Camporees
Camporee: this Friday!
This weekend is camporee. It is going to be busy!
For Youth:
- Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Traditional Camporee Events (see below).
For Scouters/Adults:
- Unit Key 3 Conference, 8:30 registration, 9:00 am to 11:00 am, featuring Council Scout Executive Patrick Sterrett and Council Commissioner Rick Tardy.
- Unit Commissioner Basic Training, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
REMINDER: Roundtable this Thursday
Roundtable will be this Thursday, April 14th at Luke’s Lodge, the outbuilding on the northeast corner campus of St Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 West 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260. The general session of announcements and information sharing about sundry topics begins at 6:30 pm. The formal program begins near 7:00 pm, but will be whenever general session is done.
Heavy emphasis at general session will be about the busy upcoming camporee including:
- Youth Training: Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops
- Adults: Unit Key 3 Conference for Packs, Troops, and Crews
- Adult Training: Unit Commissioner Basic Training (details TBA, tentatively afternoon session)
The topic for all programs (Packs, Troops, and Crews) will be recruiting new adult leaders and training them to make a better unit.
Feel free to bring your brown bag dinners.
Key 3 Conference at Camporee
On Saturday morning of camporee, we will hold a Unit Key 3 Conference for all the units in North Star District. All unit Chartered Organization Representatives, Committee Chairs, and Unit Leaders (e.g., Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Venturing Advisors) or their substitutes are invited and asked to attend. This includes all Packs, Troops, and Crews.
We have confirmed that we will have special guest speakers Council Scout Executive Patrick Sterrett and Council Commissioner Rick Tardy.
Youth Leadership Training at Camporee
Remember at Camporee, District will offer basic leadership training for youth. It is called Introduction to Leadership Training for Troops. Make your reservation now!
REMINDER: April Committee Meeting
Just a quick reminder that the April committee meeting is coming up on Thursday, April 7th at 7:00 pm.
Related to that Camporee Chair Stu Bowes will hold a Spring Camporee Organizing Meeting at 6:30 pm at the same location. All troops are invited to send a representative to that meeting.
April Camporee Planning
Remember as the weeks tick by we approach Camporee.
We need to set a theme in the next week or two. If your troop would like to contribute their idea, time is running out. We need to order patches and inform troops how to prepare.
April Camporee is also where the Order of the Arrow tap-out and invitations occur. Remember to encourage your OA candidates to attend the Camporee.
Your prospective troop leaders can also benefit by attending the Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops and Crews. This is a prerequisite for National Youth Leadership Training also known locally as White Stag.
Adult leaders who are Scoutmasters, Cubmasters, Committee Chairs, and Chartered Organization Representatives should plan on attending the Unit Key 3 Conference from 9:00 am to 11:00 am on Saturday, April 23rd at Camp Kikthawenuend for Camporee, too. We will review and summarize district plans for recruitment, programming, events, administration, rechartering, and unit support. Mark your calendars now.
Ideas for Spring Camporee Theme
It seems like we just finished Winter Camporee. Now we dive into planning the Spring Camporee.
It will be here sooner than you think. For us to be able to order patches for delivery at the Camporee and begin planning in detail, we need to find a theme for the Camporee before February 29th.
Please ask your PLC and patrols to discuss what they think would an interesting theme and would have the most scouts from their patrols attend. Then send us an email of the best idea, selected by your PLC.
White Stag Prereq at Spring Camporee
Some of the most successful troops in our district require that their SPLs and ASPLs attend White Stag, the National Youth Leadership Training, each spring or summer.
Some troops are not aware that attendance at White Stag requires a prerequisite class: Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (or for Crews).
BSA states on this webpage:
ILST is the first course in the series of leadership training offered to Boy Scouts and is a replacement for Troop Leadership Training. Completion of ILST is a prerequisite for Boy Scouts to participate in the more advanced leadership courses National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) and the National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE). It is also required to participate in a Kodiak Challenge Trek.
Once a youth attends ILST and has taken the first phase of train-the-trainer, “Fundamentals of Training,” the youth is eligible to offer this same training at his home unit.
North Star District will be offering ILST at the Spring Camporee. The lead instructor will Aryaman Gupta a recent Eagle Scout and SPL, who has just joined the scoutmaster corps at Troop 56. We are seeking another former or current SPL to assist Aryaman in his efforts. Please contact Jeff Heck with any volunteers.
Plan now to recruit your best candidates to attend White Stag so that they can get their prerequisites done.
Participants can (a) pay $5.00 to have their materials provided for them or (b) pay nothing and print out their own materials from the website as posted at a latter.
Reservations can be made at this link.
Winner of the Coveted Willie Award
The winner of the North Star District Willie Award for Best Campsite is Troop 69!
Senior Patrol Leader is Reese P.
Winners of the Inaugural Polaris Award for Patrol Competition
To recognize and memorialize the best patrol in competitions, the District is inaugurating a new award:the Polaris Award. The new plaque will travel with each new patrol listed and photographed.
The winner of the inaugural Polaris Award is Troop 56’s Elemental Patrol.
Members of Elemental are Sam R., Luke E., Will S., and Matthew H.
The phantom is the newest ASM and patrol advisor Cullen B.
CAC North Star Unofficial Website 
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