Oct. 2014 Court of Honor

The boy scouts, their parents and family members, and the adult leaders of Troop 67 came together on Friday October 10, 2014 for a Court of Honor.  This was the 52nd COH held by the troop. 

The festivities began with a pot luck dinner.  True to form the chefs in our troop served up lots of great food.  Salads, several different pasta dishes, stuffed shells, fried chicken, and of course the dessert table provided plenty of good choices for dinner.

 

After dinner the room was re-arranged for the Court of Honor.  The table was very full of badges, awards and patches!  Our scouts earned 70 merit badges since the last COH.  The biggest haul was A C who earned 6 badges including Archery.  When asked by Mr. Rittberg what was the secret of finishing archery at summer camp this year - from a partial earned last year - AC replied "growing up!"  Which is very true because that's one badge that requires enough muscle to complete the requirements.

Some highlights of the awards presentations:
    13 scouts earned the Whitewater m.b. by attending the high adventure trip to New River Gorge over the summer. 
    Many Camp Horseshoe segments were earned by our summer campers.  And the new scouts earned the 100% Patrol patch as is our tradition.
    Silver Buckle = M S  and the New Scout = P L. 
    Several scouts received special recognition for earning the National Outdoor Award, the World Conservation Award, and the 100 Nights of Camping Award. 

Rank Advancements -
    The large group of new scouts moved up to the Tenderfoot rank.
    Two of our scouts earned the rank of Star - J T and A C.
    Two scouts were awarded the rank of Life - B R and M S.

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