The Scouting Program
  

Cub Scouting is a home and neighborhood-centered program designed to support family life for boys in second through fifth grades. Each Cub Scout learns to respect his home, country, God and other people. The program also
helps boys this age to:

• Learn new physical skills through sports, crafts and games.
• Learn how to get along with others through group activities.
• Develop new mental skills such as writing and calculating.
• Develop personal independence.
   

Being a Cub Scout                                                            

Every Cub Scout is a member of a Den

• The den has four to eight boys.
• The den meets once a week. Regularly scheduled at the leader's convenience.
• The den is led by a den leader (usually a parent).
• The den leader is assisted by an assistant den leader, and often a den chief (an older Boy Scout), and a denner (a Cub Scout elected by den members).
• The den meetings have games, crafts, stunts, songs, ceremonies and periodic field trips.

Every Cub Scout is a member of the Pack

• The Pack is made up of one or more dens.
• The Pack meets once a month - all Cub Scout families are invited to participate.
• The Pack meeting is led by Cubmaster.
• The Pack meetings have games, skits, stunts, songs, ceremonies and presentation of badges that boys earned that month.

The Pack is run by the Pack Committee

• The Pack Committee is made up of den leaders, pack leaders and all parents.
• The Pack Committee meets once a month or more often if needed.
• The Pack Committee is led by a committee chairman.
• The Pack Committee helps to select leadership, works with the chartered representative to find a meeting place, performs record keeping, manages pack finances, orders badges, maintains pack equipment, helps train leaders and recognizes leaders.

The Pack is owned by a Chartered Organization

• Charter Organizations include schools, parent-school organizations, religious organizations, service clubs and other organizations interested in youth.
• Charter Organization approves leadership, helps secure a meeting place, keeps pack within sponsor's and Boy Scout guidelines and policies.
• Charter Organization selects a chartered organization representative (a liaison between your pack and your sponsor).
   

Advancing through the ranks of scouting                   

TIGER CUBS
The Tiger cub motto is: "Search, Discover, Share".  The program is designed to introduce first grade boys and their adult partners to Cub Scouting. Each boy/adult pair selects a theme from one of 17 "Big Ideas." They serve as hosts for one of the weekly meetings held at either the local elementary school at a field trip location. The Tiger Cub and his family are encouraged to attend the monthly Cub Scout pack meetings.

BOBCAT
The cub scout motto is: "Do Your Best". This is the very first rank that EVERY boy MUST earn when entering Cub Scouts. The purpose is to instill in the new Cub Scout, the 8 "tracks" or basic tenets of Cub Scouting.

WOLF
Wolf cubs must complete 12 tracks to earn the Wolf badge. During their work at home and in the den, they earn beads as evidence that they are "progressing toward rank." Once they earn the Wolf badge, they can earn arrow point badges.

BEAR
Like Wolves, Bears too must complete 12 tracks, but they can select from a total of 24. These achievements are categorized into God, Country, Family and Self sections. They receive "progress toward rank" beads and can earn arrow points once they are awarded the Bear badge.

WEBELOS
These older Cub Scouts prepare for the transition into Boy Scouts. They earn activity badge pins in up to 20 activity areas that introduce them to a myriad of career possibilities. More independence is evidenced as the boys complete most of their activities in the den setting. Besides the Webelos badge and activity pins, these boys strive to earn the Arrow of Light badge, Cub Scouting's highest honor.

BOY SCOUTS
Everybody knows the Boy Scout Motto, "Be Prepared".  As a Boy Scout,   the boys advance through the ranks of Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, & Life on their way to becoming Eagle Scouts.

 

 
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