Ladera Scouts

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Pinewood Derby Rules 2010

Each car is inspected at weigh-in for the following inspection points:

Pinewood Derby Car Dimensions

The overall length of the car shall not exceed 7 inches.
The overall width of the car shall not exceed 2 ¾ inches.
The car must have 1 ¾” clearance between the wheels.
The car must have 3/8” clearance underneath the body so it does not rub on the track.

Derby Car Weight

The car weight shall not exceed 5.0 ounces.
The official race scale that is used at car check-in shall be considered final.

Wood, Wheels and Axles

The official pine wood block must be used. The block may be shaped in any way that is desired.
Official BSA wheels must be used. The wheels may not be cut, drilled, beveled or rounded. You may remove the seams and imperfections from the wheels.
The axles may be altered, polished and lubricated.

Car Modifications Not Allowed

Wheel bearings, washers or bushings are prohibited
The car must not ride on any type of springs
No starting devices. The car must be freewheeling.
No loose material of any kind, such as lead shot, may be used.

Other Pinewood Derby Race Rules

Once a car passes inspection and is entered into the race, only race committee members can touch it.
If the car loses a wheel, or is otherwise damaged, the racer shall have 5 minutes to make a repair
Each car must pass inspection by the official inspection committee before it will be allowed to compete.
The Inspection Committee has the responsibility to disqualify those cars that do not meet these specifications.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Youth Protection Training

The youth protection training (YPT) is pretty basic, but it contains important things we need to know as adults working with scouts.

To complete the online training, please login to MyScouting: http://myscouting.scouting.org

(create an account if you don't have one)

Click on the "Training" tab:

Under Training, complete the "Youth Protection" training under the "General" tab:

(The Youth Protection training has some questions you must answer through out the training, FYI)

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Scout Day Camp 2010 (June 28 - July 2)

Cub Scout Day Camp Information

Dates: June 28 – July 2 (Mon-Fri)
Time: 8:00am – 1:30pm daily
Location: O’Neill Regional Park (Trabuco Canyon) Map & Directions
Cost paid by Scout: $55 – Make checks payable to “LR2 Ward” (The total camp cost is $115 – scouts pay $55 and the ward pays $60). Checks will be turned in with forms.
Registration Forms Due to Andrew Lark: At Church on Sunday, May 2

June Calendar Snapshot

(Click on Calendar)

Actions required by Parent

1. Fill out Scout registration form (below).

2. Sign up to volunteer 1 or more days of camp. Fill out adult registration form (below).

3. Submit forms and $55 Check to Andrew Lark by Sunday, May 2

Registration Forms (Action item #1)
Please see the Scout and Adult examples below before filling out your blank copy. ALL parts that are filled out on the example must be filled out by each scout/volunteer adult or they will send the forms back to us to correct. Please have the examples below open as you are filling in your copy. You only need to fill in everything with a red box around it. I will fill in the rest...

Adult Example (Filled out by adult volunteers Only) (View or Download)

Scout Example (View or Download)

Click on link to Download your forms:
Wolf/Bear Registration Form
Webelos Registration Form
Adult Volunteer Registration Form

Adult Volunteers (Action item #2)
We are required to have a 1:4 ratio of adults to scouts each day of the 5-day camp. Please plan on signing up for at least 1 day to volunteer (more days is appreciated if you are able). It is okay to bring younger kids (3 years old and over - $5/day) with you to scout camp if you can't find a babysitter (Click Here for sibling Form).

Please email your 1st, 2nd, 3rd volunteer day preferences to laderascouts@gmail.com:

Day 1 – Monday June 28 – 8:00am – 1:30pm
Day 2 – Tuesday June 29 – 8:00am – 1:30pm
Day 3 – Wednesday June 30 – 8:00am – 1:30pm
Day 4 – Thursday July 1 – 8:00am – 1:30pm
Day 5 – Friday July 2– 8:00am – 1:30pm

Click here to see list of current volunteers/dates: Volunteer List

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Training

Leaders: There are 4 trainings we must complete:

1. Fast Start

2. This is Scouting

3. Youth Protection Training

4. Leader Specific (stake traning only - not online)

The stake has asked us to complete these trainings ASAP. I was able to complete the 3 online trainings (#'s 1-3 above) in one sitting. I will send an email in the future when we will have the 4th/stake training in person. I know you are all very busy, so I recommend listening to the training online while multi-tasking on the computer doing something else like I did :) The trainings are pretty basic, but they contain important things we need to know as scout leaders.

To complete the online trainings, please login to MyScouting: http://myscouting.scouting.org

(create an account if you don't have one)

Click on the "Training" tab and then "E-Learning" on the left column:

Under Training, complete the 1."Fast Start" training under the "Cub Scout" tab that relates to your position:

Complete the 2."This is Scouting" training under the "General" tab:

Complete the 3."Youth Protection" training under the "General" tab:

(The Youth Protection training has some questions you must answer through out the training, FYI)

YOU ONLY HAVE TO COMPLETE THE TRAININGS THAT HAVE A YELLOW BOX AROUND THEM (and only one of the "Fast Starts" as it relates to your position)

Once you complete any of these, please email me, so I can email the stake that it is completed. Thank you for your help. I will be sending up reminder emails throughout the week, so please take some time to "multi-task" and listen to the trainings :)