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Scout Uniform

• Troop 97 Uniform Options (insignia placement, prices, photos)

Information for New Scouts

• New Scout Checklist (PDF)
• New Scout Annual Fee & Summer Camp Cost (PDF)
• General Information Sheet (PDF)
• Annual BSA Health & Medical Record, Parts A & B (PDF)—please fill out a form for each Scout and parent
• Scholarship Application (PDF)
• Uniforms for New Scouts

General Information for All Scouts

• Annual BSA Health & Medical Record, Parts A & B (PDF)—please fill out a form for each Scout once each year (BSA requirement) if your son does not go to summer camp
• Weekend Campout Checklist (PDF)
• Backpack Trek Checklist (PDF)
• Canoe Trek Checklist (PDF)

• Scout Driving Policy (PDF)
• Troop 97 Policies & Procedures (PDF)
• Troop 97 Brochure (PDF)
• Scouting Badges You Can Earn (PDF)

Advancement

• Troop 97 Board of Review form & questions (PDF)
• All Merit Badge Requirements (former website www.meritbadge.org is currently shut down for reasons unknown; NOTE—be careful not to stumble into website "meritbadgeorg.com", which dishonestly attempts to mislead visitors with a similar name)
• Troop 97 Merit Badge Counselors—Contact the Scoutmaster (We don't make the list available because it will quickly be out of date, and because BSA wants Scouts to contact the Scoutmaster before starting on any merit badge.)

• Cache La Poudre District Guidelines for the Steps from Life to Eagle—Be sure to use the CLP district "Eagle Scout Candidate's Guidebook".
• BSA Eagle Scout Application & BSA Eagle Service Project Workbook (on the Longs Peak Council's 'forms' page—Look on the "Eagle Scout" list under "Boy Scout Forms")

Troop 97 Songs

• We have 4 songs, even though the only word that rhymes with 97 is heaven (PDF)

BSA Online Training for Adults Here's a quick and fairly painless way to learn more about Scouting. Most take an hour or less. Some will be required for certain Troop 97 activities (click here for a single-sheet summary of training requirements for adults in various Scouting roles). Why wait? Find out more! Go to the BSA Online Learning Center page for training, including: BSA Youth Protection (required for all registered adults and on many activities; valid for 2 years) BSA "Hazardous Weather Training" (required for at least one adult on all outings; valid for 2 years) BSA Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat (how to have safe aquatic activities; valid for 2 years) BSA "Trek Safely" (required for adults on treks; valid for 2 years) BSA "Boy Scout Leader Fast Start" (great orientation about troop-level Scouting; valid forever) BSA "This Is Scouting" (introductory training; valid forever; replaces "New Leader Essentials") BSA "Climb On Safely" (training for climbing activities—NOTE that conducting a climbing/rappelling activity requires specialized certification well beyond this introductory training; valid for 2 years) BSA "Troop Committee Challenge" (good orientation about troop committee functions; valid indefinitely) Uniformed Adult Leaders—Requirements for Scouters Training Award & knot (PDF)

Other Useful Information

A "Must-Have" Book
You already own the most important book—a Boy Scout Handbook. But did you ever need to check the requirements for a merit badge without having to buy the pamphlet? Wonder about other special awards, like Mile Swim, Interpreter's Strip, Leave No Trace, World Conservation Award, others? Well, everything is in the 2012 Boy Scout Requirements book (#34765, $4.99), updated almost every year. Get it at any of the locations above (now available).

Religious Awards
Information about Scouting-related religious awards programs can be found on the PRAY (Programs of Religious Activities with Youth) website, which provides information and materials supporting most of the "God and Country" recognitions.

Last Revision to This Page: 6 January 2013
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