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Troop 96 Grayslake
To all Scouts and adults in Troop 96: In order to comply with BSA’s Youth Protection standards, please copy at least one other adult whenever an email or text message is sent between a Scout and an adult. This applies to communications sent by Scouts or adults.
Late on Wednesday night (24 July), the 260 Scouts from the Northeast Illinois Council’s Jamboree Contingent (including 17 Scouts from Troop 96) returned home from ten fantastic days at the Summit in West Virginia. This was the first ever Jamboree at the Bechtel Summit Reserve and what an event it was. Almost 40,000 Scouts, leaders and staff enjoyed this new premiere Scouting base. We couldn’t do all the activities, but we sampled a lot: the archery course, the stand-up paddleboards, the waterfront obstacle course, rock climbing, scuba diving, pioneering, service project, ropes course, a rock concert, fireworks, patch trading, world record-breaking, meeting and patch trading with Scouts from all across the U.S. and foreign countries, mud slides…
Did Scouts stand in long lines? Yes. Did they get dirty? Yes. Did some miss out on doing things they had hoped to do? Yes. Did they dislike some of the food? Yes. Are their hiking boots so mud saturated they are unusable now? Yes. Did they have the best time of their short lives, and accumulate a ton of memories and skills that will stay with them forever? YES.
Check out the pictures on the BSA’s Flickr site to get some idea of all that happened.
This week at the National Jamboree two new merit badges were released. 
Programming, will introduce scouts to the world of software coding, explore the many uses of computer code and explore various career opportunities in programming.
Click here to view a pdf with the Programming Merit Badge Requirements.
Sustainability, will become an Eagle required merit badge as an option to Environmental Science. Sustainability will involve conservation and stewardship of our natural resources. Requirements address consumption, conservation, recycling and reuse of all the things that we use in daily life, both natural and man made.
Click here to view a pdf with the Sustainability Merit Badge Requirements.
Reports from the Great Northwoods describe a fast and fun start to camp. Everyone is doing well and enjoying all that Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan has to offer.
Wednesday AM Update: Nathan T, Anthony , David H, and Chris M presented the flags at this morning’s East Camp assembly.
Wednesday PM Update: The troop was out working the Baden-Powell Service Project today.
Thursday PM Update: Working on Merit Badges, Trailblazer – and eating!
Check out the photos HERE.
IMPORTANT STUFF |
NICE TO HAVE or SHARED ITEMS |
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| ___Sleeping Bag | ___Compass | |
| ___Foam | ___Soap | |
| ___Pink Pad | ___Flashlight / Extra Batteries | |
| ___Water Bottle or Canteen | ___Lip Balm | |
| ___Socks | ___Sunscreen | |
| ___Shoes ___Boots | ___Sunglasses | |
| ___Shirts | ___Plastic Bags | |
| ___Underwear | ___Day Pack | |
| ___Coat or Jacket | ___Rope | |
| ___Raingear | ___Ground cloth | |
| ___Hat | ___Tent (with Scoutmaster permission) | |
| ___Gloves | ||
| ___Pants | ||
| ___Mess kit / Silverwear / Cup | ||
| ___Scout Uniform (We Travel in uniform) | ||
| ___Scout Book | ||
| ___TP | ||
| ___Personal First Aid Kit | ||
| ___Toothpaste ___Toothbrush | ||
| ___Knife and Toten Chip Card | ||
| ___Towel | ||
| ___Notebook / Pen | ||
| ___Tent Stakes |
Click here for a PDF version of this list.
Troop 96 Duty Roster
Short-term Camp
Patrol Name: ________________________________
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Name
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Saturday Breakfast |
Saturday Lunch |
Saturday Dinner |
Sunday Breakfast |
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Cook |
Ass’t Cook |
First Ass’t KP |
KP |
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Ass’t Cook |
Site Cleanup |
Second Ass’t KP |
First Ass’t KP |
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Site Cleanup |
Second Ass’t KP |
KP |
Cook |
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Second Ass’t KP |
KP |
Ass’t KP |
Ass’t Cook |
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KP |
First Ass’t KP |
Fire |
Site Cleanup |
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First Ass’t KP |
Fire |
Cook |
Camp Cleanup |
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Fire |
Cook |
Ass’t Cook |
Second Ass’t KP |
Cook Prepare meals
Assistant Cook Assist cook as requested, prepare water for dish washing, supervise meal cleanup
Fire Care for and prepare equipment used to cook on, re-fuel, when required, gather firewood, if necessary. Handle propane.
Site Cleanup Cleanup campsite, prepare eating area. Cleanup eating area. Assure site is clean before patrol leaves.
KP Wash dishes, wash utensils used for meal preparation.
First Assistant KP Get drinking and washing water. Assist KP’er as requested.
Second Assistant KP Clean Dutch Oven, stove and tables.
Camp Cleanup Patrol Campsite; Load patrol gear (dining fly, cookbox, etc) on trailer.
Click here for a PDF version.
(Updated 18 Dec 09 to add new position of Second Assistant KP)
The Quartermaster’s camping gear checklist is available on line as of 17 Dec 09.
Click here for a copy.
Click here for the latest published roster of Registered Scouts
October Theme: Geocaching and Orienteering
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September 30th: Skill Sessions: Cooking by Joey C. & Nick G., Cold Weather Sleep Systems by Zack L. & Rahil V.
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October 7th: Skill Sessions: Compass & Map Orienteering by Joey C. & Nick G., GPS & Geocaching by Nick B. & David H. |
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October 14th Campout Prep
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October 21 st: Skill Sessions: Axeyard Safety by Fritz K. & Ryan R., Fire Safety by Nathan T. & Jim B. |
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October 28th: Skill Session: Fire Department Guest Speaker
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**If you have any ideas to concerns you would like to make known about the troop, then join us at the next PLC on October 29th.**
The Troop meets every Monday evening at 7PM except on some major holidays. Meetings are normally held at the St. Gilbert Chapel in the lower lever Chapel Hall. The entry is on the east side of the building. Meetings in July and early August are often held outdoors at the Jones Island Park on North Alleghany Road.
The Chapel is at 301 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, Il 60030 Belvidere Rd. is Rt 120 the location is west of Rt 83.
