Look who got a little press? Although Bill knew he was chosen, he let us discover it for ourselves when he brought home the Sunday paper. Every year the Courier & Press invites the community to vote for its favorites under the categories of Shopping, Eats, Drinks & Entertainment and Services, Places & Faces. Over […]
Court was in session today. The Court of Honor, that is. We had many awards and rank advancements. Before beginning the court of honor, the scouts grill burgers and hot dogs for the families. After lunch Walker, the senior patrol leader, led the court of honor. He called up Zack to advanced the color guard […]
Mason earned a B. U. G. (Bringing Up Grades) Award for the Second Quarter. He has been working so hard in school so it was great to celebrate that. Now we just need to see if we can spot him among all these smiling faces.
Today Walker and Triston completed their Ad Altare Dei journey with a blessing from Father Tom after mass. Ad Altare Dei is a Boy Scout religious emblem designed to help scouts ages 13 and 14 study the sacraments in depth. Ideally, a group of scouts would get together with two leaders over the course of […]
Among the commendations that took place today at the last assembly were the presentation of the 4th quarter BUG Awards. BUG stands for Bringing Up Grades. These are the 3rd quarter Bug Award Winners which I inadvertently missed posting earlier this year. Along with these other boys, Walker received a certificate of participation for the […]
What a treat to see the kids get recognized for their efforts from the Sole Challenge! Walker won a raffle prize for a new party zone in town. Mason received a gift certificate to Sky Zone for a fastest finish in the 1.9 mile race for fourth grade. Our principal, Mrs. Whetstine and Mr. Wagner […]
Today is the last day of school and no one is more excited about it than I am! Our school day started with the awards ceremony. Walker received a BUG (Bringing Up Grades) award. I believe he actually earned it for keeping his grades up. He had a stellar report card. Then it was time […]
Just in time to kick off Spring break, the students who improved their grades or maintained them were honored with a BUG award. BUG stands for Bringing Up Grades. I was so happy to see that Mason received one this quarter. No BUG award would be complete without a plastic one, right? Mason seemed genuinely […]
Beginning with the second quarter, the students who improve (or maintain) their grades are recognized by the Kiwanis club. They receive a BUG award for Bringing Up Grades. Each one received a certificate, a plastic bug and a pencil for their efforts. There were a lot of them this quarter!
Tonight at Scout Mass, we celebrated everyone who earned his Religious Emblem award. Deacon Tony presented each scout with his workbook, a patch, pin and prayer book. Despite their wiggles on the afternoon of the interview, they were all reverent in Mass. Mason hammed it up for a moment. From the looks of it, Mason […]