On Monday, March 7th we completed two components of the Scouting Heritage Merit Badge.
Many thanks to Mr. Keenan, Mr. D. Chase, Mr. Wallace, and both Mr. Kelley's for patiently answering questions at each of the interview stations. Their recollections, along with the recollections of several other veterans of our Troop, will be compiled for discussion at our next class for this badge.
We also reviewed collections from several scouts. These collections included many Cub Scout memories, as well as scouting ephemera that each scout has accumulated. In each case the scout was asked what the collection meant to them, and what it tells us about them and their interests.
We are nearly complete with this badge, so as a reminder - there are 3 homework assignments, which were due at the meeting on March 7th. In order for your scout to pass this badge, all 3assignments must be completed and turned in to Mr. Chase before the meeting on Monday, March 14th.
1. All Scouts must review the Troop 2 History information on the website (www.troop2weymouth.com) and record 4 facts about the Troop for discussion. This work was due on 2/28.
2. All scouts must turn in their work for Requirement 4b which was due on 2/14 – as a reminder, scouts must review the website for the National Scouting Museum at http://www.bsamuseum.org/ and prepare a paragraph about why this museum is important to Scouting. I also encourage the scouts to write to the address provided under Contact Us, asking for more details to help them work on this badge and specifically this requirement. Instructions are included in a previous note and on the website. Scouts will likely receive a patch in the packet sent to them by the museum. For more details on this homework, please check the previous BLOG entry.
3. Scouts should be assembling their collections of Scout related materials, which were due due at the meeting on March 7.
If you have any questions, please see Mr. Chase.
