Boys in grades 1 - 5 can join our pack anytime throughout the year.  We do have two organized sign-up nights per year, usually just after the beginning of the Ross School Year and another just before the end of the Ross School Year.  For information or questions please contact Mike Mallory 293-6897 or mike.mallory3@gmail.com

Yearly youth dues (paid by the parent) are the sum of the BSA dues + BSA insurance = $30 , due upon joining/rechartering in the fall.  Youth joining our pack in the spring pay a prorated amount of the above (typically $10), then pay the above amount at recharter time in the same year.  1 year of Boys Life magazine is $12 for any boy that would like a subscription.

We encourage parents to consider a role in which they can best use their talents and skills.  Please speak with a  committee member about ways you can help the pack go. And not to worry, there are plenty of training classes to help you along if you feel you don't know what to do.  Remember, all of the current adult leaders started out where you are - so just jump right in and ask another leader how you can help.  And parents - don't tell the scouts - but sometimes we have as much fun as the boys do.

Parent's Promise:
As a parent of a Cub Scout,
I will do my best,
To help my boy,
Live up to the Cub Scout Promise,
And obey the Law of the Pack.
I will work with my boy,
On his achievements and projects.
I will attend the pack performances,
And help as needed,
To make the pack go.

Cub Scouts Information

TIGER CUB SCOUTS

Tiger Scout Information

Academics & Sports Belt Loop Program

Your Tiger Cub will be a member of a den. Most dens have five to nine boy-adult partner teams, meet twice a month in a den meeting, and have one outing a month, called a Go See It. The den also takes part in the monthly pack meetings. During den meetings, Go See It outings, and pack meetings, boys learn new things and have fun.

Each den meeting and den activity is led by a den leader and an adult partner of one of the Tiger Cubs. An adult partner can be a parent, relative, or friend who is at least 18 years old and who cares about the boy. Each adult partner takes a turn working with the den leader to plan and lead a den meeting and/or activity.

Your Tiger Cub is also a member of a Cub Scout pack. Most packs are made up of several dens that gather monthly at a pack meeting. Pack meetings usually follow a suggested theme and are a time for boys to be recognized for their accomplishments during the month, to perform skits and songs they have learned in den meetings, and to have fun with the entire family.

Packs are led by a Cubmaster and pack committee. Like the den leaders, the Cubmaster and assistants are volunteer leaders and are usually family members of boys in the pack. The pack committee makes plans for pack meetings and activities and takes care of the "business" items that are necessary for a pack to operate smoothly.

Most pack committees consist of family members and members of the pack's chartered organization. The chartered organization is the community organization that is granted a charter by the Boy Scouts of America to use the Scouting program. This chartered organization might be a school, service club, religious group, or other group interested in youth. The chartered organization approves the leadership of the pack, provides a meeting place, and operates the pack within the guidelines and policies of that organization and the BSA.

Wolf Scout Information

Academics & Sports Belt Loop Program

A Cub Scout who has completed first grade (or is age 8) works on 12 achievements to earn the Wolf badge. Before a Cub Scout can become a Wolf Cub Scout, each boy must earn his Bobcat badge. He then begins the Wolf Trail, where he must complete a series of 12 Achievements to earn the Wolf badge.

These achievements are divided into 62 tasks of which 52 selected tasks must be completed. The achievements are primarily done at home and signed off by an adult family member after the boy has completed each one. The book is then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and also signs the boy's book.

BEAR CUB SCOUTS

Bear Scout Information

Academics & Sports Belt Loop Program

If the Cub Scout has not previously earned the Bobcat Badge, it must be earned first.

As the scout earns the Bear rank, he must complete 12 Achievements. These achievements are divided into 116 tasks of which 80 selected tasks must be completed. The achievements, as were the Wolf activities, are primarily done at home and signed off by an adult family member after the boy has completed each one. The book is then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and also signs the boy's book.

WEBELOS I & II

Webelos Scout Information

Academics & Sports Belt Loop Program

The Webelos Scout program is a two-year transition program between Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. The boy becomes a Webelos Scout upon graduation from the Bear program in the spring of third grade. He has all summer to get started on Webelos activities. Boys new to Cub Scouting can become Webelos if they are 10 years old or have completed third grade,  and have earned the Bobcat badge. The end of the Webelos Scout program is when the Webelos Scouts graduate into a troop, typically in March of their fifth grade year for those areas holding early graduations. Other groups may graduate at the end of fifth grade when the school year ends. During these two years, the Webelos Scouts have two badges of rank they can earn and 20 activity badges. These two ranks are: Webelos badge and the Arrow of Light award. Usually the boys earn the Webelos badge during the first year, and the Arrow of Light during the second year. It is possible for a boy who joins scouting at the start of fifth grade to earn both his Webelos badge and his Arrow of Light award before it is time to graduate into a troop, but it takes a lot of planning and effort to accomplish this. The achievements, as were the Bear and Wolf activities, are primarily done at home and signed off by an adult family member after the boy has completed each one. The book is then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and also signs the boy's book.

Instead of working on achievements and electives, each Webelos Scout works to complete a series of hobby and career Activity Badges. The emphasis shifts from home-centered activities to a series of group-centered activities conducted by the Webelos den.