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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!

Troop 421 Hockey Night at the Brahams
March 3^rd is Scout Night with the Brahmas. The Brahmas return to the Fort Worth Convention Center to play the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. March 3^rd is also Star Wars Night where several characters from Star Wars will be mingling amongst the fans. Darth Vader, Storm Troopers, Jawas and the like. All scout tickets are $8.00.

Blue & Gold Banquets

Blue and Gold Banquets are comming up in February. Work the banquets and earn Scout Bucks. Dates to be posted soon.

Date	Pack
Feb 11th	276

Summer Camp Payment Schedule
Payment schedule. 1st payment is due by Jan 16, 2012. This will be $25.00 per scout / leader. 2nd payment will be due by Mar 16th, this will be $100.00 per scout, and $75.00 per leader. final payment is due by May 4th, $100 per Scout, and $75.00 per Leader. I will start collecting money at the next meeting, I will have a spreadsheet to show who is going, and what they have paid.

Fly Fishing and Fishing Merit Badges

Mr. Kinney and Mr. Johnson will be teaching the Fly Fishing and Fishing Merit Badges in March. Scouts interested in earning either Merit Badge should be in attendance for the meetings March 5th and March 12th as well as attend the Fishing Campout March 16-19.

Realistic First Aid

Saturday, March 3rd.

More info to follow

March Campout - Fishing Fishing Fishing

Dates - March 16-18
Location-Camp Cherokee, Athens, TX
Adult Leader – Gerry Meyer
Fishing and Fly Fishing Merit Badges class will begin in February. See below for more information.

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Web Site
Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Facilities Map
Camp of Cherokee Map
Directions to Camp Cherokee
Direction Camp Cherokee to Texas Freshwater Fishery
Camp Cherokee Weather

Fishing Campout Permission Slip

April Campout - Crystal Mining

Let's get DIRTY!!! Crystal Mining campout comming in April. More info to follow.

Dates - April 20 - 22 Location - TBD Adult Leader - Buster Humphries

May Campout - Basic Scout Skills / Dublin Bottling Works

Dates - May 4-6

Location-Meridian State Park/Dublin Bottling Works

Adult Leader-Jeff Allen

Dublin Bottling Works

Meridian State Park

Meridian Weather

Directions-Storage Shed to Meridian State Park

Directions-Meridian State Park to Dublin Bottling Works

June Campout - Oceanography

Date - June 8 - 10

Location - TBD

Adult Leader - Mike Kinney

August Campout - Water Sports

Date: August 10 -12

Location: TBD

Adult Leader: ?

November 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