Parent Information

Troop 35

Meetings:

Scout Meetings are held every Tuesday night from 7:00 – 8:30 P.M. in the Scout Hall. The Scout Hall is located behind the Knights of Columbus Hall on Mississippi Ave. in the white building next to the baseball field.

• Scouts should be on time to the meeting so we can accomplish the skills and preparation needed to be ready for the next campout.
• Scouts and Adult Leaders should wear the complete Scout Uniform to the meetings. Scout Shirt, Scout pants, Scout belt, Scout socks, Hiking boots.
• Scouts should bring their Scout Handbook to every meeting.
• If School is cancelled because of the weather on a Tuesday then the Scout Meeting will be cancelled on that Tuesday as well.

Advancement:

Each Scout should bring their Scout Handbook to every meeting and on every campout. At each scout meeting their will be 5 – 10 minutes set aside after our opening for each Scout to sit down with an adult or older scout and go over a skill and be signed off on that skill if the scout has completed the requirement. If a scout feels he is ready to be signed off on a requirement on a campout he should let an adult know on the campout and it can be signed off at that time if the requirement is completed by the scout on the campout.

Some notes on advancement –

• Parents should help their son to master the skills they are attempting but should not sign the requirement off in the Scout’s handbook. The Scout should have their requirements signed off by an Adult Leader in the Troop who is not related to the Scout.
• After a skill has been taught at a scout meeting the Scout should go home and practice the skill during the week to fully master the skill. The following week if the Scout feels that they have mastered the skill they should then ask a Scout Leader to have the requirement signed off. The skill should be demonstrated to the Leader during the period that is set aside.

Campouts:

• Scouts should wear their complete Scout Uniform to and from the campout.
• A signed permission slip and the money for the campout must have been turned in at the Scout Meeting prior to the campout for the Scout to attend the campout. No Exceptions.
• The cost of the campouts is $10.00. This money is for the Patrol to buy their groceries. It would be easier if everyone paid cash for the campout since the money is going to the Scouts to buy their groceries that week.
• Campouts normally go from 6:30 P.M. on Friday until Noon on Sunday. Everyone who is attending the campout should stay for the entire time. Everyone is required to help put our gear away at the Scout Hall on Sunday. For Safety reasons, Parents and Scout should check in with the Scoutmaster on Friday when dropping off their Scout to make sure that the Scoutmaster is aware that they have arrived. On Sunday before leaving, Parents and Scout should again check out with the Scoutmaster so he knows that the Scout is leaving and who the Scout is leaving with. Everyone should remain at the Scout Hall until everything has been put away and all the tents have been hung to dry. We all have important things we would like to do after a campout and we would appreciate it if everyone would stay until everything is done and then we all can enjoy the rest of the weekend.
• The Troop will attend Mass during the campout on Saturday on most campouts (optional). We will let everyone know in advance if we will be going to Mass on the weekend. District and Council events are usually too time constrained for us to go to Mass on those weekends. Scouts are to wear their Scout Uniform when we attend Mass.

Re – Charter:

Every year the Troop has to re-charter with the Boy Scouts of America and our Chartered Organization which is St. Paul’s North Canton Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus #3777. Our re-charter takes place in February. The cost for a Scout to be in the Troop is $30.00. This covers Registration, Boy’s Life Magazine, insurance, and awards. All money for re-chartering should be turned in by the end of February. Checks should be made out to “Boy Scout Troop 35”.

Website:

Troop 35 has a website which may be accessed through the St. Paul’s website http://www.stpaulncanton.org/scouts or directly at http://www.ohio35.org

Currently we have a calendar with our schedule of events, information on Summer Camp, and a section devoted to pictures from campouts and events. Plans are to expand what we have on the website. Mr. Jim Satrape is in charge of the website for the Troop, and is who you should contact if you have any suggestions or improvements. Any Scouts in Leadership roles as historian or scribes interested in contributing to the website should contact Mr. Satrape. We also have an area where more private info on campouts and adult leaders’ phone numbers are stored. You will need a user name and password to access this area, which can be obtained from one of the adult leaders. We ask that you keep this confidential for the safety of everyone involved with Troop 35.

Registration:

• The Cost for Scouts to re-register with Troop 35 for 2006 will be $30.00. This cost covers registration with Council, Boy’s Life Magazine, Insurance and awards.
• The Cost for a second Scout in a family will be $10.00
• The Cost for an Adult Leader is $20.00. If an Adult Leader would like to receive Boy’s Life Magazine, their cost is $30.00
• Registration fees must be paid by the end of February. Checks may be made out to “Boy Scout Troop 35” (Registration Form)