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PI Day Court of Honor
Troop 840’s Court of Honor was on March 13th. Scouts and their families also decided to celebrate Pi day early.
Inspiration, STEM, and delicious desserts: Scout us in.
We Need 5 Seconds of Video
We need 5 seconds of video from you! (Well, actually, probably more like 2 seconds…)
We need you to deliver a hearty “Welcome to Washington, DC,” into the camera and send it to us. It can be in front of a monument, at a campsite, in your backyard, with friends, or just you…however and wherever you want. Your clip will be used to help welcome national representatives of Scouting to DC for an upcoming meeting.
Wear class As or Bs, be your friendly self, and drop it in the Google folder found here.
All videos are due to us by April 1st!
First Campout – First Bridging!
Troop 1920 had their first campout and first bridging this weekend. The weather was cold, but the Scouts didn’t complain one bit. We arrived to snow and made peachy french toast in the dutch oven for breakfast and then went on a 5 mile very muddy hike. Lunch on the trail was followed by dinner and another night camping, this time in the rain. While we were doing that, representatives of our troop went to their first Webelos bridging. We had a really busy weekend, and although we’re tired, we had our first Scout make Scout rank.
Troop 987 girls advance!
Annalise S., Abby E, and Katie H are the first members of Girls Troop 987 to reach the rank of Tenderfoot, with more right on their heels! The Scouts said the second campout was the highlight of their adventure so far!
Visit to the National Museum of the Marine Corps
AQUIA DISTRICT – Scouts of Troop 1717, sponsored by Hartwood Presbyterian Church, decided to do something special this year in recognition of Veterans’ Day. They scheduled a campout at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, VA so that they could spend the day touring the nearby National Museum of the Marine Corps. While there, Scouts were given a personal perspective on a veteran’s service with a guided tour of the Vietnam War gallery and other galleries by Vietnam War Veteran and Museum Docent, Major William (“Bill”) Peters, USMC (ret.). Scouts also received a special sneak peak of the new museum wing, still under construction, which is slated to open sometime in 2020 and will depict Marines in action from 1976 through the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Before leaving, the Scouts participated in a remembrance and honor ceremony in the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park behind the museum where they presented a wreath in recognition of all veterans, past and present, “who risked or gave their lives for our country and the cause of freedom.”