The Troop 1954
Wednesday Newsletter

 

 

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Hi Folks,

Thanks to all who helped with last night's meeting.  Once again, lots of important stuff in this newsletter.

As everyone should know, it's Sights and Sounds again.  We'll be out there cooking those funnel cakes.  The weather forecast is good so we should have an excellent weekend.  If you're working, remember to sign in and out and remember to wear a hat.  If you're not working, stop by and say hi.

This Sunday we'll be having our organizational meeting for Venture Crew 1954.  This is an opportunity for older scouts to really control their own groups and to do more exciting high adventure stuff.  I'm looking at it as a way to keep our older kids involved and making progress on advancement and leadership skills.  It will also help us focus our attention on making sure our younger scouts really have their scout skills down pat.  Scouts age 14 and up are eligible for Venture Crew membership.  If you're interested, please be sure to be at our meeting, Sunday, 3:00 at the Scout Hut.

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  The Wednesday Newsletter is the official record of Troop 1954 and serves as minutes for all troop and committee meetings.

Attendance

SPL  Tony Frediani presiding assisted by ASPL Justin Williams

 

 

Vicious Badgers  Patrol Leader, James Wheatly

 

Aaron
Daniel
John
James

 

 

Ferocious Ferrets  Patrol Leader, Perry Henson

 

Tony
Lorenzo
Perry
Edwin
Justin

 

Mullets   Patrol Leader, Mason R-K

Nathan He.
Nathan Hi.
Philip
Mason

 

 

 

Whitey Tighties   Patrol Leader, Ace Govea

Alexey
Ace

 

 

 

Crimson Fromage     Patrol Leader, Ben Warms

Patrol motto: A Light Sprinkling of Genius with a Chance of Doom

Sean
Josh R.
Ben W.

 

Highly Flammable Piffs     Patrol Leader,

Patrol motto: Don't Misunderestimate Us!

Kirk
Johnny

 

Non-Patrol Scouts    

Thomas (pending new assignment)

 

Point System Scoring

 

Patrol

Attend.

Uniform

Behavior

Game

Spirit

Meeting

6 Mo

V. Badgers

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

F. Ferrets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mullets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biohazards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fromage

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

Piffs

-

-

-

 

 

-

 

notes: 1) you get half a point for wearing a "class B" on a "class A" night
2) We're adding a category for the evening's contest (whatever it may be).  We'll see how it works.
3) We'll try another new rule...especially because we have reduced summer attendance.  In case of tie, the patrol with the largest number of people attending gets the award.

Note: Scouts with more than three consecutive misses will not be counted against patrol attendance scores.  Such scouts are not removed from their patrols.  They are simply not counted for attendance points until they return.  Also note that when all patrols score the same on a category, it doesn't matter what they score.
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

Spirit: 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)
Sights and Sounds.  Eat 'em by the sack full, but we won't be responsible for the consequences.

2) Merit Badge University!  Register NOW online at www.utmbu.org.

3) Crew 1954 organizational meeting this weekend.

4) Patrol cook-off now scheduled for December 13.  Points rubric available at next week's meeting.

5) Watch for recharter information in your mailbox.

 

 

News of the Scouting World

 

Greg Wilkinson, CEO of Hill & Wilkinson, Ltd., Appointed to the Texas State University System Board of Regents By Governor Rick Perry

PLANO, Texas Nov. 28

PLANO, Texas, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Greg Wilkinson, chief executive officer of Hill & Wilkinson, Ltd., has been appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to serve on the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System for a term expiring February 1, 2011. Mr. Wilkinson replaces Mr. James Haley of Texas City whose term has expired.

According to Mr. Wilkinson, "I am very pleased to have been chosen to represent the taxpayers and students on the Board of Regents for the Texas State University System. Providing access to an affordable and meaningful education for our citizens is critical to the continued growth of the State of Texas. I look forward to helping to provide guidance and leadership on the Board that focuses on improving and making higher education opportunities accessible."

The Texas State University System is the third largest state-supported system in Texas serving approximately 70,000 students enrolled at nine locations, including Sul Ross State University, Angelo State University, Sam Houston State University, Lamar University and Texas State University-San Marcos, among others.

A member of the Associated General Contractors and the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, Mr. Wilkinson serves on the Board of Trustees of the Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation, the SMU Engineering Board and Boy Scouts of America. He is a past Board member of The Real Estate Council (TREC) and the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Properties Committee. He has also served as head of the construction and real estate campaign for United Way. Mr. Wilkinson received his bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University.

With corporate offices in Plano, Texas, Hill & Wilkinson, Ltd. offers general contracting, pre-construction, construction management and design- build services to a wide variety of customers. The company, with more than 36 years of experience, has built a quality reputation throughout the North Texas region.

The firm has been the recipient of the Quoin Safety Excellence Award and the Associated Builder and Contractors Platinum S.T.E.P. Award. In addition, Hill & Wilkinson, Ltd. consistently ranks among the top 400 contractors in the U.S. by Engineering News-Record.
 

Upcoming Events


December 1-3, Sights and Sounds of Christmas Funnel Cake Fundraiser

December 13, Patrol cook-off

December 26-30, Winter Camp

January 20-22, John Knox Camp Camp-Out (ropes course)

February TBA, Lost Pines (climbing tower and canoeing)

February 18, Merit Badge University

March 13-17, Enchanted Rock Camp-Out

March 30-April 2, Camporee

April 4, Troop Elections

April 11, Spring Court of Honor

May 5-7, Inks Lake

June 2-4 Big Bend

July TBA Summer Camp