Second and First Class swimming requirements will be tested by Assistant Scoutmaster Braunegg at the Beede Center on Friday, January 6, 7:00-8:00 PM.  You must arrive by 6:45 PM so we in the pool are by 7:00.

 

Upon arrival, check in with Mr. Braunegg in the Beede Center lobby.  We will use the team locker room.  All swimmers must shower before using the pool.  A Beede Center requirement is that all swimmers must swim the length of the pool to demonstrate some swimming ability.

 

We are limited to 15 Scouts.  If you can attend on January 6, please sign up on the signup sheet which will be at upcoming troop meetings and check the appropriate box(es) for requirements you are prepared to be tested on.

Contact Assistant Scoutmaster Braunegg (djbraunegg@yahoo.com) for more information.

 

Second Class requirements:

8.b:  Demonstrate your ability to:

·      Jump feetfirst into water over your head in depth,

·      Level off and swim 25 feet on the surface,

·      Stop, turn sharply, resume swimming, then return to your starting place.

8.c.

·      Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by reaching with a suitable object, and by throwing lines and objects.

·      Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching or throwing rescue is possible, and

·      Explain why and how a rescue swimmer should avoid contact with the victim.

 

First Class requirements:

9.b:  Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.

·      Jump feetfirst into water over your head in depth, swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl;

·      Then swim 25 yards using an easy, resting backstroke. The 100 yards must be swum continuously and include at least one sharp turn.

·      After completing the swim, rest by floating.

9.c. With a helper and a practice victim, show a line rescue both:

·      as tender and

·      as rescuer

(The practice victim should be approximately 30 feet from shore in deep water.)

Make a Troop 132 fashion statement!  The following Troop 132 gear is available:

• Knit/collared class B shirts are available for $15.  See Committee Chair Asli Memisoglu at a troop meeting if you are interested.
• Class B tee shirts are available for $9.  See Committee Chair Asli Memisoglu at a troop meeting if you are interested.
• A troop neckerchief is given to newly joining or crossing over Scouts, additional neckerchief's are available for $13, see Scoutmaster Chas Horvath if you want an additional (or replacement) neckerchief.  Standard red Boy Scout neckerchiefs ($8 at the Scout Store) are also acceptable for Troop 132 members.

(A class B shirt is a Troop 132 themed polo or tee shirt and is not an official Scout uniform, and is totally optional).

The first troop meeting of the 2011-2012 school year will be at 7:30 Tuesday, September 6th at the Concord Scout House (74 Walden Street in Concord Center).  See you then!  The meeting will be preceded by a 6:30 pm PLC (Patrol Leaders Council) meeting.

Given that the weather report for tomorrow, December 12, is 80-90% chance of rain we are canceling the 1:00-3:00 leaf raking at the Scout House community service activity.

We will see if it can be rescheduled for next weekend.  Stay tuned!

Registration is now open for the 2010-2011 Scouting season!  There will be a registration table set up at the beginning of the September troop meetings or alternatively the required payment/forms can be mailed to Chas Horvath at 60 Laurel Street, Concord.   All forms will be available at the troop meeting registration table plus they are available via the troop's web site (go to www.troop132.com -> Forms).

All medical, license, and insurance information will be kept in strictest confidentiality.  If you do not plan to rejoin for the 2010-2011 Scouting season please send Committee Chair Chas Horvath email (chas@horvaths.org).  A Scout needs to be registered by late October to remain on the troop's rolls.


Scout Registration

Scout registration requires payment and possibly a number of forms:

• Registration is $60 for the first Scout from a family and $48 for each additional Scout from the same family (unless multiple copies of Boy's Life are desired, then it's $60 for all Scouts).  Checks should be made out to "BSA Troop 132".

• Annual medical forms are needed for all Scouts.  Those who went to summer camp are covered.  Those who did not go to summer camp need to fill out at least parts A and C of the official scout medical form (no doctor's signature required) and are encouraged to fill out part B as well (doctor's signature required).

• A Troop Conduct Guidelines form must be signed by all new Scouts and a new Scout's parent.

• New Scouts must complete a registration form.  A registration form is not required for Scouts who were registered last year.

Parent Responsibilities and Registration

The troop has three important requests from parents:

• In order to provide our boys a quality program we strongly request (bordering on require) that each parent volunteer to assist the troop in some capacity during the year.  The task can be one a shot (e.g. leading a trip or two, going on a trip, volunteering for a fund raiser) or filling a leadership position.  Send Chas Horvath email (chas@horvaths.org) or see him at the registration table to discuss this. This is your chance to serve.

• We strongly request that one parent from each family register.  We need a minimum number of register adults at Scouting events and having a large pool of candidates makes it easier to supply our boys a quality program.  There is no charge for adult registration (the troop covers it) and the form will also be at the registration table and are available online.

• Adult registration requires the BSA's equivalent of a CORI check, so a drivers license photocopy is needed.

• Adult registration also requires that you take the online Youth Protection Training, available at http://olc.scouting.org/info/ypt.html.

• Scout insurance regulations require that the following information be supplied for each driver/vehicle that transports Scouts (other than your own son) to/from/on a Scout outing.  If not already done so in a previous year please supply the following via email to mhoag@verizon.net or at the registration table for any parent/car combination that may be transporting Scouts to/from a Scouting event this year:

Thanks and have a great scouting year!!!!

Contact Scoutmaster Merlino (mamerlino@comcast.net) or Honcho Bob Manlick (bobmanlick@yahoo.com) ASAP.  Unless we get additional Honchos the trip will have to be canceled!

A great year is being planned!!

All parents are asked to attend the yearly parents planning meeting at 7:00 this Thursday (Sept 9) at Hunt Gym.

The 4/27 troop meeting will be 4 – 5:30 PM at the Hanscom Air Force Base Pool: NOTE THE EARLY START TIME AND CHANGE OF LOCATION!

Scouts planning to go on the Sunday 5/2 Canoe trip who have not taken a swim test in a year should plan to attend.

The troop will meet at the Concord Scout House at 4 PM and then drive over to Hanscom AFB Pool. We need your help driving, so if you can please send me an email at mamerlino@comast.net or call at 978.501.0486. It’s about a 10 minute drive to the pool. Security is tight so if you plan to attend then please show up at the Scout @ 4 PM.

The Scouts will swim from 4:30 – 5:30 PM and plan to return to the Scout House @ 6 PM.