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7/16 Troop Meeting
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7/23 Troop Meeting
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7/30 Troop Meeting
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more upcoming events

RECENT ADVANCEMENTS 

Congratulations
to the following scouts
who have  recently advanced in rank

June 11, 2009
Brad O. - Raccoon Patrol
LIFE

May 23, 2009
David T.- Raccoon Patrol
SCOUT

April 13, 2009
Darren O.
EAGLE

March 9, 2009
Nathan B.
EAGLE
Luke M. - Snipe Patrol
STAR

February 5, 2009
Brian K.-Badger Patrol
FIRST CLASS

January 22, 2009
Sam K. - Greenbar

LIFE

 

» Scouts "In the News"

This space will be used for links to interesting stories about Boy Scouts all over the country.  New stories will be rotated in periodically and the links for the old ones can be found in the links section. 

Current featured story is about an Eagle Scout who used his Boy Scout training to assist victims of the Northern Illinois University shooting spree until help arrived.

Local Student helps NIU Victims


Read about other "Scouts in the News"

HERE
» Most recent webpage updates

3/15/2009
Updated calendar 

2/1/1009
Added Scout Sunday Info
Added Klondike info

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HAVE YOU BEEN PRACTICING??

Tenderfoot Fitness meeting 7/8

On Wed. July 8th, those of you who have been working on and keeping track of your Tenderfoot Fitness requirement will do your final testing.  The meeting will be at the high school track at 6pm.

You will be doing the second part of the requirement which is:

10B  Show improvement in the activities listed in requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days

( Push-ups, Pull-ups, Sit-ups, Standing long jump, 1/4-mile walk/run. )

 Those of you working on the Personal Fitness Merit Badge should also come.


 

 

 

 

Online Rank Requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class

Are you looking for a fun way to work on your advancement? If so, check out the BSA website, where a new series of videos brings the Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class requirements to life.

At http://www.scouting.org/applications/rankvideo.aspx, you’ll find individual video segments for each Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class requirements.

The videos do a good job of introducing each skill, usually using Scouts as instructors. They’re a fun way to introduce the requirements, although the videos won’t replace real-life instructors or the Boy Scout handbook. (In fact, the videos often refer viewers to the handbook for more information.)


 

NEW FIRST CLASS REQUIREMENT!

Beginning January 1, 2006, an additional requirement will be added to the requirements for First Class rank. Scouts beginning their First Class requirement work after this date must complete the new requirement. Scouts working on First Class requirements prior to this date will have until June 30, 2006 to complete First Class rank without completing the new requirement. The new requirement is as follows:

"Tell someone who is eligible to join Boy Scouts, or an inactive Boy Scout, about your troop's activities. Invite him to a troop outing, activity, service project, or meeting. Tell him how to join, or encourage the inactive Boy Scout to become active."

The new requirement tests the candidate's persuasive communications skills and can help make Scouting available to more boys.

Here's are links to troop brochure and troop flyer that you can give a friend to help you with this requirement:  

http://www.troop121ship.org/upldDocuments/Unit241/Troop%20brochure%20small.pdf

http://www.troop121ship.org/upldDocuments/Unit241/Troop121flyer2.pub

 

 

 


About Troop 121

Boy Scout Troop 121 serves boys in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and surrounding towns.

We meet on Thursday nights from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at:

Messiah United Methodist Church 
30 South Penn Street
Shippensburg, PA 17257

If you are a boy who is age 11, OR has completed 5th grade, OR if you are a Webelos Scout who is at least 10 years old and have earned the Arrow of Light, you are eligible to join us. You do not have to have been in Cub Scouting to join Boy Scouts!




"The goodness of a person and of the society he or she lives in often comes down to very simple things and words found in the Scout Law. Every society depends on trust and loyalty, on courtesy and kindness, on bravery and reverence. These are the values of Scouting, and these are the values of Americans."

President George W. Bush