St. Joseph Troop 746

Activities at a Glance

The scout-led Saint Joseph Troop 746 planned the following trips to take place later in 2017. When the exact dates are finalized you will see them here first.

15 - 29 July 2017 – Long Range Trip – Touring New England & Summer Camp in New Hampshire

4 - 6 August 2017 – Camp Ed – Cambridge,MD

15-17 September 2017 – Antietam National Battlefield

29 September 2017 – Fall Court of Honor - Awards Ceremony

20 - 22 October 2017 – Webelos Camporee – Camp Spencer

4 November 2017 – Day Trip – Baltimore Area Council Orienteering Day

8-10 December 2017 – Cabin camping (Location TBD)

26-28 January 2018 (tentative) – Cabin/Webelos recruiting camp – Camp Ware, PA

The full troop calendar can be found here. The iCal version for Outlook and other calendar applications is here

BSA Rank Requirement Changes

Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has changed the requirements for rank advancements. These changes are official as of January 1, 2016. Some scouts did have a window to follow the old requirements, however as of January 1, 2017 ALL SCOUTS, regardless of rank MUST follow the rank requirements as printed here or in the current year's handbook.

Scout News

Colin, one of our Life Scouts, recently completedhis Eagle Project at the Easter Seals Adult Care Center in Baltimore. He Constructed several large planters for the community garden there. You can read an article about the project here http://www.easterseals.com/DCMDVA/get-involved/baltimore-eagle-scout.html.

Great job Colin!

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.

Scout Corner

This Friday ( 21 July) there is a normal meeting in the Youth Center at 7.30 PM.

Photos from our recent trips are posted. You can find them in the left side navigation under link Photos of Trips - Events. As usual, click on the thumbnail and a higher resolution photo should pop up. Hope you enjoy viewing the photos from our trips!

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.

Troop Committee

The next committee is Wednesday 16 August at 7pm. All Scout parents are invited to attend the Troop committee meeting. If there are any issues that need to be addressed please contact Mr. Chris by Email.

Chris Sklar, Committee Chair

Next Event

The next event is the long range Storer Summer Camp trip leaving Saturday 15 July. Return from summer camp is Saturday 29 July. The following week is the Camp Ed trip (4-6 August).

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

Troop Uniform Policy - Class A Uniform (including neckerchief) should be worn at all meetings except for service projects or when otherwise noted.

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.

Saint Joseph Fullerton Boy Scout Troop 746