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Sunday September 16, 2018

Northern Trail District

School Night For Scouting is underway and going well. Check the schedule for your school and make sure and participate. Continue reading and view schedule.

Popcorn

There is still time to sell popcorn. Please contact Tim McConville, District Popcorn Chair, at tmcconville@cmamanagement.com to register your unit and to arrange to get the needed materials. The best source for up to date information and training tools is: https://circleten.ihubapp.org/c/popcorn/feed. Remember to sign up your unit in the Trails End System. The link to sign up and/or sign in is here.

Activities

Calling all Venturers, Sea Scouts, and Explorers

This coming weekend!
Saturday September 22, Camp Trevor Reese Jones
More information

Webelos Woods, Trevor Rees-Jones 9/28-30/2018

Webelos Woods is district-organized event that culminates in a weekend of fun outdoor activities with the intent of providing opportunities for advancement and to aid with the Webelos-to-Scout transition. Webelos and their adult partner will get an interactive preview of the Scouting program through a series of fun-filled activities accentuating the scouting experience. Early bird discount ends tomorrow! Continue reading

SMU Scout Night NOV 16

SMU vs Memphis: Scout Night Campout at SMU Football Game Gerald J. Ford Stadium, 5800 Ownby Dr Dallas, Texas 75205 Friday, November 16, 8:00pm. Attend the game and participate in a campout ON THE FIELD after the game! More information

Northern Trail to Adventure

Saturday October 6th. Join us for a fun-filled weekend at Northern Trail to Adventure with activities for the entire family! Sometimes, it is easy for Cub Scouts to become tired and want to quit while out on a hike. But looking forward to seeing what is “over the horizon” keeps them going. Register on CampMaster, Read more

AT&T Stadium Scout Sleepover

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 7:00pm to Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 8:00am continue reading.

Circle Ten Xperience 2018 (CTX2)!

Coming November 9-12, 2018 Texas Motor Speedway. Time to get signed up and join the fun. Volunteers needed. Online trading post is open. The window of opportunity to purchase a staff hat closes 9/15/2018. Continue reading.

Camporee, March 22-24, 2019

We have a firm date and location for the spring Camporee. Be sure and save the date and plan to attend.

Where: Camp Constantin Map
When: March 22-24, 2019
Campsites: Total of 14 campsites reserved.
Facilities: Rifle Range, Shotgun Range, Archery Range, Health Lodge, Dining Hall, and Kitchen reserved.

More information coming soon.

Training

Roundtables Second Thursday, 10/11/18, 7:00PM. First United Methodist Church Richardson Education Building, Room 230. Map

Come to Round table, Cub, Scout or Venturing - bring back valuable ideas and information which will help your unit. Every unit should send someone each month.

Are you a past Cubmaster, den leader, Cub committee member or parent and want to help train others? Contact Marie Baert at marie.baert@verizon.net to occasionally help at Cub Scout Round Table. Remember who helped train you...pass it forward. Leave a legacy within Scouting. Every Scout deserves a well trained leader, just like your children had.

Boy Scout Round Table offers a variety of guest speakers that provide valuable information on running a program in your troop or invite that guest speaker to your troop meeting as a program. Venturing Round Table offers all sorts of ideas and plans for offering high adventure to the youth in Venturing.

Youth Protection Training This means you!

New more comprehensive training is now in place and unless you've taken the new course, your card is out of date! We now have only one approved Youth Protection Certificate and everyone will have to have the new card by October 1st. To protect not only our youth, but adult volunteers as well, this course has been updated to clearly define how we implement the program. Take the course at my.scouting.org. Here are some YPT Training Tips to make the process a little easier. Questions can be emailed to 571CircleTenTraining@scouting.org. Don't wait until the last minute to get this done. You won't be able to re-charter unless the adults in your unit have up-to-date training. The whole process can be completed in about an hour. Allocate the time now and get it out of the way! More information

