Troop 55 news

Two scouts completed the mile swim at Camp Yawgoog with their boat teams.

Scouts and leaders show Scout Spirit in their Comicon costumes.

First year scouts on their hike around Yawgoog Pond

So happy to be back at Camp Yawgoog!

National Youth Leadership Training graduation

Posted Friday, August 27, 2021 12:00 am

The Scouts from Troop 55 Riverside were so happy to be back at Camp Yawgoog for their week-long summer camp. It was a fun filled and busy week for the scouts. Several Scouts completed requirements to move up to their next scout rank. Camp Yawgoog is a great place to earn merit badges and the scouts were busy learning lots of new things. First year scouts hiked around Yawgoog Pond and we had two scouts who completed the Mile Swim. Scouts also had fun with the camp theme for the week, which was Comicon, so the scouts and leaders got creative with costumes of all kinds. It was great to be back at camp and a good time was had by all!

Every year the troops send scouts to the BSA’s National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT). Three scouts attended this year and learned skills that they will use as leaders in their scout troops and throughout their lives.

The Troop has a very exciting campout coming up Labor Day weekend. The scouts will be going white water rafting at Zoar Gap in Massachusetts in addition to camping at the Moses Scout Reservation.

Your son or daughter can join in the fun, too. For more information go to Troop55riverside.org or come check us out at one of our weekly Monday night meetings held at the Mason Lodge (located @18 Turner Avenue, riverside) @6:30 PM. We hope to meet you soon!