Treasure Island Goes Hollywood ! 2007 Monday: Game Show Night (camp wide event) Tuesday: Treasure Island IDOL Wednesday: IDOL Semifinals Thursday:Last of the Mohicans Overnighter Friday: Fear Factor! Camp wide Games. Introducing our newest programs for older scouts: Survivor , Marshall Island This is a two-part, one week course. Scouts will create their own Survival Community while learning essential skills that go beyond what is taught in Wilderness Survival Merit Badge. The second half of the week will concentrate on Mountain man skills such as Tomahawk throwing; advanced Pioneering, Black Powder Rifles and Trapping (no animals will be harmed). Boot and Paddle, Part Deux Participants must have completed the original B&P course and have earned Canoeing Merit Badge as well as be a competent swimmer. B&P 2 will travel to Headwaters of the Delaware River in New York State. Once on the river the scouts will learn whitewater technique and navigate the mighty Mongap rapids and finish their trip on the Upper Delaware River at the Water Gap and transport home. Scouts should be able to earn Whitewater Merit Badge on this journey. Game Show Night: Each Program Area will be present on the Parade Field representing its favorite Game Show. Scouts should be prepared for zany games and general wackiness as they display their scouting knowledge in events designed for both individuals and patrols. Treasure Island IDOL: Each troop must select one candidate to participate. Candidates shall assemble on the Parade Field at 7:30pm with whatever props they may need to perform. Performances shall be voted on by the entire camp. The top 3 Challengers shall be announced in the Dining Hall at Wednesday Lunch. Final performances by the TOP 3 shall occur at a campfire immediately following the OA Callout and end of Parent's Night at Goodman Stockade. Candidates will perform and voting will commence after Thursday Breakfast and conclude at Lunch on Friday. The Treasure Island IDOL will be announced at Friday's Recognition Campfire. An encore performance may be required at Saturday Breakfast! IDOL Semifinals: The evening meal will be served picnic style from the Dining Hall and at 7:15pm the entire camp will assemble on the parade field and proceed to the OA Call Out Ceremony. Troops will return to their campsites and prepare for the evenings IDOL semifinal event. Troops reassemble on the North road outside Goodman Stockade promptly at 9pm for the IDOL Semi-Finals. Last of the Mohicans Overnighter: Scouts/recruits will muster at 3 pm and proceed to Fort Eagle on Marshall Island. Members of the Marshall Mountain Man Brigade will greet them and begin their training and instruction in the ways of the Brigade. Demonstrations of Tomahawk throwing, Black Powder and Shotgun Skeet Shooting will mark the afternoon followed by the Fort Eagle evening meal. Following the meal the scouts will be tested on their training and a campfire of fellowship will follow before reveille. The newest recruits of the Marshall Mountain Man Brigade shall return from the frontier and Fort Eagle and assemble on the parade field at morning colors for mustering out. Fear Factor Camp wide Event: The Camp will come alive with Fearful Events on Friday afternoon. The staff will provide stunt-man like activities and fear-filled challenges for the scouts during the culmination of your week of Hollywood excursions at Treasure Island. Scouts will be able to participate all week in: James Bond, 007 Black Ops Training Each program area has a different Black Ops skill for the scout to learn and master. The culmination of which earns each scout who completes his training, Treasure Island's coveted "Spy for T.I." designation. Treasure Island Production Company Location: T.I. Media Center (formerly OA/Sports Shack) Badges offered: Journalism Graphic Arts Theater Entrepreneurship (tentative) Program is limited to Scouts 14 and over. Class times will be from 9am – 10am. Production Assignments will be doled out and information will be gathered, disseminated and edited for final production between 3pm and 5pm. Final Production will be approved by Camp Director or his Designee by 8pm. Production will then occur for following morning release. T.I. Gazette will be in template form for easier daily use. Monday morning's gazette should be boilerplate each week with info gathered at 21 day meetings and from the Camp Director. T.I. Update shall have a set built in the media center or city hall which will be used for the entire summer to produce the show. The Update will appear Tues-Saturday. And can be viewed on a monitor at City Hall's porch. |