Hazardous Weather Training

Scouting is committed to safety and weather safety is of particular importance in our area. Effective April 30th, 2018, new direct contact leaders must complete Hazardous Weather Training to be considered position trained. This includes, Cubmasters, Den Leader Webelos Den Leaders, Scoutmasters, LDS leaders of 11-year olds, Crew Advisors, Ship Skippers and Post Advisors. This program has a two year expiration. More information

Live Training Opportunities

Train-O-Ree Saturday, October 13, 2018

These FREE courses are intended to provide Cubmasters and den leaders with the information and tools they need to successfully fulfill their responsibility in the Cub Scout pack. Camp Wisdom Leadership Center Continue reading

SM/ASM Leader Specific Training

"Scoutmaster/Assistant Specific" training is a two evening course which will expand on and clarify your understanding of the Scout program. The course addresses how and, most importantly, why Scouting works and will help you to insure the success of your scouts in your unit. This course is for all Unit Leaders, including Parents and Committee members. This class meets on two Wednesday evenings - Sept 26, 2018 & Oct 3, 2018 More information

Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills

“Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills” training is a companion course to Scoutmaster/Assistant Specific. This is a hands-on campout where you participate as your scout would in the actual planning and execution of a scout campout while advancing towards the rank of First Class. You will learn by doing at the direction of our experienced leadership team. Expect to learn a lot while having a very enjoyable experience. Advance registration and preparation is required. The event will be held the weekend of October 13, 2018 & October 14, 2018 at Camp Wisdom. Map. More information

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation, BALOO

BALOO training is an introduction to the Cub Scout outdoor program. BSA’s Cub Scout level camping policies will be taught along with the necessary tools to help units carry out a successful camping experience. Weekend of October 13-14, 2018

BSA requires that at least one adult on a Pack overnighter be BALOO trained. Webelos Den Leaders camping as a den must be BALOO trained.

Who should attend -- Cubmasters, Assistant Cubmasters, Den Leaders, Interested Adult Leaders More information

Backcountry Advanced Training, BAT

BAT is an interactive course designed for those Individuals and Units who are preparing for a high-adventure trek and for those interested in organizing first time backcountry activities for their Unit. Classroom sessions Thursday 10/11/18 & Thursday 10/18/18. Campout Campout, Friday 10/26-28,2018. More information

Day of Training Saturday November 3, 2018

Training for Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Venturing Leaders. Check out the details and signup here. Location TBD. Leaders send others in your unit to training!

Wilderness First Aid classes for 2018-2019

Dates for November of this year and 2019 are now in place. This is the 16 hour ECSI course designed by Philmont and meets the requirements for the BSA High Adventure Bases.

Contact: Mike Reisinger, mj1234r@sbcglobal.net 972-907-8949.

Oak Leaf   November 17-18, 2018

Note date change! Oak Leaf is a junior leader experience designed to supplement Troop level training and prepare Scouts for NYLT (National Youth Leadership Training).

It is for Boy Scout youth, First Class Rank or above who will be serving in a leadership capacity within their Troop. Minimum age is 12 years old at time of course. More information

Range Safety Officer Certification

If you are interested in becoming an NRA Certified Instructor or Range Safety Officer to run shooting sports, the council holds instructor courses on a regular basis. More information: c10shootingsports.org.

Family Scouting: Top 10 Questions ... Answered

Introduction of girls into the program, answers to questions here

University of Scouting, Saturday January 5,2019

Save the date. University of Scouting is a smorgasbord of learning opportunities. There is something for everyone. Scouts deserve trained leaders and it will make your job easier too! It will be held at Southern Methodist University. More information will be available soon.

Wood Badge

Have you been considering taking Wood Badge but procrastinating signing up? Perhaps now is the time! Go to www.circleten.org/wood-badge to see what courses are available.

On the Calendar

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Yours in Scouting,

John Slaughter
Northern Trail Communications Committee

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