Troop 509
Announcements
See the Meeting Calender tab for meeting information.
Membership:
Boys’ troop: Our limited spots for new Scouts to join in 2025 have been filled.
Girls’ troop: Currently accepting girls in 7th grade and above and forming a list of 5th graders for our 2025 new scout patrol. Contact Ms. Hagegard for information.
Troop Gear: Please contact Ms. Llana if you are in need of any troop gear, including: beanies, sliders, class-b t-shirts, and neckerchiefs! Reach out to Ms. Craig if you are looking to order a nametag!
Pictures: We need your photos! We need pictures of our outings for troop history, Eagle slideshows, and recruiting presentations. Please contact Heajuen Wang about how to get your photos uploaded to our Flickr account.
You can support the Greater Los Angeles Area Council via donation.
Our Leaders
| Scouts | Adults | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Patrol Leader | Scoutmaster | |||
| Isabella Bradford (g) | Gayle Hagegard (g) | |||
| Robbie Siegmeth (b) | Steve Miles (b) | |||
| Asst Sr Patrol Leader | Troop Committee Chair | |||
| Zackary Awni (b) | Walter Renwick | |||
| Jakob Konefat (b) | ||||
| Jacqueline McArthur (g) | ||||
| Jr Asst Scoutmaster | Chartered Org. Rep. (JPL) | |||
| Oliver Barr (b) | Melora Larson | |||
| Sophia Shaikh (g) |
Upcoming Troop Activities
It's time to sign up for our annual long weekend at Joshua Tree! This is our annual car camping trip in the desert and one of our most popular outings. This year we have reserved four group sites at the Sheep Pass campground in the park. We have room for a total of 90 people and 24 cars, so there should be spots for anyone who wants to go.
Sign up for camping here.
Sign up for climbing here.
If you are interested in earning the First Aid Merit Badge, we will have a class on Saturday, January 25, 2025, 9a - 1 p, Hahamongna (upper, near restrooms).
You will need to be ranked as Second Class and above and complete certain requirements before the class starts. Email me at: Rhodora Maliksi
Email me with the following information: Name, Rank
Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, January 8, 2025, by 5 p.m.
Ms Adler-Gotoh has agreed to do a session of the Citizenship in the Community merit badge this fall. Priority will go to older scouts but younger scouts can sign up on the waitlist.
The class will be held on Saturday, February 15th, at Ms Keeney's Community Pool. (We will NOT be swimming). Scouts will be expected to have finished pre-reqs assigned before the class session. If they have not, they will not complete the merit badge during class.
To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.
Pt Mugu Sycamore Canyon is in Malibu.
To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.
You must earn the First Aid merit badge before you can take Emergency Preparedness. Once you sign up and email me your signed FA blue card, you will be provided additional information.
To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.
More info coming soon
More details TBA
Philmont is a two-week backpacking trip in the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico. We take a 22-hour train ride to get there, carry a 30 lb backpack for 11 days, then return home on the train. Scouts must be at least 14 at the time of the outing, or 13 and have completed 8th grade. The expected cost is $1,950, which includes train fare. For both boys and girls. For questions contact Mr. Haxton.
Packing lists and other information for those going to Philmont is on this website.
Northern Tier is one and a half weeks of canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota on the Canadian border. We fly to Minneapolis and take charter vans to Ely, Minn. We paddle all day, portage between lakes, camp at a different lake each night, and rarely see other humans. For this High Adventure outing, scouts must be at least 14 at the time of the outing, or 13 and have completed 8th grade. The expected cost is $1,950, which includes plane fare. The date of this outing is to be determined. If interested in going to Northern Tier in 2025 contact Mr. Allen Lee.
Camp Emerald Bay is on Santa Catalina Island and offers 30+ Merit Badges, Canoe overnight trip, SCUBA, and for older Scouts 14+ Rugged Explorers (E) and Rugged Canoers (C) experience. Emerald Bay also has very nice camping facilities, waterfront activities, a marine center aquarium, and pottery kiln (handicrafts).
To find more information and to sign-up, please visit The Sign-Up Genius.
Cavalcade is a week-and-a-half of horseback riding at Philmont Scout Ranch in the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico. We take a 22-hr train ride to get there, each person is assigned a horse, and we ride the horses through rugged mountain wilderness to each night's campsite, with each person responsible for the care of their horse. Scouts must be at least 14 at the time of the outing, or 13 and have completed 8th grade. Riding experience is recommended but not required. The expected cost is $1,700, which includes train fare. For both boys and girls. For questions contact Mr. Haxton.
Packing lists and other information for those going to Cavalcade on this website.
Sea Base is one week of sailing and snorkeling in the Florida Keys. We fly to Miami and drive rental vans to Islamadora. We have two 40-ft-plus boats with captains, along with a marine biology mate, and we sleep on the boats out on the water each night. Scouts must be at least 13 at the time of the outing. The expected cost is $2,100, which includes plane fare. For both boys and girls. For questions contact Mr. Haxton.
Packing lists and other information for those going to Sea Base is on this website.
more information coming
Past Activities
for past High Adventure outings see the High Adventure tab.
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