GT8 is considering scheduling elections for Order of the Arrow the first meeting in January. We need to gauge interest among the scouts. If you are missing the meeting on Monday, please let Scoutmaster Tucker know if you are interested in potentially being considered for OA. To be eligible, you must be a First Class (or higher rank) and have camped with scouts for 15 or more nights over the past two years (only one long term camp can be counted for that 15-night total). Here is some information about OA - we will discuss more at the meeting on December 22.

Scouts who have signed up to earn the American Labor Merit Badge will have three opportunities to participate in a follow-up conversation about the Requirement #1 worksheet. In addition to completing that requirement, these conversations will prepare Scouts attending the January 5 meeting with AFLCIO President Liz Shuler to have an informed discussion with her. Please sign up for one of the three sessions and be sure that you have completed the worksheet beforehand. If you have any questions, please email Mr. Kildee at brian.kildee@gmail.com and be sure to copy Mr. Tucker and your parents on that message.

The Klondike Derby is January 23-25! More information and the signup page are at on the calendar page for the ev

GT8 will have our regular Monday Troop meetings on Monday December 15 and December 22. The troop will NOT meet on December 29th. Our first meeting on 2026 will be on January 5th.

GT8 is attending Camp Sinoquipe again for Summer Camp in 2026. We are attending Week 3 of camp, which is from June 28-July 4. Please register now if you can attend. Full details are available in the calendar entry. The initial payment of $200 is due on March 1 and the final payment of $300 is due on April 1. Families can also begin completing the BSA Health Forms, Parts A-C, particularly if scouts are having annual checkups done. The health forms are not due until May 1, but the required physical is good for 12 months, so anything done between now and then will suffice if the BSA form is completed by the doctor.

You may have received an email reminder from Scouting America about your annual membership renewal. Please renew before the expiration date of 12/31/25.