Cub Scouts Pack 280: News

Waterfest

Another summer is over and the kids are back in school, but not before a massive water balloon fight and pool party. Our Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmasters were the main targets for our scouts, siblings and friends. We had nearly 900 water balloons, many of them filled with ice-cold water. The kids had a great time despite the 105-degree weather. What's not to love about getting wet? Mr. Joe was sad that this will be his last Waterfest, but has threatened to return with even more water balloon next year. Mr. Chris will be taking over and the kids had fun initiating him.

Webelos Trip to Austin

Constant Drizzle from the moment we left Flower Mound on Saturday until about noon on Sunday didn't deter our band of intrepid Scouts. Despite one of our group having a rear window broken from flying debris from a Semi, everyone made it safely to the Inner Space Caverns in Georgetown. We had a wonderful tour guide and our boys learned a lot. Who knew there were camels in Texas? Mr. Joe wanted to take home a Pipistelle Bat, only the size of a large chicken nugget, but able to eat 20% of its weight in mosquitoes daily. Sunday brought us new adventures. Our much-anticipated foray to Pioneer Farms to earn our Texas Badge was a washout. The Park was closed because all the rain turned it into a bog. In great Scout fashion and using the latest in handheld technology we made alternative plans, we spent the morning touring the State Capitol, definitely an excellent leaning experience. We followed that up with a visit to the Bob Bullock Museum of Texas History, a great place to work on the Texas Badge. We enjoyed a 20-minute movie, complete with special effects inside the theater. All in all this was a great trip for the boys. Now our Webelo I boys will begin planning their trip for next January.

Fall Campout

What an exciting Camp out! We had nearly every Scout in attendance. We managed to get in our hike, Regatta Boat making, leather working, and make additions to our walking sticks before the rain and tornado sirens sent us to shelter in the rest rooms. Thankfully everything turned out alright. Our boys learned a valuable lesson in survival and enjoyed the puddles as well. The afternoon activities were cancelled due to rain, but the boys I have talked to still had fun. The Regatta races and Trebuchet launch have been rescheduled for November 6.

Waterfest

What a wonderful Waterfest! Asst. Cubmaster Philip Cluck made a "Slip and Slide" for the Pack, he and Cubmaster Joe spent a great deal of time helping the kids set sail. We had over 1000 water baloons for what turned out to be the best battle ever...the kids vs. Mr. Joe. Everyone had a great time and we can't wait until next year.

Fall Rally

We had a very successful Fall Rally and had 15 new boys join us! We are anticipating a wonderful year. Please join me in Welcoming all our new boys.

Preparing for this year

The Pack Leadership would just like everyone to know that we have had our meeting on creating the Calendar for 2010-2011 school year. We have scheduled lots of exciting activities for the scouts and families.

The Leadership is excited about the new year and we hope that the scouts will be excited as well.

Spring Campout 2009

I just wanted to say what a great Camp Out we had. What a great bunch of families are in our Pack.

I want to especially thank Beth Bergeron for planning our Walking Stick activity. What a creative plan. All the boys loved it.

Thanks to Glea Shields and Mathhew Guess' grandfather for bringing out their leather working supplies and stamps. I think the boys learned a lot and the siblings had fun too.

Thanks to Drew Leaumont for leading the fising and to Peter Brown for taking on the bike ride and bike safety.

With all the wind dinner was a little on the wild side but thanks to all who pitched in to make sure the hot dogs and burgers were ready to eat.

Thanks to Drew who managed to get a safe campfire going despite the wind.

Thanks to our Webelos for the Flag ceremony, we look forward to the fall for another one (hopefully without the wind).

Congratulations to Peter Brown our new Cobbler Champion!

Our next big activity will be the Bridging at Danny Mim's on May 16th.

Pinewood Derby

Thanks to Phil Hanus from http://www.pwderby.org/ for providing the track and electronic equipment to time the races. The scouts were excited to watch their cars race down the track and cheer on their fellow scouts to victory.

View the Photo Album to see the creative work on the car designs.

Trophies will be presented at the Blue and Gold.

Popcorn Winners Pie Throw

For every $500 in sales the scout was able to throw a pie at the Cubmaster or Den Leader. It was an exciting event for the kids especially the top seller that was able to throw 1 pie at the cubmaster and 2 at their den leader, their father.

Fossil Rim Webelos Trip 2009

Everything was great!
The boys and parents were really involved all day with fun activities that scouts were excited about.
Each scouts was able to experience things that are certain to leave a lasting impression, especically the Rhinos.
The food was good and the Scouts attending will be sending a quick note to Kelly, the Activities Director, that the boys have signed as a thank you.

Pack 280 Fall Campout

Our Fall Campout was lots of fun. Here were activities that we participated in

Bike Safety and mile bike ride.

Tie Dye Shirt Craft

Whittling Chip

Heater Meals - Experiencing what the Hurricane Victims were provided for food.

Chili Cookoff

Cobler Cookoff

United States Flag Retirement Ceremony

Campfire Songs, Skits, and Awards.

Take a look at the Album for Photos

The Annual Hot Dog Social

Our Annual Hot Dog Social was a success this ye

Pack 280 Welcomes New Scouts at Rally Night

Pack 280 would like to Welcome new scouts to Rally Night at Timber Creek Elementary on September 9, 2008

Cub Scout Bridging Ceremony

Ceremony at Danny Mimm Hidden Horse Ranch