A rite of passage. At one pack meeting our family had one incoming Cub Scout and one outgoing Cub Scout. Jacob had worked so hard in the weeks before his birthday learning the Cub Scout Promise, Sign, Salute, and the Law of the Pack, so he could pass them off and receive his Bobcat the day after he turned eight.
Here he is, hanging upside down (hold on tight, dad!) while mom pins his Bobcat badge on his shirt. When he turned right-side-up, the badge was upside-down. That meant he had to do a good turn before he could turn it the way it should go. Good job, Jacob!
Then it was Noah's turn. Way back in May, he earned the highest possible rank in Cub Scouts: the Arrow of Light. It hadn't been awarded to him yet because we had to schedule a special Arrow of Light ceremony. There is a brother in our ward whose bloodline is through an Indian tribe (I can't remember which one) and he presents the Arrows of Light.
The ceremony consists of ceremonial face painting with the colors representing things in nature and Scouting values.
Then a handmade Indian arrow is presented to each boy and they are instructed to always display the arrow pointing North. Congratulations, Noah!
Since the monthly theme was "When I Grow Up" the kids got to participate in a fireman relay, learn to hammer nails into a board, and write a letter on a computer.
These are Noah's friends who also received the Arrow of Light: Luke Eyring, Israel Orona and Bryce Park.
A rite of passage. At one pack meeting our family had one incoming Cub Scout and one outgoing Cub Scout. Jacob had worked so hard in the weeks before his birthday learning the Cub Scout Promise, Sign, Salute, and the Law of the Pack, so he could pass them off and receive his Bobcat the day after he turned eight.
Here he is, hanging upside down (hold on tight, dad!) while mom pins his Bobcat badge on his shirt. When he turned right-side-up, the badge was upside-down. That meant he had to do a good turn before he could turn it the way it should go. Good job, Jacob!
Then it was Noah's turn. Way back in May, he earned the highest possible rank in Cub Scouts: the Arrow of Light. It hadn't been awarded to him yet because we had to schedule a special Arrow of Light ceremony. There is a brother in our ward whose bloodline is through an Indian tribe (I can't remember which one) and he presents the Arrows of Light.
The ceremony consists of ceremonial face painting with the colors representing things in nature and Scouting values.
Since the monthly theme was "When I Grow Up" the kids got to participate in a fireman relay, learn to hammer nails into a board, and write a letter on a computer.
These are Noah's friends who also received the Arrow of Light: Luke Eyring, Israel Orona and Bryce Park.
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