For scouts looking to earn merit badges and adult leaders looking to advance their training, Tidewater Council’s Scouting University at ODU on March 8th is the place to be. Event registration is open now and class registration begins this Saturday at noon. Go to this link for more details and to sign up: https://scoutingevent.com/596-UOS2025#

Scouts should register individually for this event; we will not be registering as a troop.

Congratulations to Chase, Evan, and Owen who were elected by their fellow scouts as Order of the Arrow candidates tonight. We wish them the best at their upcoming ordeals.

We will celebrate Scout Sunday THIS Sunday, February 9th. Troop 5 scouts are serving in some active roles in the 9:30am worship service in the sanctuary and our potluck brunch and court of honor will follow around 11:00am. Please plan to attend and bring your loved ones and a dish (or two) to share. Potluck signup is here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084CACAE2DA5FA7-54555967-scout

We are headed to Camp Bowers in North Carolina’s Cape Fear Council this June. We have already registered six of our scouts, including merit badge classes. If your scout plans to attend and has not yet registered, please contact Kristina Malleck to get added to our troop’s registration.

We look forward to seeing most everyone this Sunday at brunch. We have lots of merit badges and a few ranks to award! See you there!

Scott

Congratulations to our boat race champion Chase! It was an interesting race with lots of lessons learned as part of our Project Planning program feature.

Next Tuesday we will have elections for Order of the Arrow. We are asking all scouts to attend to participate in these elections. We must have at least half of our active scouts present in order for the election to take place, so your attendance is important!

We will celebrate Scout Sunday on February 9th. Troop 5 scouts will serve in some active roles in the worship service that morning at 9:30am in the sanctuary and our potluck brunch and court of honor will follow around 11:00am. Please plan to attend and bring your loved ones and a dish (or two) to share. Potluck signup is here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084CACAE2DA5FA7-54555967-scout

For those planning to go on the ski trip, please refer to Kristina’s email regarding details and costs of the trip. Please let her know ASAP if you have any change in plans for that outing to Wintergreen on February 21st-22nd.

Thanks everyone,
Scott

A reminder that the scouts are doing a boat race this Tuesday to wrap up their Project Planning program feature for January. As communicated last week, scouts should prepare their boats ahead of time and bring them ready to race on Tuesday.

The simple rules that the scouts established are: it must float, it must have a sail, and it can only be powered by breath. Also, the finished boat must be 3- 1/4" (the width of the hull) to 3-1/2” wide in order to properly fit in the track. Please reply if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Scoutmaster Scott

We survived winter camp! Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible. For those scouts who took home frozen, wet tents, please bring them back once they have had a chance to thaw and dry. (We know it might be a few weeks until that is possible.)

Next week our scouts will complete this month’s program feature of Project Planning with a raingutter regatta where they will evaluate their boat building plans. Scouts should bring completed boats with them to the meeting according to the simple rules that they established: it must float, it must have a sail, and it can only be powered by breath. We have invited the nearby Cub Scout Pack to attend and/or participate as well. It should be fun!

Scout Sunday is February 9th! Troop 5 scouts will serve in some active roles in the worship service that morning at 9:30am in the sanctuary and our potluck brunch and court of honor will follow around 11:00am. Please plan to attend and bring your loved ones and a dish (or two) to share. Potluck signup is here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084CACAE2DA5FA7-54555967-scout

Look for more information on the ski trip to come out very soon as we finalize that outing. That date is February 22nd.

Thanks everyone,
Scott

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with Jeremy Morris at his Eagle Scout Court of Honor this past Saturday. I’m looking forward to Eagle Scout celebrations with some of our current Life scouts in the near future.

This weekend is winter camp at Pipsico! We will meet at the church in Class A uniform at 6pm this Friday and depart shortly thereafter. Dinner will not be provided on Friday; scouts need to eat before they arrive or otherwise bring food with them. Scouts also need to bring money for lunch on Monday as we are likely to stop somewhere shortly after departing camp. We plan to return to the church around 2pm. The full winter camp guide is here: Full winter camp guide and schedule: https://pipsicobsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WinterCampLG-25.pdf

Please pay attention to the weather forecast for this weekend. Rain is expected and temperatures will drop on Sunday night; Be Prepared and plan accordingly. Also, please note that Pipsico has advised that scouts should not have phones at any program sessions. The trading post and snack shack will be open; bring cash if you want plan to make purchases. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Thank you,
Scott Guirlinger

Happy new year everyone!

We will celebrate Jeremy Morris achieving his Eagle Rank this Saturday at noon at the church. The formal ceremony will be in the sanctuary followed by a reception lunch in the social hall. I hope all of you can attend. Please share this event with any Troop 5 alumni as well.

Winter camp is just 10 days away. Now is the time to double check your cold weather clothing and gear and make sure it’s ready to go and do its job of keeping you warm. Most meals are provided as part of this council event; scouts should plan to eat before arriving at the church on Friday (Jan 17) and bring money for lunch on the way home on Monday (Jan 20).

Scouts looking to earn a rank advancement at our Scout Sunday court of honor on February 9th should have their requirements and scoutmaster conferences completed no later than winter camp so that boards of review can be scheduled alongside the January committee meeting on the 21st.

We’ve got lots of fun events and outings planned for this year. Keep an eye out for more information and for RSVP forms. There are some things that we need to plan well in advance, particularly in the summertime. If you have not yet RSVP’d for our ski trip or for summer camp, please do that here now.

Ski Trip (February 22-23): https://forms.gle/QCAjE55GGviiSVVk9
Summer Camp (June 22-28): https://forms.gle/N92BuYbeGhnmD9NA8

Thanks everyone,

Scott Guirlinger

A reminder that we have no troop meeting this week or next week in lieu of the holidays. Merry Christmas everyone! We’ll see you in the new year!

This Tuesday will be our final troop meeting of the calendar year.

A reminder to scouts that we will have military first aid personnel visiting us at our troop meeting this week. All scouts should wear full Class A uniform.

A reminder to parents that your attendance is mandatory this Tuesday to register your scout for 2025. We will also hold a committee meeting to address any other business.

Jeremy Morris’s Eagle Court of Honor has been rescheduled to Saturday, January 11th. Please update your calendars and plan to attend. If you know any Troop 5 alumni, please share this with them as well.