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Sydney H.

On Dec 6, 2020, Sydney completed her Eagle Project which involved rebuilding a garden fence for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard. Sydney completed her Eagle Board of Review on February 8, 2021 earning her the rank of Eagle Scout.

“I am going to be removing the current fence around the West Garden and replacing it with an 8ft tall fence with 6ft of deer netting, 2ft of chicken wire as well as a decorative fence around the garden. The [old] fence has been in place for many years and has started to fail to keep out animals such as deer and rabbits because of the original design. The new fence will be much taller so that deer cannot reach over the fence and it will be much sturdier and less susceptible to storms.” – Sydney H.

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Mara S.

On June 11, 2020, Mara completed her Eagle Project. Her project consisted of making and donating 779 masks to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard during the Covid 19 Pandemic. Mara completed her Eagle Board of Review on February 8, 2021 earning her the rank of Eagle Scout.

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Virtual Merit Badge Weekend

Troop 2019 was invited to join in a virtual campout hosted by Venture Crew 75. The scouts had the opportunity to earn anywhere from 3-5 camping nights (depending on whether or not they slept outside during the week) and had an introduction into several merit badges. Scouts could start the First aid merit badge, Fire safety merit badge, and several others! The online lessons were fun and interactive, finishing off with a Campfire in the evening, led by one of the scouts (for the Communication’s merit badge)!

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2020 December Court of Honor and Ting Park

This month our Troop held our final Court of Honor for the year 2020. At this ceremony we recognized all Scouts for their handwork and dedication in achieving all their awards. There were a total of 35 merit badges earned by 16 different scouts, and although it is fewer than our previous ceremony, we still congratulate all our scouts. We also announced our Troop’s very first Eagle Scout!! After the ceremony, our Troop met up at Ting Park and viewed all the decorated Christmas trees (one of which our Troop decorated at our last meeting)!

Scout Oath.
Our Troop’s decorated Tree!
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Sydney’s Eagle Project!

Our now Eagle Scout, Sydney, did her project for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard. Below is a paragraph written by Sydney about her Eagle project and experience.

My Eagle project was rebuilding the west garden fence for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard. Our troop loves to do service projects that help our community and we frequently work with the HSFC to help them serve our community. One of the things that the Food Cupboard needed was a new fence built around their garden. They have their garden where they grow fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution amongst the community. The HSFC does so much for this community and it feels amazing to help them, knowing that they can serve others.

Pictures from Sydney’s Eagle Project!
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2020 Weblos Campout

In November of 2020 our Troop hosted a campout and invited Weeblos to come and learn about Scouts BSA. Here the Troop participated in a Bridging ceremony from which Weeblos joined our Troop. Afterwards we did many scouting activities, learned how to tie Waggles, and played games!

Welcoming the Troop’s newest members!
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2020 Troop Leader Training

Every 6 months our troop transitions positions of responsibility. However, to hold one of these positions scouts are required to attend one Troop Leader Training campout every year. This program teaches scouts how to be an effective leader and role model for others, and scouts are taught these skills at business levels. The weather held up until Sunday when the scouts build frames to hold up their whole patrol. Big thanks to the Scoutmaster of Troop 320 for hosting the event!

Built frames out of staffs
Minefield! Scouts had to entrust one person to safely direct them through the field without running into any mines (

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2020 Pamlico Sound

A favored camping spot among the Troop, the Pamlico Sound is located in the largest estuary in North Carolina. Here the scouts can go kayaking, small boat sailing, canoeing, and stand up paddle boarding. The scouts chose to do the kayaking merit badge and once that was done we kayaked down the Sound to see an old duck hunting hideout! Scouts also learned the Safety Afloat rules and how to perform water rescues.

2019!
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2020 Swim Test

Don’t let the name scare you, the BSA swim test is just a way to make sure all scouts are safe when doing aquatic adventures. It consist of swimming a total of 100 meters, with varying strokes. Scouts always have a blast, cheering and supporting one another!

Post-Test Picture!
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