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Reminder – Roundtable this Thurs April 12
The roundtables topics this Thursday will be:
- Cub Scouts: “Ideal Year of Scouting / Summertime Pack Award”;
- Boy Scouts: “Ideal Year of Scouting / High Adventure Options Close to Home.”
The Roundtables will take place this Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 7:00 pm at Luke’s Lodge, the outbuilding on the northeast corner of the campus of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 West 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
Please forward this information to your Den Leaders, Committee members, and Assistant Scoutmasters. They are an important part of the Roundtable target audience.
Remember, attending roundtables is a key requirement to earn the Scouter’s Key for both Cub Scout leaders and Boy Scout leaders.
Clearing up misconceptions and showing there’s room for all in Scouting
Clearing up misconceptions and showing there’s room for all in Scouting
— Read on blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2018/03/21/scouts-with-special-needs/amp/
Scouting app for iPhone, Android lets Scouts track advancement on the go
Scouting app for iPhone, Android lets Scouts track advancement on the go
— Read on blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2018/03/15/scouting-app-for-iphone-and-android-lets-scouts-track-advancement-on-the-go/amp/
Reminder: OA Election Results / Vigil Nomination Forms due March 15, 2018
As mentioned last week:
Order of the Arrow Election results and Vigil nomination Forms are due on or before March 15, 2018. Please email election results as well as the forms: OA Vigil Petition Form 2018 (linked here) to Mark Pishon, email loaadviser@jaccostownelodge.org.
If you are having difficulty opening the Petition form using the link above, try this:
- Make sure you have the latest copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your device (see http://www.adobe.com/go/reader_download);
- Open Adobe Acrobat Reader and go to menu commands File => Open;
- Copy this link: https://oa-bsa.org/uploads/resources/forms/vigilpetition-2018.pdf and paste it into the “File name: ” box at the bottom of that screen, then hit Open.
- Print or save the finished form to a .pdf and then send that file to Mr. Pishon at the email address listed above.
District Spring Camporee: April 20 – 22, 2018
Our location has been confirmed!
The Spring Camporee [April 20-22, 2018] will be held at the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 7725 N. College Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46240.
Unit leaders will receive the Spring Camporee Leaders Guide by COM Wednesday, March 14, 2018 via email.
The theme of the Spring Camporee is Willey’s Sirens and the focus will be on Emergency Preparedness. Scouts will be able to earn the merit badge or pin for Emergency Preparedness.
Looking forward to a fantastic Spring Camporee!
Roundtable Highlights – March 2018
From North Star District Commissioner Stephen Heath:
Thanks for all who attended our March Roundtable.
- We discussed Keys to Successful Annual Planning for our Cub Scout leaders.
- We had a great discussion about Nova and Supernova awards, and ideas on how to grow the program to help engage our Cub Scouts early-on, to develop their science and technical skills, and be ready for life in our ever changing world.
- We discussed canoeing and the Voyager program, and that we still have openings for the Spring and Fall courses. Check it out on the Council website.
- We had a good discussion about Boy Scout camporee planning, and the team will be sending out dates and locations soon. Watch for that communication.
If anyone would like further information, please ask. If you have topics that would entice you and your teams to come out to future roundtables, pass those along, too.
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The next Roundtable will be held on Thursday, April 12, 5pm at St. Luke’s Lodge.
Reminder: Please contact Troop 343 to participate in April 2 Swim Test!
As mentioned here last week:
Any North Star units interested in sharing the April 2, 2018 Swim Test opportunity with Troop 343 should contact Brian Crow (for confirmation or even just questions!) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE at ScouterBrianCrow@gmail.com.
The Swim Test is being held that evening at:
MSD of Pike Township Aquatics Center
5401 West 71st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46268
Time: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Reminder: District Committee Meeting March 15, 2018
As previously announced, the District Committee Meeting’s time and location has changed. The committee will now be meeting the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Zionsville Town Hall (more information here).
That means that for the March Committee Meeting, we will be meeting Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 7:00 pm. (Commissioners met last Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Luke’s Lodge on the new schedule.)
See you there!
Cub Scout Recruitment 2018
It’s that time of year again! Let’s start thinking about how we can grow our units to their full potential. Does this include inviting girls into our units? Does this include recruiting from multiple schools or starting new units in some areas? Your District Executive, Jessica Hofman would like to start having these conversations with you, as well as start developing a membership plan for the Fall. Please schedule a time with Jessica over the next two months to sit down and dive into membership logistics before back to school season sneaks up on us.
What: Membership Planning Meeting
Who: Cub Packs! Cubmaster/Committee Chairman/unit membership coordinator
Where: At a committee meeting, over lunch, or whenever is convenient!
When: At a convenient time before May
How to Schedule: Email Jessica at jehofman@crossroadsbsa.org
What: Spring Recruitment Planning
Who: Cub Packs! Cubmaster/Committee Chairman/Unit Membership Coordinator
Where: Let’s develop a plan!
When: Before Summer, let’s get new youth to camp!
How to Schedule: Email Jessica at jehofman@crossroadsbsa.org
North Star is actively searching for those that share Jessica’s passion for growing Scouting. If you’d like to join the membership team for the North Star District and help out at a District level with membership planning and execution, please reach out!
Training Leaders
District Executive Jessica Hofman offers additional encouragement for our required revised Youth Protection Training (supplemental information found elsewhere on this site), as well as a tip for Key 3 Leaders:
“Every Scout deserves a trained leader”. It is a saying that rings true for your Scouts. New in the past month is an updated Youth Protection Training. ALL REGISTERED ADULTS NEED UPDATED YPT BY 10/1/18. Being trained in your position is important as well! As a Key 3 leader of your unit, you are able to pull training reports to see who in your unit has taken trainings online or in person through your my.scouting account.
Online Training
What: All Trainings Available Online
Where: https://my.scouting.org
How: Create an account, and have each leader take the training that is for their respective position in addition to youth protection training
A big Congratulations goes out to our district as a whole. We are the number one district in percent of direct contact leaders trained. Thank you for all your hard work, and continuing to provide quality Scouting programming to the youth of Northwest Marion County and Zionsville!
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