Seekonk Scouts News

Seekonk Scouts have been busy selling Calendar Raffles to repair their trailer for camping, learning to set up a camp kitchen and cook, preparing for Scouting for Food in November, a Court of Honor, and attending Turtle Trek.

Seekonk Scouts Troops 1 and 9 held their Court of Honor. The Court or Honor is a time to recognize scouts for their hard work and accomplishments with awards, merit badges, and rank advancement. Scouts were presented with both the Honor Troop and Honor Patrol awards for work and activities related to their weeklong Summer trip to Camp Yawgoog. One Scout was presented with the 50-miler award for completing 50 consecutive miles of hiking over 5-days combined with 10-hours of projects to improve the trail and campsites, the National Outdoor Achievement Award for Camping, the National Outdoor Achievement Award for Hiking, and the Paul Bunyan Woodsman Award for use of woods tools, peer mentoring, and outdoor conservation. Scouts were presented with Merit Badges in Cycling, Emergency Preparedness, Swimming, Personal Management, Aviation, Archery, Citizenship in the World, Fingerprinting,, Geology, Mammal Study, Hiking, Camping, and many more. New members of the Troop earned the rank of Scout and one Scout earned the rank of Life. Scouts received their patches for newly elected positions of responsibility within the troop.

Seekonk Scouts participated in Turtle Trek, an annual regional Scouting camporee hosted by Tulpe Lodge for the Narragansett Council. Turtle Trek was held at Camp Norse in Kingston, MA and consisted of approximately thirty troops. Activities consist of high-intensity hands on stations, competitions, live musing, and campfire shows.

Seekonk Scouts are preparing for an upcoming overnight trip to Mystic Aquarium, Scouting for Food, Winter camping, and many other activities.

For more information about Scouts, contact Troop1SeekonkMA@gmail.com  for boys or Troop9SeekonkMA@gmail.com  for girls. Scouting is open to all boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 17. Follow us on Social Media for Scouting events, fundraising, and Eagle Scout projects happening around town: Troop 1 Seekonk and Troop 9 Seekonk.