Dinners and drinks. Please bring a chair to sit in. We will still follow standard Covid protocols. Please return this form by May 21st so we can […]
May 2021 Scoutmaster’s Corner
Scouting’s cadence is aligned with that of the school year and with only one month (+/-) left, we’re about to transition both to a new school and Scouting year as well. April saw the Troop’s last outing of the school year. May will see the calendaring portion of the annual program planning process (how the […]
Sample Board of Review Questions
At Troop 455, we ask parents to participate in at least one Board of Review each year. This short (20 minute) meeting between several adults and the Scout who is “ranking up” is an opportunity for the adults to see (and validate, not test) the Scout’s growth and for the Scout to have an opportunity […]
Scout Olympics Outing
Hello! It is I, Anderson, your friendly neighborhood Outing Leader for the March Outing – Scout Olympics with the download on what went down during our marvelous March Outing! Scouts from Troop 455 and Webelos from Pack 17 came together last weekend at Bert Adams for Olympic Games training and refreshing everyone in Scout Skills […]
April 2020 OA Update
We have some big events coming up this month, starting off with Conclave. Conclave is April 16-18. The location will be at Camp Patten in Lakeland, GA, so it’s a bit of a drive but is worth every second. Members from across Georgia and even into Alabama and Florida congregate for this one large camparee […]
Summer Camp 2020 Update
BERT ADAMS SUMMER CAMP | JUNE 6 – 12, 2021 Summer Camp Sign Up (https://forms.gle/zxADm7ycUMsvTpFW9) Due Dates: Complete online signup before April 15 to be registered for classes on opening day & avoid waitlists. A payment email will be sent soon after sign up is received. Camp gives Scouts unique opportunities to gain life skills […]
Training Update
The Atlanta Area Council’s website is a wealth of information for all things scouting. It’s especially good at providing information for youth training. Here’s a link https://www.atlantabsa.org/youthtraining that provides info on BSA Youth Leader training. Note that Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) is a required training to attend National Youth Leader Training (NYLT). […]
Boards of Review
Board of Review (BOR) Updates: BOR March: We did not have any scouts request a BOR. BOR April: Sunday, April 11th at 7:00PM – Troop 455 needs 3 volunteers for Sunday April 11th – 7:00pm – fortwo BORs. If you have availability, please email Pierce Pape directly at TakeTheHillPjP@gmail.com. Thankyou! Happy Trails – this is […]
April 2020 Advancement Corner
Hello Troop 455 Family, Despite a challenging year, Scouts have been busy with Advancement activities. Here are some outstanding highlights since the beginning of this school year: 6 Scouts have ranked up to the next Rank level 9 Life Scouts are actively working hard towards Eagle Requirements 37 Merit Badges have been earned 6 other […]