Lone Star District

Circle Ten Council

Spanish Speaking Assistance Needed

Lone Star District is looking for some Spanish speaking person(s) who could help with Join nights on the 4th and 17th of September, and the 3rd of October.  Let us know at spanish@lonestardistrict.org 

ALOHA ADVANCEMENT ACADEMY
Sat. August 24, 2024
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Participant Type: Adult Leaders in Scouts BSA units

At the Camp Wisdom Leadership Center

ALOHA ADVANCEMENT ACADEMY is focused on Scouts BSA advancement, and covers all advancement topics, “soup to nuts,” likely to impact a troop.  ALL TROOP LEADERS, and parents, too, are welcome to join us for a fun-filled, informative day of relevant training designed to bring the BSA Guide to Advancement to life.  Scoutmasters, Committee Chairs, Unit Advancement Chairs, and Eagle Coaches/Advisors are especially recommended to attend.  NEW UNITS formed in the last few years who haven’t attended this training before would find the time well spent.  Leaders of Crews and Ship who work with SBSA advancement in their unit would also find this class instructional.

Uniform of the day is a HAWAIIAN SHIRT – prizes to the most memorable! Fun, games, and door prizes will make the day as entertaining as it is instructive.

The opening general session will address numerous topics including the top advancement “myth-busters,” a few advancement “musts,” and also focus on the sometimes controversial topics of active participation, fulfillment of position of responsibility, required uniform, and the like. Following a fabulous lunch, two breakout rotations will be offered with specific classes on: Eagle Projects and the Eagle Coach, Boards of Review, The Merit Badge Program, and Effective Troop Advancement (each participant can select two of these four classes – come with a buddy from your unit so you can cover all four!). The day will wrap-up with a Question and Answer period and a bit more fun. 

Meet the Troop Night / Roundtable, September 5th, 7 pm 

Meet the Troop Night. Event is for all AOL’s and their parents.  Come pick a troop to camp with at Arrow of Light Transition Campout (formerly Webelos Woods).  Check out who you might want to join next Spring!  Every Troop should have a table! Cub Den Leaders come ask the Troops about Den Chiefs!  This is our Roundtable.  Please get the word out.

 6:30 Arrow of Light Transition Planning Mtg (before Roundtable)
7-8 pm Meet the Troops Night
 7-8 pm OA Chapter Meeting

Trinity Presbyterian Church, 5871 Virginia Pkwy, McKinney, TX

University of Scouting
- Special CUB SCOUT Edition -
September 21, 2024

At Region 10

Join us to get the updated Cub Scout program details and an overview of all things Cub Scouting!

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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL - things to know

PLEASE, understand that we are all working through this new renewal process and learning together. If you receive an email telling you to renew, and you already did...you can simply reply and let us know. There appears to be some lag in the reporting. We just want to make sure everyone gets re-registered.

WHAT WE DID LEARN is that the Unit Key 3 have to approved re-registrations, so if you are one of the Key 3, make sure you are checking your dashboard!

Continue to make sure that you have updated your my.scouting.org account with a good email address and a cell phone number. These are the primary ways that National and Circle Ten Council will be communicating with you regarding your membership renewal. Notices will start coming out soon for those who joined in August 2023, and the cycle will continue each month.

Circle Ten Council is committed to helping NEW families join Scouting that need financial assistance.  Once a family joins Scouting, it is our hope, that through various fundraising options and opportunities for Scouts to “earn their own way”, that families will be able to off-set the costs associated with participating in Scouting, including registration renewal fees.  So, as we move forward to the new monthly membership renewal process, Circle Ten Council’s financial assistance budget and resources will primarily be directed to new member acquisition – not membership renewal.  

Make sure you are sharing this information with others in your unit. Looking for more information regarding renewals? Please review our Circle Ten  RECHARTER AND RENEWAL ONLINE 


District Calendar - 2024-2025

Lone Star District Calendar PDF

Friends of Scouting Donation Link

Did you miss your unit's Friends of Scouting presentation?  It is not too late to donate anyway.  Fill out the card they sent you and send it back.  Or fill this one, link, out and turn it in at Roundtable or at the Fairview Scout Office.  

Or you can do it online!  https://donations.scouting.org/#/national

Help us update your Unit Pin Information

Packs, Troops, and Crews help us make sure people can find you on BeAScout.org

Unit Pin Information Form

Cub Scout Program Changes Coming June 1, 2024 

SUMMARY:

1. Goal was to make program SIMPLE, FUN, EASY (think from perspective of busy leaders).
2. All ranks, LION – ARROW OF LIGHT, will be standardized with a consistent number of adventures to achieve rank: 6 “core” and 2 “elective”
3. The distinction between Webelos Program (4th and 5th grade) and the Webelos RANK (4th grade) and Arrow of Light Rank (5th grade) was a source of confusion to many. This will be rectified by having separate handbooks, just like there is for the other ranks.
4. BOBCAT will NO LONGER be a RANK. It becomes the first adventure in EACH grade level rank. The requirements will be different at each rank.
5. All “core” adventures are now standardized into 6 categories across each rank: CHARACTER/LEADERSHIP (this is the BOBCAT at each rank); OUTDOORS, PERSONAL FITNESS, CITIZENSHIP, PERSONAL SAFETY (OR SAFETY/FIRST AID FOR THE 4TH/5TH GRADERS), AND FAMILY/REVERENCE. This will make it easier for leaders planning pack outings or using mixed age dens, to plan meetings across a topic.
6. SUPPLEMENTAL AWARDS (not achievements) were not seeing much use/awareness; many of these are NOW reconfigured into an ELECTIVE which should increase their visibility.
7. Electives have been “repopulated” … lots of them; 16 in total for Lions and AOL; 20 for each of the other ranks. Some popular electives, such as FISHING, show up IN EVERY RANK (presumably with some variation of requirements – bet all include going fishing!). In the slide below, the “lightest” color in each rank at top are electives continuing from the current program. The “mid-tone” colored ones are NEW, including ones that used to be stand alone awards/patches, and the darkest tones at bottom (BB’s/Archery/Slingshot) are ones that must be done in a district/council setting.
8. They published a schedule of when information will be released; handbooks in March/April. More information coming out each month in another CUBCHATLIVE (dates and TOPICS are INDICATED in the chart below: 12/1/23; 1/12/24; 2/2/24; 3/1/24/ 4/5/24; 4/5/24; 5/10/24; 6/7/24)
9. Changes effective 6/1/2024 (i.e., for NEXT Cub Scout year) -- ALL RANKS continue as current for the spring semester.

If you have already watched/listened to the CubChatLive, great. If not, you can use this link: https://youtu.be/0Orm_Gz8hrg -- about 35 minutes, worth listening to.

Also, all the information this is currently in PRINT is available on the Program Updates Page: https://www.scouting.org/program-updates/cub-scout-program-updates-announced/

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