Scout Troops of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish
Each day at camp begins with the raising of the camp flags at 06:15 in the morning. The troops line up at the flagpole and a designated troop becomes the color guard to raise the flag. Our day came on Wednesday morning. Being a small troop that presented us with
Read More
What would a Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Summer Camp be without a campfire?A good campfire is the Segway into the contextual approach to folklore. In the days of old people used to sit around the campfire after a long days travels across the country A time to relax and
Read More
Last month I wrote about CFI’s Adult leader Programs in our troop newsletter, and mentioned “Nap Safely.” Well, I can tell you we all passed that course at summer camp this year and we did it safely. But I must tell you that some of our leaders; Bernie the
Read More
One of the highlights of the day started bright and early in the morning. In fact, the staff had to get one of the attendees (the lucky staff member who probably drew the short straw) out of bed to participate, much to his chagrin, I’m sure. "Swim" might be a
Read More
The time has finally arrived; the day to start the long trek to California. We gathered at Columbia Hall bright and early on Sunday morning to meet up and get on our way. The trip was pretty un-eventful, just boring. We arrived safe and sound just before dinner time.
Read More
This past weekend we went to the range. It was shotgun shooting day. After spending two weeks in a classroom environment learning about shotguns and shotgun shooting safety, we caravaned up to Tucson and went to the Tucson Trap and Skeet Club to put the classroom work to good use.
Read More
Another year has come and gone and fishing is next on the list of campouts. This campout is a good time to let the new scouts in the troop earn their fishing merit badge if they don't already have it. We packed up and convoyed to Parker Canyon Lake, our
Read More
With Roger C. Mosby recently announcing his retirement, effective November 8, 2023, BSA went on a search for his replacement. The BSA’s CEO search process began in the spring of 2023 with the selection of global organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry. Following an extensive selection process, the Boy Scouts of
Read More
The requirements for eagle scout have always undergone change since the beginning of the Boy Scout movement. It evolved from a Merit Badge into a full-fledged rank in 1927. Life and Star ranks were also merit badges at the same time. This was about to change. The order of award
Read More
No, not really. Most scouts achieve the rank of Eagle Scout rather late in their scouting career. In 2019 the average age for new Eagle Scouts was 17.3 years. 2019 was also the largest group of scouts (61,353) to achieve the Eagle rank since the first 23 scouts were awarded
Read More