June Scout Parent Newsletter

Submitted by Jennifer King on

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Hello Troop 84 Parents,

June’s newsletter is coming to you a few days early so we could include two new events (one is this weekend!)
and reminders about summer camp.

We are still in need of a Committee Secretary. Please see below and volunteer!

As always, please let me know if you have questions.

Enjoy your summer.

Jennifer King
Troop 84 Scout Parent Coordinator

June Action Items:

Digital Device Policy

From the Senior Patrol Leader: There has been a major question posed in a lot of troops and even in this Troop: Are smart phones something that we should use in our scouting activities, or should we forbid them and not allow it? Lots of people have arguments for both sides and there are plenty of good points to both sides...

From the Scoutmaster: While a smartphone can sometimes be helpful for certain Scouting activities (think GPS or star maps) scouts are encouraged to leave their devices at home so they can more easily focus on the event. If a scout chooses to bring a smartphone or digital device with them to a Troop 84 meeting or activity, they may do so - at their own risk - and under the following two conditions:

Leave No Trace Training Available in March, April and September

Submitted by Julie Wuebker on

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The Simon Kenton Council, BSA, and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics invite you to become a Leave No Trace Trainer! https://skcscouts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/LNT.pdf

This course is for all Scouters and Scouts 14 years old or older. Upon successful completion of the Leave No Trace Trainer Course, each participant will become a qualified Leave No Trace Trainer.

Those who complete the course are equipped to:

2018-2 Court of Honor

Submitted by Aiden Ransopher on

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Troop 84 spent their Friday evening at the Court of Honor with Jayden Duckworth as our MC, in which 8 merit badges and 1 rank was awarded. We also had a presentation by Mrs. Snow, a representative of Friends of Scouting, who taught us about the 1% differences that could turn a Scouts life around. We then proceeded to the award ceremony and witnessed our Scouts making progress in their advancement adventure. In the end, we hung out, ate cookies and bananna bread.

Cave Quest was a Success

Submitted by Reid Miller on

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On February 10, 2018, 13 brave scouts and 2 daring Fossils braved a 250 mile trip westward. After a brief stop at Wright Patt AFB Museum, we journeyed to BlueSpring Caverns in Bedford, Indiana. We experienced a flat bottom boat tour of the underground river, "saw" complete darkness, white cave fish and crawfish, bats, loads of frogs. After a short training video and do's and dont's we "wild caved" and tried not to get stuck in the cracks in the cave. It paid to be tiny for once! We "slept" on bunkbeds, if you call that sleeping, had breakfast underground and survived.

Ten-Mile Hike Campout!

Submitted by Aaron Dick on

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The 10-mile hike campout is approaching very quickly! We will be going up to Camp Butler Scout Reservation and TENT CAMPING on the weekend of March 2-4. The flyer I have attached has all of the information you guys need for the campout & more! I hope you guys get the chance to come and enjoy hiking at the ONLY NATL. PARK IN OHIO!!!

Public File(s): 
File 10-mile hike event flyer.docx

2018-19 Winter Cabin Campout

Submitted by Aiden Ransopher on

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Troop 84 had a blast at the Winter Cabin Campout for 2018. We slept though the first night, minus 1 hour due to Firewatch. We then headed down Cardiac to Lake Peewee and cleaned up piles of exess sticks and logs. The cooks had made lunch by the time we got back, and it was delicious! After cleanup, the troop entertained themselves with a couple rounds of Bop It, ending with Aaron becoming three-time champion. We then did a knot tying competition, which was benificial to scouts under first class.

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