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INFORMATION - Information is disseminated by email, phone, and/or through the Scouts themselves. There is a Troop Bulletin Board in the Troop Room for current information and trip and Board of Review sign-ups.

PATROL METHOD - The Troop is lead by a Senior Patrol leader who is elected by the Scouts of the Troop. Scouts are organized into Patrols of 6-8 boys each. Each Patrol is led by an elected (by the boys in the Patrol every six months) Patrol Leader. Patrol Leader council meetings are generally held once a month to discuss current plans, projects, outings, and future events. During the summer, all Scouts in a leadership position meet to plan the Troop meetings, camping trips, outings and establish the following year's schedule. Each patrol leader is asked to attend a Junior Leader Training Session with the Scoutmaster.

CAMPING, HIKING, and OUTINGS - Troop 325 offers a full outdoor program of camping and hiking. We get outdoors each month, year round. We have the most fun on the weekend camping trips we take each month. Camping trips are usually from Friday evening till Sunday morning. Scouts need to be prepared to camp in all kinds of weather. Field days, day hikes, and merit badge college days are uually held on Saturdays and center on Scout skills, crafts, hiking, advancement, or just for fun.

SUMMER CAMP - Troop 325 goes to camp for a week every summer. Details are announced mid-winter. This is a time for building Scouting skills and working on merit badges toward the Eagle rank.

ADVANCEMENT - Each Scout should keep track of his progress in his own Scout Handbook. We recommend that each Scout also maintain a notebook of records for advancement.

SERVICE PROJECTS - The Troop's expectation is for all boys to help whenever they are needed or called upon; not just to complete the service obligation for rank advancement, but whenever possible; to help our sponsor organization (Hayes Barton Baptist Church); to help with community needs; to help Eagle candidates with their Eagle projects; and just to be helpful as part of the spirit of scouting.

BACKPACKING EQUIPMENT CHECK LIST -(WEEKEND TRIP) - Click here for the Troop's standard equipment list.

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