Troop 166 – Bexley, Ohio

Our next outing is coming up this weekend and we seem to have most of the details ironed out.

The Troop will meet at the church on this Friday, May 18 at 6 PM, planning to depart as soon as everyone arrives, so please be prompt.

On Friday night the Scouts and adults will be traveling to Camp Oyo, a Boy Scout Camp near Portsmouth Ohio, where the participants will spend the night in a cabin.

On Saturday morning, we’ll load up with the gear provided by the outfitter and travel up the Scioto river to about Piketon, where we will put in the canoes for the trip down the river.

The Scouts and adults will stop for lunch along the way and stop short of the Ohio River at an established camping area (one that the outfitter has used before) along the Scioto River. The participants will  have dinner and camp in tents overnight.

On Sunday morning the Troop will pack up and put back into the river and travel the few remaining miles down to the point at which the canoes come out of the river.

The Troop will travel back to Columbus, arriving back at the Church at about 1PM.

The outfitter is providing much of the gear for the outing, so Scouts (and adults) need to bring

Mess kit
Water Bottle
Sleeping bag
Sleeping pad
Change of clothing.

The outfitter is providing tents, food, cooking gear, canoes, personal flotation devices, paddles, dry bags for transporting personal gear,  etc.

If you plan to fish, please bring your own fishing gear (rods, tackle, bait, etc.). Anyone planning to fish who is 16 or older needs an Ohio fishing license before we leave.

Please plan to wear closed toe shoes that are firmly attached to your feet. No sandals, no crocks, etc. Dry shoes for camp are a great idea.

Many who are taking part in the outing will be on a tight schedule on Sunday, because Ma’at Ford’s Eagle Court of Honor begins at 2 PM.

Remember that we travel in Class A Uniforms.

Phones and personal electronics for Scouts stay at home.

No food, as the outfitter is providing food.

Plan to eat dinner before arriving at the church at 6 PM.

Here is a list of Scouts and adults scheduled to attend:

Matthew    B.
William B.
Chris B.
Noah D.
Liam F.
Bryden G.
Jaylen H.
Peter K.
Lyle P.
Eddie R.
James R.
Leland S.
James W.

Mr. Coles
Mr. Flanigan
Mr. Kirschner
Mrs. Kirschner
Mr. Lonergan
Mr. Wuellner

Please let me know if there are questions or concerns.

Mr. Fulton

I’ve uploaded the Mrs. Kirschner’s document with this year’s Summer Camp information to the website and it’s available here.

The deadline for the $20 discount on registration is April 23!

If you have questions, please contact  me or Mrs. Krischner.

Mr. Fulton

from The Bexley Communicator (3/6/12)

“Last month, 90 BHS students participated in the American Mathematics Competition. Honors and Advanced Placement math students took the 75-minute, multiple choice AMC 10 and AMC 12 tests, solving non-traditional problems and competing against students across the country. Bexley’s top AMC 10 finishers were freshmen Ian Foreman and Brennan Steele and eighth grader Izadore Keller. The AMC 12 winners were junior Peter Kirschner, senior Adi Ungar and senior Isaac Hecker.”

Congratulations to Peter on this accomplishment.

I complain loudly and often about the amount of time that is wasted playing video games.

I’ve found some that I like and thought that I should pass along the link. They present interesting problems that are fun to solve and build upon each other.

They are not (in my humble opinion) a waste of time.

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/games.aspx

The Science Museum website has lots of fun and interesting stuff and the Museum itself is wonderful, if you should find yourself in London.

Thanks to one of my favorite blogs ( Tales From a 21st Century Teacher ) for this resource.

Mr. Fulton