Troop 1 Katonah, New York

The new troop schedule for 2009-2010 can be found here . Our first meeting will be September 17 at Katonah Elementary School. Scouts should attend in full uniform, and bring their Scout Handbook to every meeting. All Scouts should arrive at the gym by 7:15pm. Our first activity will be a day trip to the Orange County Fair Speedway for a Demolition Derby night on September 19! We will need drivers for this event (not to enter in the Demolition Derby, but to bring our Scouts back and forth to Middletown!). Hope to see you there!

August 2009 - Camp Bucksin at Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation This past August Troop 1 Katonah spent a week at Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation where our troop earned more than 50 merit badges during our stay at Camp Buckskin! The troop stayed in our "traditional" location at Cimarron campsite. We carried out different activities within the campsite, including flag-raising ceremonies, and other camp duties such as latrine cleaning and cleaning up garbage along the trails. Throughout the week, the 15 scouts from the troop earned merit badges ranging from Rifle Shooting, to Archery, to Reptile and Amphibian Study, to Swimming, to Canoeing. Together, these total over 50 merit badges among 15 scouts. Our troop also took part in many camp-wide events. There was the "The Silver Bullet," which was a rifle shooting competition, and "Robinhood," which was an archery competition. "The Carboard Boat Race" consisted of troops trying to build the best boat m...