St. Joseph Troop 746

Scout News

At the most recent planning meeting the troop senior leadership committee came up with the following goals that they are going to work on incorporating throughout the next couple of months. Here they are in no particular order:

Advancement, everyone advance at least 1-rank. All present Scouts to First Class.
Functional Pre-Opening
Incorporating non-Eagle Required Merit Badges into our pre-openings.
Each Patrol reach National Honor Patrol
Scout skills – emphasize importance
Improve patrol functionality
Specific patrol based activity (Advancement opportunity)
Communication
Menus/Food list
Boys communicating better with their parents
Quartermaster Issues
See flags at patrol meetings
Show more spirit at troop meetings
Do a better job breaking the skills selection of our meetings into
ranks for the boys continue to be challenged as they age.
Rank based/proportioned
Improved attendance through improved meetings
Service to the community
Have the list of goals at the PLC so they stay in mind every year.
Everyone knows the troop cheer
Everyone earns the troop monkey fist knot

Updated information on the 2014 Out West Trip. Depart Saturday 12 July--Return 26 or 27 July. The troop will be flying into Seattle. Tour week is 12-20 July. Summer Camp will be at Camp Meriwether operated by the Cascade Pacific Council (located on the Pacific Ocean) 20-26 July. Ms. Laura is collecting payments for the "Out West" trip--just bring it to any upcoming meeting or event.

Troop 746 Turned 60 In 2012

A couple of years ago Troop 746 celebrated its 60th anniversary. Colin, one of our scouts designed the Anniversary patch. If you would like to see a short blurb about the activities of the weekend visit this page. Thanks to everyone who helped out and also to everyone who attended. We hope you had fun, we did. Here is a link to the video on You Tube that was professionally produced by George Stover of Adventure Productions. If you would like to have a copy of the video, here is a link from our website. Use Windows Media Player to play the video if using the link from this site.

Beginning in 2008 a several of our scouts expressed an interest in documenting their experiences on Troop 746 camping trips. Here in their own words are their experiences.

Troop 746 Tee Shirts

Do you want a Troop 746 Tee Shirt? One of the hottest things going on is the appeal of our very own Troop 746 tee shirts. Our very own Mr. Mike Cox is leading the effort to see that every boy in the state of Maryland, I mean everyone in Troop 746 has his own 746 tee shirt. If you want to know the what is available just print and fill out the order form and turn it in to Mr. Mike Cox with a check made out to Troop 746 to pay for the stuff you are ordering.

Inclement Weather Policy

If the weather is inclement enough to close the public schools, (and St. Joseph School follows the Baltimore County Inclement Weather Policy) all Scout activities will also be canceled for that evening.

Troop Uniform Policy

Class A Uniform (including neckerchief) should be worn at all times except for service projects or when otherwise noted. The neckerchief may be ommited durring the summer months between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Troop Travel Policy

The Troop now has an official policy of traveling in Class A uniform. The troop leadership also decided that the neckerchief is part of the Class A uniform and as such should be worn to be in full uniform.

Dulaney District Training Opportunities - For additional information please see the calendar of the district web site.

The Hiker was a monthly publication that summarized activities of Troop 746, but now we have this nifty little web site. Click on the links below if you want to read about the activities of our troop.

March 2006
Jan-Dec 2005
Jan-Dec 2004

To see the calendars of Troop 746 from previous years, click on one of the following links:2013, 2012, 2011; 2010; 2009; 2008; 2007.

Scout Corner

The next activity is the District Camporee. Those going on the Camporee need to meet at the Scout Building on Friday, 25 April at 6:00. We will leave promptly at 6:30.PM. Scouts are expected to return arond noon on Sunday.

Every three years the Troop 746 takes a two-week long range trip. If you are curious about the trip, take a look at the photos from 2004, 2008, and 2011. Troop 746 scouts selected a Pacific Northwest trip. We depart Sat.12 July--Return 27 July. Tour week is 12-20 July and will visit Seattle, Puget Sound, Olympic NP, Mt. Rainer NP, and the Columbia Gorge. Summer Camp will be at Camp Meriwether located on the Pacific Ocean in northern Oregon from 20-26 July.

Detailed information on the trip is posted on our Scoutlander Site. We also are seeking volunteers for the Out West 2014 trip planning committee, which meets the same time as PLC..

If a Scout is going on one of our trips, it is imperative that an up-to-date Boy Scout Medical Form be completed and on file. The lastest BSA page with all the medical forms can be found here. Chris Shoul manages these forms for Troop 746.

The next meeting will be 9 April 2014 at 7:00 PM. All Scout parents are invited to attend the Troop committee meeting. If there are any issues that need to be addressed please contact Mrs. Kathy by phone.

Kathryn Holmes,
Committee Chair

According to Troop 746 guidelines, if the weather forces a cancellation of school activities, then all Scout activities will also be cancelled.

Next Event

The next event is the Dulaney District Camporee on the weekend of April 25-27. As usual it will be held at Camp Saffran at the Broad Creed Scout Reservation. Meet at 6:00 at the Scout Building, leave by 6:30PM and returning around noon on Sunday..

We have an Interactive STAND Volunteer Certification Form and also a Merit Badge Counselor Application form that is interactive. Just open them up in the latest version of Adobe Reader and type away.

STAND training is now available on-line.

High Adventure

For a link to Seabase click here.

For the Philmont website click here.

For backpacking-camping trips, here is a link that contains a wealth of info about lightweight backpacking. Visit kuffelcreek.com for additional information.)

Saint Joseph Fullerton Boy Scout Troop 746