Saturday June 9th at the Plano Convention Center (map and directions in web link below) the Circle Ten Radio Scouting group is putting on a one day radio merit badge class. This summertime merit badge and lunch event is free to Scouts in uniform. The link below has all the info. Scouters and Scouts in uniform can also attend the hamcom event across the street for free as well.
- Full field uniform (Class A) is required for the drive to Caddo Lake Friday and back home Sunday.
- Wear clothes you can get wet while canoeing. A swim suit is practical with a t-shirt.
- Closed toed-shoes which cannot slip off without assistance should be worn while canoeing. Water shoes are ideal. Crocs are ok as long as they have a heel strap.
- Weather forecast is sunny this weekend. Everyone must wear sunscreen and hat while canoeing.
- Pack a sack lunch for Saturday. No cooking at lunch!
- Pack dry clothes and shoes to change into when you arrive at the island Saturday afternoon.
- Bring your own water for the weekend. Each person should have at least 2 gallons of water.
- Bring money to purchase Friday dinner and Sunday lunch on the road.
Welcome to the new troop website. We hope this website will be much more useful and informative than our old website. It has a number of features that the old one didn't have. You can subscribe to the troop calender from your smartphone (iPhone/iPad, possibly Android), your Mac (iCal), your Google Calendar (if you have one), and if events dates or times change these programs can fetch the new information on a schedule you set when you subscribe).
The new site allows us to signup for non troop meeting/campout type of events, such as merit badge classes, Life to Eagle meetings, committee meetings, etc. Basically non reoccuring meetings (there no need to sign up for a meeting like the weekly troop meeting), and those that don't cost. We will begin using this feature for merit badges and other things starting now. To signup each Scout will have to have an unique email address, this address can be their own, or a parents email, but every Scout in the troop has to have a unique address. That means if there are two Scouts (or more) Scouts from the same family, each will have to have their own email, or two parents emails, or some combination of these. These address will only be used by the troop for email the troop newsletter, information needed for a specific merit badge the Scout has signed up for, and similar needs. By using email address for signups, reminder emails will be automatically sent for those events Scouts register for.
If you have any ideas on how to make the website even more useful, please feel free to contact Mr. Reuscher.
The logistical plans are finalized for our 2012 summer camp adventure into New Mexico's Sacremento Mountains at Boy Scout Camp Wehinahpay! Mr. Pittack has been working through the Fall and Winter to secure Troop 876 a spot, in June, for this exciting event. Troop 876 will be reserving at least a 48 passenger bus to take us out there, and soon details will be posted on the troop website. So far, here is what you can expect:
Cost Scouts: $400.00 per Scout (includes transportation and camp fees)
Cost Adults: $270.00 per registered leader (includes transportation and
adult camp fees which are less than for the Scouts)
The cost will be broken down into payments which are due
in total by April 27th, 2012 to Camp Wehinahpay...as follows:
$100.00 deposit due January 30th, 2012.
$100.00 payment due February 27th, 2012.
$100.00 payment due March 26th, 2012.
$100.00 final payment due Apil 23rd, 2012.
Gear up and stayed tuned in for this outstanding summer camp adventure!!
Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? Debuts Fall 2012View
That's the premise behind the newest television reality show, Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout?, set to debut this fall on the National Geographic Channel. See following link for more information: LINK
2013 National Scout Jamboree Information! Sign-up to secure your spot.View
Jamboree Information What is a Jamboree?
Scouting's flagship event is one-of-a-kind. It's a gathering of approximately 45,000 Scouts, leaders, and staff that showcases everything that is great about the BSA and its members. Over the course of 10 summer days, once every four years, the Boy Scouts of America comes together. The result is the National Scout Jamboree. Registration is now open. The 2013 National Scout Jamboree will take place at the new Summitt Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. The National Scout Jamboree will offer whitewater rafting, zip-lining, rappelling, mountain biking, hiking, and much more! Click the following link for the official BSA National Jamboree website: 2013 National Scout Jamboree
Troop 876 is organizing a "Jamboree Contingent Troop" (36 Scouts and 4 Adult Leaders) to attend the 2013 National Jamboree.
Submit your application and $300 deposit to secure your spot in our Jamboree Contingent Troop. See below for more information and application instructions. Start planning now to attend the 2013 National Jamboree, with fellow Troop 876 Scouts, at the new Summitt Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. In addition to attending the 2013 Jamboree, our Scouts will tour New York and Washington, D.C. See below for tour details and how to register for the Jamboree.
Circle Ten Council Jamboree Package
The 2013 Circle Ten Council tour and attendance at the National Scout Jamboree will begin on Wednesday, July 10, with a return on Thursday, July 25, 2013. We will start by flying into New York City on Wednesday, visiting numerous New York City sights and on Thursday taking a bus to Washington, D.C. and staying until departing on July 15th for the Jamboree. We will depart the Jamboree on the 24th and staying the night in a Washington, D.C. area hotel and flying back to Dallas on July 25, 2013. See the following link for detailed information, how to submit your application, and cost (including payment schedule) of the Jamboree Package: Circle Ten Tour Information
Scout Participant Qualifications: 1) Must be at least 12 years of age on first day of Jamboree; 2) Must be at least First Class rank; 3) Has not reached 18th birthday by last day of Jamboree; 4) Be approved by Scoutmaster. See 2013 National Scout Jamboree website for full list of qualifications.
For most current Scouts, this will be their last opportunity to attend a National Jamboree as a Boy Scout. National Jamborees are scheduled just once every 4 years. Contact David Ragsdale for more information or questions: scoutmaster@troop876.org.
