Schedule:
Scouts BSA Units or participants may camp overnight for 1 night, 2 nights, or just attend on Saturday. Cub Scout Packs may camp overnight for 1 night or come out Saturday. Units are responsible for providing their own leadership in line with the Guide to Safe Scouting.
Please see the attached Leaders Guide for the detailed schedule. Here is the outline of event times:
Friday, 4/25- Check in between 6 and 8 p.m. followed by leaders meeting and evening programs
Saturday, 4/26: Check in and set up campsites between 8 and 10 a.m. followed by leaders meeting and programs
Sunday, 4/27: Depart for home at 10 a.m.
Events/ Activities Overviews (subject to adjustments):
Scout Troops
Scouting Heritage Merit Badge
Scouting Heritage Merit Badge will be offered to all Scouts during Spring Camporee. Scouts should complete requirements 5 and 6 prior to attending the camporee and bring proof of completion to the camporee.
Scouts will participate in three informational sessions in the morning and will then assist in leading some Scout skills games for the Cub Scouts in the afternoon to fulfill the requirements of the merit badge.
Beat the Eagle Scouts: Scouting Skills Competition
All troops will have the opportunity to compete in a variety of Scouting Skills Competitions during the afternoon. Not only will the troops be competing against each other. At each Scouting Skills Competition, troops will have an opportunity to compete against a group of Eagle Scouts.
If your troop manages to beat the Eagle Scouts, you will win their pennant and be able to carry it around for the day as a symbol of pride.
Event #1: Kim’s Game
Come test your skills of observation during this competition. Troops will be shown a collection of items and then asked to recall as many of the items from memory.
Event #2: Sharpshooter
Grab your team and take aim. How many points can your troop collect with while tossing tennis balls at an array of targets?
Event #3: Squalier Toss
Help! Help! Several scouts have chosen not to listen to the leaders and now are stuck in the lake and cannot make it back to shore. Can your troop use your skills and rescue the Scouts from danger.
Event #4: Orienteering
Can your troop navigate your way through our unknown course and reach the destination?
Event #5: Fire building
How fast can your troop build a fire to boil our dishwater so we can clean up from lunch? Each troop will be provided a pot with a specific amount of water to be used during the competition.
Event #6: First Aid
Each troop will be given an emergency scenario and asked to perform the required first aid to our injured staff member. Any scenario in the requirements up to Star rank are fair game for the competition.
Event #7: Ring the Bell
Can your troop use their pioneering skills and ring the bell?
Event #8: Tracking
Can your troop correctly identify all the signs of wildlife along our nature trail?
Event #9: Teamwork
How well can your troop work together to accomplish a task? Each troop will select from a deck of scenarios each with its’ own challenges. You must work together to win this event.
Event #10: Fitness
Everyone knows that a Scout must be physically fit, well now you must prove it. This event will be composed of a relay race of various fitness challenges.
Event #11: Shelter Building
Each troop will be provided with a tarp, two poles and eight pieces of rope. Your troop will be tasked with using all these pieces of equipment to construct shelter. Not only is time important but also what knots will your troop use?
Event #12: Scavenger Hunt
Can your troop find all the hidden items throughout the day? Pay attention as I am sure some items will be easy to find, and others will not be so easy.
Cub Scout Packs
Belt Loop Program
Cub Scouts will have the opportunity to earn the belt loop corresponding to the outdoor adventure for their grade level. We will have activities organize for each Cub Scout to be able to complete the requirements for the below belt loops:
Lions- Mountain Lion Belt Loop
Tigers- Tigers in the Wild
Wolf- Paws on the Path
Bears- Bear Habitat
Weblos- Weblos Walkabout
Arrow of Light- Outdoor Adventure
Beat the Eagle Scouts: Scouting Skills Competition
Do not worry Cub Scout leaders, we have plans to have older Scouts assist each pack during the events. Packs are not competing against one another, rather the hope of these activities is to give them a taste of things to come in Scouting.
Event #1: Kim’s Game
Come test your skills of observation during this competition. Packs will be shown a collection of items and then asked to recall as many of the items from memory.
Event #2: Sharpshooter
Grab your team and take aim. How many points can your troop collect while tossing tennis balls at an array of targets.
