Watch out for that Bear... Scout that is

When we moved Seth joined a Scout troop with his friend Cole from next door. Because he didn't start until March he only had six months to complete all the requirements for both his Bobcat and his Bear badges. You usually have a year to do this so Seth had to work extra hard. He not only worked hard enough to earn both of those badges but he also earned two arrow points as well.



To earn each achievement Seth had to complete several things within the chosen topic. For example one achievement is called What Makes America Special. To complete it he had to do the following things:
1) Write what makes America special to you
2) Find out something about the homes near where you live and go to see two of them
3) Find out where places of historical interest are in your city and visit one of them with your family
4) Learn how to raise and lower a U.S. flag properly for an outdoor ceremony
5) Participate in an outdoor flag ceremony

To earn the Bobcat you only have one achievement (with eight requirements) but for the Bear he had to do 20 achievements, each with a different number of requirements from three to six. For each Arrow Point he had to do 10 electives so he had a lot of work to do in a very little amount of time. Fortunately we do a lot as a family so some things weren't too difficult for him. They did work on some of the requirements at den meetings but for the most part he had to do the stuff himself. It was a lot of work and we are really proud of him for being able to complete everything. Way to go Seth. It's now on to Webelos.

Seth with his new Scout Master