Hello Scouts,

Next week we will begin the Medicine merit badge and another merit badge TBD (maybe one of the citizenship badges).

Here’s the update:

1) February 17 – Joseph’s Eagle project from 9:00 – 5:00.

2) February 22 – Court of Honor. This will be a potluck with more details to follow. Please check the e-mail sent by Mrs. Lagerquist to ensure all your merit badges and rank advancement have been recorded.

3) March 2 – District Merit Badge College — great opportunity to earn merit badges. More details here: https://denverboyscouts.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=3031159&orgkey=1704&ReturnURL=//denverboyscouts.doubleknot.com/app/calendar/monthlist/1704/2024-03-02,2024-03-03/-1/0/

4) April 6 – 7: Rocky Mountain Train Show – Scouts in uniform receive free entry and can complete the Railroading Merit Badge. More information at: www.rockymountaintrainshow.com.

5) April 5 – 7 (probably): Airforce Academy Campout (probably – pending approval from the academy) – more details and sign-up to follow.

6) We have space in our Northern Tier crews. This is canoeing in Northern Minnesota for a week departing on either July 10 or 13. Please, talk to Mr. Wilcox if you are interested.

7) We now also have a space on our SeaBase crew. This is sailing in the Caribbean starting on May 24. Please, let Mr. Wilcox know if you are interested.

8) We have added a second Philmont trek and have almost enough girls interested to have an all-girls crew. Our treks will begin on July 10, 2025 and last 10 days. This is a foundational experience of scouting and highly recommended for all scouts. You must be 14 or 13 and entering 9th grade and First Class. If you are at all interested, there are still some spaces available so let Mr. Wilcox know.

Thank you.

Mr. Wilcox

Hello Scouts,

Next week, we will complete the the Citizenship in Society and Electronics merit badges. It will also be the last opportunity to complete merit badges and rank advancement before the Court of Honor on February 22.

On to the update:

1) Sunday, February 4: Scout Sunday. Scouts should plan to come to the service at Hope to show our reverence and support for the church. Service will start at 10:00 am. Scouts who will be helping as ushers, greeters, readers, or doing the flag ceremony, should be there no later than 9:30. I still do not know if I will be able to attend. If I am not there, Mr. Doering will be in charge. Scouts should be in full uniforms.

2) February 17 – Joseph’s Eagle project.

3) February 22 – Court of Honor. This will be a potluck with more details to follow. A merit badge makeup and completion meeting will take place on February 8.

4) March 2 – District Merit Badge College — great opportunity to earn merit badges. More details here: https://denverboyscouts.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=3031159&orgkey=1704&ReturnURL=//denverboyscouts.doubleknot.com/app/calendar/monthlist/1704/2024-03-02,2024-03-03/-1/0/

5) April 6 – 7: Rocky Mountain Train Show – Scouts in uniform receive free entry and can complete the Railroading Merit Badge. More information at: www.rockymountaintrainshow.com.

6) We are adding a March campout to replace the FUNdamentals overnight (since there are currently no new scouts in the cub scout packs to cross over). We discussed going to Cherokee Grasslands in southern Colorado. Please, let me know if you would like to help plan this campout.

7) We have space in our Northern Tier crews. This is canoeing in Northern Minnesota for a week departing on either July 10 or 13. Please, talk to Mr. Wilcox if you are interested.

8) We now also have a space on our SeaBase crew. This is sailing in the Caribbean starting on May 24. Please, let Mr. Wilcox know if you are interested.

9) We have added a second Philmont trek and have almost enough girls interested to have an all-girls crew. Our treks will begin on July 10, 2025 and last 10 days. This is a foundational experience of scouting and highly recommended for all scouts. You must be 14 or 13 and entering 9th grade and First Class. If you are at all interested, there are still some spaces available so let Mr. Wilcox know.

Thank you.

Mr. Wilcox

Hello Scouts,

We had a great presentation tonight from Mr. Kelly about 3D printing and he donated one of his maps to the troop. We will have to find a place to hang it so everyone can enjoy it.

Next week, we will continue working on the Citizenship in Society and Electronics merit badges.

On to the update:

1) February 2 – 4: Klondaree. Our troop will not be attending due to lack of interest.

