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May 14 - Pets, Tenderfoot Exercises, Scout Skills, Leave No Trace. Ghostbusters opening/closing. Emergency Preparedness meet at 6:30 pm.

May 21 - Tenderfoot Exercises, Cooking Class. Pacmen opening/closing.

May 28 - No Meeting. Memorial Day. Flags.

June 4 - Court of Honor.

» Boy Scout Oath

Boy Scout Oath or Promise

On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.

Boy Scout Law

A Scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reverent.

Boy Scout Motto

Be Prepared!

Boy Scout Slogan

Do a Good Turn Daily!

Final Summer Camp Payment Due May 4th
Payment schedule. 1st payment of $25 was due Jan 16, 2012. The 2nd payment was due Mar 16th and is $100.00 per scout and $75.00 per leader. The final payment is due by May 4th, $100 per Scout and $75.00 per Leader. Camp money will be collected at any Monday meeting.

Philmont 2013 - Just a Few Spots Left

Troop 421 has been awarded two Philmont treks for 2013. The treks are from July 1 thru July 13. Just a few spots remain for the troop's treks.

More Philmont Information

June Campout - Mammall Study

Date - June 8 - 10

Location - Camp Wisdom and Dallas Zoo

Adult Leader - Mike Kinney

August Campout - Water Sports

Date: August 10 -12

Location: TBD

Adult Leader: Mr. Samstag

September Campout - Canoe Base at Sid Richardson

Dates: September 13 - 15

Location: Sid Richardson

Adult Leader: Larry Cummings

Weather Sid Richardson

October Campout - Backpacking

Location: TBD

Date: October 5 -7

Adult Leader: Mr. Johnson

November 2012 Campout - NASA

The Boy Scouts participate in awesome activities for the Space Exploration Merit Badge. The Boy Scout Camp-In's include building and launching an air pressure rocket, designing and building a Martian base, constructing a space station, exploring our Starship Gallery and seeing real NASA spacecrafts including astronaut capsules that have been to the moon! Clear Lake Weather

Coming November 17 2012

Updated Merit Badge Counselor List
The Merit Badge Counselor List has been updated. To check it out, just click on the Merit Badge Tab at the top of this page or just click here.

I Blame the Boy Scouts

Fifty years ago, as a Boy Scout, I climbed my first mountain, or rather what passes for a mountain in West Texas. Our troop was camping at Moss Creek Lake near Big Spring, Texas. Off in the distance, rising above the remnants of the Edwards Plateau, stood Signal Peak, a solitary, pyramid-shaped formation squared off at the top by what looked, to us kids, like a hundred-foot-tall limestone cap. Growing up 80 miles away in Midland, we were surrounded by a flat, featureless landscape. Seeing this monolith looming on the horizon 2,667 feet above sea level proved an irresistible temptation to us 12-, 13-, and 14-year-old boys out for a weekend of adventure and exploration.

I Blame the Boy Scouts

Merit Badge Counselors Needed

How do I sign up to become a MB Counselor? - Three easy steps:

You must be a registered adult with BSA with a current YPY card
You need to fill out a separate BSA application with MB as the position.
You need to complete the MB informatin form and submit it.

Approvals for merit badge counselors and all other adult volunteer positions are valid for one year only and must be renewed annually. Merit Badge Counselor Form

Interested in Scouting?

Join Troop 421

Boy Scouting, one of the traditional membership divisions of the BSA, is available to boys who have earned the Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10, or who are 11, but not yet 18 years old. The program achieves the BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness.

More Information and Applications

FLAGS

Support Troop 421 and your country. Troop 421 in connection with the Rotary Club setup neighborhood flags. In return the troop and boy scout earn money. Set up starts at 6:00 am and pick up at 6:00 pm. For more information contact Sean Caldwell at 817-807-7442 or Phil Burris at 817-891-2916.

Troop 421 High Adventure Scholarship

Scouting provides significant character building opportunities that can remain out of reach for some families due to financial considerations. Without detracting from the important values of thriftiness and paying one’s own way, the Troop 421 High Adventure Scholarship Fund is established to promote participation in troop-sponsored High Adventure activities.
Any family with one or more Scouts enrolled in Troop 421 of Arlington, Texas is eligible and encouraged to make use of the Scholarship Fund. The Fund is to be used to pay for major expenses such as fees, equipment, transportation and training for High Adventure troop-sponsored activities.
Please see the High Adventure documents on the Forms Tab
http://troop421.info/forms.aspx

New Parent Guide

Welcome to Troop 421. Please click on the on the Troop 421 Logo below to download the New Parent Guide.

Venture Crew

Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are 14 through 20 years of age. Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. An outdoor focused crew will do a lot of camping.

Contact Ray Howland for more information (817) 460-1549