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COURT OF HONOR
Boy Scout Troop 96 held its fifth Court of Honor on April 13,
1999 at the American Legion Hall. A Boy Scout Court of Honor is a meeting
to formally recognize the Scouts who have advanced in rank, earned merit
badges, or other awards.
The Master of the Ceremonies(MC) for the evening was Assistant Senior
Patrol Leader, Seth. (The Communications Merit Badge (a required merit badge for Eagle)
requires the boys to invite a guest speaker, act as MC for a Troop Court of Honor,
give a five minute speech, and more. The boys in our troop take turns with this,
in order to earn their merit badge.) Seth called the meeting to order and introduced
the Honor Guard, who presented the flags. Our special guests included Cody,and the
parents and families of our boys.
Seth welcomed our guests and speaker. The opening was given by
Senior Patrol Leader, Todd. We recited the Scout Oath & Law, then he
read a article about John Wayne and what he had to say about the
Scout Oath and Law. Doc read the committee report, advising boys and
parents of several policy changes.
Next, Seth introduced our guest speaker, 'Doc'. He talked to
us about Camp Laramie Peak, where we will be attending summer camp.
He told the history of the camp, then shared some of our past experiences
and let the boys and parents know about the high adventure programs,
merit badges, and free time activities that are available. He followed
this with CLP's promotional video.
Awards and merit badges were presented by JASM, Samuel, with MC, Seth
and Troop Guide, Rick, performing the ceremony. Earning their next ranks were:
Scout: Russ, Pat, and Nick. Tenderfoot: Russ, Nick, and Pat. Star: Jeff A,
Costa, Neil, and Allan. Earning merit badges were Sean (Swimming & Skiing),
Sam (Citizen in the World), Russ (Citizen in the Nation), Todd (Citizen in the
Nation, Emergency Preparedness, & Geneology), Costa (Camping, Citizen in the
Community, Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, & Wilderness Survival), Nick
(Citizen in the Nation), Rick (Citizen in the Nation, Citizen in the World,
Emergency Preparedness, & Family Life), Neil (Cooking), Seth (Citizen in the
Nation, First Aid & Wilderness Survival), & Allan (Camping, Citizen in the
Nation, & First Aid). Receiving Tree Plant and SOAR (Save Our American
Resources)Patches for helping with Ft. Robinson's Tree Re-Plant were Russ,
Todd, Costa, Nick, Rick, Joseph, Seth, & Allan. The Pedro Patrol received a
3rd place in breads at the Winter Klondike. The Panther Patrol received stars
for being a National Honor Patrol. SM Ginny and ASM Kerri were awarded the
Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster of the year in the Wyo-Braska District.
Costa, Rick, Russ, Pat & Nick received perfect attendance awards for both troop
meetings, and all troop functions. Friends of Scouting awards were handed out
to all families who donated to the FOS campaign.
Kerri read the announcements, and we learned our troop patch will be
completed in about two weeks. Ginny closed with the Scoutmaster's Minute about
what she feels makes a 'good' scout. She said she felt 'honor' was the main
ingredient, then explained why she felt that way. Seth introduced the Color
Guard, and the colors were retired.
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