SPECIAL SCOUT MASS: St. Luke is celebrating a Special Scout Mass for Troop 174 at 9:00 am, February 5th. This special Mass is for the entire 174 Family. This is a wonderful opportunity for all of us to: worship together; for our boys to be recognized as Scouts; and most importantly, for our Scouts to receive a special blessing. St. Luke has asked if 4 – 6 of our older boys, regardless of parish affiliation, to participate in this special Mass. Those boys interested in participating in this Mass should contact Mr. Stephen Heath at:
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The annual BSA swim event is scheduled for this coming Saturday, 28 January, 2012 at the Riviera Club, 5640 North Illinois Street. Activities will begin at 8:00 am. Any scout participating in this must be at the Rivi, in proper swim attire, and prepared to enter the water at 8:00 am (which really means that you need to be at Rivi around 7:45 am to make sure that your ready). Due to the expense of hiring a certified Water Safety Instructor and complicated logistics for arranging the pool time, this is the only time this event is scheduled for this year.
First year scouts: Attendance is mandatory. This activity covers all swimming requirements for Second Class and First Class, including the BSA swim test. Therefore those scouts who intend to advance must attend. First year activities should be completed no later than 9:30 am. Again, no make-up session is planned so any scout not completing this at this time risks not advancing in 2012. If a scout is a non-swimmer, beginning swimmer, or has any other difficultly with aquatic skills, they should still attend as the activity is conducted by a certified Water Safety Instructor who can assist them. In addition, it would be extremely helpful to notify Mr. Lafnitzegger or Mr. Franklin of such a situation.
Scouts planning on attending a BSA summer camp including Ransburg: Those scouts who plan to attend a BSA summer camp may complete the required BSA swim test so that they are pre-certified for swimming activities at camp. This saves time -- up to an hour of waiting -- at the first afternoon of camp. Note that BSA swim certification is an annual requirement so even if a scout has completed a swim test in the past, it must be completed again to fulfill the BSA requirements. Scouts only needing to complete the swim test should be done no later than 8:30 am (but probably even earlier).
Scouts with "partials" in swimming or lifesaving merit badges: Scouts wishing to complete partials in swimming or lifesaving will be provided the opportunity to do so during this event. They must notify Mr. Fryrear (
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or 317.847.7839) in advance and bring their partial "blue card" from camp. They also will be required to complete the BSA swim test with the group. The length of time this will take will depend on the number attending.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 16:04 |
This upcoming scout year is going to be another fun and exciting year as we continue the 62nd year tradition of Troop 174.