Hey Boys! Are you in the first through fifth grade? Do you want to have fun with friends, play team sports, go camping and fishing, build cars to race? Do you enjoy hikes, or spending the night in a cave? Would you like to earn cool patches and awards? Then finding out more about Cub Scouts is the first step! Cub Scouting is Fun at Every Turn!
Activities Cub Scouting means "doing." Everything in Cub Scouting is designed to have the boys doing things. Activities are used to achieve the aims of Scouting - citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness. Many of the activities happen right in the den and pack. The most important are the weekly den meetings and the monthly pack meetings.
The Cub Scout Sports and Academics program provides the opportunity for boys to learn new techniques, develop sportsmanship, increase scholarship skills, and have fun. Participation in the program allows boys to be recognized for physical fitness and talent-building activities.
Age-appropriate camping programs are packed with
theme-oriented action that brings Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts into the world
of imagination. Day camping comes to the boy in neighborhoods across the
country; resident camping is at least a three-day experience in which Cub Scouts
and Webelos Scouts camp within a developed theme of adventure and excitement.
Cub Scout pack members enjoy camping in local council camps and council-approved
national, state, county, or city parks. Camping programs combine fun and
excitement with doing one's best, getting along with others, and developing an
appreciation for ecology and the world of the outdoors.
Recognition is important to young boys. The Cub Scout advancement plan provides fun for the boys, gives them a sense of personal achievement as they earn badges, and strengthens family understanding as adult family members work with boys on advancement projects.
Tiger Cub. The Tiger Cub program is for first grade (or age 7) boys and their adult partners. There are five Tiger Cub achievement areas. The Tiger Cub, working with his adult partner, completes 15 requirements within these areas to earn the Tiger Cub Badge. These requirements consist of an exciting series of indoor and outdoor activities just right for a boy in the first grade.
Bobcat. The Bobcat rank is for all boys who join Cub Scouting.
Wolf. The Wolf program is for boys who have completed first grade (or are age 8). To earn the Wolf badge, a boy must pass twelve achievements involving simple physical and mental skills.
Bear. The Bear rank is for boys who have completed second grade (or are age 9). There are 24 Bear achievements in four categories. The Cub Scout must complete 12 of these to earn the Bear badge. These requirements are somewhat more difficult and challenging than those for Wolf rank.
Webelos I and Webelos II. The Webelos program is for boys who have completed third grade (or are age 10). A boy may begin working on the Webelos badge as soon as he joins a Webelos den. This is the first step in his transition from the Webelos den to the Boy Scout troop. As he completes the requirements found in the Webelos Scout Book, he will work on activity badges, attend meetings led by adults, and become familiar with the Boy Scout requirements--all leading to the Arrow of Light Award.
Cub Scouts have a lot of fun doing a lot of interesting things! There are games to play, codes and skills to learn, places to see and new friends to meet. Cub Scouts all help each other, and try to help other people too.
Each week you'll get together with other boys your age and be led into adventure! You'll wear your own Cub Scout uniform to show you're one of us. And you'll be able to collect special badges to put on your uniform to show your achievements.
Cub Scouts get to see a lot and do a lot. We spend weekends away together camping, fishing and exploring. We go to sports events, visit factories, march in parades, go to the zoo, the museum, or the fire department headquarters. We learn about many more things and have a great time doing it. There's a lot more Cub Scouts do too. Why not come along and find out?
PARENTS: If Cub Scouting with Pack 173 sounds like the right choice for you and your son and you would like more information, please visit our Contacts page to contact individual Leaders by email and we'll help you get started. Of course, you are always welcome to just show up at any Pack meeting and speak directly to our Cubmaster. Pack Meetings are usually the 4th Tuesday of the Month at the Guntersville First United Methodist Church.
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