A bunch of outstanding requirements were signed off by the boys under First Class and one by a boy looking to make Life Scout. Mr. Lococo held his annual Orienteering Day. This has become a requirement for the Troop as the last two summer camps we attended did not include an orienteering course as a part of their Trail to First Class Program. As a result, we had a number of boys who had this requirement outstanding and in some cases, was the only requirement holding up their advancement.
The group practiced their map and compass skills and then spent the next hour zig zagging over the grounds of Northwest Preparatory School following one of the four one mile courses.
After finishing the course, the group covered measuring heights and widths of objects and then moved to the second half of the program. One of our Star Scouts, needed to train junior scouts on a second or first class scout skill to advance to Life Scout, so Ben ran a Knife, Saw and Axe clinic after the orienteering was finished. The boys learned how to safely handle and use knives, axes and saws. Then they took the products of their efforts and built several different types of fires. On a future outing, we will have to see if any of them will actually light.
Seeing as we had two Scoutmaster Conferences right after the event, I think we can call this one a great success!
Lessons Learned: We need a bigger site for this. Mr. Lococo's compass is 2 degrees off!
Participants: Ben, Joseph, Payton, Brian, Adam, Eric
Leaders: Mr. Lococo, Mr. Morris, Mr. Polkinghorn
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