North Shore District Newsletter
October 2021 | Volume 7 Issue 10
A Scout is brave. A Scout can face danger although they are afraid. A Scout has the courage to stand for what they think is right even if others laugh at or threaten them.
Scouting Calendar
October
- 7 – North Shore district committee meeting
- 14 – OA and District Roundtable
- 14-17 – Jamboree on the Air/Internet (JOTA/JOTI)
- 15-17 – Conservation Award Weekend
- 23-24 – Cub Pumpkin-palooza Cancelled
November
- 4 – North Shore district committee meeting
- 10,13-14 – COPE Training
- 11 – OA and District Roundtable
- 12-13,19-20 – NRA Rifle Instructor Course
- 13 – Conservation Day/OA work day at LPSR
- 20 – Texas Stars hockey Scout Night
Featured
Online Recharter Opens on October 15th
Online Recharter Opens on October 15th. This year recharter has been simplified and can be done online. If you missed the training, you can watch the video here. PREPARE NOW BY HAVING EVERYONE IN YOUR UNIT GET CURRENT ON YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING (YPT). Access the...
Wild West Camporee Nov 12-14
Howdy North Shore Scouters! Saddle up and pull on your cowboy hat and boots! North Shore is heading to the old Wild West. This fall's Camporee is a weekend-long camping experience for Scouts BSA troops. On Saturday, Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts may join for the...
What is Journey to Excellence, and why should you care?
The 2021 Unit JTE Tracking Workbooks have been updated with the save date of 2021-09-07 in the file name and supersede all earlier versions. The can be found at: Tracking Workbooks. Journey to Excellence, often shortened to JTE, is a self-evaluation tool that lets...
District News
Training
BALOO - Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation North Shore District is offering a 1-night BALOO Course - November 5th at 5:30 pm until November 6th at 4 pm. This course will be held in Cedar Park at the Good News United Methodist Church off New Hope. Cost is $15. ...
Popcorn
Calling Scouts Everywhere! There are only 3 weekends of in person Popcorn Fundraising left! There is still plenty of time to get out there and raise some funds for your adventures or your membership fees! Please see this link for information on how to do that!...
Put Your Unit on the Map!
What happens when you search for "Scouting near me" on Google? Do you see your unit on the map? Do you see your unit website in the listing? You should and if you do, you have a big leg up on recruiting new families.We hope to have other articles in our future...
Roundtable Flyer October 2021
Join us for the October Roundtable on the 14th and get a sneak peak at the upcoming schedule. Recharter Time!There is a new recharter process this year. It is all online now and we have all the details. Make sure you are here so your recharter is smooth and seamless....
Order of the Arrow, Tonkawa 99 North Shore Chapter – October news
Introduction Hello Everyone! My name is Grace and I am the new vice chief of communications for this term for the North Shore chapter! This weekend (October 2-3) there was an assembly and an Ordeal held, so we will be gaining new members. Be sure to cheerfully...
September Eagle Scouts
Congratulations to North Shore District's newest Eagle Scouts.Zachary Kulis Troop 258 September 8, 2021Alec Taylor Troop 150 September 12, 2021Andrew McMeans Troop 202 September 17, 2021
North Shore Unit Stories
Preserving an Eagle Scout’s Legacy
submitted by David Shott, Troop 171Over 15 years ago, a scout with Troop 171 initially built a neighborhood Disc Golf Course in Block House Creek as his Eagle Scout project. However, as the community grew, the disc golf course became an issue due to its location near...
North Shore at STEM Adventure Weekend
About 100 Scouts plus 50 Scouters from around Capitol Area Council and beyond enjoyed STEM merit badge & Nova classes, activities, and great a camping weekend - with 57 people from North Shore including Troops 16, 91, 158, 201, 258, 358, and 2008! Our Scouts...
A Night Among the Bamboo
Troops 258 and 358 spent a pioneering and wilderness survival campout weekend in the shade of a bamboo forest. This is one of the troops’ favorite campouts. Kinder and Mary Len Chambers, both 92-years of age, long-time bamboo enthusiasts and bamboo gurus, have opened...
Exploring Inner Space Together
Pack 170 (North Shore District) and Pack 27 (Chisholm Trail District) joined together for a joint outing to Inner Space Caverns where Scouts and families not only had an amazing time but completed some requirements towards their Scouting adventures and completed most requirements for a NOVA award. Way to go Scouts!
Bryan on Scouting
Stay up to date and in tune with the Scouting community by checking out the latest from Bryan.
