September Varsity Western Skies

To our great Varsity and Assistant Varsity Coaches:

Thanks to all those who participated in the great ideas for our calendaring last month.  We are all excited about the next 12 months and look forward to learning how we can build our Varsity programs. Special thanks to Jay and Mike for providing the cobbler treat!

Here is a look at what’s ahead for the next 12 months.

Month	Topic	Varsity Program
September	Dutch Oven	Personal Development
October	Geocaching / GPS	Advancement
November	Snowshoeing	Special Programs/Events
December	On Target Mirrors	High Adventure
January	Mountain Man Night	Special Programs/Events
February	District Banquet
March	Shooting	High Adventure
April	Primitive Fire	Personal Development
May	Utensil less Cooking	Special Programs/Events
June	Off - No Huddle	Summer Camps
July	Off - No Huddle	Summer Camps
August	Calendaring	Personal Development

 

I also want to take a moment and thank all of our Varsity Coaches and Assistant Varsity coaches for everything you do. We appreciate what you are doing to build the young men in your teams.

Venture Scouts

“Venture”.  Think about that word and focus on the thoughts that it conjures. Perhaps other words come to mind, like “explore” or “explorer” (not coincidentally the name of this Scouting Family prior to “Venture”), or “adventure”. A dictionary search reveals the following definitions: “An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome”. “A risky or daring journey or undertaking”. “Dare to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous or full of risk”.  These are terms and definitions that are inherently youthful in their nature, being so characterized perhaps from the attraction that the young have to the electric emotion that is always associated with them.  We adults, however, have a tendency to conform more readily to caution and care – venture’s antonyms.  To an adult leader it may cause a quandary then when we attempt to box in our Venture-aged youth with our own proclivity for protective passiveness and thereafter see enthusiasm and participation wane.