A message from your Southern Sky District Committee Chairman
Allen Service Center and Scout Shop – Extended Saturday Hours thru October 9!
Starting Saturday September 11, until October 9, the Allen Service Center AND Scout Shop will be open from 9.00am to 6.00pm on Saturdays.
The Scout Shop is also open on Thursdays until 8.00pm as usual.
On-Line Cub Leader-Specific Training
Cub Scout Leader-Specific Training now available on-line!
Religous Recognition Classes Meeting September 18
First United Methodist Church of Frisco will hold a meeting on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. in the chapel for any Scout interested in earning their Protestant/non-denominational religious recognition. This meeting will be to determine how many Scouts are in each age group and to schedule the remaining classes by age group. FUMC-Frisco is located at 7659 Preston Road, Frisco.
Contact is Dorothy Finley, e-mail finleyhome@gmail.com
On-Line Cub Leader-Specific Training
Cub Scout Leader-Specific Training now available on-line!
Leader Specific Training – October 9, 2010
For Cub Scout Leaders
Boy Scout Leaders
Venturing Advisors
Varsity Coaches
Where:Allen LDS (1324 West Exchange, Allen)
Register Online and pay at the door!
Payable at the door. Please register online so we can be prepared for you!
BALOO – October 16, 2010
Come learn all the ins and outs of camping with your Cub Scout Pack!
What’s BALOO all about? More details here!
Payable at the door. Please register online so we can be prepared for you!
LOCATION: October 16 we will be training at the pavilion behind Allen LDS Stake Center, 1324 W Exchange Pkwy, Allen, TX 75013.
OWL – October 16, 2010
“OWL” stands for “Outdoor Webelos Leader” training, is one of the most comprehensive, informative and fun trainings you will ever attend. You will learn skills and training in areas such as: leadership, communications, campsite preparation, bedding types, weather, building campfires, cooking, skits, songs, ceremonies, and much more. Best of all, you will be better prepared to lead your boys down the trail to becoming Boy Scouts.
Come on, Bear and Webelos Den Leaders and Assistants – let’s get ready for camping!
LOCATION: October 16 we will be training at the pavilion behind Allen LDS Stake Center, 1324 W Exchange Pkwy, Allen, TX 75013.
Register online so we are prepared for you! You can pay at the door.
IOLS – November 9, 12-14
Title: IOLS – Required Training for Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster, as well as Varsity Coaches. All others are welcome – Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturing Leaders.
Location: TBA
BALOO – February 28, 2011
Come learn all the ins and outs of camping with your Cub Scout Pack!
What’s BALOO all about? More details here!
Payable at the door. Please register online so we can be prepared for you!
LOCATION: February 28, 2011 we will be training at the pavilion behind Allen LDS Stake Center, 1324 W Exchange Pkwy, Allen, TX 75013.
OWL – February 28, 2011
“OWL” stands for “Outdoor Webelos Leader” training, is one of the most comprehensive, informative and fun trainings you will ever attend. You will learn skills and training in areas such as: leadership, communications, campsite preparation, bedding types, weather, building campfires, cooking, skits, songs, ceremonies, and much more. Best of all, you will be better prepared to lead your boys down the trail to becoming Boy Scouts.
Come on, Bear and Webelos Den Leaders and Assistants – let’s get ready for camping!
LOCATION: February 28 we will be training at the pavilion behind Allen LDS Stake Center, 1324 W Exchange Pkwy, Allen, TX 75013.
Register online so we are prepared for you! You can pay at the door.
Leader Specific Training – March 5, 2011
For Cub Scout Leaders
Boy Scout Leaders
Venturing Advisors
Varsity Coaches
Where:Allen LDS (1324 West Exchange, Allen)
Register Online and pay at the door!
Payable at the door. Please register online so we can be prepared for you!
IOLS – March 22, 25-27, 2011
Title: IOLS – Required Training for Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster, as well as Venturing Advisors and Varsity Coaches working with units with high adventure and outddor programs. All others are welcome – Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturing Leaders.
Location: TBA – Please register so we can update you when we have finalized our plans!
Circle Ten “Required Training” Pilot
(Aug 02 2010)Date: January 15, 2010
To: Circle Ten Council Cubmasters, Scoutmasters, Varsity Coaches,
Venturing Crew Advisors, and Sea Scout Skippers
From: Don Wendell, Circle Ten Council Training Chair
Subject: Required Training
As you may have heard, the BSA will soon implement training requirements for adult leaders. This will be phased in over a two-year period. In year one, the top leaders [Read More …]
Twilight Camp 2010!
(Jul 26 2010)
Important Changes to BSA Youth Protection Training Policies
(Jun 11 2010)
BSA Youth Protection Training MANDATORY with Adult Volunteer Applications
(Jun 02 2010)June 1, 2010
Youth safety is the No. 1 concern of the BSA.
To increase awareness of this societal problem and to create even greater barriers to abuse than already exist today in Scouting, the Boy Scouts of America is implementing several important changes to further enhance its Youth Protection policies.
Effective June 1, 2010:
– Youth Protection training [Read More …]
Union Pacific and the Boy Scouts of America Celebrate 100 Years of Scouting
(Apr 18 2010)
Boy Scouts of America to be a Featured Category on Jeopardy February 25
(Feb 25 2010)
2010 District Banquet Pictures
(Jan 30 2010)
New Southern Sky District Director
(Dec 14 2009)
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
SOUTHERN SKY DISTRICT
HAS NEW DISTRICT DIRECTOR
Tim Anderson – Field Director, Circle Ten Council
(Nov 18 2009)
I would like to say Thank You to all of the volunteers in the Southern Sky and Lone Star Districts as well as Arrowhead. I have had the honor of being the District Director in Northern Collin County for the past 4 years. This position has allowed me to work with you “the [Read More …]
‘Celebrate Scouting’ Stamp Unveiled
(Nov 13 2009)
Poptober 2009 – Top Salesman!
(Nov 12 2009)
Click here to viewTiger Cub Lock In Pictures
(Oct 09 2009)
Click here to get your picture!BSA Membership Fee to Increase
(Sep 04 2009)The BSA Executive Board unanimously passed a resolution at its meeting on May 22 to increase the traditional membership registration fee for all youth and adults to $15 from its current $10, effective January 1, 2010.
The last fee increase, which was from $7 to $10, was in 2003. The Exploring fee remains $10 for both [Read More …]
2010 Rank Requirement Changes
(Aug 31 2009)The centennial edition of the Boy Scout Handbook will soon be available, and with the new handbook come several rank requirement changes that will be in effect as of January 1, 2010.
Tenderfoot
A Scout must teach another person how to tie a square knot using the EDGE model (explain, demonstrate, guide, and enable). He must also [Read More …]
Celebrating 100 Years – A Year of Celebration
(Aug 28 2009)
Learn about the 100th Anniversary Commemorative PatchBringing Life into the Year
(Aug 06 2009)Bringing Life into the Year
Southern Sky District Scouters,
Howdy and welcome to another great year for Scouting in the 2nd year of the Southern Sky District. Please use this Program Preview to its fullest potential for the 2009-2010 Scout year.
Abraham Lincoln once said “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. [Read More …]
