Current news for Troop 893 for Girls
Scoutmaster Minute There is great joy in seeing a troop come together at a team. This weekend our first troop campout was a success by all counts with scouts selecting a tent site, assisting each other with tent set up, cooking and eating as a patrol in the sun (and wind), providing service to our hosts, [...]
Scoutmaster Minute I hope everyone has been able to enjoy some down time away from school and other regular activities during the Spring Break. Perhaps you were able to do some traveling or visit with family, especially with both Easter and Passover holidays celebrated this weekend. Rest when you're weary. Refresh and [...]
Scoutmaster Minute This week focused on preparation for our first campout experience. By preparing well beforehand we ensure we are ready for what faces us during the activity. While I missed this meeting due to work travel, reports are that it went well and that the Historian and Webmaster met to learn about the website before [...]
Scoutmaster Minute A Scout is Clean. Yesterday youth and adult members of both the the 893 boys troop and girls troop participated in the annual CUMC Spring Cleanup. We cleared out underbrush, cleared out along the curb of the road leading into the church, and swept both the sidewalk and curb area clear. After many wheelbarrow [...]
Scoutmaster Minute This week marked the formal installation of our first Troop Leadership team. Scouts elected into positions earlier in March are now sworn in and off to a great start. As we contemplate these new leaders and support their coming plans, contemplate a quote from Walt Disney, the man behind The Happiest Place on Earth, [...]
Scoutmaster Minute Saturday was our first Outdoor Skills Day where scouts entered the Ax Yard for the first time and learned to safely handle sharp tools. They then used those skills to acquire a dead tree and turn it into a flagpole with some knots skills. The scouts prepared lunch of tasty quesadillas and then used [...]
Scoutmaster Minute This week we held the first elections for the troop and selected all positions. This is a step in the right direction as a Scout-led troop. I am sure all our new leaders will serve with distinction in support of the troop, and should know that all members of the troop are involved to [...]
Scoutmaster Minute This past Friday was International Women’s Day, a day where the achievement of women as leaders, inventors, pioneers and more are celebrated. As this new troop enters its second month I place all of you firmly under the category of pioneers and leaders not just among women but within our Community in general. Continue [...]
Scoutmaster Moment This has been quite the busy week! Member of the troop participated in our first AoL Crossover ceremony. Our single patrol has chosen a name and patrol patch - all hail the Rascal Rabbit Patrol! They have developed a patrol yell and have a design for a (super cool) patrol flag. I cannot wait [...]
Scoutmaster Minute This Friday was the 162nd birthday of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting Movement. Today was the final day of Troop 893's 2019 Merit Badge University, the first in which girls as members of a US troop were able to participate in and now bring “BP’s” vision to everyone. Every scout in the [...]
