BSA Troop 168
Troop 168 is sponsored by Saint Patrick Parish | Carlisle, PA.
Troop 168 is sponsored by Saint Patrick Parish | Carlisle, PA.
Site Last Updated 07/23/2022 by APF
Troop 168 again earned Honor Troop Award at Rodney Scout Camp!
Our Scouts earned the Honor Troop Award at summer camp the week of June 18-24, 2023, at Rodney Scout Reservation in North East, MD. This marks the TENTH consecutive camping year T168 earned this distinction! To earn the Honor Troop Award, the Troop must maintain a healthy and safe campsite and participate in several camp-wide competitions and events.
During the week at camp, T168 Scouts earned 66 merit badges in diverse areas: Archery, Athletics, Camping, Electricity/Electronics, Engineering, Environmental Science, First Aid, Game Design, Geocaching, Leatherwork, Kayaking, Lifesaving, Motorboating, Oceanography, Photography, Pioneering, Rifle Shooting, Rowing, Small Boat , Swimming, Water Sports, Wilderness Survival and Wood Carving. During the week, two Scouts advanced in Rank.
Troop 168 is having a terrific 2023 so far!
Some of the fun activities the Troop did in the past year in addition to our Troop campouts were Summer Camp, Klondike Derby, camporees, canoe and backpacking trips, and Whitewater rafting. We continued to perform service projects for Saint Patrick Parish and community such as placing flags at the cemeteries, Scouting For Food, and clean-up of the St Eleanor Regina chapel grounds.
Two of our Scouts earned their Eagle Scout award, the Troop again earned "Honor Troop" while at Camp Rodney, earned the Gold level in the Journey to Excellence program and the Pope Paul VI Quality Troop Award by the Diocese for the 15th consecutive year. Troop 168 was the only unit in the entire Harrisburg Diocese to earn this award.
We anticipate that 2024 will be another fun and successful year!
Troop 168 earned the Pope Paul VI National Catholic Unit Excellence Award for the 15th consecutive year!
Cooperation, development, and program are the key words in the recognition of Catholic chartered units in earning the National Catholic Quality Unit Award - Pope Paul VI. The adult leadership responds to training not only in Scouting lores, but training in Catholic Scouter Development, and religious counseling. The Scouts in each Pack, Troop, Team, and Crew/Ship respond by participating in the religious emblems program respective of their status in Scouting.
Congratulations to Troop 168's newest Eagle Scout, Caleb Wasielewski!
Caleb successfully completed his Eagle Scout Board of Review on October 7, 2022!
Congratulations to Troop 168's newest Eagle Scout, Logan Haberman!
Logan successfully completed his Eagle Scout Board of Review on September 24, 2022!
Troop 168 again earned Honor Troop Award at Rodney Scout Camp!
Our Scouts earned the Honor Troop Award at summer camp the week of June 19-25, 2022, at Rodney Scout Reservation in North East, MD. This marks the ninth consecutive camping* year T168 earned this distinction! To earn the Honor Troop Award, the Troop must maintain a healthy and safe campsite and participate in several camp-wide competitions and events.
During the week at camp, T168 Scouts earned 55 merit badges in diverse areas: ACE (Advanced Camper Experience), Archery, Archeology, Camping, Canoeing, Climbing, Communication, Electricity/Electronics, Jetski, Kayaking, Lifesaving, Motorboating, Oceanography, Photography, Pioneering, Pottery, Rifle Shooting, Robotics, Shotgun Shooting, Small Boat Sailing, Space Exploration, Swimming, and Snorkeling BSA. During the week, two Scouts earned their Star Rank.
* Camp Rodney did not host its traditional summer camp during 2020.
Mark your calendars!
The 20th annual Merit Badge College is scheduled for the 2023 dates of March 11 and April 1; April 15 is a weather make-up day.
Marine Corps League Det. #524, Lewis B. Puller Jr., Carlisle, PA present an award to Eagle Scout, Wyatt Mayer, at Saint Patrick Church on 3/27/22.
Pictured L-R. Marines: L.Kipp, P. Wallace , Eagle Scout W. Mayer, Marines: R. Adams, and B. O’Connell.
Troop 168 can now accept payments through Venmo!
Please check out our Payments to T168 page for details.
Troop 168 had a terrific 2021!
Some of the fun activities the Troop did in the past year in addition to our Troop campouts were Summer Camp, Klondike Derby, camporees, canoe and backpacking trips, and Whitewater rafting. We continued to perform service projects for Saint Patrick Parish and community such as placing flags at the cemeteries, Scouting For Food, and clean-up of the St Eleanor Regina chapel grounds.
