Jamboree 2017 Rally
On Sunday, March 13, 2016, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, Council is holding a National Jamboree Rally. It is essentially an informational meeting about National Jamboree.
Jamboree will be from July 19 to 28, 2017 at the Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve in West Virginia.
To be eligible a scout must be 12 years old (or 11 years old and graduated from sixth grade) and a First Class Scout.
This means that current Arrow of Light Webelos are eligible to participate in 2017.
Make sure that all Scout Troops and Arrow of Light Webelos Dens are made aware of the call out meeting.
Social Media Roundtable
At last week’s Roundtable, I had scheduled outgoing Unit Commissioner Andrew Linden to speak about using Social Media in Units. I was also scheduled to leave town at the same time. Due to a miscommunication, Andrew went to the wrong church. My apologies to Andrew for not confirming the locations. Thank you to Andrew for preparing his notes and forwarding them to me so that you can still receive the benefit of his efforts.
Here for download is what Andrew sent me.
Thanks again to Andrew for his effort. After the presentation, Andrew is leaving his position as a Unit Commissioner to help start a new veteran-support chapter in the local area, while he and his wife are expecting a baby. Good luck to Andrew and his new family. We hope to see him back in North Star soon!
February 2016 Eagles
Congratulations to February’s Eagle Scouts:
| Alec | Damer | 514 |
| Austin | Damer | 514 |
| John | Diedrich | 174 |
| Samuel | Ristow | 56 |
Order of the Arrow Election Reminder
Remember that February is the month for Order of the Arrow elections in your boy scout troop and venturing crew.
If you have any questions, contact the Chapter Advisor John Ruggles.
How does scouting compare to schooling
Bobwhite Blather has a wonderful comparison of scouting to schooling and the lessons learned.
Why do scouts succeed regularly compared to their classmates? This article helps assess the differences.
This and similar articles should be part of what your unit’s membership chair should be able to discuss comfortably with any new prospective family.
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.
January 2016 Eagles
Congratulations to the following new Eagle Scouts. There official status is “prospective” 
because their rank has not yet been confirmed by National Council. When the rank is confirmed their official date of rank will January 13, 2016.
- Matthias Benko, Troop 174
- Rhodes Lacy, Troop 18
- Lars Olson, Troop 343
- Mitchell Thompson, Troop 358.
Congratulations again!
NOTE: As a part of District's new efforts to confirm the scouts' service hours, Eagle Board Coordinator Jerry Simon will be reporting the man-hours reported by the Eagle reports to District Executive Con Sullivan. This will be used as a means to make sure that each troop is adequately reporting their service hours to national council and local council. This may result in emails to the Troops where underreporting appears to have occur in any given quarter.
White Stag Spring Course
Did you know that National Youth Leadership Training, locally known as “White Stag,” is available three times in 2016?
Here is the information from Council’s website:
NYLT (White Stag)
NYLT is a six-day course patterned after a month in the life of a unit. Content is delivered in a group and team outdoor setting with an emphasis on immediate application of learning in a fun environment.
The NYLT course integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of the Scouting experience. Through activities, presentations, challenges, discussions, and audio visual support, NYLT participants will be engaged in a unified approach to leadership that will give them the skills and confidence to lead well. Through a wide range of activities, events, games, and adventures, NYLT participants will work and play together as they put into action the best that Scouting has to offer.
Flyer
- Two-Weekend Course — March 18-20 and April 8-10, 2016 (Must attend both weekends)
- June Course — June 12-18, 2016
- July Course — July 10-16, 2016
If you have any scouts who would be interested in the spring session, make sure they are signed up soon!
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.
Camp Card Sales Begin March 1st
The second fundraiser of the year sponsored by the Council is Camp Card sales.
Many details are available at the Council website.
Returning for another year as our District Camp Card Sales Chair is Andrew Himebaugh of Troop 343, chartered by Pike Township Fire Department.
In order to begin selling promptly on March 1st, you need to make sure that you place your order with Andrew on or before February 12th.
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