The Adventures of 219 |
The Adventures of 219 |
The six Troop 219 Boys arrived at Camp Bechtel, West Virginia this past Wednesday. Before this they toured Washington D.C., went river rafting, and Caving (spelunking).
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Very proud to let you know that 6 Scouts from 219 are off to the National Jamboree in Camp Bechtel, West Virginia; they began this weekend by touring D.C. They are joined by 32 other scouts from throughout Southcentral, Juneau, Kodiak and Ketchican.
Hoping all are enjoying this wonderful weekend and the Bear Paw. Our SPL has requested I send this meeting notice to all... please read the forwarded email. On May 21, 2017 for our meeting around twenty scouts attended a hike up Mt. Baldy. Many new scouts attended this hike. We hiked around two hours and the event turned out to be adventurous with snow in many areas but all that attended had a great time. The day was over cast and raining but none the less we didn’t reach the summit but the experience was worth it to get outside and explore the unknown around you.
On the weekend of Sept 23rd, through the 25th, our troop attended and actively participated in the Great Alaska Council’s Fall Camporee. We had 15 Scouts and 6 Adults attend the camporee the first night, and then 3 adults stayed the second night.
We spent most of our time outside competing in various Roman Gladiator events. For the first couple of days we had nice weather, but it started to rain the second night around 9pm while we were at our campsite gathered around the campfire. Unfortunately, some of the younger scouts didn’t prepare their tents properly, so they learned firsthand what happens when you don’t properly prepare a tent and then it rains. A few of the scouts woke up in a puddle of water! We arrived on Friday evening where we set-up our campsite, ate our prepared foil meals, and met some campers from the other Alaska Troops. On Saturday, we woke early, ate breakfast, and then participated in events and contests that had a Roman Gladiator theme. The events we competed in involved designing, building and then launching our trebuchet designed catapult for distance and then again for accuracy. Then we designed and used a friction bridge in an event where two scouts must be able to cross the friction bridge. Other events were the “human ladder”, “Aqueduct Building”, “Don’t Kill the Messenger”, “Matchless Fire Starting”, “Chariot Racing”, “Obstacle Course”, and “Tug of War”. We also participated in the Fall Camporee Service Project, where we built a trail to hike on. Our troop won 2 of the 12 events we competed in. The highlight of the Fall Camporee was when we got to play with foam swords Greg brought. We organized fencing competitions and other troops came over and participated. That was a lot of fun. Overall, we had good weather, good food, and proved that we work well in team competitions. The 2016 Fall Camporee was fun. A big thank you to Mr. Midlo, Mr. Arntz, Mr. Blaum, and Mr. Gray for supervising the boys while they participated in the Gladiator Games (Fall Jamboree). We had 15 Scouts participate, two of which are Eagle Scout candidates. We had lots of help with the trebuchet and the chariot. If anyone took any pictures during the camporee please share them with Lou via email or dropbox. In our picture this week we have Perry our SPL with Jonathan, Eldon, David, and Elijah having some post meeting fun.
This year’s National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), took place from July 23rd through July 30th, at the Denali High Adventure Camp just north of Talkeetna, AK. Myself (Connor), Eldon, and Jack, attended and participated in this year’s NYLT. Unlike the two weeks prior, when it was hot and sunny during summer camp at Denali, the week of NYLT was wet and raining the whole week. Unfortunately my tent had a leak in it, so I learned first-hand how to cope with wet, cold sleeping conditions.
While at NYLT we set up our own campsites and cooked all of our meals. The first couple of days were spent attending leadership training classes, where we studied leadership techniques and learned skills we will need to become successful Boy Scout leaders. When we weren’t attending leadership classes, we were participating in team building exercises. On the last day of camp, the individual patrols hiked to remote campsites where we set up small camps, built fires, cooked our last meals, and enjoyed our last night together. This year, Troop 219’s annual summer camp took place at the Denali High Adventure Camp located at Mile 133 on the Parks Hwy. The 40 Boys and 5 Adults who participated in this year’s camp, drove 3 ½ hours on a school bus to the camp location. We left JLC on Monday morning, July 11th, and returned Saturday afternoon July 16th. The Denali High Adventure Camp is Alaska’s newest BSA Camp located in a remote location about 25 miles north of Talkeetna, AK.
The week we spent at camp was sunny and hot the whole time. Sometimes too hot! Despite the Merit Badge sessions being so far apart that we needed to use bikes to get from one session to the next, our Troop completed over 110 Merit Badges. Throughout the week of camp we cooked our own meals, and organized many activities within our patrols. My favorite activity to watch was the “Battle Boarding” where participants did battle on the Stand-up Paddle Boards. Some other activities that we were able to do when we had our work complete were 3D Archery, Large Bore Rifle Shooting, Muzzle Loading Shotguns and Rifle shooting, Pistols, Stand-up Paddle Boarding, Kayaking, and Log Cabin Building. |
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