Newsletter April 2022
By Brandon L
On the weekend of April 29, Troop 42 attended Camporee at Boulder Creek Scout Reservation for the first time in recent troop history. It was a very eventful and fun weekend, from Friday to Sunday. On Friday, the troop had a campfire while our SPL and our ASPL went to Cracker Barrel, a meeting of SPLs to go over information about Camporee.
On Saturday morning, the day started off with a delicious breakfast and then a camp-wide flag ceremony with 20 patrols. Afterwards, each patrol went off to participate in stations, with each one covering a different subject, including fire building, pioneering, archery, and tomahawks.
The patrols competed with each other to win ribbons for their patrol flag. In the evening, the whole camp went to the amphitheater to watch each patrol perform a skit or a song.
Sunday morning, awards were given out after the flag ceremony, and our very own Phoenix and Viking patrols won 2nd and 3rd place respectively for overall best patrol. Viking patrol also won the most spirited patrol in camp. Camporee was a great success, and many scouts agree it was the most fun outing of this past scouting year. Hope to see you at Camporee next year!