Two of our Scouts earned their Eagle Scout award, the Troop again earned "Honor Troop" while at Camp Rodney, earned the Gold level in the Journey to Excellence program and the Pope Paul VI Quality Troop Award by the Diocese for the 14th consecutive year. Troop 168 was the only unit in the entire Harrisburg Diocese to earn this award.
We anticipate that 2022 will be another fun and successful year!
Troop 168 earned the Pope Paul VI National Catholic Unit Excellence Award for the 14th consecutive year!
Cooperation, development, and program are the key words in the recognition of Catholic chartered units in earning the National Catholic Quality Unit Award - Pope Paul VI. The adult leadership responds to training not only in Scouting lores, but training in Catholic Scouter Development, and religious counseling. The Scouts in each Pack, Troop, Team, and Crew/Ship respond by participating in the religious emblems program respective of their status in Scouting.
Scouting for Food 2021 - making a difference in our local community!
Scouting for Food is an annual food collection held each November. It is a joint effort of younger Cub Scouts and older Scouts.
On Saturday Nov 6th, Cub Scout Pack 168 and Cub Scout pack 189 distributed Scouting for Food door-hangers in area neighborhoods. Over the week, generous residents assembled bags/boxes of food donations and placed them outside their homes visible from the street by 9 AM Saturday Nov 13th. The older Scouts then did the "heavy lifting"!
Scouts from Troop 168 and Troop 189 canvassed the same neighborhoods, retrieved the residents' generous donations, and transported all to Project SHARE of Carlisle PA.
The 2021 efforts resulted in fifteen (15) overly full shopping carts! Troop 168's collections weighed in at 1,366 pounds!
Pack 168 and Troop 168 are sponsored by Saint Patrick Church and Cub Scout Pack 189 and Troop 189 are sponsored by St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church.
MANY THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED!
Troop 168 earns Honor Troop Award at Rodney Scout Camp
Our Scouts earned the Honor Troop Award at summer camp the week of June 20-26, 2021, at Rodney Scout Reservation in North East, MD. This marks the eight consecutive camping* year T168 earned this distinction! To earn the Honor Troop Award, the Troop must maintain a healthy and safe campsite and participate in several camp-wide competitions and events.
During the week at camp, T168 Scouts earned 67 merit badges in diverse areas: ACE (Advanced Camper Experience), Animation, Archery, Auto Maintenance, Aviation, Basketry, Camping, Canoeing, Chemistry, Citizenship in Community, Climbing, Communication, Cooking, Cycling, Engineering, Environmental Science, Family Life, First Aid, Fishing, Game Design, Geocaching, Jetski, Kayaking, Leatherwork, Motorboating, Moviemaking, Nature, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, Personal Fitness, Photography, Programming, Reptiles, Rifle Shooting, Robotics, Sculpture, Signs Signals & Codes, Small Boat Sailing, Space Exploration, Swimming, Water Sports, Weather, Wilderness Survival, and Woodcarving. (A few on this list were merit badges that a Scout had one or two outstanding requirements which he was able to complete during the week.) During the week, seven (7) Scouts also advanced in Rank.
* Camp Rodney did not host its traditional summer camp during 2020.
On 10/29/2018, T168 Troop Committee approved a document titled Troop 168 Guidance. All T168 Scouts and families should familiarize themselves with this document and its expectations.
Site Last Updated 07/23/2022 by APF
Congratulations to Troop 168's newest Eagle Scout, Caleb Wasielewski!
Caleb successfully completed his Eagle Scout Board of Review on October 7, 2022!
Congratulations to Troop 168's newest Eagle Scout, Logan Haberman!
Logan successfully completed his Eagle Scout Board of Review on September 24, 2022!
Troop 168 again earned Honor Troop Award at Rodney Scout Camp!
Our Scouts earned the Honor Troop Award at summer camp the week of June 19-25, 2022, at Rodney Scout Reservation in North East, MD. This marks the ninth consecutive camping* year T168 earned this distinction! To earn the Honor Troop Award, the Troop must maintain a healthy and safe campsite and participate in several camp-wide competitions and events.
During the week at camp, T168 Scouts earned 55 merit badges in diverse areas: ACE (Advanced Camper Experience), Archery, Archeology, Camping, Canoeing, Climbing, Communication, Electricity/Electronics, Jetski, Kayaking, Lifesaving, Motorboating, Oceanography, Photography, Pioneering, Pottery, Rifle Shooting, Robotics, Shotgun Shooting, Small Boat Sailing, Space Exploration, Swimming, and Snorkeling BSA. During the week, two Scouts earned their Star Rank.
