Hey Boys! Are you in the first through fifth grade? Do you want to have fun with friends, play team sports, go camping and fishing, build cars to race? Would you enjoy trips to the Zoo, the Johnson Space Center, or spending the night on the U.S.S. Lexington? Would you like to earn cool patches and awards? Then finding out more about Cub Scouts is the first step! Cub Scouting is Fun at Every Turn!

Activities

Cub Scouting means "doing". Everything in Cub Scouting is designed to have the boys doing things. Activities are used to achieve the aims of Scouting - citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness.

Many of the activities happen right in the den and pack. The most important are the bi-weekly den meetings and the monthly pack meetings.

Cub Scout Sports and Academics

The Cub Scout Sports and Academics program provides the opportunity for boys to learn new techniques, develop sportsmanship, increase scholarship skills, and have fun. Participation in the program allows boys to be recognized for physical fitness and talent-building activities.

Camping

Age-appropriate camping programs are packed with theme-oriented action that brings Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts into the world of imagination. Day camping comes to the boy in neighborhoods across the country; resident camping is at least a three-day experience in which Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts camp within a developed theme of adventure and excitement. Cub Scout pack members enjoy camping in local council camps and council-approved national, state, county, or city parks. Camping programs combine fun and excitement with doing one's best, getting along with others, and developing an appreciation for ecology and the world of the outdoors.

Advancement Plan

Recognition is important to young boys. The Cub Scout advancement plan provides fun for the boys, gives them a sense of personal achievement as they earn badges, and strengthens family understanding as adult family members work with boys on advancement projects.

Tiger Cub.

The Tiger Cub program is for first grade (or age 7) boys and their adult partners. There are five Tiger Cub achievement areas. The Tiger Cub, working with his adult partner, completes 15 requirements within these areas to earn the Tiger Cub Badge. These requirements consist of an exciting series of indoor and outdoor activities just right for a boy in the first grade.

Bobcat.

The Bobcat rank is for all boys who join Cub Scouting.

Wolf.

The Wolf program is for boys who have completed first grade (or are age 8). To earn the Wolf badge, a boy must pass twelve achievements involving simple physical and mental skills.

Bear.

The Bear rank is for boys who have completed second grade (or are age 9). There are 24 Bear achievements in four categories. The Cub Scout must complete 12 of these to earn the Bear badge. These requirements are somewhat more difficult and challenging than those for Wolf rank.

Webelos I and Webelos II.

The Webelos program is for boys who have completed third grade (or are age 10). A boy may begin working on the Webelos badge as soon as he joins a Webelos den. This is the first step in his transition from the Webelos den to the Boy Scout troop. As he completes the requirements found in the Webelos Scout Book, he will work on activity badges, attend meetings led by adults, and become familiar with the Boy Scout requirements--all leading to the Arrow of Light Award.

Fun at Every Turn!

Cub Scouts have a lot of fun doing a lot of interesting things! There are games to play, codes and skills to learn, places to see and new friends to meet. Cub Scouts all help each other, and try to help other people too. Each week you'll get together with other boys your age and be led into adventure! You'll wear your own Cub Scout uniform to show you're one of us. And you'll be able to collect special badges to put on your uniform to show your achievements.

Fun Out and About:

Cub Scouts get to see a lot and do a lot. We spend weekends away together camping, fishing and exploring. We go to sports events, visit factories, march in parades, go to the zoo, the museum, or the fire department headquarters. We learn about many more things and have a great time doing it. There's a lot more Cub Scouts do too. Why not come along and find out?

Fun in a Pack:

You'll find all of the scouts in the Cub Scout Pack are just like you. They all might have different interests and be good at different things, but they all want to enjoy themselves and have fun. Like you, they'll be learning new things each week and discovering how great it is to be a Cub Scout.

Fun from the Start:

At your first pack meeting you may feel a bit shy to begin with but it won't take long to get to know everyone. You'll learn the Scout Salute, the Handshake, the Motto, the Cub Scout Law and the Cub Scout Promise. The leaders will help you. You'll soon be making friends with the other Cub Scouts and having a terrific time!

Fun in a Den:

Your Pack will be divided into 'Dens', so named because wolves live in Dens. You'll know your Den Leaders because they will wear special uniforms. You will do fun things at your Den meetings and make lots of new friends your age.

Fun With Your Leaders:

Your Cub Scout Leaders are adults who may once have been Cub Scouts themselves! Your Leader is known as 'Akela' (The Wolf - the one who stands alone). Akela's helpers are known as 'Bagheera' (The Panther - the teacher of hunting) and 'Baloo' (The Bear - the teacher of Jungle Law). The names are from the famous Rudyard Kipling story "The Jungle Book".

Fun Earning Badges:

Earning Badges; Cub Scouts can earn achievement badges by doing things that interest them and by learning new skills like cycling, electronics, sports, cookery, boating, writing and more. There are also special arrow points earned by doing things like taking care of pets, hiking and building models. First Graders work on their Tiger Cub Badge. If you're in the second grade you can earn your Wolf Badge, then you can go for your Bear Badge in third grade and the Webelos Badge while in fourth and fifth grade. And then you can earn the highest rank in Cub Scouting; the Arrow of Light.

PARENTS:

If Cub Scouting with Pack 552 sounds like the right choice for you and your son and would like more information, please visit our Leaders page to contact individual Leaders by email and we'll help you get started. Of course, you are always welcome to just show up at any Pack meeting and speak directly to our Cubmaster.