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TROOP 895 NEWS1SEPTEMBER 2014

TROOP 895 NEWSRICHARDSON, TX | MAY 2014Church of the Epiphany

WHAT A GREAT SUMMER!

BEcHTEl SUMMiT RESERvE

cAMp pionEER

FoRT pAinTBAll

From West Virgina for the Bechtel Summit Reserve, to the Arkansas Mountains at Camp Pioneer, back down to Texas for Fort Paintball in Allen, the boys had a great summer. And we will continue the adventures with a campout to Broken Bow, Oklahoma, for a Canoing trip like no other!

We closed out the school year with a dozen new members and three newly minted Eagles this year. Several boys advanced in rank and we have several boys begining their Eagle Scout Projects. This should be a fanatastic year for Troop 895!

KEY DATES FOR THE FALL

$$$ Monday - Sept. 15th / Cost is $10 for food, $10 for Canoe

Sept. 20th - 21st / Broken Bow, Oklahoma

Nov. 7th - 9th

Fall 2014

Oct. 24-26thTom Murphy’s Farm

Canoeing Campout

Cooking Campout

KABOOM!Campout

POPTOBER

Friday, 6:30pm Church to pack eqiupment

Saturday, 5:30am Arrive at church

Saturday, 6:00am Depart for Broken Bow

W I N T E R

Trevor Rees Jones

Kick-off Sept. 20thMoney due Nov. 1st

Northern Trail to Adventure

(TROOP FUNDRAISER)

Jay [email protected]

Saturday, Oct. 11th

Barbara [email protected]

Camp Wisdsom

Details coming in the next few weeks.

Dec. 26th - Dec. 31th

“ THERE iS no TEAcHinG To coMpARE WiTH ExAMplE.”

~ SiR ROBERT BAdEn-POWEll FOundER OF SCOuTing

As we kick-off the new year, we are asking parents what their

interests are and how they can participate with their boys

through their Scouting experience. Please join us on Monday,

September 29th at 7pm to discuss the upcoming year.

A WoRD on MERiT BADGES

Merit badges are an important part of the scouting experience. However, there is more to merit badges than simply providing opportunities to learn skills. The uncomplicated process—beginning in a discussion with a Scoutmaster, continuing through meetings with a counselor, and culminating in advancement and recognition—provides several learning experiences. it gives a Scout the confidence achieved through overcoming obstacles. Social skills improve. Self-reliance develops. Examples are set and followed. And fields of study and interest are explored beyond the limits of the school classroom.

The “blue card” is the nationally recognized merit badge record. The card has three parts: the actual”Application for Merit Badge” portion, the “Applicant’s Record,” and the “Counselor’s Record.” it requires a total of four signatures—two each from the unit leader/Advancement Team and a merit badge counselor. The unit leader/Advancement Team signs first on the front of the Application for Merit Badge portion and gives the entire blue card to the Scout.

Typically after the unit leader/Advancement Team signs the blue card, the Scout contacts the merit badge counselor and sets an appointment. While a boy may begin working on a merit badge at any time after he is registered, it is the counselor’s decision whether to accept work or activities completed prior to the issuing of the signed blue card.Common sense should prevail, however. For example,nights already camped as a Boy Scout, or coins or stamps already collected, would count toward their respective badges.A merit badge counselor—once he or she is satisfied a Scout has met all the requirements—signs in two places:on the reverse of the Application for Merit Badge (to the left) and on the Applicant’s Record (in the middle). These two parts are returned to the Scout. The approving counselor should retain the part of the card called the Counselor’s Record for at least one year—in case questions are raised later. The scout then turns in the signed “Application for Merit Badge” portion of the Blue Card to the Advancement Team for record keeping. The “Applicant’s Record” should be kept for your personal records. if the Scout did not complete all the requirements, the counselor simply indicates and initials those that were fulfilled in the spaces provided on the back of the Applicant’s Record part. This is called a”partial”.

Typically, Troop 895 will offer several merit badge opportunities throughout the year. However, the Scout may also want to take advantage of opportunities at merit badge fairs, museums, zoo’s, nature centers, winter and summer camps, rock-climbing gyms or white water rafting trips that provide merit badge instruction. This is also acceptable, but the Scout must still discuss the merit badge with the unit leader/Advancement Team and get a signed blue card BEFORE he begins. A Scout who has earned a merit badge from a registered and approved counselor by actually and personally fulfilling the requirements as written will have met the purpose of the merit badge program and the contribution to the aims of Scouting. The badge is his to keep and count toward his advancement.

