North Star District Newsletter - March 2024 | |
“A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting room.”
- Lord Baden-Powell
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Don't Forget- District Roundtable on THURSDAY, April 4th
Roundtable is open to ALL Scout Leaders and Scouting parents!
Great for newbies AND seasoned Scouters!
Check out our gameplan below:
6:30pm - Munch & Mingle "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
please signup to bring something
7:00pm - Opening Ceremony/General Session
7:25pm - Breakouts
Scouts BSA - Merit Badge College
Cub Scouts - Cub Scout Program Updates
Need something to be added to our presentations or breakouts? Email your request to north-star-roundtable@ocscouts.org. For hot topics, announcements or Roundtable time slots please make your request no later than 2 weeks prior to the Roundtable meeting. We get lots of requests and want to allow time for scheduling and authoring to deliver the best program possible.
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Munch & Mingle
Celebrate Opening Day with Scouts BSA and MLB! Sadly a week late, but let's be honest. Do you really want us to ask you to choose between Baseball and Roundtable? Besides we're sure Brandon can get Jenny to rush the mound. Let's just hope Bradley doesn't need to tell anyone "You're outta here!" Bring your favorite Concession Stand foods, or baseball pun-inspired dishes, like, Nachos, Sliders, or even Chili Dogs!
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New Background Check Process | |
Important note- the Criminal Background Check (CBC) process has changed for new, incoming leaders (as of March 1, 2024).
When a leader applies online or via a paper application, it is approved by the Chartered Organization Rep (COR) and then the CBC is done.
The CBC can take 5-7 business days to complete. Once it is completed without issue, the leader will populate on the unit's roster in my.scouting.
Super important note- the new leader CANNOT camp overnight with a Troop OR count towards 2 Deep Leadership until the CBC is returned without any flags. They are able to attend events during a campout or meeting, just like any other parent.
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Check out all the exciting District and Council training opportunities for
Cub Scout leaders!
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Check out all the exciting District and Council training opportunities for
Scouts BSA, Venturing, and
Sea Scouts leaders!
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Are you an adult looking to strengthen your leadership skills? Empower others, especially our youth, to lead? Understand why BSA programs are structured the way they are? Deliver impactful programs in your unit? Then Wood Badge is for YOU!
Sept. 6 - 8 & Oct. 5 - 6, 2024
Must Attend Both Weekends
(Total of 5 Full Days)
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National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is an exciting and powerful program designed to provide members of Troops, Crews, & Ships (ages 13 and over) with leadership skills and experience they can use to lead themselves and others.
Sept. 6 - 8 & Oct. 4 - 6, 2024
Must Attend Both Weekends
(Total of 6 Days)
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If you’re not familiar with Powder Horn. it is a resource course designed to introduce Scouting’s adults and youth to the exciting outdoor and high-adventure programs and activities for their units. Powder Horn is a “learn by doing” experience for these activities!
Power Horn is open to youth 14+ as well as adult leaders.
Sept. 27-29, 2024
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Planning is underway for the 2024 University of Scouting!
Let us know what you want to learn about or teach as we work on our course catalog for this year.
Click below for the survey:
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Upcoming District & Council Events | |
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District Hikes
Come join us for our monthly District Hikes (currently in their 15th year with not a single missed month!)
Save the date for a special (and simple!) Retirement Celebration for Hikemaster Dan Gorski on May 5th at Lake Lynn!
More info HERE
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2024 Council Cuboree
This awesome family camping event is open to Lion – Webelos Cub Scouts! Activities will include all of your favorites- shooting BB guns, Rope Maze, Crafts, gem mining, bouldering, and more!
Signups Close on April 1st!
Event Dates:
April 26-28, 2024
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Scouting Merit Badge Camps
Registration is now open for our Fly-fishing Merit Badge Camps and Complete Angler camps. Scouts will complete all the requirements for each recognition. These programs are offered free of charge and all equipment is provided. Space is limited. Don't miss this opportunity and register your scout, today!
More info HERE
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Life to Eagle Presentation
Learn about the Life to Eagle Process so a Scout, Parent, Scoutmaster, particularly Coaches/Mentors and Committee Members, know what is expected of each of you to help our scouts earn the Eagle Rank.
We will cover the requirements for earning the Eagle Rank, the Eagle Project, Letters of Recommendation , the Eagle Application, the Eagle BOR and explain the role of Committee Members or Volunteers helping with The Eagle Projects and Eagle BOR.
April 6, 2024
More info HERE
| | All of our District magic lives here- and keep your eyes peeled for some updates!! | | Go here to check out all of the Roundtable presentations and other resources from 2021 and on! | | |
There is so much to do in Occoneechee Council! Bookmark this page and check it frequently to stay up-to-date on Council and other District events!
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NOTE- this monthly District Newsletter is distributed to all registered leaders in North Star District plus anyone who has signed up to receive communications via the General Interest link. The registered leaders groups (Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Sea Scouts, Merit Badge Counselors, District/Council) are updated once a month. If you have a leader join in-between updates, please forward this newsletter along and encourage them to join via the
General Interest red button link above in the interim.
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