​Summer Camp at Camp Pioneer (August 2024)

This summer camp was a lot of fun. All of the scouts were able to achieve multiple fun and interesting merit badges. These ranged from Citizenship in the World and Lifesaving merit badges to the Railroad merit badge, and even the very rare “Minecraft merit badge.” While not working on advancements, the scouts were able to roam the campground and participate in many activities such as rifle shooting, fishing, archery, swimming, canoeing/kayaking, crafts, and more. Meals and flag were also some of the most fun and traditional parts of the camp. For each meal, each troop would don their class-A uniform and march to flag. This is where the whole camp lined up at attention and watched as the flag was raised or lowered. At these flag ceremonies, there were also interactive activities such as games. During meals, the many scouts were assigned roles such as waiter, which included setting and cleaning the tables
 
One of the main lessons I learned from summer camp was the importance of teamwork and bonding. In this camp, the older and younger scouts came together multiple times to accomplish difficult tasks. These included splitting responsibilities during meal times, competing together in the troop relay race, the team tag event, setting up camp, and playing games like mafia around the campfire area. In the end, we all had lots of fun and were able to work together to have a great time.

Author

Wren Sundstrom, Troop 221 Historian