Troop Induction Ceremony

In late February/early March, the Induction Ceremony for new Scout leaders took place.  Here are a couple of photos from that event:

Even is getting the ASPL(assistant senior patrol leader) badge 

Josh is getting the Patrol leader badge. sadly there is no cool nick-name for it. 

10-mile hike

On March 9, 2013 the troop had a 10 mile hike throughout Rock creek and went through a very complicated hike of turns and climbs

map of rock creek(purple was the path taken)

tree affected by nearby beaver 

Troop Leader Training by Colin B. (Troop Historian)

Last month on Saturday of February the 16^th, several Boy Scouts participated in the 2013 BSA Troop Leader Training session. Ian McC, Johnny M, Aiden M, Devin W, Josh R, Colin B, Chris B, Evan S, Joseph

H, Alan P, & Tyler I were all accounted for in the Kennedy Room from 5-10 pm. Training was taught by Mr. J. Barone and Mr. J. Walsh.

The biggest topic of the night was how to be a strong Boy Scout troop by teaching each other the correct Scouting way. We discussed how to plan are patrols correctly and how the patrol system is organized. Another Issue we discussed is our Patrol vision which is:  “To encourage & support each other while reaching our goals and having fun”

I learned many new things that night.  For instance how the Boy Scout position ladder is organized. Also I found out about the EDGE method which stands for, E: Explain; D: Demonstrate; G: Guide; E: Enable.

This is how the NYLT trains Scouts. This is used because without a guide or a leader, you will be confused and lost.

Troop Leader Training (TLT) 2013

A Troop Leader Training (TLT) for all new Scout Leaders was held on the evening of February 23, 2013 in the Kennedy Room of St. John the Evangelist.  We should have a report posted here from our Troop Historian in a week or two.  For now, here are some photos.  Enjoy!

the "steps to success" test

dinner break

vacant embassy (part 2)

pictures of the ambassador and the scouts 

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Vatican embassy (part 1)

outside (front) of Vatican embassy

inside the room on the left of the entrance coming in.

the 50 Miler hike

Troop 466 Summer 2013 50-Miler Appalachian Trail Shenandoah National Park

Day/Date	RON	Distance Miles[1]		Elevation Feet		Notes
		Segment	Elapsed	Change	Cumulative
	Loft Mtn Store	0.0	0.0
Sat 8/3	Pinefield Hut	6.0	6.0
Sun 8/4	Hightop Hut	6.5	12.5
Mon 8/5	South River	6.0	18.5
Tue 8/6	Bearfence Mtn Hut	6.0	24.5
Wed 8/7	Big Meadows	8.4	32.9			Log Base at Big Meadows
Thu 8/8	Skyland	6.9	39.8			Stop short of Skyland
Fri 8/9	Pinnacles	4.8	44.6
Sat 8/10	Panorama	5.5	50.1			Mary’s Rock

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[1] From the Appalachian Trail Guide to Shenandoah National Park (13^th Ed. 2009).  We will track our actual mileage by GPS.    

Image of  proposed campsites on the August, 2013 planned AT hike.  Click on the Google Map link below for more detail.

                                    Google Map link to Troop 466's planned 50 mile Shenandoah Park AT hike