Welcome to Cub Scout Pack 17! Our Cub Pack was established over 50 years ago. Our Charter organization is Trinity United Methodist Church located on 1581 Cambridge Blvd. Columbus, OH 43212. The Church helps us by supporting our programs, organization, and provides a safe meeting place. We are a part of the Simon Kenton Council in Central Ohio. Most of our boys come for the Barrington Elementary School, however we have boys from all over Upper Arlington.
Cub Scouting is home and neighborhood centered organization and is designed to support family life. Our pack's program helps to meet your Cub Scout's growth needs such as learning new physical skills, gaining a sense of worthiness and acceptance by his peers, learning to get along with others and form friendships with other boys the same age. Our pack offers all of these things and more. Your boy will learn new skills through cooperation with other boys and adult examples. In addition your boy will work on ranks to give him the feeling of accomplishment and build self esteem.
Your scout starts out as a Tiger cub in first grade. This is an exciting time for the boys. They get to learn new things and start to develop new friendships and a sense of belonging. His first rank is the Bobcat. The Bobcat is the basic rank that is awarded after the boy has demonstrated that he knows what it means to be a cub scout and understand the scouting principles. In the second grade, he will progress into the Wolf scout rank. Then when your scout moves into the third grade, he will work on the Bear badge. In the forth and fifth grade your cub will move into Webelos. During the fifth grade the boys will start to visit surrounding Boy Scout troops and start to think about what one to crossover to at the end of fifth grade.
Our program runs throughout the school year for the boys. Each den has their own schedule of times and days to meet. The boys and their parents are encouraged to attend den meetings to learn and grow together. We do not hold regular den meetings during the summer but we do have planned summer activities for your scout to attend. These have included roller-skating, races, camping, baseball games, hockey games, picnics and much more. For each of the boys that attend three or more of the summer activities they will receive a summer activity pin to wear on the uniform.
We have a very strong group of people who lead and support all of the boys in our pack. All of the volunteers have the opportunity to attend training seminars to receive more specific direction in leadership and dealing with the boys on all levels. Parents are welcome to attend the committee meetings, usually held on the second Thursday of the month, and the den meetings to support the boys as well as the pack. Our pack meetings are usually held on the third Thursday of month. The best way to stay in touch is to get involved. Thank you for visiting our website.