2) Sunday, February 4: Scout Sunday. Scouts should plan to come to the service at Hope to show our reverence and support for the church. Service will start at 10:00 am. Scouts who will be helping as ushers, greeters, readers, or doing the flag ceremony, should arrive by 9:30. Scouts should be in full uniforms. 

3) February 17 – Josep’s Eagle project.

4) February 22 – Court of Honor. This will be a pot luck with more details to follow. A merit badge make up and completion meeting will take place on February 8.

5) We are adding a March campout to replace the FUNdamentals overnight (since there are currently now new scouts in the cub scout packs to cross over). We discussed going to Cherokee Grasslands in southern Colorado. Please, let me know if you would like to help plan this campout.

6) We have space in our Northern Tier crews. This is canoeing in Northern Minnesota for a week departing on either July 10 or 13. Please, talk to Mr. Wilcox if you are interested.

7) We have added a second Philmont trek and have almost enough girls interested to have an all girls crew. Our treks will begin on July 10, 2025 and last 10 days. This is a foundational experience of scouting and highly recommended for all scouts. You must be 14 or 13 and entering 9th grade and First Class. If you are at all interested, there are still some spaces available so let Mr. Wilcox know.

Thank you.

Mr. Wilcox

Hello Scouts,

Thank you to everyone who came to the meeting this week and helped to clean and reorganize the action packers. That is a really important part of getting ready for the next year of camping. 

Next week, we have a special guest who uses a 3D printer to create maps of Colorado. He’ll show us some of his work and explain how he uses 3D printers. Should be a pretty fun time. After that we will also work on the Citizenship in Society and Electronics merit badges.

On to the update:

1) February 2 – 4: Klondaree. First campout of 2024. This is a district event similar to the Camporee with patrol competitions. Very fun. Sign up here so we can plan. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4AAAAD22AA8-47205422-klondaree. I’ll move the sign-up deadline is January 22 to give more scouts a chance to sign up.

2) Sunday, February 4: Scout Sunday. Scouts should plan to come to the service at Hope to show our reverence and support for the church. We also need scouts to do the readings and be ushers and greeters. If you would like to help with any of these, please let Mr. Wilcox know ASAP.

3) We have space in our Northern Tier crews. This is canoeing in Northern Minnesota for a week departing on either July 10 or 13. Please, talk to Mr. Wilcox if you are interested.

4) Philmont: We now have enough interest that we have added a second Philmont crew departing on July 10, 2025. Excitingly, we may have enough interest to have a girls-only crew. There are still spaces available, so please, let me know if you are interested (no obligation at this point, just gathering interest). 

5) There is an opportunity for a scout who would like to ski with a special needs girl at Eldora on March 2 and Copper on February 12. Training and ski passes are free, but you will need to provide your own transportation. Any scouts who are interested should contact Mrs. Beals.

Thank you and let me know if you have any questions.

Mr. Wilcox

Hello Scouts,

It was great to see everyone again. I hope you all had a wonderful break and are energized to start a new year. This week, we started the Citizenship in Society and Electronics merit badges. Next week, we will take break from those to do our annual action packer cleaning, where we get all our camping gear ready for the next year.

Here’s the update:

1) February 2 – 4: Klondaree. First campout of 2024. This is a district event similar to the Camporee with patrol competitions. Very fun. Sign up here so we can plan. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4AAAAD22AA8-47205422-klondaree. Sign up deadline is January 19.

2) Sunday, February 4: Scout Sunday. Scouts should plan to come to the service at Hope to show our reverence and support for the church. We also need scouts to do the readings and be ushers and greeters. If you would like to help with any of these, please let Mr. Wilcox know ASAP.

3) We have space in our Northern Tier crews. This is canoeing in Northern Minnesota for a week departing on either July 10 or 13. Please, talk to Mr. Wilcox if you are interested.

4) Philmont: We have been accepted for a trek starting on July 10, 2025. Right now, we only have one trek scheduled but can add another if there is enough interest. If we want to add another crew, we should happen soon as they are already waitlisting treks. If you are at all interested, please let Mr. Wilcox know ASAP.

Thank you.

Mr. Wilcox