Parker’s High Adventure Troop

Meetings:  Tuesdays 7:00 to 8:30pm
Patrol Leaders Council: Last Tuesday of Month (with exceptions, see calendar)
Welcome to Troop 16’s Website: your resource for information on the Troop and current happenings. 
Parts of this website are password secured. Members will need to register to sign-up for activities or see this information.

Please Return Merit Badge Books

Please look through your bookcase, under your bed, behind the hamper, in your backpacks etcetera, etcetera… and find all the merit badge books you have borrowed from the troop.  Keep them if you are still working on the badge but return them if you are not using them anymore.  There are other scouts who need to use these books too.  New books cost $5 each now, so I would hate to waste the money buying new books if the books we already own are just laying forgotten somewhere.  Remember, a Scout is Thrifty!

Mock Disaster Coming April 24th

During the months of March and April, Troop 16 will be working on First Aid skills and Emergency Preparedness. Then, on April 24th, Troop 16 will be holding a Mock Disaster as the capstone to these meetings. And we need LOTS of volunteers to pull this off.

We need adults and siblings (age 10 and up) to become our disaster victims for this afternoon event. The more victims we get, the greater the diversity of “disasters” we can have, and the better trained our boys will become. Are you interested in finding out more, and willing to be a “victim”? Click on the Mock Disaster link to find out more and sign up to be a victim.

2010 Summer Camp SIGNUP Still available

Update:  The Troop signed up for 45 slots and there are still a few left.  Signup now and contact Greg Braford 303-520-7204.

To access 2010 Summer Camp Info and to Signup, click here.

CPR/1st Aid Certification

Calling all Scouts and Scouters!  A Scout is prepared for anything.  But to be prepared we need to be trained.  There is a CRP/1st Aid training class coming to Parker on 4/17/10 for the incrediably low price of $35.  This is an 8 hour class.  Scouts under 13 need to be accompanied by an adult.  We do need as many of our adults to get this training as possible.  We can’t go on all our wonderful trips without trained adults.  Please click here for more info and to sign up: http://www.auroramedteam.org/firstaid.htm .

Congratulations to One of T16’s Eagles

It is with great pleasure that I announce that Troop 16 Eagle Scout Clark F. has received an appointment to the Air Force Academy! The Air Force Academy is one of the most prestigious and difficult schools to get accepted to, with fewer than 30% of  qualified applicants getting accepted, and fewer than 10% of all students are qualified! 

If you have been following his progress, you know that Clark has worked tirelessly for this appointment, including a trip to Washington DC to meet with a Congressman to gain his recommendation. Please join me in congratulating Clark on a job well done! We are all so proud of you, Clark.

Clark is the second T16 scout in recent history to achieve this prestigious appointment. Trey Cottingham, another T16 Eagle, is currently a student there.

Jason C. Eagle Project Work Day

March 6, 2010
8:00am to 3:00pm

Cherry Creek State Park
To all scouts that are not attending the JLT. Please consider attending Jason Carroll’s last big Eagle Project Work Day.  They will be installing concrete bench tops.  They are heavy so he needs as much help as possible.  Please come out and help.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided, bring gloves and boots dress appropriate. You can contact him at 720-324-0248 or by e-mail at Boarderhawk30@juno.com.

New Patrol Structure Announced

Troop 16’s Patrol Reorganization and the New Leadership Team were announced at our last troop meeting, and has now been posted online at  http://bsa16.org/v3/about-troop-16/patrol-information/.  The Who’s Who page has also been updated. Check it out!

T16 Annual Merit Badge College- Registration Closed.

Troop 16’s Annual Merit Badge College will be on Saturday 2/27/10 at PUMC from 8am until 4pm.  Sign up for classes by emailing Mrs. Denton at dentonpl@aol.com.

Please make a 1st & 2nd choice for morning and for afternoon.  There are class limits, so sign up ASAP to get your 1st choice.  The college is free.  Lunch is $3 (pizza, drink and fruit).  Please tell me when you sign up if you want to buy your lunch or if you are bringing a sack lunch.  If you can only come for 1 class; that’s fine.  Just sign up for 1 class (but still choose 2 in case you don’t get your 1st choice).  You will receive a confirmation email listing your classes and the prerequisites. 

AM class choices are:  Coin Collecting, Crime Prevention & Fingerprinting, Electricity ($5 fee), Emergency Preparedness, Engineering, 1st Aid, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, Photography.

PM class choices are:  Citizenship in the Community, Dentistry (from 1:30-5pm), Dog Care, Emergency Preparedness, Engineering, 1st Aid, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, Swimming.

Finally, anyone interested in Aviation; we are offering a class on Sunday 3/7/10 (all day).  Please let me know if you are interested.

Scrip orders due tonight 2/21 by 10pm

New enrollees welcome.  Email me at dentonpl@aol.com or call 303/840-7201 with questions.

Pancake Supper THANK YOUs!

Once again, Troop 16 had a successful Pancake Supper on Tuesday, 2/16, thanks to all of you who, not only sold tickets, but also worked the event! We have some very dedicated scouts and adults in Troop 16, and you should be proud of your efforts. This event could not have taken place without the many hours of preparation before, during and after the Supper. A big thank you goes out to Carol Siebring for her superb organizational skills and in finding the right people to step in where needed. Thank you to the “tent guys” who made the best pancakes we’ve ever tasted in T16. Thank you kitchen ladies - they made sure the food was served hot and that the scouts were the best servers they could be!  Thank you to Mark Santy for arranging the memorabilia table. How wonderful to see how far this great organization has come.  Suzette Farrar did a wonderful job of making the dining room look like an inviting place to enjoy the delicious dinner.  David Worby stepped in when we found out that our normal food supplier was no longer available, and he ordered the entire fixins’ from cakes to syrup.  Debbie Santy did her magic at the money table to make sure everything balanced.  And last, but certainly not least, William P., stepped up his game - when Mr. Abell was delayed he heard the call from the kitchen to assign the patrols and make sure all scouts were in the right place at the right time.  Well done, William!  Thank you to all the families who did their part in purchasing/selling tickets!  It takes the entire troop to make an event like this a success!  THANK YOU Scouts and Adults of Troop 16!!