Category: Scoutmaster’s Blog

Congratulations to our First Class Scouts

When a girl joins our Scouts BSA Troop, we hope she achieves the rank of First Class Scout. By doing so a girl learns the basic skills of the outdoors, how to maintain control and confidence in difficult situations, experiences leading fellow Scouts on important matters and elevates her outlook on what is possible in…
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Think Like You Are on a Mountaintop

Welcome to the many new Scouts who have joined our Troop. It was a delight for the Scoutmaster Staff to work with you when you joined us for your first campout and hike at Shenandoah National Park. Our 7-mile hike took us across a stretch of the historic Appalachian Trail and up Hawksbill Mountain, the…
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Shenandoah Here We Come!

After a great spring and summer of camping, boating and hiking on the flatlands and gentle hills in and around the District of Columbia, outdoor program Scoutmasters Neal and Collier have really outdone themselves. Yes, we are going to hike up the highest peaks at Shenandoah National Park on September 27 – 29 and you…
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Summer Update: Camp Snyder, Summer Camp, and more!

Dear Scouts, Summer is just around the corner, with all of the fun that awaits the Troop as we head to Summer Camp at Goshen Scout Reservation in the Shenandoah Mountains in June and then to the World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia during July! But first we need to celebrate the achievements our Scouts…
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Start Thinking About Summer Camp

Dear Scouts, Later this week the Troop will take its first spring hike in Rock Creek Park and Scout will see the first beginnings of the blooming of nature into the fullness of beauty. Rain or shine, it will be enjoyable. Despite the fact that your week of summer camp with fellow Scouts is about…
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Time to Go Outdoors with BSA Scouts for Girls!

Dear Troop Members, The cold weather is beginning to fade away, robins are visiting and buds are appearing on the trees. And with that we will be spending a lot more time outdoors, starting with our camping trip on March 8-10. It is time for you to become prepared for our upcoming camping and hiking…
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Use your Scouts BSA Handbook… and stay safe

Dear Scouts, We had a wonderful time during our first meeting at All Souls Episcopal Church. The entire Scoutmaster Staff, Troop Committee and (especially) Father Jadon and Bishop Mariann were very proud of you for completing your very first Scoutcraft skills classes and for joining-in during our ceremony to begin Scouts BSA Troop 248 for…
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Meeting Details – Bring Your Friends!

Dear Scouts and Supporters, Our six months of planning, community meetings, and welcome parties is complete, and we are now ready to open Scouts BSA Troop 248 for Girls on February 2. This posting gives you all of the details. And, you can bring along your friends to any of our upcoming meetings to learn…
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50 People Attended our first Welcome Party. We have a new Troop Hat!

Dear Scouts and Friends: Wow! We had over 50 people at our open house Welcome Party and we now have applications for 17 girl-members and 18 adult volunteers on our Troop Committee. And that is just a start because you can still attend our final Welcome Party this Saturday, January 19 from 10 to 11…
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Scouts BSA Troop 248 for Girls invites you to an open house “Welcome Party”!

The time has arrived for Scouts BSA Troop 248 for Girls to begin! We invite all girls age 11 (or in 5th grade) through 17 and a parent or guardian to attend one of our Welcome Parties from 10-11 AM on January 12 or 19 at All Saints Episcopal Church, 2300 Cathedral Avenue in Washington,…
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