Annual Booyah Sale for the Troop - Oct. 15, 2017

It's that time of year to enjoy some hearty and delicious chicken booyah made by our boys in the troop. 

If anyone has gallon ice cream pails (buckets) please bring them to our next few meetings. 

Please remember that this sale goes to our Troop directly for expenses, or things needed for operation of the troop. Each boy is expected to pre-sell 2 gallons for the group and help out preparing and cutting up vegetables. An email will be sent out soon for you to help out and make this sale another success. 

Take a look at the flyer and pass the word to your friends and family! 

Congratulations to Cody Bettis - Our Newest Eagle Scout

Hello Troop 1468,
On behave of myself, Mr. and Mrs. Bettis, and the Assistant Scoutmasters, it gives me great pleasure to announce the 51st Eagle Scout for Troop 1468, Cody Bettis.
Cody passed his Eagle Board of Review last night and we will have a Eagle Court of Honor very soon to honor Cody and Cole Malke.
     
If you see Cody please congratulate him. As you see with your own scout, getting to the highest honor of Eagle Scout is no easy task. It takes years of work and dedication.      

Congratulations Cody, I’m very proud to call you an Eagle Scout.Thanks,
-Scoutmaster Verba

Court of Honor Ceremony 5-14-16

On May 14, 2016 Troop 1468 held their Court of Honor Ceremony to celebrate

Andre Sanchez 

receiving his Eagle Award.  The Eagle Scout is the highest advancement rank in Boy Scouting. Along with the Eagle Award, many other scouts received advancement awards.

Others receiving advancement awards are:

Tenderfoot

Mac Radtke

William Hanson

Second Class

Bryce VanderLinden

First Class

Bryce VanderLinden

Nolan Verba

Isaac Drevs

Following the ceremony everyone enjoyed delicious desserts and beverages.

Tesomas Summer Camp - Medical Form Reminder

Don't forget . . . you need the medical form for 

Tesomas Summer Camp.

Once you have filled out the BSA Long-Term Camp Medical Form you will need to make 3 copies – keep 1 for yourself, and get 2 copies to Wendy Lambert.

Click the link to the right "BSA Long Term Camp Medical Form (For Summer Camp)" and the form will come up.

Also, if your scout needs any medications while at camp you will also need to fill out the "BSA Medication Form", again the link is on the right of the blog.

Please select summer camp merit badges by first meeting in April

Due to the fact that the troop will be working with pack 4468 at the second meeting in April, please have your merit badge choices to Mr. Voelker BY OR AT THE FIRST MEETING IN APRIL.

We will take a little time at the start of the meeting to answer any remaining questions about the merit badge process. Boys who have been to camp before should know what’s going on already and can also help out.

Summer Camp Merit Badge Signup Info

Camp Tesomas offers many different advancement opportunities as well as activities for older scouts. Please look all the information over carefully and decide by the FIRST TROOP MEETING IN APRIL what you would like to sign up for.

Look under “Tesomas Documents” on the right hand side for more information.

EAGLE QUEST – FIRST YEAR SCOUTS. It is highly recommended that all first-year scouts participate in the “Eagle Quest” program. This covers many of the rank requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class rank. Scouts can also do the Basketry and/or Fingerprinting merit badges if they wish.

EAGLE QUEST – OTHER SCOUTS. If you are missing a few items to advance in rank, you can go to the “Open” session at the Eagle Quest area, from 3:30-5:00pm each day after your merit badges (no need to register now).

MERIT BADGES. A full list of available merit badges is available on the blog. Please pay attention to any starting requirements and prerequisites and have these done BEFORE you come to camp. Otherwise, you will NOT complete the badge at camp.

MICRO-TREKS – OLDER SCOUTS.  Scouts who are 13 and older and who do not wish to take merit badges can register for different “trek” programs. These run for the entire week. An additional fee is required. If you are interested, please let me know ASAP as registration is open now and treks are limited to 10 scouts.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS - SUMMER CAMP - TESOMAS SCOUT CAMP - JUNE 19 - 25, 2016

SUMMER CAMP – TESOMAS SCOUT CAMP – JUNE 19 – 25, 2016

I know with this cold frigid weather it’s hard to think about Summer Camp, but before you know it June will be here and we need to plan ahead.  So it’s never too early to start thinking about Boy Scout Summer Camp. You will need to have a medical form filled out so make sure to plan ahead to visit your doctor. 

This year the Scouts took a vote and decided they wanted to go to Tesomas Scout Camp instead of Bear Paw. It is located on Crystal Lake located North of Rhinelander. It is a similar experience to Bear Paw in a different setting.

You will be camping out in tents all week. Troop 1468 does have some tents and there are some scouts that will bring their own.  As time gets closer and plans are made, these details can be worked out.

The Troop will be dining in the dining hall.  They encourage lots of enthusiasm in the Dining Hall during meals, so please join in on the fun!

For your swimming experience there is beautiful spring fed Crystal Lake (there is no pool).

Units will assist with camp wide duties such as flag ceremonies, manning swim towers on the Waterfront, cleaning the shower building and maintaining a respectable campsite.

You have opportunities to learn lots of Scout skills and earn merit badges.  There are also Advancement opportunities, so make sure to sign up for these.  But most of all you will have fun, fun, fun!!!!

We will have Scout leaders attending the camp with the Scouts, and will have parent volunteers providing transportation.  We may be asking for volunteers to provide transportation, how many drivers we need will depend on how many Scouts we have attending camp.

