Welcome to Girls Troop 893
We are a Scouts BSA unit, serving girls in the western Fairfax County area. Our mission is to help area youth develop basic life skills, leadership experience, and self confidence, in a familiar indoor and outdoor environment.
We currently meet on Tuesdays, from 7:00 – 8:30pm, at the Centreville United Methodist Church (6400 Old Centreville Road, Centreville, Virginia).
Our Scoutmaster, Kristina Staton, can be reached at ScoutMaster.T893Girls@troopmaster.email. You can also click here to learn more about the CUMC BSA Scouting Family. For further information, read current news below, or use the menu to access older news items, program details, and information about joining the troop and current leadership.
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Latest Girls Troop News
893G Troop News – 26 Feb 2023
Happy End of February Scouts and Parents! The year is already 1/6 gone and time is flying by! A couple of reminders: New Patrols will be announced at this week's meeting. PLEASE NOTE - scouts will NOT be moving into new patrols until after our Court of Honor on April 11th. This information is being provided due to ... ELECTIONS are next Tuesday, March 7. The procedure will be reviewed this week. NEW SCOUTS are joining us on March 14, and there will be a separate Parent meeting in the Sanctuary during that meeting. This is for ALL parents. Thanks! [...]
893G Troop News – 10 Oct 2021
Scoutmaster Moment What a fantastic weekend at the Seneca District Fall “Mountain Man Rendezvous” Camporee! The weather was perfect for the activities, and so many activities! Scouts learned new ways to light fires, made shelter, visited with a blacksmith, challenged each other (and 893B) to tug o war, had some items branded, threw tomahawks and knives - in short made many memories. Camporees like this are fantastic opportunities to demonstrate skills and try new things (with thanks to the adults that help make them happen!). Upcoming campouts like November’s Mission Impossible and hopefully a Sully District Klondike in January are [...]
893G Troop News – 3 Oct 2021
Scoutmaster Moment Developing leadership skills are one of the aims of the Scouting program. Today the new leadership team came together for Introductory Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST). This was new material for nearly half the team there, and it was clear how training has been embraced by our experienced scouts as they stepped up to lead various sections. Lots of good discussion, some fun games and everyone indicated they learned something new. Everything is hard before it is easy. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The goal of many leaders is to get people to think more highly of the [...]
893G Troop News – 19 Sep 2021
Scoutmaster Moment What a beautiful weekend for camping! The brief dinner time rain shower merely reinforced how nice the weekend really was. Scouts did great with a trail ride that included some wildlife. They also learned about horse care and common health concerns. The next few weeks are full of Scouting activity opportunities, be sure to read through carefully for the fun to be had! There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man. - Sir Winston Churchill Important Notes Sign-up for upcoming campouts October Mountainman Rendezvous Camporee - Oct 8-10 Group [...]