Orienteering (and Dodgeball) Meeting

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Orienteering (and Dodgeball) Meeting

What made this week special was the new Scouts. Yep. It's that time of year again. This week was their first meeting as members of the troop. There are two new Scout patrols now. One is the Stinging Scorpions, and the other is called the Invincible Panthers. For all of those new members of our troop to fit in when we fell in, everyone had to scoot down. The Golden Eagles even had to move to the middle wall instead of the usual back wall. After the flag ceremony, the new patrols gave their names and yells. After that, we had our skill session.

This week, we had an orienteering skill session, put on by Brent P. and Hayden B. We learned about using maps, compasses, and other things to get around on an orienteering course or a trail.

After this, we (of coarse) played dodgeball. After a long game, it was time to circle up. This week's circle was HUGE with all of the new families in it. It stretched to very edge of the room. Like last week, the circle lasted a while because of the advancement recognition. Andrew M. and Sam M. (who completed their BORs last week) had their new rank patches pinned on. Andrew received Tenderfoot and Sam received Life. The new Scouts, who must have had a successful New Scout Campout, had their Scout rank patches pinned on. After all of this, Mr. Todd gave his Scoutmaster Minute talk (he told a story that had a lesson about helping others), and we crossed our arms, bowed our heads, and said the short prayer after which we all clap our hands in unison.

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