The Troop 1954
Wednesday Newsletter

 

Wednesday, June 2, 2004

Hi Folks,

Nice time at the pool last night,  Much thanks to Mr. Painton for arranging the pool and the ice cream sundae buffet.  Everyone who came and took their swim test passed it.  We still have several who are planning on going to summer camp who were not there and haven't yet taken their test.  They need to make arrangements to have the test before summer camp.  Remember, swim testing needs to be done every year.

The big news this week is the work we've been doing down at the Scout Hut.  If you haven't been there in the past week or so, you're going to be pretty surprised by the way it looks.  There is still quite a lot to be done (most of which will have to wait for the fall) but we've really made a lot of progress this time.  Huge thanks to those who came out to help on the project: Ms. Patty, Eric Meyers, James Frediani, Curtis, Zach, and Ben Painton, Ben Warms, and Sean Fink.  I can't tell you how much I appreciate your hard work.

As always, the Troop 1954 events calendar, this and all back newsletters,  and all sorts of other useful information is available on our website at www.sanmarcos1954.org I'll be updating this in the next couple of days.

Attendance
SPL Zach Painton presiding
   
Vicious Badgers   Led by Troop Guide, Johnny Lozano.  Coached by Nicole Williams
Mason
Jaimie
John
Thomas		  
 
Biohazards   Patrol Leader, Mason R-K.  Coached by Mr. Painton
Alexey
Flip
Ben
Mason		  
   
Crimson Fromage     Patrol Leader, Joshua Rose.  Coached by Dr. J.
Sean
Chris
Ben
 
Highly Flammable Piffs     Patrol Leader, Dane Rasmussen.  Coached by Ms. Patty
Zach
Kirkland
 

Point System Scoring

Patrol

Attend.

Uniform

Behavior

Spirit

Meeting

6 Mo
V. Badgers                          182
Biohazards           182
Fromage 164
Piffs           188
Note: no scoring at last night's meeting.
 

Behavior, subtract for each incident.

Fails to come to order when scout sign given -1
Fighting with each other -1 per incident
Bad language -1 per incident
Failure to treat others with respect -1
Asked repeatedly to do any task -1
Fails to clean up -1
Shows poor sportsmanship -1

Participation: Add for each, highest score is a five.

All members cooperate with game +1
Members make progress on meeting’s task +1
Members show enthusiasm for tasks +1
Members show good organization (listen to PL and Coach) +1
Members exemplify Scout Law +1

 

 


 

Announcements
 
1) We'll be camping at Galveston (we think) this month.  Stay tuned for details.  Since we're going on the 11th, all planning will have to be done at our next meeting.  If you want to go, please be sure to bring $10 to cover the usual stuff.

 
 
Essay

 

Nothing can compare
to an empty mind
Though unheard
The echo is endless.

-Tasogare Shingu

Or alternatively but less cosmically:

The universe may
Be as great as they say
But it wouldn't be missed
If it didn't exist.

-Piet Hein
 
Upcoming Events
Camping in Galveston or Mustang Island, June 11-13.

We'll be hanging out on the beach and working on the Oceanography merit badge.

District Roundtable, Thursday June 10

First United Methodist, 7:00

Troop 1954 Summer Camp, July 3 - July 11

We will be doing summer camp at Camp Dale Resler in the mountains of New Mexico.  This trip will also include visits to White Sands National Monument and Carlsbad Caverns National Park.  It will be a great chance to get away from the summer heat of San Marcos and into the cool mountains of New Mexico. 

District Roundtable, Thursday July 8

First United Methodist, 7:00

Back to School Water Event, Friday August 13th

We're headed to Schlitterbahn for one last day of summer fun before the school year begins (kids boo parents cheer!).  We'd really like to encourage the kids to bring friends along on this one.  As always, we can use new members, especially among the older kids.