North Shore Scouting News
May 2025 | Volume 11 Issue 5
A Scout is Courteous
Scouting Calendar
May 2025
- 1 – District Commitee Meeting – all are welcome!
- 1 – Leander City Council Honors Eagles
- 2-4 – OA Spring Assembly
- 3 – Scouts Trash the Trash Day
- 8 – Roundtable
- 8 – Order of the Arrow Chapter meeting
- 10 – Cub Hawaiian Hullabaloo
- 16-18 – Mega Training Weekend
- 24 – Den Chief Training
June 2025
- 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Monday Funday Cub Day Camps
- 5 – District Committee Meeting
- 12 – Roundtable
- 12 – Order of the Arrow meeting
- 16-18 – Unity Cub Day Camp
- 23-27 – Techlab STEAM Camp Week 1
- 29- Jul 2 – Cub Outdoor Overnight Adventure
Save the Date
July 7-11 – Techlab STEAM Camp Week 2
July 14-18 – Techlab STEAM Camp Week 3
July 21-25 – Techlab STEAM Camp Week 4
August 9 – Council Popcorn & Membership Kickoff
November 8 – Council Pinewood Derby at COTA
November 14-16 – North Shore Fall Camporee @ Smilin V
Call to Action
May Roundtable – Topics of the Month
Stay connected, share ideas, get new information and helpful scouter training at the monthly Roundtable Meetings! This month’s topics include: Learn about the new North Shore District planning tool and award for units striving for excellence!! Summertime Planning for...
Den Chief Training May 24
Scouts are valuable resources for Cub Scout dens and their leaders. By completing this training, a Scout will be eligible to take on the role of Den Chief with a Cub Scout Den. The time a Scout serves as a Den Chief applies toward the leadership requirement for rank...
Featured Stories
JTE’s Replacement is Here! Find out at May Roundtable
North Shore District volunteers are excited to announce a new planning tool and award inspired by the old Journey to Excellence (JTE) system. The new system aims to help units continue to plan and strive for excellence in many important areas of scouting AND also help...
Troops: Mark Your Calendars for August 11
We need YOU to volunteer your time on Aug. 11 to help spread the word about the benefits of Scouting! We need parent-scout teams from every troop across our district to volunteer to staff display tables and talk to potential new scouting families at Elementary School...
Wilderness First Aid: May 31 Weekend
If you missed out on sign-ups for Wilderness First Aid training at Mega Training, You can join the waitlist in case someone cancels. Another option is a course offered by Peak Medical Education at Russell Park in Georgetown on May 31 and June 1, 2025. This will be...
District News
May 2025 Order of the Arrow Update
Our next meeting: May 8, 2025 at 7PM at ACTS Church in Leander. All members are welcome. Agenda includes elections and games. Bring your favorite board game and snacks to share. Thank you to all our members who attended the May Assembly weekend. The OA worked to...
Service & Recruitment: Parks & Trails Foundation of Cedar Park Earth Day Celebration
On Sunday, April 27, Scouts from Troop 358 and Troop 161 volunteered at the Parks & Trails Foundation of Cedar Park's 2nd Annual Earth Day Celebration at Lakeline Park. The Scouts supported the event by helping vendors with setup and cleanup, and by running the...
Conservation: Cedar Park Rec Center— It’s My Park Day
On Saturday, April 26, during It’s My Park Day at Cedar Park Rec Center, 22 dedicated volunteers from Troop 161, Troop 258, and Pack 171, including Scouts, parents, and Scouters, came together to help clean up the 1-mile trails around the pond area. Their hard work...
Civic Involvement: City of Leander 2024 Eagle Scout Recognition
On May 1, during the Leander City Council meeting, Mayor Christine DeLisle and the council proudly recognized the 2024 Eagle Scouts who are residents of Leander for their outstanding achievements. Honorees included Raiden B., Cannon C., Aidan G., and Declan M. from...
North Shore Unit Stories
Troop 161: Cycling Trip, by Sai P., Historian
Cycling Merit Badge on April 19th 2025 at San Gabriel Park On April 19, a few scouts gathered from Troop 161 at San Gabriel Park to work on the Cycling Merit Badge. San Gabriel Park was a place of beautiful scenery where many people of different ages came to enjoy...
Pack 160: Spring Family Campout by Kenneth Kelly, Cubmaster
Pack 160's Spring family campout took place 4/11-4/13 at beautiful Inks Lake State Park. We toured the nearby magnificent Longhorn Cavern on Saturday morning followed by exciting hiking, den learning, and skit preparations Saturday afternoon. After a delicious dinner,...
Eagles – April 2025
John and Declan Molinar April 28, 2025 Troop 161
Aaron on Scouting
Stay up to date and in tune with the Scouting community by checking out the latest from Aaron on Scouting.
