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 – for
two BORs. If you have availability, please email Pierce Pape directly at TakeTheHillPjP@gmail.com. Thank
you!
Happy Trails – this is Pierce (P.J.) Pape. I am a parent volunteer leading the Haygood BSA Troop 455 Boards of Review (BOR).
Did you know that scouts can’t advance to their next rank without going through a Board of Review? Did you also know Boards of Review are made up of parent volunteers? Parents, in essence, give the “final approval” and serve as the final check on ranking scouts for the troop. Once Scoutmaster Sharp gives Brady Lum and myself the nod that a scout is ready, parents conduct the final Board of Review (BOR).
We need all of our Troop 455 parents to volunteer for BORs each year. Count on my support to provide you with all the background information you’ll need! I also provide specific questions to ask the scouts during the BOR. A BOR is currently conducted via Zoom. We need three parent volunteers on every BOR. Zoom BOR calls usually require about 40 minutes each. Hopefully, we will return to in person BOR meetings at Haygood UMC soon. It’s not difficult and you don’t need to watch an hour long video to do this :), and it’s important to all of our scouts in Troop 455.
During a BOR, it is really fun to hear a scout’s perspective regarding their involvement with the troop. I’d be willing to guess that you would also feel a bit proud for helping a Scout during their Board of Review. You’ll see young boys grow into young men through their accomplishments. Scouts aren’t working on these kinds of achievements at school, so Scouts USA helps to close gaps in learning that can lead to success in life.