Troop 16’s Next High Adventure Awaits!

Troop 16 has begun to plan a trip to Northern Tier National High Adventure Base for June, 2013.  To complete our planning process, we need to get an idea who is interested in this trip, so we have posted basic information, and an interest-only sign-up page.

Northern Tier is one of 3 (soon to be 4) National High Adventure Bases. It is dedicated to canoeing adventures in the Boundary Waters Wilderness in Northern Minnesota. Canoe across hundreds of lakes, catch Walleye, Northern Pike, Sunfish, and Crappies. See the majestic Loons that are Minnesota’s State Bird, and the unofficial state bird, the mosquito. And if you have been to Philmont and Sea Base, complete your Triple Crown!

Click here for more information, and to sign up for this exciting adventure.

2012 New Scout Day Camp

Click here to go to the 2012 New Scout Day Camp agenda.

Lunch is provided.  Please bring your Scout Handbook.

We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 9:00am.

If you have any questions please let Mr. Mead know.

Sea Base - Spring Break 2012 Updates

Due to the length of the updates I have begun putting the updates on a separate page.

We have some new updates from the past couple days, please enjoy these and look forward to welcoming back the crews from their wonderful trip.  It was great reading their updates and I am glad that you all had a chance to understand what “high adventure” is all about.

Please click here to go to the Sea Base Update page to read about their exciting trip

Troop Meeting - March 27

This is a reminder that there is NO troop meeting on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Have a good spring break and we will see you on Tuesday, April 3.

Remember, ASM Meeting is April 2.
First Year Day camp is April 7.
Sand Dunes camp out is April 20 - 22.

Wood Badge is April 13 - 15 and 27 - 29. Mark Williams and I are looking forward to attending Wood Badge and will update all with everything we learn.

April Campout Sign-up Now Live

Troop,

Are you ready to learn some desert survival skills and spend a day on the sand?  This is your opportunity!!!  We will be going to the Great Sand Dunes National Park in April.  This will also be the first camping opportunity for our first year Scouts.  Click here to be directed to the sign-up page.

March Campout Sign-Up Now Live

Troop,

The signup for the March campout is now live.  The camp theme for March is “Obstacle Course Challenge” and will test your skills as an individual as well as a Patrol.  There will also be other awesome activities only available to Troop 16 that will be announced at camp.  Click here to be directed to the signup page.  The signup deadline will be March 6th at Midnight.

SUMMER CAMP ACTIVITY SCHEDULE PUBLISHED

SCOUTS,

If you signed up for summer camp, you should have received an email from Mr. See with an activity schedule attached to it.  If you did not get this email, please see Mr. See at the next Troop meeting to verify a good email address.  You can see the list of activities and complete your schedule by clicking here.  If you want to participate in climbing, mountain bike riding or zip lines, Mr. See must pre-register you by April 1st.  There are limited spaces for these activities, so they will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. 

There is one other change that was just released about medical forms.  The State of Colorado has passed a new law requiring an addendum to the national medical form to be completed.  You can see the entire fillable pdf version of the form by clicking here.  If you have already turned med forms in to Mrs. Palmer, please complete just the addendum page and turn that in as well.

Another Great Merit Badge Opportunity

Railroading Merit Badge - On March 3rd and 4th, the Rocky Mountain Toy Train Show will be at the Denver Merchandise Mart.  Anyone under 12, Scouts in uniform and Military in uniform get in free and there is free parking.  This is a great opportunity to finish a really fun badge in just a few hours; especially good for the younger scouts.  This show is a wonderful outing for the entire family.  Go to:  http://www.rmtts.com/index.html for more info.  Be sure to go to the scout page to see what requirements will be covered there and which you will need to do on your own.

Troop 16’s Annual Merit Badge College

 - March 3, 2012 from 7:45am - 4:00pm

 - Troop 16 Annual Merit Badge College

 - at PUMC

 - Please click [HERE] for more Details and to Sign Up.

2012 Pioneer Trails Merit Badge College

It’s Merit Badge College time in the Pioneer Trails District on Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 7:30 am - 4:30 pm. With over 50 merit badges being offered this year, Scouts are able to choose up to 4 badges to complete.

Registration - http://denverboyscouts.doubleknot.com/Registration/CalendarDetail.asp?ActivityKey=1120912&OrgKey=1775

Pre-requisites - https://denverboyscouts.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?orgkey=1775&id=106224

Class availability - http://denverboyscouts.doubleknot.com/openrosters/ViewchildActivitySpaceAvailable.asp?ActivityKey=1120912&orgkey=1775

Cost is $10. Lunch of pizza, fruit and soda will be provided. Field uniform should be worn.  A receipt must be brought with you. If you do not get an email receipt, you are not registered.  You must bring a Blue Card with the Scoutmaster’s pre-approval signature for each merit badge. If you do not have one, you will receive a NCR form showing participation.  Merit badge worksheets are available at www.meritbadge.org.  Please folks, there will be no walk-in registrations with this event. Merit Badge College will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Highlands Ranch Stake at 9800 Foothills Canyon Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.