Important information for
Troop 55


future Next Troop Meeting: February 6, 2012, 7 p.m. Cedar Falls Rec Center
We will be doing a service project at the Rec center. Also, for those 1st year scouts or those working on Physical Fitness, we will do another testing night after the service project.

Our Patrols are working toward becoming National Honor Patrols

Upcoming Dates:

Feb 13 - Uniform inspection, learn two half hitches and taut line knots
Feb 20 - meet at Hartman Reserve - Service Project
Feb 27 - Summer Camp Gateway planning, bowline, clove hitch knots
March 5 - OA Elections, Uniform inspection, review knots
March 12 - No meeting, Spring Break
March 19 -
March 26 - Court of Honor
Photos of all of the patrols have been updated. Look at the patrol pages to see.

We also have a page for our military who have presented us with flags. Click here to see.

Advancement information has been updated to be current as of November 21,2011. Look in the secure part of the site.

Scout accounts also have been updated. Look in the secure part of the site.

Photos from the November Thanksgiving campout are posted here

Photos from the Backbone Campout are posted here



future Congratulations to
Roy O.,
our newest Eagle!


Troop 55 is proud to now have 108 Eagle Scouts!
future First Aid Merit Badge

The First Aid Merit Badge will be offered on Saturday, February 25th, from 9 am to noon. We will be in the "Big House", the white house next to Orchard Hill Church.
Read the First Aid Merit Badge book (availabel at the scout office) and bring a first aid kit.

future 2013 National Jamboree

We are fortunate to have 3 of our adults (Mark, Cal and Chuck) as leaders of one of the contingents. For those who don't know about Jamboree, ask the adults or scouts who have gone. One word - AWESOME!! Click here for more information
Sign up early at the scout office to be in our contingent at Jamboree.
fire Next Camp Out: February 11-12, Red Flannel Campout.

Board of Review Questions

Now posted to review or print
fire What does it take to be a Trained Adult Leader?

Check out this new page. Links to everything you need to become "Trained". You can also renew your certificates.All new parents should go through these pages. Each takes about 30 minutes.

future Video
The new video from Philmont 2009 is now posted. See it here

The new video from Eagle Claw 2008 is now posted. See it here

Video of SeaBase is posted here.

Video of 2008 Year in Review is posted here.


collection Merit Badge Workbooks:
UPDATED
Merit Badge Workbooks for most merit badges are now available on our website! These are in PDF format, the program for PDF files is available if you don't have it.

The link for these workbooks is on the forms page, parents page or for now . . .
future By popular demand - here it is:
The Beaver Song
click here to view

For those who don't understand, ask Roger or Al . . .
chicken What could be more fun than the Chicken Dance?
We have a whole book of games for our meetings! Click here to look at some of the games.
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Looking for words of wisdom?
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