Troop 895 Advancement Team:Emily Broad:

[email protected]

469-441-8517

Missy Shofner

[email protected]

972-979-7209

cAllinG All ARcHiTEcTS, pRoGRAMMERS, EnTREpREnEURS, cycliSTS, SAlESpERSonS, ElEcTRiciAnS, ARTiSTS AnD MoRE.As we begin the new scouting year for T895, it is time to update our merit badge counselor

list for the troop. Please take a few minutes to review the list, and let me know if there are any

changes or if you would like to be added to the list for the upcoming year.

For those of you who have never participated, the merit badge counselor is a key player in the Boy

Scout advancement program. Whatever your area of expertise or interest—whether it is a special

craft or hobby (basketry, leatherwork, coin collecting), a profession (veterinary medicine, avia-

tion, engineering), or perhaps a life skill (cooking, personal management, communications)—as

a merit badge counselor, you can play a vital role in stirring a young man’s curiosity about that

particular topic. By serving as a merit badge counselor, you offer your time, knowledge, and other

resources so that Scouts can explore a topic of interest.

For a complete list of merit badges and their requirements:

http://boyslife.org/section/about-scouts/merit-badge-requirements/

Marcia Barkis | 214-729-2180 | [email protected]


BEcHTEl SUMMiT RESERvE 2014West Virgina


cAMp pionEER - SUMMER 2014Arkansas


FoRT pAinTBAll — AUGUST 2014


September 20141 no School, no meeting (labor day)8 Troop Meeting 7 pm15 Troop Meeting 7 pm- $$$ Monday16 Committee Meeting 7pm20-21 Campout - Canoeing, Broken Bow22 PlC meeting 7 pm29 Troop Meeting 7 pm

october 20146 Troop Meeting 7 pm11 northern Trail to Adventure –13 no School, no meeting (Fair day)20 Troop Meeting 7 pm- $$$ Monday21 Committee Meeting 7pm24-26 Troop Campout – Kaboom!, Tom Murphy’s Farm27 PlC meeting 7 pm november 20141 Oak leaf Training Weekend/ nRA Training3 Troop Meeting 7 pm- $$$ Monday4 Committee Meeting 7pm 7-9 Cooking Campout, Camp Worth8 Webelos Woods10 PlC meeting 7 pm17 Troop Meeting 7-8p.m.24 no School-no meeting

December 20141 Troop Meeting 7-8 p.m. 8 Court of Honor 7-8p.m. 15 Troop Patrol leaders Council Meeting 6-8p.m. PlC126-31 nYlT26-31 Winter Camp Trevor Rees Jones

January 20155 no School, no meeting12 Troop Meeting 7 pm- $$$ Monday13 Committee Meeting 7pm16-19 Campout - Hiking19 MlK day no school, no meeting PlC?25 district dinner 5-9p.m. 26 Troop Patrol leaders Council 7-8 p.m. PlC 1

February 20151 Scout Sunday2 Troop Meeting 7-8 p.m. Founders Hall East/West7 Scouting for Food – Bags Out9 Troop Meeting 7 pm- $$$ Monday14 Scouting for Food – Collecting16 no School, no meeting17 Committee Meeting 7pm20-22 Troop Campout Tyler State Park-biking23 PlC meeting 7 pm

March 20152 Troop Meeting 7-8 p.m. 9 no School, no meeting9-13 nYlT16 Troop Meeting 7 pm- $$$ Monday17 Committee Meeting 7pm20-22 Camp out-Murphy Ranch-Scout Skills/Capture the Flag23 Troop Patrol leaders Council 7-8p.m. 30 Troop Meeting 7-8 p.m.

