Scouts celebrate their achievements . . .

Scouts celebrate their achievements . . .

Monday March 25 was an exciting night for the Chattooga County Scouts.

      Pack 38 held their Blue & Gold ceremony along with a Court of Honor for Troop 7b and 7g. The blue and gold ceremony is a time to celebrate the anniversary of scouts as well as celebrate the youth’s accomplishments over the last few months. The colors were presented by a representative for Pack 38, Troop 7b and Troop 7g. Wolf Scout Gabe B led the invocation to begin our ceremony. Committee Chairman Mandy Durham and Cub Master Justin Rader recognized the cub scouts for their achievements and awarded badges for various projects completed this year. Durham also recognized all the scouts, leaders and other helpers for their dedication to the cub scout program. Pack 38 and Troop 7 were recognized for delivering a quality program and for the scouts’ completion of several service projects in the community. These units are active throughout the year collecting food for the food pantry, raking leaves for those who are unable to do it themselves, helping to clean and preserve local parks and nature, and many other volunteer activities.

      Scouts are taught to live by the Scout Law: A scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent. Several Cub Scouts received an award for exemplifying a point of the scout law. Three den chiefs and a few siblings of scouts (Tag-A-Longs) were recognized for their commitment to help make the cub scout program fun over the last year. The highlight for Pack 38 Cub Scout Trey C was the celebration of his completion of the Cub Scout Program and receiving his Arrow of Light Award and the ceremony of crossing into Scouts BSA Troop 7. The Arrow of Light Award is the highest rank in Cub Scouting. Troop 7b was there ready to receive him into their troop with a new uniform number and his Scouts BSA handbook.

      Scouts BSA Troop 7 awarded numerous merit badges for the activities within an area of study that the scout had completed. Scoutmaster Susan Davis of Troop 7g installed their patrol leaders during the Court of Honor. Numerous Scouts from both Troop 7b and 7g were awarded their rank patches; Tenderfoot Rank was Kamden; receiving First Class Rank were Emma S, receiving their Star Rank were Kimberly R, Anna P, Izzie P; Life rank was James G. Scoutmaster Michael Kitchens of Troop 7b awarded Alex D the highest rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program by the Boy Scouts of America, Eagle.   Alex also received several Eagle Palms for the additional merit badges he has earned above the required for Eagle.

      This was a wonderful night of celebration for the scouts of Chattooga County with over 90 people in attendance. There were drawings for door prizes, a meal was served, and lots of laughs with the skits the scout performed. Some of the best laughs were from the stiff neck skit, an echo skit and the conga line led by Troop 7b.

      These twelve points of the scout law are reiterated in everything scouts do, together as a pack or individually at home and school.. Chattooga County Scouts BSA is available for any youth from Kindergarten to age 18. Scouts BSA is a year round program and you can sign up at any time throughout the year at beascout.org