Welcome to the Boy Scouts Page
Roundtable Information (documents are pdf format)
Lake Sands District Roundtable is conducted 7 PM the second Thursday every month (except July) at Northside Baptist Church. (map link - opens a new browser window).
District Camporee Information
A resource for all Camporee planners, staff members, and anybody interested in the history of Lake Sands District Camporee history. Click here.
Interested in the Marion C. Leach Conservation Award? Here's the Criteria and Sign-Off Sheet for this award.
Boy Scout Monthly Themes links (over 350 and growing)
Kerry Gunn's Crawlin' Kingsnake2006
- August 2006 "Safety" - Pre RT | Post RT (pre - Crawlin' Kingsnake)
- September 2006 "Nature" - Pre RT | Post RT (pre - Crawlin' Kingsnake)
- October 2006 "Business" - Pre RT | Post RT (pre - Crawlin' Kingsnake)
- November 2006 "First Aid" - Pre RT | Post RT
- December 2006 "Winter Camping" - Pre RT | Post RT
2007
- January 2007 "Citizenship" - Pre RT | Post RT
- February 2007 "Physical Fitness" - Pre RT | Post RT
- March 2007 "Forestry" - Pre RT | Post RT
- April 2007 "Leadership" - Pre RT | Post RT
- May 2007 "Special Cooking" - Pre RT | Post RT
- July 2007 "Backpacking" - Pre RT | Post RT
- August 2007 "Fishing" - Pre RT | Post RT
- September 2007 "Athletics" - Pre RT | Post RT
- October 2007 "Science/Rocketry" - Pre RT | Post RT
- November 2007 "Cooking" - Pre RT | Post RT
- December 2007 "Wilderness Survival" - Pre RT | Post RT
2008
- January 2008 "Communications" - Pre RT | Post RT
- February 2008 "Pioneering" - Pre RT | Post RT
- March 2008 "Environment" - Pre RT | Post RT
- April 2008 "Backyard Birding" - Pre RT | Post RT
- May 2008 "Mechanics" - Pre RT | Post RT and the Trebuchet handout
- July 2008 "Hiking" - Pre RT | Post RT
- August 2008 "Shooting" - Pre RT | Post RT
- September 2008 "Engineering" - Pre RT | Post RT and two Engineering games.
- October 2008 "High Adventure" - Pre RT | Post RT and the High Adventure presentation by Gene Parsons.
- November 2008 "Tracking" - Pre RT | Post RT , the Boy Scout Tracking presentation by Dave Delany of Troop 356 (large file - 4MB), and the Furbearer Tracking Brochure from South Dakota.
- December 2008 "Hobbies" - Pre RT | Post RT
2009
- January 2009 "Geochaching" - Pre RT and a Geocaching Guide from the 2008 Central Florida Council University of Scouting | Post RT
- February 2009 "Cultural Diversity and ABILITY Awareness" - Pre RT | Post RT and the presentation
- March 2009 "Wildlife Management" - Pre RT | Post RT
- April 2009 "Camping / LNT" - Pre RT | Post RT
- May 2009 "Emergency Preparedness" - Pre RT | Post RT
- July 2009 "Boating / Canoeing" - Pre RT | Post RT
- August 2009 "Safety" - Pre RT | Post RT
- September 2009 "Nature" - Pre RT | Post RT
- October 2009 "Business" - Pre RT | Post RT
- November 2009 "First Aid" - Pre RT | Post RT
- December 2009 "KRITTER, INC Wildlife Sanctuary" - Pre RT | Post RT
2010
- January 2010 "Citizenship" - Pre RT | Post RT
- February 2010 "Physical Fitness" - Pre RT | Post RT
- March 2010 "Forestry" - Pre RT | Post RT
- April 2010 "Leadership" - Pre RT | Post RT
- May 2010 "Special Cooking" - Pre RT | Post RT
- June 2010 "Aquatics and SCUBA" - Pre RT | Post RT and the Diver's Den PowerPoint presentation
- August 2010 "Fishing: HOOKED on X-OVER" - Pre RT | Post RT
- September 2010 "E.O. Wilson BIOPHILIA Center" - Pre RT | Post RT
- October 2010 "Science" - Pre RT | Post RT and the Science brief by Troop 300's John Duval
- November 2010 "Cooking" - Pre RT | Post RT and the cooking presentation and Dutch oven temperature chart by Troop 356 Scoutmaster Bill St. Germain
- December 2010 "Wilderness Survival" - Pre RT | Post RT and the Survival Rules ala Big George
2011
- January 2011 "Communications" - Pre RT | Post RT along with the Aspects of Communication Presentation PPT by Deb Marion-Duffy of T.256 and the handout thanks to Greg Lane, President of local PC Amateur Radio Club and the SE AL Rocketry Society
- February 2011 "Pioneering" - Pre RT | Post RT along with a PDF of BL-44 Boy's Life Reprint on Pioneering thanks to Carl Bennett. This is a large file - 10 MB
- March 2011 "Environment" - Pre RT and The Invader Updater handout. | Post RT and the Invasive Exotic Plants In Bay County, the Econfina Plants by Tim Stuhr, and the FL Trail Econfina Creek Topo map provided by Tim
- April 2011 "Orienteering" - Pre RT and Scout Skills Compass handout. | Post RT and the Orineteering presentation by Mark Gilland, SM Troop 366
- May 2011 "Mechanics" - Pre RT | Post RT
- June 2011 "Shooting" - Pre RT | Post RT
- August 2011 "Challenger Learning Center Discussion" - Pre RT | Post RT and the Challenger Learning Center Astronomy Programs
- September 2011 "Engineering" - Pre RT | Post RT and the 2011 Jamboree on the Air flyer
- October 2011 "High Adventure" - Pre RT | Post RT
- November 2011 "Tracking" - Pre RT and the Tracks - Animal Tracks Quiz CSI | Post RT
- December 2011 "Hobbies" - Pre RT | Post RT
2012
- January 2012 "Public Service" - Pre RT | Post RT
- February 2012 "Cultural Diversity" - Pre RT | Post RT
Are you, or do you want to be, a Merit Badge Counselor?
Here are two documents you should read:
- Merit Badge Counseling - This is a brief overview of what is expected of you as a MB Counselor
- Merit Badge Counselor Instructors Guide - This is a guide to be used with a training module at Scoutmaster.org (training link will open in a new browser window or tab).