Camping 2009-2010

Here's a list of where Troop 505 went camping in 2009-2010: 

 Village Creek

 Camp Strake (Catholic Retreat)

 Stephen F. Austin State Park

 Lockhart State Park

 Texas Rock Gym

 Camp Karankawa (Winter Camp)

 Battleship Texas

 Camp Strake

 Camporee 2010 - "100 Years of Scouting"

 Huntsville State Park

 Camp Karankawa

 Camp Hale (Oklahoma)

 Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Click here to see the 2009-2010 calendar.

Service Hours 2009-2010

Here's a partial list of how Troop 505 Scouts earned service hours in 2009-2010:

 SVDP Fun Fest (Oct '09)

 CCSC Jingle Bell Express (Dec '09)

 Wait/Bus Tables for Knights of Columbus Fish Fry (Fridays during Lent, '10)

This year, Troop 505 participated in the annual Golden Arrow District Camporee at Webb Ranch in Chappell Hill.  This camporee was special because it was the 100th anniversary of scouting in the United States.  The eight events included Pioneering, Collections (Kim’s Game), Kite Flying, Fire Building, Semaphore, Tracking, Axe Throwing, and BB Shooting.  As usual, the troop left the scout house around 6:30 p.m. Friday night.  On Saturday, the whole scout troop was awakened by our fellow neighbor’s scoutmaster who had the worst snore ever.  At 10 o’clock the games began.   The newly developed beginner division Hawk  patrol consisted of Troop Guide  Addison S., and Crossover scouts William S., Will D., Crespin L., and Brandon A. The older scouts formed the advanced division Phoenix Patrol. It consisted of Trevor L., Nathan “Gator” A., Trace M., Matthew D., and Matthew T. 

 Mr. Holm, Mr. Lauten, and Mr. Daponte were in charge of the Collections game. Patrols had one minute to try to memorize the 50 or more items, then four more minutes to write down what they had seen.  At the end of the day, there was a lot of down time which everyone enjoyed.  After the campfire where the troop put on the “Pee-Nuts” skit, we all went to the OA tap out. Gator A. and Addison S. were called out.  Everyone except Addison S. was in bed before 11p.m. Addison was finishing his OA Brotherhood ceremony until midnight.  Sunday morning was a beautiful day, yet we all still were awakened by the snoring scoutmaster next to us.  At the awards ceremony the troop won a total of 7 awards, 4 from the older scouts (1st-Kim’s game, 2nd-kite flying, 2nd-pioneering, and 3rd- fire building).  The new scouts won the other 3 awards (1st-pioneering, 3rd-semaphore, and 3rd-Kim’s game).  Right after the awards ceremony, the troop went back to Houston and arrived around noon.

Texas Rock Gym - December 2009

This was one of the more fun filled outings for the troop because mostly what we did was climb. This was a lock-in event that lasted from 11 p.m. until 7 a.m. at the Texas Rock Gym on Campbell Rd. After receiving our climbing and belaying rules and instructions by the rock gym staff members, we were free to climb and boulder at any of the rock faces. We made 30 ft. climbs and rappels almost all night long. We also took advantage of the basketball court and 4-square set-up. While most of the scouts and adults crashed at about 3 or 4, the remaining scouts that stayed up all night were fortified with energy drinks such as Monsters and Red Bulls. Having been sleep deprived from the all-nighter, we all went home and slept until late in the afternoon.