* Camp Rodney did not host its traditional summer camp during 2020.
Mark your calendars!
The 20th annual Merit Badge College is scheduled for the 2023 dates of March 11 and April 1; April 15 is a weather make-up day.
Marine Corps League Det. #524, Lewis B. Puller Jr., Carlisle, PA present an award to Eagle Scout, Wyatt Mayer, at Saint Patrick Church on 3/27/22.
Pictured L-R. Marines: L.Kipp, P. Wallace , Eagle Scout W. Mayer, Marines: R. Adams, and B. O’Connell.
Troop 168 can now accept payments through Venmo!
Please check out our Payments to T168 page for details.
Troop 168 had a terrific 2021!
Some of the fun activities the Troop did in the past year in addition to our Troop campouts were Summer Camp, Klondike Derby, camporees, canoe and backpacking trips, and Whitewater rafting. We continued to perform service projects for Saint Patrick Parish and community such as placing flags at the cemeteries, Scouting For Food, and clean-up of the St Eleanor Regina chapel grounds.
Two of our Scouts earned their Eagle Scout award, the Troop again earned "Honor Troop" while at Camp Rodney, earned the Gold level in the Journey to Excellence program and the Pope Paul VI Quality Troop Award by the Diocese for the 14th consecutive year. Troop 168 was the only unit in the entire Harrisburg Diocese to earn this award.
We anticipate that 2022 will be another fun and successful year!
Troop 168 earned the Pope Paul VI National Catholic Unit Excellence Award for the 14th consecutive year!
Cooperation, development, and program are the key words in the recognition of Catholic chartered units in earning the National Catholic Quality Unit Award - Pope Paul VI. The adult leadership responds to training not only in Scouting lores, but training in Catholic Scouter Development, and religious counseling. The Scouts in each Pack, Troop, Team, and Crew/Ship respond by participating in the religious emblems program respective of their status in Scouting.
Scouting for Food 2021 - making a difference in our local community!
Scouting for Food is an annual food collection held each November. It is a joint effort of younger Cub Scouts and older Scouts.
On Saturday Nov 6th, Cub Scout Pack 168 and Cub Scout pack 189 distributed Scouting for Food door-hangers in area neighborhoods. Over the week, generous residents assembled bags/boxes of food donations and placed them outside their homes visible from the street by 9 AM Saturday Nov 13th. The older Scouts then did the "heavy lifting"!
Scouts from Troop 168 and Troop 189 canvassed the same neighborhoods, retrieved the residents' generous donations, and transported all to Project SHARE of Carlisle PA.
The 2021 efforts resulted in fifteen (15) overly full shopping carts! Troop 168's collections weighed in at 1,366 pounds!
Pack 168 and Troop 168 are sponsored by Saint Patrick Church and Cub Scout Pack 189 and Troop 189 are sponsored by St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church.
MANY THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED!
Troop 168 earns Honor Troop Award at Rodney Scout Camp
Our Scouts earned the Honor Troop Award at summer camp the week of June 20-26, 2021, at Rodney Scout Reservation in North East, MD. This marks the eight consecutive camping* year T168 earned this distinction! To earn the Honor Troop Award, the Troop must maintain a healthy and safe campsite and participate in several camp-wide competitions and events.
During the week at camp, T168 Scouts earned 67 merit badges in diverse areas: ACE (Advanced Camper Experience), Animation, Archery, Auto Maintenance, Aviation, Basketry, Camping, Canoeing, Chemistry, Citizenship in Community, Climbing, Communication, Cooking, Cycling, Engineering, Environmental Science, Family Life, First Aid, Fishing, Game Design, Geocaching, Jetski, Kayaking, Leatherwork, Motorboating, Moviemaking, Nature, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, Personal Fitness, Photography, Programming, Reptiles, Rifle Shooting, Robotics, Sculpture, Signs Signals & Codes, Small Boat Sailing, Space Exploration, Swimming, Water Sports, Weather, Wilderness Survival, and Woodcarving. (A few on this list were merit badges that a Scout had one or two outstanding requirements which he was able to complete during the week.) During the week, seven (7) Scouts also advanced in Rank.
* Camp Rodney did not host its traditional summer camp during 2020.
On 10/29/2018, T168 Troop Committee approved a document titled Troop 168 Guidance. All T168 Scouts and families should familiarize themselves with this document and its expectations.