April 20153 no School, no meeting (Easter Break)6 Troop Meeting 7-8 p.m.11-12 Oak leaf Training at Wisdom13 Troop Meeting 7 pm- $$$ Monday14 Committee Meeting 7pm17-19 Troop Campout 20 Troop Patrol leaders Council 7-8 p.m. PlC127 Troop Meeting 7-8 pm

May 20154 Troop Meeting 7-8 p.m. Founders Hall East/West11 Troop Meeting 7 pm- $$$ Monday12 Committee Meeting 7pm15-17 Troop Campout – Boating Sports; Cypress lake18 Troop Patrol leaders Meeting 7-8 p.m. PlC125 no meeting

June 20151 Court of Honor 7 pm21-27 Summer Camp — San isabel Scout Ranch in Rye, Colorado

TRoop 895 cAlEnDAR 2014-2015

TRoop oRG STRUcTURE — 2014-2015

CAMPING OPERATIONS

COMMUNICATION & MEDIA

TROOP 895 | ORG STRUCTURESEPTEMBER 2014

ADVANCEMENT & TRAINING

CITIZENSHIP & FUNDRAISING

Assistant Scoutmasters:Randy CothrunRick Broad

Committtee: Jennifer Sandidge

Assistant Scoutmasters:Joe Torma

Committtee: Jamie Kennedy

Assistant Scoutmaster:Brian Hauber

Committtee: Jay Maxwell

Assistant Scoutmasters:Steven RowanShaun ManningMitch McMullinTrey MooreBarbara Richer

Committtee: Missy Shofner Emily BroadMarcia BarkisBarbara Watson

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Rank Advancement

Merit Badges / Counselors

Court Of Honor

Oak Leaf Staffing

Training Records

TFC Program

Individual Development

PlansCorporate Culture / Respect

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EagleYouth Protection Training

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Troop Committee ChairFred Kersting

ScoutmasterDennis Macy

Chartered Organization RepBrian Fuerst

Senior Patrol Leader Oscar Barkis

Assistant Senior Patrol Leaders Camping - Luke Sandidge, Jake KennedyTFC - Jake Hoodenpyle, Berkley ShofnerProgram - Charles Broad, Kyle ManningAdministration- Brian Richer

Patrol LeadersBears- Bennett BroadBacon- Jack MacyPun- Jonathan Hauber

Troop Finance Cheryl Hauber

Assistant Troop Committee ChairDan Barkis


Troop All Email [email protected] Website https://t895.net

Scoutmasterdennis Macy 214-914-1313 [email protected]

Assistant ScoutmastersJoe Torma 214-802-8289 [email protected] Rowan 214-621-6846 [email protected] Hauber 214-995-9451 [email protected] Richer 214-478-3972 [email protected]

Recruiting chairman (Webelos visit coordinator)Jay Maxwell 214-558-0290 [email protected]

Advancement Missy Shofner 972-979-7201 [email protected] Broad 469-441-8517 [email protected]

camping Jennifer Sandidge 214-563-8433 [email protected]

Senior patrol leaderOscar Barkis 214-226-3255 [email protected]

Green Barluke Sandidge 469-563-8460 [email protected] Kennedy 972-978-8227 [email protected] Hoodenpyle 469-563-4942 [email protected] Shofner 972-822-1773 [email protected] Manning 972-974-7235 [email protected] Broad 214-843-5874 [email protected] Richer 214-558-9709 [email protected] Broad 214-715-7042 [email protected] (for now, will change)Jack Macy 972-998-5299 [email protected] Hauber 214-514-9519 [email protected]

Troop committeeFred Kersting 214-438-1107 [email protected] Barkis 214-738-2158 [email protected] Hauber 214-995-9465 [email protected]

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pATRolS 2014-2015Green Bar Oscar Barkis (SPl) Brian Richer Charles Broad luke Sandidge Cooper Flickinger Jake Hoodenpyle Jake Kennedy Berkley Shofner gabe Shafer Kyle Manning Flaming chickens patrol Jonathan Hauber (Pl) nathan Torma Ben Agarwal Martin davila Joshua Krawczyk Matt Macy Mark Mueller gabe Patterson Skyler Stoy Robel Araya Bryce Cothrun John Walker

Swaggin Wagon patrol Jack Macy (Pl) Yu-Heng lai Christian Cortopassi demetrius Cregg Joshua Hauber Joe Hoodenpyle William lozano Samuel Martin Ceth Solis Walker Turnblad Mark Saving Koen Moore Brick patrol Bennett Broad (Pl) Matthew Coniglione Whit Flickinger Braeden Franklin Kurt laffitte Evan McMullin Kini Olds Carson Roth Collier Smith Henry Worlein logan Kersting James Maxwell

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