Troop 1 Katonah, New York

Our June Court of Honor and final meeting of the year were held on Thursday, June 14, at St. Mary's Schoo. Merit Badges and rank advancement were handed out, and our accomplishments for the year were tallied. It was a successful season for Katonah Troop 1, with many blue ribbons added to our trophy case! Everyone should be proud of a job well done. Thanks to all of the parents and volunteers who make it all happen... See you this summer at Camp Read! Scoutmaster Hank Tscorn introduces his staff and the patrols. Assistant Scoutmaster Tom Adamec talks about a five-mile hike he led for some boys who needed the requirement for Second Class rank. Scoutmaster Hank Tschorn wears his vintage Scout uniform shirt in honor of Doc Smith, who passed in 2009 and was our Scoutmaster for more than 50 years. The Swamp Chickens Patrol, led by Ryan K. Assistant Scoutmasters Bob Suda and Chris Kristensen. Mr. Kristensen is also our Unit Commissioner as well as Chairman fo...

Katonah Troop 1 will be holding its June Court of Honor tonight at 7:30 at St. Mary's School. All Scouts, families, and friends are invited to attend. We will also be announcing the winner of the Troop Contest to see who will get to go on the Maine Canoe Trip!

As the year winds down, a few reminders as we close out another successful year of Scouting! Board of Review will be Thursday, June 7. If you're going up for rank advancement, you'll need to have a Scoutmaster's Conference with Hank Tschorn PRIOR to meeting with the Board of Review. If you're not up for rank advancement, you don't need to meet with the Board. Feel free to enjoy the Katonah Fire Dept.'s carnival! Our final meeting of the year will be our June Court of Honor on Thursday, June 14. Everyone should attend in full uniform for this important event. Invite your parents, your siblings, your friends, your neighbors to help celebrate the important accomplishments of the troop and your personal accomplishments as a Scout. We will also be saying farewell to our graduating seniors! Here are some photos from our last regular meeting of the year on May 31. It was a nice, bright evening, so we started off with some outdoor dodgeball before we went i...