Category: Advancement

Hi Troop 455 Family, I know that many of you are attending Scout camp, embarking on High Adventure outings to Philmont, SeaBase, or otherwise enjoying some creative time at home. While we don’t have any Troop meetings this Summer, many opportunities for learning and exploring merit badges exist. Summer can be a great time to […]

Proud to announce that April saw Wiley Lum and Owen Stockton achieve the rank of Star Scout in Troop 455. Both scouts expressed interest in assuming positions of responsibility going forward. Thank you to parents Brian Pilger, Dylan Miyake, and Karri Hobson-Pape for participating in the April BOR. May Board of Review – Monday May […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

As ‘Life to Eagle Coach’ for Troop 455, I work with Life Scouts to encourage them to make regular progress toward achieving the Eagle Scout rank if that’s their goal and desire.  If you’re a Life Scout, and we haven’t talked yet, give me a call (with your parents on the line for YPT) and […]

The goal of our Advancement subcommittee is to assist our Scouts as they navigate through their personal rank, merit badge and award journeys.  As you all know, we have transitioned all of our troop management and advancement tracking to Scoutbook, BSA’s official platform. There are many wonderful, and very helpful, features for Scouts, Parents, and […]