Great Falls, Virginia
On Sunday, September 28th and Monday, September 29th, 36 campers in fifth and sixth grade experienced a camping adventure at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. The program was allowed under special permit by the National Park Service and it was the first time that people have been allowed to camp there. […]
It was WONDERFUL to see so many new scouts at the instructor session this past Wednesday. We’ve had some queries about how to advance to Tenderfoot. As this rank advancement is a bit more complicated than the “Scout” rank, we wanted to provide the steps to get there. Please encourage your son to reach to […]
If you are interested in attending this outstanding District event you must be prepared to register at the Troop meeting on September 24. If there is enough interest from a Patrol we can register that Patrol. If interest is from several Patrols we can register a provision Patrol. The event fee is $25 plus a […]
Our troop 55 scouts made the news for their support at the 9/11 Ceremony in Great Falls. Full article on Page 3 of the Great Falls Connection, link below. News Article Link
Troop 55 managed a nice blurb about our Philmont trip in the September Powhatan Press, page 6 http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/ncacbsa.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/Powhatan/POWHATAN_PRESS_Sept_2014.pdf Also in Great Falls Connection! http://www.greatfallsconnection.com/photos/2014/aug/12/59743/
Service to our community and others is an important aspect of Scouting as evidenced by its inclusion in the Scout Oath wherein a scout pledges “to help other people at all times”. To encourage scouts and scouts family members to service the community, BSA Troop 55 became “Certifying Organization” in July 2014 to establish the […]
The troop maintains a very active Facebook presence, with photos, outing and event updates. Visit us now!