The 2016 program for Tesomas Scout Camp is not available, but to view information on the 2015 Tesomas Scout Camp click this link http://clsr.samoset.org/tesomas/

For information on Troop 1468 including recommended packing lists and a link to the BSA medical forms, see links on this blog.

Please fill out the Tesomas Summer Camp Outing Sheet to reserve your spot and return as soon as possible to Peggy Bettis at troop1468@gmail.com or turn in at a troop meeting to Dave Bettis, Cody Bettis or Peggy Bettis.  Once you have filled out the BSA Long-Term Camp Medical Form you will need to make 3 copies – keep 1 for yourself, mail 2 copies to Wendy Lambert. 

Bell Ringing and Bowling 12-5-15

On December 5, 2015 Troop 1468 participated in the Salvation Army Bell Ringing Campaign.  This is an annual event for the scouts and they really enjoy ringing the bells and participating in a wonderful worthy cause.

"The miracle of Christmas happens again and again through joy, caring, and sharing.  The Salvation Army Red Kettle is a tradition of the Christmas scene in Brown County, with thousands of dollars donated each year to aid needy families, seniors, and the homeless of our community."

Following bell ringing everyone enjoyed bowling and pizza at Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley.  Great fun was had by all!

Court of Honor Ceremony 11-2-15

Troop 1468 held it's fall Court of Honor Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015.

The following scouts advanced in rank:

Tenderfoot:  

Alex Adasiewicz, Dawson Malke, Mason Matuszak, Bryce Vanderlinden

Second Class: 

Isaac Drevs

First Class:  

Liam Fahey, Casey Lambert, Gavin Mangold

Star:  

Casey Lambert

Eagle Palms:  

William Voelker - Silver, Bronze(2nd)

Congratulations to all the scouts, you've worked hard to achieve your new ranks.
After the ceremony all scouts and families enjoyed socializing with delicious deserts and beverages.

 

New Rank Advancement Coming in 2016

The BSA is significantly changing rank advancement requirements in 2016. All scouts should purchase a new Boy Scout Handbook from the Scout Shop when it is available in January. What does this mean?

• ·      If you have already started working on a rank, you can finish it under the old requirements if you complete your work in 2016.
• ·      If you do not complete already-started ranks in 2016, you must switch to the new requirements in 2017.
• ·      Any ranks you start working on in 2016 must be done under the new requirements.

To see the new requirements and how they compare to the old requirements, click on the Advancement Changes Summary link in the Document Collection section to the right.

Court of Honor Ceremony 6-6-15

Troop 1468 Court of Honor Ceremony 

June 6th, 2015  

Eagle candidates receiving the Eagle Rank Award are Joel Haas and William Voelker.

"Eagle Scout is the highest advancement rank in Boy Scouting.  Since 1912 more than two million Boy Scouts have earned the Eagle Scout rank.  In the words of the Eagle Scout Promise, Eagles do their best each day to make their training an example, their rank and their influence count strongly for better Scouting and for better citizenship in their troop, in their community, and in their contacts with other people.  To this they pledge their sacred honor."  Joel and William are Troop 1468's 45th and 46th candidates to receive the Eagle Rank.

Congratulations Joel and William we are very proud of all your achievements.

Joel Haas and William Voelker

Along with the Eagle Rank Awards the following scouts also received a Rank Advancement -

Nick Compton received the Tenderfoot Rank

Nolan Verba and Gavin Mangold received the Second Class Rank

Liam Gallagher received the Life Rank

Congratulations to Nick, Nolan, Gavin and Liam, we are proud of your accomplishments.

A big thank you to the Pulaski Jazz Combo for performing while everyone was socializing and enjoying delicious desserts and refreshments after the ceremony.

First Aid Instruction

On April 14, Scouts from troop 1468 led first-aid instruction for Cub Scouts in Pack 4468. Great job boys!

PCMS Cleanup

On March 31, Troop 1468 teamed up with the Bear Den from Pack 4031 to help clean up the grounds at Pulaski Community Middle School.

Troop 1468 Family Swim

The Troop 1468 Family Swim was held on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at the Pulaski Community Middle School Pool.  Scouts were able to work on earning some merit badges and also have lots of fun in the pool.  It was tough getting everyone out of the pool at the end.

Troop 1468 Spring Booyah Sale

Boy Scout Troop 1468 had their Spring Booyah Sale on Sunday, March 8, 2015.  A big thank to all scouts and families who participated in the preparation and sale of the booyah.  You helped make it a big success. Profits from the sale will help benefit each individual scout who participated.  Monies will be used for the various camping activities coming up and will help pay for those who are going to Bear Paw.  Lots of fun filled memories are on the horizon.

Looks like Marcus is ready to go!

Crossover 3-1-15

On Sunday, March 1, 2015 Troop 1468 had the Crossover Ceremony for new scouts joining the troop. There were a total of 6 new scouts making the transition from Webelos to Boy Scouts.  We know your journey with Troop 1468 will be a fun and exciting one.  You will be able to experience new activities, learn new things and have guidance from present scouts throughout your journey.

From Left to Right - Dawson Malke, Will Hanson, Mason Matuszak, Josh Henslin, Mac Radtke.  Not pictured is Bryce Vanderlinden and a new scout joining us from out of state - Spencer Van Donsel.

Shooting of the Arrows.

Walk of Silence . . .

Chili Lunch, yum, yum - always so good.