Troop 27
Housatonic Council
Shelton, Connecticut

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This page updated 4-09-2009

Welcome

		Welcome to Boy Scout Troop 27 — Our troop welcomes all boys, ages 11-17, who want to follow the Eagle Trail.   Boys can join Scouting at any time, regardless of their background or experience. If you're interested in the Scouting program, please feel free to come to our meetings, contact one of our Adult Leaders.
		Sponsor Troop 27 is sponsored by Wireless of Orange.

Meetings
We meet 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., each Friday that school is in session, at the White Hills Rec. Center.
For exact dates, see our Calendar page .

Special Announcements and News

  Court of Honor 

[ Mar. 27 2009 ]   Our latest Court of Honor was followed by a Lock-In. We had several Scouts reach the rank of First Class and one reach the Star rank. Also, many Scouts received Merit Badges. Check out our Photos section for some pictures. 

  Photos updated

[ April 9 2009 ]   Our photos section has been updated. Click the Photos link at the top of the page.

  March 2009 Newsletter 

[ Mar. 20 2009 ]   Our latest newsletter is online.  Click here to view it.

  New Scouts   

[ Feb. 10 2009 ]   On Sunday, February 8th, Pack 27 held its Blue and Gold Dinner. Eight Webelos 2 crossed over into our troop. We would like to welcome them to our troop. They are:

* Kyle C.
* Luke C.
* Zach J.
* Michael P.
* John S.
* Steven S.
* Robert T.
* Zachary T.

In addition, Greg W. joined our troop as a new scout last week.
Jackson T. is transfering from another troop this week.
Chris L. will be crossing over from Pack 3 in March.

  Court of Honor   

[ Jan. 2 2009 ]   Congratulations to all the Scouts who earned Rank Advancements and Merit badges! Thank you to all the Leaders, Committee members and Scout families that helped put this event together. If you have photos of this event that you would like to see on the website, send them to Mike Y.

  Troop 27's Latest Eagle Scouts     

[ April. 16 2008 ]   Congratulations to our newest Eagle Scouts!! Click here for more details.

  March 2008 Newsletter

[ Mar. 29 2008 ]   Our latest newsletter is online.  Click here to view it.

Troop 27 Guidelines

[ Mar. 7, 2008 ]   Our guidelines have been updated. Click here to view them.

  November Newsletter     

[ Nov. 21, 2007 ]   Our November 2007 newsletter is online.  Click here to view it.
November 2007 Newsletter 
 

Troop 27 Attends Summer Camp

[ Jul. 27, 2007 ]   A note from Scoutmaster Bob:
Now that we have almost recovered from a week of Boy Scout Summer Camp, it is back to the same old grind. A quick report regarding camp:

Sixteen of our 23 scouts atended Summer Camp.

Nine of the 18 scouts that attended the Brownsea First Year Program were from our troop.

Eleven of the 35 people that attended Polar Bear for 3 mornings at 6:30 AM at the waterfront were from our troop.

Three adult leaders (from the Geritol Patrol) woke Jay Decho up on the fourth morning with a special cheer were from our troop. Jay rewarded us with special Polar Bear slides. The 3 adult leaders reverted back to (some say they never left) being 13 again!

Troop 27 took 2nd on Monday in the competition for the coveted Thunderbird Award for best daily site inspection. It then went on to finish the week with 4 consecutive 1st place finishes scoring a 89, 88, 96, 97, and 97 on each day! Congratulations Troop 27 for a job well done!!!

Just a quick reminder, the first year scouts should be exercising, specifically push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, standing long jump and 1/4 mile walk/run. We will be re-testing them in a few weeks and expect improvement.

We will be having a PLC planning in the next few weeks. All members of the incoming and outgoing PLC's are expected to attend.

Also, we are planning a Court-of-Honor before the end of the summer.

Finally, a special thanks goes out to Kevin Barber and Gary Johnson who spent the week with me and 16 boys. Without them, this week would not have been possible.

Yours in Scouting,
Scoutmaster Bob

BSA Health Forms Online
Getting a physical? — Be sure to take a BSA Personal Health & Medical Record form !
The Boy Scout Personal Health & Medical Record forms can be found at the Housatonic Council website click here.   At every physical, have your healthcare provider fill out this form, and give a copy to Scoutmaster Bob.
 
 

Past Activities

2007

• Saturday, November 24th: 5-Mile Bridge-to-Bridge Hike
   
• Saturday, December 1st: Webelos Open House
  
  
• Wednesday, December 5th: Troop Committee Meeting
  
  
• Friday, December 7th: Climbing Wall
  
  
• Monday, December 10th: Roundtable (Council)
  
  
• Saturday, December 15th: Shelton Troops Scout Night Lock-In
  
  
• Friday, December 21st: Court of Honor/Holiday Party
   

• Saturday, January 26th: 2008 Klondike Derby
  
  
• Friday, February 1st – Sunday, February 3rd: Mt. Mohawk Ski Trip
   
• Sun., March 16 - Palm Sunday Pancake Breakfast
   
• Camping at Webb Mountain Park: Friday, April 25th – Sunday, April 27th
   
• Spring Camporee: Friday, May 16th – Sunday, May 18th at Hammonasset State Park Madison

   

• Whitewater Rafting: Friday, June 20th – Sunday, June 22nd, at Whitewater Challengers in White Haven, PA. - depart from White Hills Shopping Center.
   

• Summer Camp: Sunday, July 13th – Saturday, July 19th at Edmund Strang Scout Reservation in Goshen, CT.
   
• Troop bike trip: Sunday, Spet. 28th on the Monroe bike trails

Website News

Camping books, etc.    
MiraVista has a selection of books, etc. for campers and outdoorsmen.

Cub Scout Pack 27 Page    
Cub Scout Pack 27 has their own page.   It will display information onPack events.   There's a link to it in the navigation bar at the top of every page on our site, or just click here. Contact Mike Y. for login details.

Photos Page
It has been updated but is still a work in progress! Take a look and send some pictures to be included.

Camping, Service, and Uniform Webpages
These pages are under construction. Please suggest content!
 

Adult Leaders

Adult Leader News

• BSA Youth Protection Training Available Online
  The BSA National Council has made Youth Protection Training available online at the Online Learning Center. Completion of this training is essentially required for all adult leaders, since National and Local BSA tour (travel) permits will soon require that at least one adult leader on each trip have this training.   This is a comprehensive, high-quality training seminar, dealing with a difficult subject in a professional manner.   Any adult involved with the troop is encouraged to take this training as soon as possible.