The Phoenix District of the Sam Houston Area Council - Boy Scouts of America serves the Klein ISD area, west of Kuykendahl Road.
Most Phoenix District events and activities can be found via the menu pages on the left side of your screen - most of these are open to the public. The center section shows what's happening in the near future, but you'll need a username to access any additional info there. The right side shows our calendar for the next few weeks; you'll have to log in to access the full calendar. All registered adults in the Phoenix District now have usernames (since Tuesday 10 April 2012). If you haven't received yours, please click "Request Access" on the left.
Once you're logged in, you can use our filters to view only the info you need!
We are in need of new and used camping equipment and supplies for our Training Team. If you have items that you can donate to our Team we would greatly appreciate your help.
PARENTS & LEADERS! The 2013 Webelos Troop Selection Guide is out! The PDF of the guide is attached to the bottom of this page for you to print at home. The document is designed to be printed double-sided and after rpinting, to be folded in half like a greeting card. The new 44-page guide contains an introductory letter, FAQ's, District Committe information, questions for the parent and scout to consider while searching for the best troop for each scout, a study guide for the Webelos rank and the Arrow of Light Award, Activity Pin opportunities and more! Best yet, it contains important information on each troop in Phoenix District, all 20+ of them! The Guide contains contact information for each troop, the size of the troop, examples of their camping and service activities, fees, meeting days and locations. On the bottom of every page is space for you and your scout to make notes on how you felt about about each troop as you visit them, so you have a reference for later, when you narrow down your selections and find the troop that fits you best!
In 2011 the National Council's awards committee conducted a review of the hundreds of awards presented to Scouts and adults in the BSA. Many recommendations were made to update procedures and the awards themselves. Among the recommendations was the update of the unit leader training awards requirements and a review of the Cub Scout Leader Recognition Awards.
These recommendations have been reviewed by the national volunteer training committee and a task force of unit-level leaders. Some awards have been eliminated and all of the requirements for the remaining awards have been updated.
The forms and requirements have been simplified, but the committees do not believe that means easier. They are along the same lines and Adegree of difficulty as the previous requirements, but will be less complicated and consistent across the awards and the phases of the Scouting program.
The Cubmaster Award has been discontinued. Cubmasters may now earn the Scouter's Key Award and may wear the Scouter's Key knot with a Cub Scouting device.
The Cub Scouter and Pack Trainer Awards have been discontinued. Cub Scout pack leaders may earn the Scouter's Training Award and may wear the Scouter's Training Award knot with a Cub Scouting device.
The Tiger Cub and Webelos Den Leader's Awards have been discontinued. All den leaders may earn a new Den Leader's Training Award medal that is being created, and may wear the Den Leader's Training Award knot (identical to the previous Cub Scout Den Leader Award knot) with the appropriate device. A Tiger Cub den leader device is also being developed.
Scouters who have earned the discontinued awards will still be able to wear these awards and knots.
Scouters who have begun to work on the Cub Scout Leader Recognition Awards will still be able to earn them as long as they are completed by the following dates:
Tiger Cub Den Leader Award - December 31, 2012
Webelos Den Leader Award - December 31, 2012
Cubmaster Award - December 31, 2013
Pack Trainer Award - December 31, 2013
Cub Scouter Award - December 31, 2013
Cub Scouters who have not started to work on an award may only earn the new awards and must use the new requirements.
Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and Venturing awards, knots, and devices have not been changed. Only the requirements have been updated. Leaders who have started to earn these awards may use either set of requirements, but Scouters who have not started to work on an award may only use the new requirements.
The training awards and keys are designed to recognize unit Scouters for tenure, basic and continuing training, and successful performance in their leadership role.
Please email jamie@durhamemail.com with any questions. Please turn all Leader Knot forms into the trining team.
PARENTS & LEADERS! The 2012 Webelos Troop Selection Guide is out! The PDF of the guide is attached for you to print at home. The document is designed to be printed double-sided and after rpinting, to be folded in half like a greeting card. The new 44-page guide contains an introductory letter, FAQ's, District Committe information, questions for the parent and scout to consider while searching for the best troop for each scout, a study guide for the Webelos rank and the Arrow of Light Award, Activity Pin opportunities and more! Best yet, it contains important information on each troop in Phoenix District, all 20 of them! The Guide contains contact information for each troop, the size of the troop, examples of their camping and service activities, fees, meeting days and locations. On the bottom of every page is space for you and your scout to make notes on how you felt about about each troop as you visit them, so you have a reference for later, when you narrow down your selections and find the troop that fits you best!
Attention all Phoenix and Sam Houston Area Council Scouts and Scouters! The next BSA National Jamboree will be held in July 2013 at the new Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in the mountains of West Virginia. This Jamboree will be the first at this premier new facility. For directions on how to register, click here. If you want to be part of breaking in the new site adjacent to the New River Gorge National River as part of the Sam Houston Area Council contingent, register https://summit.scouting.org/en/Pages/default.aspxnow.
a Webelos Scout who used his Readyman training he learned the week before to save his mother from choking
a Wolf Cub Scout that told one of his Pack Leaders, that since he joined Cub Scouts, he "doesn't lie anymore"
a Scout Troop that organized a bottled water drive to provide relief for firefighters that were battling last year's wildfires
Many Scouting success stories don't involve saving your Mom's life, but they are no less important! Stories involving Leadership, Citizenship, Service . . . these successes happen everyday and are the result of Scouts and Scouters participating in the various programs of the Phoenix District in the Sam Houston Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America!
Please share your Scout Stories with us so that we can all learn, appreciate, and enjoy . . . send your story to ScoutingSuccessStory@PhoenixBSA.org.
