EGG DROP CHALLENGE
SUNDAY FEB 25TH
The rules of the Egg Drop are as follows:
• The egg must be raw (this will be verified after the drop).
• Packaging can be no bigger than 6” x 6” x 6”.
• No parachutes, or other descent slowing devices, are allowed.
• Nothing can be adhered to the egg shell (wrapped around, yes, but not physically attached with tape or glue).
• No peanut butter is allowed, as some Scouts have a severe an allergy to it.
• The egg should be placed in the packaging ON THE DAY of the drop, unless the entire package is placed in the refrigerator (we do not want spoiled eggs potentially breaking).
• Scout must listen to the Adult Leadership instructions, and not run out to retrieve their package until instructed to do so.
• Following the drop, Adult Leadership will open the package (carefully) for inspection.
• All eggs and their container must be thrown away at the end of the station rotation, due to potential contamination of the package by a broken egg. Please do send the egg in a package that you are not willing to part with.
March 2024 Canoeing and Northern Tier Shakedown Campout
This weekend will be a lot of fun for everyone! We will be spending the day canoeing on Lake Texoma and honing our paddling skills. For those going to Northern Tier this weekend we will be practicing our paddling techniques and our portaging. This is the perfect opportunity to test your canoeing skills as well as learn some things in the process. We will have a short class on the parts of the canoes as well as go over the strokes needed.
February Caprock Canyon Campout
We are traveling North West to Caprock Canyon. There is a large herd of free-range buffalo and more hiking than we can do in a weekend. We haven’t been here in a couple of years and it will not disappoint no matter what we do! There is a bat cave, natural arch, slot canyons and some amazing views. We will camp the entire weekend at Caprock Canyon. The address for the camp is 850 Caprock Canyon Park Road, Quitaque, TX 79255 We will be staying at the LK009, LK008, LK007, and LK006 Campsites.
Order troop 1776 mulch here!
Troop 1776 is proud to offer JEMASCO brand mulch. We sell 2 cubic-foot bags of mulch in hardwood, Red colored hardwood, black colored hardwood, or cedar.
For reference, a 2 cubic-foot bag will cover 12 square feet at 2 inches deep.
Winter Camp Campout
Troop 1776 has a proud tradition of offering high quality merit badge classes and counseling at its annual Winter Camp. This year we will offer 20 merit badges. We will do four merit badge classes with four options during each session on Saturday and Sunday. Scouts sleep in cabins and adults do the cooking. Scouts may bring video games/tvs for this campout as well as cards/boardgames for their free time.
Ice cream continues for movie night this year!
Adopt a Highway
Scouts,
This is a service opportunity to pick up trash along Los Rios Blvd between E Park Blvd and Parker Rd.
We will meet at the north end of the PESH parking lot at 9:00am on November 18, 2023. It usually takes about an hour, depending on the number of participants.
Donuts are provided! So are trash bags, grabbers, and high visibility vests.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ANOTHER EAGLE SCOUT!
Congratulations to our latest Eagle Scout, Kieran Sullivan. Kieran restored a bench at the Heard Museum.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ANOTHER EAGLE SCOUT!
Congratulations to our latest Eagle Scout, Ryan Reisfield. Ryan mapped out the Murphy Cemetery Tombstones.
Northern Tier, July 2-8 2024, Signup is open
We have 2 crews reserved for this summer with a total of 10 scouts and 6 adults going to the back country in Canada for an adventure of a lifetime. Sign ups are open now to get on this year’s crews! You do not want to miss this event. Email Mr. Killebrew ( briantkillebrew@gmail.com ) with your interest in going before all the slots are filled.
Quetico Provincial Park – Crews from Ely
Quetico Provincial Park is the superlative canoe-expedition wilderness. Almost all human traces have been removed, crews are allowed to camp anywhere they choose. The park’s 1.2 million acres include over 600 lakes with well over 2,000 remote campsites. Quetico is considered the finest canoe park in the world.2023 November Campout – USS Lexington Campout
When: Nov. 10th – 12th, 2023
Where: Lost Pines Scout Reservation, Bastrop, TXSIGN UP NOW REGISTRATION CLOSES: Oct. 29th 11:30pm
The national Council announced an update to the Youth Protection guidelines for “Adult Supervision” that will go into effect September 1, 2023. In short, the “72-hour rule” is going away and any adult that is staying overnight in connection with a Scouting activity must be registered in a qualified unit position such as Committee Member (just a Merit Badge Counselor will not count).
The basic plan is that we will be camping at Lost Pines Scout Reservation which is close to Austin. We will spend the night there in the Turner Campsite and head to the USS Lexington in the morning.
The drive to the boat will be 3hrs 30 min. We will be staying the night aboard USS Lexington, a record-setting World War II aircraft carrier-turned museum located on Corpus Christi Bay. We’ll hear stories from the ship’s past—covering topics like kamikaze and torpedo attacks, the manpower it takes to navigate an aircraft carrier, and being named the “Blue Ghost” by Tokyo Rose herself. There are over 11 different levels within the ship, giving your curious minds a hands-on experience that reflects on the sacrifices made by a heroic generation.
The overnight itinerary includes all five tour routes of the ship, stories of historical events from her past, a scavenger hunt, a film in the 3D MEGA Theater, LEX ghost stories, two trips through the chow line, bunking in original crew quarters, an unforgettable patriotic flag ceremony, and so much more!
We will camp at Village Creek State Park in the group camping area on Friday night. We will get up early and pack up quickly on Saturday morning and meet the outfitter for departure. We will park the cars at an appropriate place and get started as
Troop 1776 – Plano, TX
