FAST Camp Report

 

FAST was my favorite camp, it taught me a lot about leadership.  When I arrived at Camp Manitou I threw my bag on the bunk and I hung out with my fellow Scouts. We eventually watched the Blind Side one of my favorite football movies.  Then I was off to bed to get a good night sleep so I could enjoy Saturday’s activities.  This always seems to be difficult to get sleep with a large group of us in one area.

 

I arose Saturday morning with a sore throat, but that wasn’t going to stop me.  Lucas and I were in charge of the flag at Opening ceremonies.  I had done this once before.  We then returned to the lodge for breakfast.  Morning consisted of leadership activities & games.  After that we played telephone and I came to the conclusion Scouts aren’t good at communicating a message around a circle.  Then we had lunch, it was up to the Scouts to prepare their lunch with only a limited amount of ingredients.  This is called the Iron Chef.  Our group turned out to be the winners of the Iron Chef, lunch was awesome.  After we completed the challenge we played Capture the Flag and Manhunt.  We did more leadership activities in the afternoon that included fire building.  We did not get the fire started till the last match.  Dinner was served, best food ever.  Almost fell a sleep during the movie Star Trek, not one of my favorites.  Off to bed again with a large group of Scouts.

I arose Sunday morning and packed up my gear.  Had a great breakfast.  Lucas and I did the flag for closing ceremonies.  Went to a meeting explaining Court of Honour.  Then it was time leave.

All in all it was a great weekend except for my throat hurting, misplacing my water bottle a couple of times.  And drinking way too much peach juice (but I love peach juice).

By Joel V. – APL, Hungry Hippos Patrol

The Hunt For Green November

Day #1:  On the first night of the camp we set up our tents with who we were going to sleep with that night.  Next we put our gear in the tent.  After that we set up our dining shelter and divided into four groups.  Each group got its’ own table.  We got about eight jugs and filled them with water so we could use it for cooking and cleaning.  Finally we got mug up and then went to bed in our tents.

Day #2:  On day number two we started off by making breakfast:  we had eggs, sliced ham, bread, cheese, onions and peppers to work with.  Then we cleaned our table and dishes.  Next we started the hunt for Green November.  After five minutes looking we went to our first station.  After that we had soup and fruit cups for lunch and then did the dishes.  Then we did our other two stations.  The next part was my favourite!  We got to make our own shelters.  I built and slept in a shelter with Noah, Ethan and Tristan.  After shelter building we went on to the cooking challenge.  In the cooking challenge we had ground beef, rice, tomato sauce, onions, cheese, buns, some spices and soy sauce.  My group made Sloppy Joes and soy rice plus we won the cooking challenge.  Next we washed our dishes like usual and looked for Green November.  Then some people played Capture the Flag.  Next we had a campfire where we did short skits and had mug up.  Finally I mean finally we got to go to bed after a long fun day. 

Day #3:  On the third and final day we took down our shelters, packed our gear and took down the tent from the first day.  Then we had breakfast.  There was a choice of bread, toast or oatmeal.  Once again we cleaned the dishes and looked for Green November.  After that we had free time until the parents came and picked us up.

By  Erik T.  – 1st Carlisle Scouts

F.A.S.T. 2012

FAST was a great camp about leadership. We learned a lot of things and had fun. When we first got there we threw our stuff on our beds and headed to a different lodge to watch a movie. We watched the Blind Side, it was great as it had a good story line. Then we had snack and went back to the other lodge and went to sleep.

I woke up that morning got on my uniform and went to the flag for opening. After that we went to the lodge and learned about different governments; a dictatorship, a democracy and free reign. We had to hold some strings tied to a metal circle and then we put a ball in the middle and had to race as we were a democracy talking to one another. Everyone talked about which way to go and the ball only fell twice. As a dictatorship the ball didn't even fall because we only had one person making the decisions. In free reign the ball fell so much I lost count.

Then we played a game where we were on a tarp and had to fold it in half and then continue to fold it in half again and no one could fall of the tarp. There was too much pushing so we almost all feel of the tarp. Then we played telephone and learned about communication. The phone started off with, pancakes taste good with syrup, and ended up with, Marko Polo. We played again and started with, gloves keep my hands warm, and ended up with, and kittens keep my parents warm.

Then we had lunch and had an Iron Chef challenge.  The Iron Chef challenge is where the Scouts make lunch for the leaders against other patrols and the leaders decide who has the best food.  We lost.  After lunch we played capture the flag  and manhunt.

The rest of the day was mostly talking about leadership. Then we had diner and watched a movie with some popcorn and went to sleep. In the morning we had closing and learned about the Court of Honour. Then we left and went home.

The only thing I did not like about FAST camp is that it wasn't that challenging enough.  I learned how to be a better leader from this camp and cant wait until one day I can be an APL/PL.

By Joey P. – Flaming Blue Jays Patrol

The Hunt For Green November

 

Hi my name is Josh and I attended the Hunt for Green November camp. My favourite thing there was the fire making station. I enjoyed learning how to make a fire and getting my fire permit.  Some of the other stations where GPS Orienting, nature hikes, Map and Compass orienting, Axe and Saw and the Hunt for Green November station. The letters N O V E M B E R were hidden and you had some clues to find the letters.  If you found the letters your patrol won the Hunt for green November.  My patrol came in third.

To cook our meals we had patrol bins and we cooked breakfast and lunch ourselves. For dinner, we had a cook off, called Iron Chef, where we cooked for our patrol and the leaders. We then competed to see who had the best meal.  The leaders were the judges.  Again, we didn't win, but we had a lot of fun cooking. When we had our campfire each patrol did a skit.  My patrol did a skit called Peanuts, no long moral story, just something for fun.  The Hunt for Green November camp was the best.      

By Josh P. – Hungry Hippos Patrol