Boys between the ages of 6 and 10 may join one of our Cub Scout Packs.
Cub Scouts do fun things with other kids! They get to wear a cool uniform, go places, and see things.
They play all kinds of sports and build things, like race cars and bird houses. Want to learn a secret code? Want to learn
about wild animals? Go Cub Scouting!
- Tiger Cubs. First-grade boys join a Tiger Cub den, where each boy works with an adult partner on the requirements
to earn his Tiger Cub badge.
- Wolf Cub Scouts. Second-grade boys graduate into a Wolf den. They go to weekly den meetings on their own, but their
families still help them work on the requirements for the Wolf badge.
- Bear Cub Scouts. Boys in the third grade are members of a Bear den. They also work with their families to do the
requirements for the Bear badge, but boys this old have enough knowledge and skill to take on more of the work by themselves.
- Webelos Scouts. Boys in the fourth and fifth grades become Webelos Scouts. Webelos Scouts do more advanced activities
to get ready to graduate into Boy Scouting.
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Boy Scouting, is one of the traditional membership divisions of the BSA, is available to boys who have
earned the Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10, or who
are 11, but not yet 18 years old. The program achieves the BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal
fitness. The Boy Scout program is for boys who are 11 years old, are at least ten years old and have finished the fifth grade,
or are at least ten years old and have earned the Arrow of Light award as a Cub Scout. The purpose of Boy Scouting is the
same as it is for Cub Scouts: to help boys grow into good citizens who are strong in character and personally fit. But because
they're older, Boy Scouts have a program with more and bigger challenges.
Boy Scouts work together in groups called patrols. The patrol leader is an older boy, not an adult. The Scouts in the patrol
elect their patrol leader.
Patrols are part of a troop. The troop has adult leaders, but their job is to give guidance and advice to the Boy Scouts.
The Scouts run their own program.
Boy Scouts have exciting outdoor activities. They go on long camping trips and long-distance hikes. They go canoeing and
whitewater rafting, and more. They move through the Boy Scout ranks, from Tenderfoot to Eagle Scout. They earn merit badges
that show many kinds of knowledge and skills. Scouts can also earn special awards for feats of skill, such as completing a
mile swim or 50 miles of hiking.
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Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are
14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age.
Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible
and caring adults.
Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth, adult leaders, and organizations in their communities.
Local community organizations establish a Venturing crew by matching their people and program resources to the interests of
young people in the community. The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that helps youth pursue their
special interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens.
Venturing crews can specialize in a variety of avocation or hobby interests.
