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Scouting News for the DC Metro Area

Archives for May 2019

New STEM Scouts Lab forming in Alexandria!

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Do you have a burgeoning engineer or scientist growing up in your house?
Are you sick of your kid taking apart the TV to “see how it works?”
Does your carpet bear the marks of past chemistry experiments?
We have an outlet for that STEM energy!

STEM Scouts is a new type of unit for boys and girls interested in STEM. We will meet every other week at the US Patent & Trademark Office in Alexandria, VA. Our unit will start meetings in early June, so you would need to register by May 21. For details, please email Lab Manager Burt Wagner.

Pack 961 Earns the Hornaday Award

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By Webelos Tom Hughes

It all began a year ago, but I missed the beginning. On Saturday, March 23, 2019 my Pack 961 went to Sleeter Lake Park and picked up sticks and planted trees.

We also had our photo taken with the MAYOR! During our Cub Scout event we went to the lake for a conservation program.

Also to work on the pollinator garden Pack 961 installed in April 2018.

The reason we planted tress was to make it look beautiful and support lots of ecosystems.

Also to help the environment.

Ashburn Troop 997 Earns Hornaday Award

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Recently we shared a story about an Eagle project Tapp Rhoads was leading, and Troop 997’s efforts to help Tapp achieve his goals. The project was to install and maintain a series of Mallard Nesting Tubes around the local community. After the project was completed, Hornaday Advisor Sara Holtz reviewed it and found it met the criteria of both significant scope and sustainable impact. Since over 75% of Troop 997 Scouts participated in the project, we learned last week that the Troop had earned the prestigious Hornaday Unit Award for its efforts.

The National Capital Area Council (NCAC) Hornaday Committee recently created a patch for Scouts participating in a Hornaday Unit Award project, honoring the legacy of William Hornaday and his work with the Smithsonian Institution and his efforts to save the American Bison from extinction. Scouts BSA Troop 997 is the first Troop to earn this newly designed award patch.