Well this is the first blog post of the new scouting year. First we introduced the new assistant scoutmasters and also introduced the new patrol leaders and other positions. Then we distributed the new scouts into the following patrols:
Cobra, Eagle, Dragon, Venture, Shark, Falcon.
This 2012/2013 scout year we have 46 boys in our troop now. We also announced the upcoming camping trip next weekend.

These are the pictures from the Dig Site at Tal El-Hammam, where a huge group of scouts (along with many others) went to do the Archaeology Merit badge. We spent the whole day there and learned a lot about Archaeology and how fun it can be.


 Upon Arriving at the archaeological site,  we had a quick tour of the site and some explanation on how to excavate in the best possible way.

A rare find of a whole pottery jar 

The banana fields around the site

A Huge sink hole right outside of the city walls

A picture of all the people who came with us, including
moms, dads and girls.

The scouts then got their own plot of land which they were supposed to excavate, and we worked pretty hard!

The plot of land we were excavating

Some of the girls who came with us on this trip

It was a very busy day!

An archaeologist teaching some scouts how to sift

David working on uncovering some of the walls

We then had lunch and took another quick tour of
the lower city and some of the guard towers.

After that, we worked a couple more hours, then packed up and drove to a hotel at the dead sea, where we learned how to wash pottery and examine it.

Packing Up

Dr.Collins teaching the scouts how to wash pottery

Leaving the pottery out to dry

Explanation about how to examine pottery and learn from it

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Here are pictures of the Dead Sea 20-mile hike. Congrats to everyone who completed this challenge!

Hiking along the Dead Sea highway

There were some cool rock faces to look at on the way!

Are you tired?

It's OK, good thing we're taking lots of breaks!

A much-needed rest and a fantastic view!

Congratulations to all of you who finished the hike!

Reading Merit Badge Community Service

Here's a picture of some scouts who did some community service at a library for the Reading Merit Badge:

Rifle Shooting Merit Badge Outing

 Here are some pictures of the scouts who went to the shooting range to earn the Rifle Shooting Merit Badge.

Toys for Tots Community Service

 

          Troop 806 would like to recognize Josh, Zuzu, and Alexandre for helping out in distributing Toys for Tots on December 20th. We would like to thank them for showing the community that a scout is helpful, and we all would love to see more scouts in our troop like these 3, who are reaching out into the community to do their part in making the world a happier place.

Eagle Court of Honor

Here are the Pictures from the Eagle Court of Honor for Daniel Kohl, Stephen Martin, and Donald Van Hook.
Congratulations to our new Eagle Scouts!
                                   

The new Eagle Scouts started off by discussing their Eagle Service projects, one of the most challenging requirements for achieving the rank of Eagle.

                    

Then the fathers of each of the scouts came up and put in their share of encouragements, challenges, and embarrassing stories. :)

The scouts sat pondering over these wise words.

The Scoutmaster then took the stage and presented the scouts with their Eagle Neckerchiefs, a symbol of their accomplishment. The scouts then recited the Eagle Scout Promise, a statement of their loyalty to the Scout community and the scout morals and skills that have been established in their lives. 

 

The night continued with several more ceremonies including the moving of the scout's name up the "rank ladder" to join the other Eagle scouts who have made it in the past years and the presenting of the father and mentor pins by the Eagle scouts, an expression of thanks by the eagles to those people who have helped push them along to make them the prepared men they are today.