Planning:
Safety Afloat: With Langley and Mr. Johnston: Chess merit badge with Mr. Overton
July patrol duties
• Ceremonies: Flaming Arrow • Food Box: Wolf • Game Guides: Shark • PLC (7/8) Host and Troop Meeting Set-up: Eagle • Service: Phoenix (Clean up and leadership assistance) • Can Recycling: Panther (check every week, even if no cans brought into the gym) • Grounds: Fox Both of these latter two duties should be done while there is still daylight and have an adult leader with them while outside
Scouts working on Scout thru First Class ranks: It is advantageous to bring your scout handbook to have a book check to align your progress with troop records. You may be close to the next rank, so the troop can try to arrange opportunities for you to complete the remaining requirements.
Trip fees!! Please check with Mr. Browning regarding your scout account balance. It should be zero or positive before the next trip – or Board of Review.
Philmont Cavalcade July 1-15, 2026 – Just a reminder to those registered for this event, a payment of $607.50 is due by October 1, 2025. Also, a parent’s introductory session is scheduled for July 31, 2025 at 6:30 at CHPC. We will discuss general requirements and upcoming Horsemanship Training sessions. Please make arrangements to attend this meeting.
Adult Leaders: YPT is now SYT: Safeguarding Youth Training. While YPT focuses mostly on preventing abuse, SYT includes information on SAFE: supervision, assessment, fitness and skill, and equipment and environment. The 90-minute course is now required when YPT becomes due.
August 5 Dick Tracy Rock planning
Also cutoff for recognitions to be presented at the August 26 Eagle Court of Honor.
August 8-10 Dick Tracy Rock Trip consists of backpack-style tent camping on an island (sometimes) in Cherokee Lake, about 3 miles from Camp Davy Crockett. All gear, except for patrol water jugs, needs to be in backpacks (no coolers). Meals will be prepared by ad hoc food groups from their pre-planned menus. Will use cooking fires and/or backpacking stoves (no propane stoves), thus suitable for Cooking MB. Activities include water skiing, extra canoeing, swimming with life jackets and shoes, gravity-assisted descending from “Dick Tracy Rock,” arrowhead hunting, fishing, etc.
NOTE: It is important for efficient planning that registration for Dick Tracy Rock be completed ASAP. Please don’t wait until the last week
August 30. Surgoinsville River Front Festival. Troop 48 Color Guard leads a flag retirement ceremony at this event. Please contact Adam Moorman if you are interested in helping with the flag retirement.
2026 jamboree! At Summit Bechtel Reserve July 22- 31, 2026
Contact Great Smoky Mountain Council to register.
Note the date is a conflict with T48 super trip to USS Yorktown.
Hoodie Order: We still have people who have not picked up the ordered lightweight and traditional hoodies. Please come prepared to pay (unless paid in advance) and pick up your order.
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