Parker’s High Adventure Troop

MEETINGS:  Tuesdays 7:00 to 8:30pm with PATROL LEADERS COUNCIL: 4th Tuesday of the Month
(with exceptions, see calendar)
Welcome to Troop 16’s Website: your resource for information on the Troop and current happenings
Scoutmaster: Mrs. Sonya Lipman – 303 903-5926
Troop Committee Chair: Mrs. Colleen Combest  – 303 946-4700
Senior Patrol Leader: Steven W.
Please use this link to contact our leaders via e-mail.
More information about the troop can be found in our Troop 16 Informational Trifold
Troop 16 – Home of the Survivorman Challenge and Adventure Race: A Magic Experience.
Information about the 2018 Popcorn Sale can be found here.

November 13th Troop Meeting

Hello Troop 16! Here is the agenda for this week’s meeting.

For this week, we will be focusing on physical activity and learning the outdoor code. This meeting would be a great opportunity to begin working on the fitness requirements for tenderfoot. Besides this, remember that next week there is no meeting due to thanksgiving break.

See you all Tuesday!

Dec 2018 Merit Badge College – Signups Close November 30th

The Troop 16 Merit Badge College will be on Saturday, December 1st 2018 at PUMC

Merit Badges offered: Emergency Preparedness, Communications, Citizenship in the Community, Personal Management, Personal Fitness, Family Life and Environmental Science.

Be sure to register early in order to complete course prerequisites. 
See more details and sign up instructions are Here

November 6th Troop Meeting

Hello Troop 16! Here is the plan for the November 6th troop meeting.

For this week, we will continue teaching and playing magic. This meeting will allow scouts who didn’t come last week to learn how to play and scouts who came last week will be able to practice and become better. This week is also camp prep for the adventure race campout.

See you all Tuesday!

January 2019 – OKPIK

The January campout will highlight the BSA’s premier winter camping experience, OKPIK!

Held at Camp Tahosa near Ward, CO, OKPIK (pronounced ook-pik) is a weekend winter camping adventure that is attended by scouts from around the nation and we have the good fortune to have it located in our own backyard!

Get all the details in TroopTrack HERE

October 30th Troop Meeting

Hello Troop 16! Here is the agenda for this week’s troop meeting.

During this meeting, we will be focusing on teaching everyone how to play magic. This will be the first meeting out of 2 where we will be teaching and playing magic. This meeting is also the Webelos meeting and would be a great time to fulfill First Class requirement 10 where a non scout comes to a meeting.

See you all Tuesday!

November 2018 Campout – The Adventure Race

Are you ready for Magic? You can be in countless worlds with infinite possibilities with this year’s theme, “The Magic Experience.”

Win challenges and earn your gold. You’ll compete in a final Magic Tournament to win the Troop 16 Cup (full of goodies), not to mention bragging rights. 🙂 

Are you a Mage, Thief, Knight, or Creature? Costumes are highly encouraged and could earn some Scout Spirit gold!

Join us for the Adventure Race Campout – November 9th – 11th – Signups are Available Here

Parents – We need lots of help at this Campout,  we are looking for 26 Adults to man the race stations and few cooks. 
(You don’t have to Camp,  just join us for the Day/Evening) Sign-ups are Here

October 2nd Troop Meeting

Hello Troop 16! Here is the plan for October 2nd.

For this meeting, we will be going over flag etiquette and scout manners. Flags will be done by the Rangers patrol this week.

See you all Tuesday!

Help Needed for Global Hope 5k/10k Run on 10/13/2018

Volunteers are needed to help at the 10K run for Global Hope in Westminster on October 13, 2018 from 7:30am to 11:30am. The job will entail handing out materials and general assistance at the event! All volunteers will receive service hours for the time spent at the event. All proceeds from the race will go toward the care of orphaned and vulnerable children. Please sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f44a4a82aab9-20181.

Summer Camp 2019 Deposit

Troop 16 Summer Camp 2019  – July 14th-20th, 2019
Camp Alexander, Lake George, Colorado.

Cost: $390 for scouts, $325 for Adults
A non-refundable deposit of $195 per participate due by November 9th scout meeting. Make your deposit HERE
Mr. Smith is the summer camp Scoutmaster this year: nate_smith@engschools.net, or 303-746-4013
Payment #2 is due March 27th $195 per scout, or $130 for an adult.
Merit Badge Fee Payment is due May 14th.  This will vary depending on class selections.
More info the camp available at: www.pikespeakbsa.org/Camping/SummerCamp/

October 2018 – Shooting Campout – Sign Up Now Open

The signup for the October campout 19th -21st, Shooting Sports is now open. Boys will be able to work on their rifle and shotgun shooting for the merit badges, or to improve their skills. Each boy attending the campout to shoot must have been through one of Troop 16’s Home Firearm Safety courses. 

Signups for the campout (19-21st)  closes October 9th, at midnight. HERE
Signups for the Home Firearm Safety course (on the 7th) closes October 4th, at midnight. HERE