North Shore District Newsletter
February 2023 | Volume 9 Issue 2
A Scout is loyal. A Scout is true to family, friends, Scout leaders, school, and nation.
Scouting Calendar
February 2023
March 2023
- 2 – District Committee Meeting
- 4 – Stop the Bleed training for adults
- 9 – Roundtable Training
OA Chapter meeting - 11 – OA Ceremonies Workshop
- 12 – NYLT Spring begins – course full – waitlist only
- 22,25 – Natural Area Climbing Instructor Training
- 25 – STEMboree Cub STEM @ Smilin V
- 25 – Council Awards Reception
April 2023
- 1-2 – Natural Area Climbing Instructor Training
- 6 – District Committee Meeting
- 13 – Roundtable Training
OA Chapter meeting - 14-16 – North Shore Spring Camporee
- 15 – Range Safety Officer Training
- 19,21-23 – COPE Instructor Training Course
- 22 – Sea Scout Spring Splash
- 29 – Short Term Camp First-time Certification Class
- 29 – Scout Day: Austin FC vs San Jose
Call To Action
Health and Safety Moment – Lightning
Prevention • Renew your Hazardous Weather Safety Training • Check the weather forecast before the activity Mitigation • Participants should seek shelter as soon as thunder is heard or seen. • Tents are not a good shelter; a solid building or vehicles are....
Featured
February 2023 Roundtable Flyer
Next Roundtable: Thursday, March 9, 2023This year we are going all out, offering 3 Cub Scout Topics each month including a committee topic, den leader topic, and a pack leader topic. Of course, Scouts BSA will have a topic appropriate for Scouts BSA leaders also....
District News
Spring Recruiting Timeline 2023
Spring can be a great time to recruit as the promise of summer adventures are only weeks away. Prospective Scouts and families are thinking about nice weather, the outdoors, and activities that are at the core of the Scouting camping experiences.Spring Recruitment is...
District Awards for 2022 – Evening in Photos
North Shore's annual awards were held on Friday, February 17, 2023 at SouthStar Bank in Leander. Mayors Christine DeLisle of Leander and Jim Penniman-Morin of Cedar Park attended and spoke. Many of our units and scouters were recognized for their efforts throughout...
Order of the Arrow – February 2023
Hello North Shore, Our Chapter leaders would like to share news about recent events and upcoming opportunities. We hope to see you at an event soon! Christian Swint, Chapter ChiefJack Pape, Vice Chief of ProgramGrace Hearn, Vice Chief of CeremoniesMyles Edwards, Vice...
Cub Scouting Origins from 1911 to 1930
As early as 1911, Ernest Thompson Seton had developed a prototype program he named Cub Scouts of America that was never implemented. James E. West felt that having BSA divisions for younger boys (those under 12; the "younger boy problem") would draw away boys from the...
North Shore Unit Stories
First Aid & CPR: A New Tradition
For a third year, Pack 170 has given all Webelos and AOL Scouts the opportunity to earn both CPR and First Aid certification. I think we can now call it a Pack tradition. It started with an Assistant Webelos Den Leader who was also a passionate Pack Health &...
Aaron on Scouting
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