Hello all,

If you have not done so please have your Scouts fill out the life skill surveys. Younger Scouts may need an adult to help them with this process. It is all online so it is easy to access. This helps us to determine how the program is doing according to the youth. Also it helps to get valuable grants to support the program.

Hello Troop 1001,

Scouts...don't miss out! Both our Order of the Arrow (OA) Election and our Troop Leadership Election for next year will be held during our virtual Troop meeting on Monday, May 18. We will be running the elections electronically using Google Forms. We will require your name and email address on both election forms in order to participate, and only one vote per Scout will be counted. If by some chance you are able to submit more than one ballot, only the first one submitted will be counted toward each election.

We are only electing our 8 Patrol Leaders and our Senior Patrol Leader for next year at this time. All other positions are decided upon at a later date by our newly elected youth leadership team. The requirements for participating in our leadership elections are below. Please see the Troop Elections FAQ document on our website for details. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mr. Otte via email at scoutmaster@troop1001.org.

• First Class Rank or higher
• Troop Leadership Application (due Monday, May 11 via email to scoutmaster@troop1001.org and spl@troop1001.org)
• Scoutmaster Conference (prior to PLC Retreat)
• Training (new Patrol Leaders must complete both ILST & NYLT before starting in their role)

During our yearly OA Election, Scouts are nominated for membership in the Scouts BSA National Honor Society. The OA is comprised of individuals who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. Scouts are elected by their peers, and all Scouts who meet the following eligibilty requirements will be included on the ballot:

Have you just joined our Troop in the past couple of months? If so, please plan to attend the new Scout/Family meeting, Monday, May 11 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. We will discuss our troop structure and meetings, advancement, summer camp, volunteering with the troop, events, membership and more. Information on how to connect to the meeting is on the troop website in the calendar.  We look forward to seeing you Monday!

Hello Troop 1001,

 

 

Here are some instructions on how to join our Troop meeting tomorrow evening:

 

• Download and install the most recent version of Zoom on your device (www.zoom.us)
• If you already have Zoom installed, please check for updates prior to the meeting
• At a few minutes before 7PM, click on the following link to enter the meeting:
• https://zoom.us/j/99646917162?pwd=T2p0OFR5anFsSDZJMFIzNXRzZVhXUT09
• A meeting password will be required. It is: BePrepared
• Please mute your device unless you are speaking.
• One of the meeting hosts may mute you…especially during the Cyber Chip classes, so please raise your hand virtually to speak if necessary.
• We will be using Zoom Breakout Rooms for the Cyber Chip classes. Scouts, you will be pre-assigned to a room based upon the school grade, and email address that we have on file in TroopMaster. If you do not have an email, we will use your parents' email address(es) instead. If your room assignment needs to be changed, please let Mr. Otte know ASAP. Here is a link to a YouTube video showing how Zoom Breakout Rooms work:
• https://youtu.be/jbPpdyn16sY

We have 2021 Dog Sled Trek Scout and Scouter positions open and would like to give our troop time to think about it before reaching out to other troops. If you want to learn more about this exciting opportunity, talk to Rogge, Randy or any of the boys that attended this year. They will all tell you it was an amazing experience and with the equipment/training – you aren’t really “that cold.”  Learn more.