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Troop 4 Grapevine, Texas   Troop 4 gratefully acknowledges the contributions of its Adult Leaders who make our activities possible.

January 10, 2010
 
Everyone,

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a great time off. We start back on Monday, January 4. At that meeting we will be planning for the electronics campout and open house, which is on January 8-9. We need some more folks to sign up, especially adults. There will be a parents meeting on January 4 to start planning the meal for the next Court of Honor on Monday, February 8 (sign up sheet coming next week). Time to get some of those merit badges and rank advancements finished up. We will need a Master of Ceremonies for the court of honor. If you are working on the Communications MB and need the MC requirement, please get with Mr. Barker to discuss the possibility.

The next parents meeting will be on Monday, January 11. This meeting will cover how the troop works.

The troop merit badge college is scheduled for Monday, January 18. We still haven't decided what merit badges to teach. Please send me a note or come see me Monday night at the meeting to let me know if you would like to teach a class. There is room to have 4 classes at one time and we can do 2 sessions each night. So, we need counselors to teach classes 8 classes. If you are ambitious and want to teach a class in each session, then that is fine. We try to offer 4 Eagle required classes and 4 elective classes. The Scouts will be able to earn 2 merit badges during this merit badge college. The second day of merit badge college will be on Monday, March 1. So there is plenty of time for the scouts to complete their homework between classes.

THANKS!

 

Scott Purdy
Assistant Scoutmaster
Troop 4
www.troop4grapevine.com
scott.purdy@troop4grapevine.com

 
 
January  
2010
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School Holidays
GCISD : 1 & 18
HEBISD : 1 & 18
FCS : 1 & 18
 
Other Holidays & Events
New Year's Day : 1
Martin Luther King Day : 18
 
Possible District Events
District Banquet : 26
 
Date Event Location Notes
4
Troop 4 Meeting:
  Opening : 7:00
  Theme : Open House planning
  Closing : 8:20-8:30
 
Parents Meeting:
  Theme : Court of Honor meal planning
Church at the Cross Boards of Review for advancement will be held during the meeting.
CLICK HERE to print off Scoutmaster Conference & Board of Review Checklist.
7 District Roundtable Meeting
OA Chapter Meeting
7:30PM
Crown of Life Lutheran Church, 6605 Pleasant Run Rd, Colleyville MAP
8-9 Electronics Campout/
Cub Scout Open House
VIEW THE ROSTER
Church at the Cross
MAP
Meet at Church at the Cross @ 6:00PM
Will be Saturday about Noon.
Cost $10.00
11
Troop 4 Meeting:
  Opening : 7:00
  Theme : Rank Advancement
  Closing : 8:20-8:30
 
Parents Meeting:
  Theme : How a troop works (Scout leadership)
Church at the Cross
 
12 Troop Committee Meeting
7:00PM
Church at the Cross Committee Members - Required to attend.
All parents strongly encouraged to attend.
18
Troop 4 Meeting:
  Opening : 7:00
  Theme : MB College - Day 1
OA Elections
SPL Nominations
  Closing : 8:20-8:30
Church at the Cross Boards of Review for advancement will be held during the meeting.
CLICK HERE to print off Scoutmaster Conference & Board of Review Checklist.
22-24 Backpacking Trek
VIEW THE ROSTER
Only those registered for Philmont can and are expected to attend.
Cross Timbers Hiking Trail @ Lake Texoma
MAP & Weather
Meet at Church at the Cross @ 6:00PM
Return Approximately Late Afternoon on Sunday. 
Cost $25 for Scouts, No Charge for Adults
 
25 TROOP 4 PLC MEETING
 
Church at the Cross ALL TROOP POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND
29 Last day to sign up for February Court of Honor
 
February  
2010
S M T W T F S
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7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
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School Holidays
GCISD : 15
HEBISD :  
FCS : 15
 
Other Holidays & Events
Superbowl : 7
Valentine's Day : 14
President's Day : 16
Flag Day : 24
 
Possible District Events
Crossover : 12
Crossover : 26
 
Date Event Location Notes
1
Troop 4 Meeting:
  Opening : 7:00
  Theme : Flag ceremonies and
flag etiquette
SPL Speeches
Turn in Troop Position Applications
  Closing : 8:20-8:30
Church at the Cross Boards of Review for advancement will be held during the meeting.
CLICK HERE to print off Scoutmaster Conference & Board of Review Checklist.

FINAL DAY FOR ALL ADVANCEMENTS TO BE TURNED INTO ADVANCEMENT CHAIRMAN FOR FEBRUARY COURT OF HONOR.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT REQUEST FOR TROOP LEADERSHIP POSITION.
You can click here to open the form up and print it off.
4 District Roundtable Meeting
OA Chapter Meeting
7:30PM
Crown of Life Lutheran Church, 6605 Pleasant Run Rd, Colleyville MAP
8 Troop 4 Court of Honor
6:30 PM - Dinner
7:00 PM - Ceremony Starts
8:00 PM - End of Ceremony
Cleanup after Ceremony

VIEW THE ROSTER
Church at the Cross
"The Hanger"
MAP
SPL Election to be held at Court of Honor
 

Menu: Tacos, chalupa, chips, drinks and cake
Cost: $8.50 per person, $3.50 for children under 5.
9 Troop Committee Meeting
7:00PM
Church at the Cross Committee Members - Required to attend.
All parents strongly encouraged to attend.
15 Summer Camp Deposit Due ($100 Scouts, $50 Adults)
15
Troop 4 Meeting:
  Opening : 7:00
  Theme : Prep. for Rocketry Campout
OA Elections
SPL Elections
Patrol Elections
SPL Appointments
  Closing : 8:20-8:30
Church at the Cross Boards of Review for advancement will be held during the meeting.
CLICK HERE to print off Scoutmaster Conference & Board of Review Checklist.
19-21 Rocketry Campout
VIEW THE ROSTER
Tyler, TX
Map & Weather
Meet at Church at the Cross @ 6:00PM
Return approximately noon on Sunday
Cost $30.00 per Scout / Adults are free
22 TROOP 4 PLC MEETING
 
Church at the Cross ALL TROOP POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND
27 Scouting for Food
VIEW THE ROSTER
Meet @ 9:00 AM @ Church at the Cross
Should be done before NOON.
MAP OF NEIGHBORHOOD SELECTED
27 J. Kintzinger Eagle Court of Honor
VIEW THE ROSTER
Church at the Cross
"The Hanger"
MAP
Ceremony starts at 2:00 PM
Reception to follow