Huguenot Trail District Roundtable

Roundtable is a monthly program for leaders to pick up new skills and information that they can take back to their Pack, Troop or Crew. If you are a registered leader, please join us at our District Roundtable.

St. John Neumann Catholic Church
first Thursday of each month
7:00-8:30 pm

Jamie Quinn, Roundtable Commissioner
jq4scouting@gmail.com

District Committee

At District Committee, leaders mobilize resources to ensure the growth and success of Scouting units within the district’s territory. Members of the District Committee are volunteers. The district trains adult volunteers, provides district programs for units (such as Camporees, Merit Badge College, District Pinewood Derby, and Fall Day of Service to name a few), assists in the formation of new units, and helps coordinate the annual giving campaign. Please join us at our District Committee meeting this month.

third Wednesday of each month
7:00-8:30 pm

District Commissioner

The District Commissioner represents the district as a member of the council commissioner cabinet and leads the commissioner staff in unit visitations. They oversee the unit charter renewal plan so that each unit reregisters on time and with optimum membership. District Commissioners guide roundtable commissioners to ensure that monthly roundtables are well-attended, and provide practical and exciting unit program ideas. As a Key 3 they help meet district goals and support local and national Scouting policy, procedures, and practices.

Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church
Room 214 above the Old Chapel
last Thursday of each ODD month
7:00-8:30 pm
Enter the building using the ramp off the courtyard next to the pergola.

Eagle Project Approval Process

Request to Present Eagle Scout Service Project Proposal (Google Form)

Eagle Board of Review

Request an Eagle Scout Board of Review (Google Form)

Helpful Eagle Links

Eagle Scout Rank Application
Eagle Scout Workbook
Process Check List for Eagle/Parent/Leaders
Life to Eagle Check List
Eagle Unit Coach Check List
Eagle Scout Verification Check List
Completed Eagle App and Binder Checklist

Helpful Advancement Links

Cub Scout advancement
Scouts BSA advancement
Sea Scout Advancement
Venturing Program

Communication

The Huguenot Trail District strives for excellent communication. We share information on Facebook and Constant Contact through our Council’s Friday Five and Courier newsletters. If you would like to receive information from us, please click the button below.

District Camporee

District Camporee is camping fun for youth, the thumping of hundreds of feet on the way to an evening campfire, and the blue smoke from fires cooking stew or ham and eggs. It’s the patter of rain on many tents at night. It’s the ripple of wind-blown flags in the morning sun. It’s catching the idea of teamwork in a patrol. It’s learning to carry out an order to help the team succeed. A camporee starts with the recognition that a patrol is the basic camping unit. The patrol demonstrates its very best camping techniques and shares its experiences with other patrols. The camporee involves the type of equipment that can be carried in a pack by scouts and can be set up entirely by scouts, allowing them to be completely self-sufficient for a self-reliant experience over a period of two or three days.

History of our Campfire Ashes

District Pinewood Derby

Huguenot Trail’s “District Pinewood Derby” is held every February after the Packs have had a chance to run their own derbies.

Webelos / AOL Scouts Transition Day

The History and Purpose of Webelos Transition Day

The transition from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts is a time when we lose a large percentage of our cub scouts and one of the primary reasons is that youth and parents are not familiar with how different boy scouting is from Cub Scouting and the wonderful opportunities awaiting. Recognizing this issue, in the mid 1990’s, Scoutmaster Rodney Parsons of Troop 800 initiated a Webelos to Scout Transition Day to demonstrate the fun and opportunities of Scouting. The troop expanded the event to include District and other troops to increase the number of boys who could benefit from the experience. This day is a perfect opportunity for troops across the District to volunteer at a station and meet Webelos ready to cross over. It is also an opportunity for Webelos to meet the Scouts of several different troops in a fun and engaging environment.

Scouts move through different events. At each event, they are given safety and event specific instructions. Adult leaders are present to ensure all the safety rules are followed, but the hands-on training is provided by Troop-level Scouts – Scouts teaching Cubs.

This event was featured in the August 2013 issue of Boy’s Life Magazine and has been covered numerous times by local newspapers.

All Webelos and AOL Scouts, parents and their leaders are welcome and encouraged to come out for a day of fun-filled activities designed to help transition boys and girls from Cub Scouts to Scouts. Meet and greet prospective Scouts BSA Troops and see what Scouts is all about.

Training - Council / District Provided

Anyone can attend any Council or District training. See our Training Calendar.

Training - National Resources

Training for adults, provided by National, include Youth Protection Training, Position-Specific Courses, Supplemental Training (Roundtable), Outdoor Skills Training (BALOO and IOLS), Train-the-Trainer Courses, Committee Training, and more.

Bill Eggleston, Training Chair
weggls011@gmail.com

Order of the Arrow

The Order of the Arrow (OA) is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). For over 100 years, the Order of the Arrow (OA) has recognized Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. This recognition provides encouragement for others to live these ideals as well. Each BSA council has a corresponding OA lodge. The OA Lodge for the Heart of Virginia Council is the Nawakwa Lodge. Huguenot Trail’s OA Chapter is the Witchindin Chapter. To find out more about the Order of the Arrow visit oa-bsa.org.

The purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold:

• To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives
• To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit
• To promote Scout camping
• To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others

The Witchindin Chapter meets on 3rd Thursdays of each month (except July) at 7:00pm at Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church in Midlothian.

Dave Sanders, OA Chapter Advisor
dsanders90@gmail.com