[Troop139] 11/11/14

[BEATTIE JR., GORDON]

Hi Folks!
Following up on Mr. Argueta's excellent email, we are re-focusing the Troop to the "Patrol Method" model that is the "Holy Grail" of Scouting methods.  
It involves youth leading youth.  In order to be fair for the members of a Patrol, they need commitment from their fellow Scouts for their participation.

Recognizing that Scouts have other activities, we are breaking this down to three month windows with November - January being the next window.  Scouts who plan to attend meetings on a regular basis, and participate in the December 6-7 Trip to the Project Diana Site at the InfoAge Museum, the trip to the United States Naval Academy on January 16-18 and the Klondike Derby on January 24th will be put into a pool of Scouts who will be fully involved in Patrols participating in these events.  Scouts with lesser planned/committed participation will be put into Patrols focused around the events that they plan to attend.  If a group of Scouts has lesser or little planned participation in this timeframe, then we will need to come up with some alternative ways for the Scouts involved to participate, either in that timeframe (November - January) or in a subsequent timeframe.  Eligibility for leadership positions will be driven by what the Scouts commit to do and what they do.  Since participation and leadership are two of the best ways to demonstrate Scout Spirit, so Scouts need to consider that as they plan their commitments and activities.

When we have used this process in the past, the participation in Troop activities improves, as does the enthusiasm of the Scouts, because they have an easier time planning and coordinating activities.  

In addition to the Patrol formation, we will be having all Scouts work on skills over the next few weeks for part of each meeting. 
11/11	Basic Scout Knowledge, Knots and Lashings
11/18	First Aid Skills, Buddy System, Fire Starting
11/25	Map, Compass,  Land Navigation

Each Patrol will assess their capabilities each week and we will then improve those skills in December and January.

Additionally, we will be conducting Scoutmaster Conferences and Boards of Review for each Scout who is ready for advancement in preparation for our 12/18 Pot Luck Supper and Court of Honor.   We will also be doing some work related to Merit Badges during each of our meetings.   Those choices will be discussed once we get a fix on the Scouts' participation plans.

Yours in Scouting!
Thanks!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Troop139 [mailto:troop139-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Francis Argueta
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 12:20 AM
To: TROOP 139
Subject: [Troop139] 11/11/14


Good evening scouts and parents , i hope all of you had a great weekend .
Please we want too see all scouts at this coming tuesday meeting , we will be doing some very interesting things that will help with our troop better coordination and roles for every single scout.
All Troop leadership positions will be filled this Tuesday and based on the Scout's commitment to the meetings and the December and January trips and the Klondike day event in January.  Scouts planning to make Eagle this includes them for both leadership and Scout Spirit.    


 Frank Argueta
Assistance Scoutmaster
Troop 139

 
 
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