Monday 1/20 Meetings:  There is still a 444B troop meeting on Monday 1/20 despite the school holiday.  Two important notes:

-  Cooking MB: Mrs. Schwope will be teaching the first part of the Cooking merit badge from 7-8pm; this is open to ALL scouts (from both B and G troops) and you don't have to be signed up for the merit badge at 444B campout to attend.  For those who ARE signed up for the badge and will be cooking at the campout, grubmaster planning will be from 8-8:45pm Monday after Mrs. Schwope's class.

-  Communications MB: Mr. Grossman will be covering a few items for those who have signed up for communications for the 444B campout, from 7:30-8:30pm.  For those wanting to do a campfire or Scout's Own service, please start reviewing the requirements for those in your scout book. Mr. Grossman will set up review times for scouts to send him things for approval prior to the start of the campout. 

Committee Meeting:  There will be a parent committee meeting via Zoom on Sunday 1/19 at 8pm.  The Zoom link is in the calendar entry for the meeting.

Order of the Arrow notation in Scoutbook:  If your scout has become an OA member in the past three years, please send Mr. Hart the OA callout and ordeal dates and he will update that information in Scoutbook so your scout's Scoutbook profile will display the OA banner.

Court of Honor:  Our next Court of Honor will be Monday, Feb. 3 at 7:30.  If your scouts are close to completing a rank, be sure to get scoutmaster conferences scheduled as soon as you can.  All advancements (Board of Review, etc.) must be complete and submitted by Monday, Jan. 27 to be included in the Court of Honor. Thanks!

Summer Camp:  Watch your inbox for summer camp signup coming in the next week or two!

Happy New Year, 444 Families!

Please sign up for our upcoming campouts ASAP:

444B: The January troop campout will be a winter cabin event - and a chance to earn several more merit badges! Join us Jan. 24-26 at the Lodge at Springhill Retreat Center for a fun weekend of troop camaraderie, learning and even some cheerful service!  Scouts will have the opportunity to work on Cooking, Personal Management, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation and Communications Eagle-required merit badges from certified merit badge counselors.  And we'll also have some fun stuff, including campfire and cooking activities.

-- Sign up here: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/t444/items/item/6699743?cart

 444G: Come join 444G at Cleburne State Park for a fun weekend of camping. Possible activities offered will be Eagle required merit badge courses, hiking, patrol cookoff, etc. TBD by the upcoming PLC meeting. We will have access to the camp group site as well as the group day use facility (Cedar Lodge) which has heat, kitchens, meeting rooms, etc.

-- Sign up here: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/t444/items/item/6701871?cart

 Court of Honor:  Our next Court of Honor will be Monday, Feb. 3 at 7:30.  If your scouts are close to completing a rank, be sure to get scoutmaster conferences scheduled as soon as you can.  All advancements (Board of Review, etc.) must be complete and submitted by Monday, Jan. 27 to be included in the Court of Honor. Thanks!

Summer Camp:  Watch your inbox for summer camp signup coming in the next week or two!

This Sunday we will meet at the scout hut at 2pm to make sure we have finished prepping chuck boxes and tents and other gear for Winter Camp - but this is open to ALL scouts and adults who want to help. We will have hot cocoa available AND the first 10 scouts to arrive will get a prize! 

• Entry to Ripley's Believe It Or Not
• Entry to Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum- and each person gets to make a wax hand to keep
• Enchanted Mirror Maze
• 7D Moving Theater
• Laser Race
• Snacks, drinks
• Group photo for each person to keep

-- Renew here:
SCOUT: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/t444/items/item/5990413?cart
ADULT: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/t444/items/item/5990415?cart

Reminder, campership applications are due Dec 1.

If your scout is interested in applying, please have them submit an application via the following link: Go To Application