Boy Scout Troop 158, Shrewsbury MA

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Welcome!

Welcome to the website for Troop 158 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts! Serving the Scouting community since 1989.

Troop 158 meets at St. Mary's Church (16 Summer Street) on Thursdays at 7:00 PM. Meetings generally last 60 to 90 minutes depending on scheduled activities and planning requirements. The Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters of 158 believe in empowering the young men of the troop to be responsible for organizing and managing weekly meetings, monthly camping trips, and the overall leadership structure of the troop. This hands-on approach is accomplished through the direction, coaching, and support of the adult leadership.

If you would like to learn more about Troop 158, simply click on the About Us link. If you would like to ask a question or would like to have an adult leader get in touch with you, click on the Contact Us link. If you would simply like to learn more about Scouting, you can watch a video on the subject by clicking on this link: 100 Years of Scouting Video.

If you are a member of the Troop and you have forgotten your password, just click on "Login" and then click on "Request new password". Please follow the instructions on the next screen (the arithmetic problem is actually a security measure, as simple as it seems).

Important Message from your SPL

Posted on Jan 24 2012 - 8:23am

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I have a few announcements from the PLC to all troop members.

First, we really need kids to sign up for the Klondike weekend. It is THIS weekend and it is going to be a ton of fun. If you can go, please sign up ASAP so that we can get a proper head count.

Second, we are going to host a competition for this year’s troop shirt. Anybody can submit a design but I ask that each patrol submits at least one so that there are plenty to choose from. The design has to have Troop 158 and be scout related but other than that keep it creative. The shirt will be made from the same material as the black ones that we got Connor’s year.

Tentative dates set for 2011-2012 Trips

Posted on Jan 23 2012 - 3:49pm

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The new PLC met on June 22nd to conduct their annual planning conference. It was a big success, with lots of participation, and the year's trips have tentatively been chosen:

August 20th: Day trip to go rafting on the Deerfield River in Western MA

September 9-11: Cape Cod for deep see fishing and biking the Rail Trail

October 7-10: Catamount Arial Adventure Park in upstate NY

November 5-6: Camp Norse and Plymouth Plantation

December 2-4: Camp Sequassen - in the cabin

December 16-18: Midyear LEAD Leadership getaway at Camp MacGregor

January 27-28: Ski Trip and Klondike the same weekend (again)

February 25-26: Cross-country skiiing

March 17-18: Fort Adams/Newport

April 14-15 (or 15-16): Isaac Davis

May 4-6: Canoe camping in Falmouth

June 1-3: White Mtns backpacking (and cycling?)

Please remember that these are tentaive dates and places, and still require the boys to investigate and confirm the specifics. However, we wanted everyone to see the great mix of trips and activities that they can look forward to!

Klondike Derby January 27th and 28th Regiatration is open

Posted on Jan 22 2012 - 12:24pm

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TREASURE VALLEY

KLONDIKE DERBY

JANUARY 28, 2012

Parent Volunteers are needed for Board of Reviews

Posted on Jan 11 2012 - 10:16am

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Parents we are looking for volunteers to help with the Board of Review (BOR) process. The scouts need your help as we need parent volunteers in order to hold the BOR. This is a fun and easy way to become involved with the troop. BORs are held the first Thursday of each month and are on the troop calendar. Please come to the meeting on Thursday Jan 19th and sign up.

Changes to the Board of Review and Scoutmaster Conference Policies

Posted on Jan 4 2012 - 5:46am

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Troop 158 leadership has made some changes to the Board of Review and Scoutmaster Conference policies. Board of Reviews will be held the 1st Thursday of each month and scouts will need to request a board of review 1 week prior to that Thursday's troop meeting to allow leadership time to schedule to appropriate number of adults.
Scoutmaster Conferences will be held at the troop meetings. Scouts will need to request a Scoutmaster conference with either the Scoutmaster or an ASM at the beginning of the troop meeting. A Board of Review should not be held for a Scout the same night as his Scoutmaster Conference.

Advancement Videos Online

Posted on Nov 11 2011 - 9:20am

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There are lots of resources available to Scouts at various Boy Scout related sites (see the Links menu for just a few). One of the ones that we came across was an online video series of the Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class rank advancements. This series of videos was original developed for the older version of the Boy Scout Handbook (11th edition), but many of the requirements are still applicable. While we encourage all Scouts to read their handbooks, this video series will supplement the learning. For example, where the handbook can only provide pictures for orienting a map and compass, the video will actually show how it is done with real instructors and advanced graphics. Like all videos, you can pause, rewind, fast forward or jump to any spot on the video. You will need to install Apple's QuickTime video player, but I think that most of us already have it installed.

You can get to these videos through the Links menu or the New Scouts menu or just click here:

http://www.boyscouttrail.com/external_frame.asp?goto=http://old.scouting.org/boyscouts/rankvideo/index.html.