Event #3: Fire building
How fast can your pack build a fire to boil our dishwater so we can clean up from lunch? Each pack will be provided with a pot with a specific amount of water to be used during the competition.
Event #4: Fitness
Everyone knows that a Scout must be physically fit, well now you must prove it. This event will be composed of a relay race of various fitness challenges.
Event #5: Scavenger Hunt
Can your troop find all the hidden items throughout the day? Pay attention as I am sure some items will be easy to find, and others will not be so easy.
Adult Program
Coffee Talk with Scout Executive and District Executives
Come enjoy some coffee and meet the Scout Executive of the Pony Express Council and our District Executives. They will offer updates on the status of the council and upcoming events along with answer any questions you want to ask.
Meet the Council Commissioner and District Commissioners
Take the opportunity to come meet our new Council Commissioner and the District Commissioners. They will share plans they have for upcoming programs and how they can assist your units.
Hike to Old Camp Geiger
Take the afternoon to travel back in time to the hills of Old Camp Geiger and hear many stories from the past with our tour guide.
Religious Emblems Coordinator
A Scout is Reverent. One way that Scouts can show their Duty to God is to earn the religious emblem of their faith. This presentation will give more information about the various religious emblems available for Scouts to earn, and give guidance on how Scouts can grow their faith thru the religious emblems program.
Leader Specific Training
Every Scout Deserves a Trained Leader. If you had a magic wand, would you use it to make the Scouting program better and more fun for youth so they stayed in Scouting longer, so it had a larger impact on their lives? What if the same magic wand made leadership roles easier, more rewarding, and led to better retention among adult leaders? Would using that magic wand be a top priority?
Well, such a magic wand does exist—in the form of the learning programs for leaders in the Boy Scouts of America.
Common sense tells us that training is important, and research shows the importance of trained leaders. A trained leader is knowledgeable and more confident in the role being performed. Trained leaders exhibit a knowledge and confidence that is picked up by people around them. Trained leaders impact the quality of programs, leader tenure, youth tenure, safety, and a whole lot more. A trained leader is better prepared to make the Scouting program all it can be!
What is OA?
Come meet the officers of the O-Ni-Flo Order of the Arrow Lodge to learn how units can be involved in the Order of the Arrow. Order of the Arrow Is Scouting’s National Honor Society. We focus on serving others through service projects, creating lifelong bonds through fellowship, and becoming better versions of ourselves. Along the way, we strive to make a difference in our communities. OA gives Scouts many leadership opportunities that will allow them to become better leaders in their scout troop, community, and lodge
Golden Skillet Competition
Do you fancy yourself as the Gordon Ramsey of camp cooking? Well, this Spring Camporee does take place in the great state of Missouri, so you will have just have to Show Me. Prepare a dish and present it to our panel of judges to see who the best cook is.
Service Projects
This program is being offered for scouts in Troops or adults who wish not to participate in earning the Scouting Heritage Merit Badge or the Beat the Eagle Scout: Scouting Skills Competition or Scouts who might need a conservation service project. Participants will have the opportunity to work with Ranger Larry to help in the final preparations for the summer at Camp Geiger.
Camporee Awards
Top Scout Troop
To qualify for the Top Troop Award, a unit must complete at least 9 of the 12 Beat the Eagle Scouts: Scouting Skills Competition events. If a troop completes more than 9 events, the top 9 event scores will be used.
We will be presenting first, second, and third place awards in the category.
Beat the Eagle Scouts: Scouting Skills Competition
We will present first place awards in each of the 12 events for the troops.
We will also recognize the top three units who were successful in beating the Eagle Scouts.
Best Skit/Song/Cheer
During our evening show on Saturday, our judges will determine the winners for this competition in the Cub Scout Division and the Scout Troop Division.
Gaga Ball Champion of Champions
We will present championships in the Cub Scout Division and the Scout Troop Division.
Old Goat Award
This award will go to the unit (pack or troop) with the most active adult participation during the Spring Camporee.
Golden Skillet
We will present first, second, and third place awards in the category.
Scout Spirit Award
We will present awards in the Cub Scout Division and the Scout Troop Division for the pack and troop who display the most Scout Spirit throughout