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The Troop 1954
Wednesday Newsletter
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Wednesday, June 9,
2004
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Hi Folks,
Well, between the summer and the rain, our attendance was pretty far
down last night. But, we had a good time anyway. The
Biohazards (and friends) topped the Vicious Badgers (and friends) and took
the brownies in the knot tying relay grudge rematch. And we made
some progress at putting the Scout Shack back together. But, there's
always lots more to do.
The big news from last night is that this weekend's trip to Galveston
has been postponed. Several problems emerged: we couldn't get a good
place to stay and the ship that Dr. J. wanted us to tour is out at sea
among other things. So, we're putting off the Galveston trip until
September 11. At that time, hopefully, we'll be able to find a place
to stay and get everything lined up. We do have an alternative
activity for this weekend (Sunday only). Look under announcements to
about that.
Additionally, you'll find important information about summer camp and
summerfest in the announcements section.
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
| Attendance |
| SPL Zach
Painton presiding, assisted by acting ASPL Lee Clendennen |
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| Vicious Badgers
Led by Troop Guide,
Johnny Lozano. Coached by Nicole Williams |
Mason
John
David |
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| Biohazards
Patrol Leader, Mason R-K.
Coached by Mr. Painton |
Alexey
Ben |
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| Crimson Fromage
Patrol Leader, Joshua Rose.
Coached by Dr. J. |
Sean
Johnny
Ben |
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| Highly
Flammable Piffs
Patrol Leader, Dane Rasmussen.
Coached by Ms. Patty |
Lee
Zach
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Patrol |
Attend. |
Uniform |
Behavior |
Spirit |
Meeting |
6 Mo |
| V. Badgers |
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182 |
| Biohazards |
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182 |
| Fromage |
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164 |
| Piffs |
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188 |
Note: no points awarded
this week because patrols were not large enough. However,
everyone who attended this week will get rewarded next week.
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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
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Announcements |
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1) Important information for Summer
Camp: a) All outstanding money for summer camp is due now
due. For most this will be $130 youth and $20 adults.
Please pay either Cece or Susie.
b) All scouts and adults going to summer camp must complete
Physical forms by June 15. Cece is
collecting the forms.
c) Please provide Ms. Patty with all camp merit badge immediately
if you have not done so.
d) All gear needs to be at the Scout Hut Tuesday June 29th.
Campers are limited to one duffle. We are going to try to do
this without a trailer so please try to limit what you bring to items
on the list only.
e) We are planning to leave the Scout Hut at 4:30 AM on July 3.
f) Adults and campers should bring food for breakfast and snacks
for the July 3 drive.
g) Due to rise in gas prices, campers should be sent with $30
additional spending money (as well as money required for merit
badges). Any unused travel funds will be refunded.
2) Information for Summerfest:
Summerfest is the city's fourth of
July celebration. It's been rained out the last two years
running...but hope springs eternal (though looking out my window
today, I'm not taking any bets). Anyhow, we have a booth
reserved for Summerfest but we need volunteers, both youth and adult,
to help operate the booth and funnel cake machine. We realize
that most scouts will be at summer camp, but if you're available to
help on July 4, please let me know. Please email me at
r.warms@txstate.edu.
3)
Activity for this weekend!!! Well, we can't go to Galveston
but we can still have fun here. We'll be meeting at the Scout
Hut Sunday at 1:30 to go to Austin to play Blazer Tag (on Ben White
Blvd). Afterwards we'll come back to San Marcos for a cookout
and, possible swim party. Details TBA.
The Small Print: If we have a group of ten people,
Blazertag costs $5.25 per game. Most kids will want to play two
games. If we have fewer than ten, it will cost $7 per game.
Arcade games are also available at Blazertag. Blazertag is a
"friendship" activity. It's not an official Troop 1954 activity
and participation in it does not count toward advancement.
Please do not wear scout uniforms to this event.
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Nothing this week.
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| Upcoming Events |
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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 should be a great chance to get away
from the summer heat of San Marcos and into the cool mountains of New
Mexico. It is also a fantastic chance for the scouts to make
progress on advancement, have a great time, and bond more tightly as a
group. 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.
Galveston Trip, September 10-12
We'll be headed to Galveston to enjoy the beach and the seafood and do
work on the oceanography merit badge. The trip will be led by
Dr. J. |
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