Seekonk Scouts Enjoyed a Weeklong Camping Trip

Summer fun for Seekonk Troop 1 and Troop 9 Scouts culminated in a fantastic week at Camp Yawgoog in Rockville, Rhode Island. The annual weeklong camping trip took place in August.

Camp Yawgoog is a scout camp hosting troops from New England, New York, and New Jersey. The weeklong trip involved extensive planning by participating scouts. Scouts pre-selected merit badges to earn, planned fun activities, divided the troops into tentmates, and ensured the troop and scouts had the necessary equipment, skills, and supplies.

This year’s Camp Yawgoog trip was themed from the movie Shrek. Scouts and councilors celebrated in costume with decorations, games, and fun activities related to the movie. While at Camp Yawgoog, Scouts worked on merit badges, rank requirements, and community service hours. Merit badges included kayaking, rock climbing, swimming, and many others. When not working on merit badges and rank requirements, Scouts found plenty of time to swim, play in the lake, paddleboard, hike, fish, play games, and relax around a campfire among many other activities. For several Scouts, this year’s trip was their first ever to the camp, while many Scouts have returned for another year of fun, memories, and friends. Scouts ended the week with an award ceremony open to families. Seekonk Troop 1 and Troop 9 Scouts won the Troop of the Week award.

In addition to Camp Yawgoog, Seekonk Troop 1 Scouts held an Eagle Court of Honor. This year Troop 1 saw five Scouts reach the rank of Eagle. Eagle is the highest rank a Scout can achieve and is only reached by approximately 5% of all Scouts.

For more information about Scouts, contact troop1seekonkma@gmail.com  for boys or Troop9SeekonkMA@gmail.com  for girls. Scouts are open to all boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 17.