73 years of Scouting in Summit Valley
Troop 8848 is a Scouts BSA troop for youth ages 11 to 17. Scouts learn by doing: they plan the trips, cook the meals, and lead each other.
Who we are
Families have been bringing their Scouts to Troop 8848 for 73 years. Today the troop has about 26 Scouts. We are chartered by Summit Valley Community Association and belong to the Sample Mountain Council, Khumbu District.
- Meetings
- Every Tuesday, 7:00 PM
- Where
- Basecamp Community Hall, 8848 Summit Road, Summit ValleyMeeting place only, not a mailing address
- Chartered by
- Summit Valley Community Association
- Council and district
- Sample Mountain CouncilKhumbu District
How a Scout-led troop works
In Troop 8848 the Scouts make the decisions and the adults coach. Here is how that works in practice.
- Patrols. Every Scout belongs to a patrol of about six to eight Scouts. Patrols camp together, cook together, and elect their own Patrol Leader.
- Patrol Leaders' Council (PLC). The Senior Patrol Leader and the Patrol Leaders meet each month to plan meetings and outings. The troop calendar comes from the PLC.
- Scoutmaster conference. Before each rank, a Scout sits down with the Scoutmaster to talk about what they learned and what comes next.
- Board of Review. Committee members then meet with the Scout to review the rank. It is a conversation, not a test.
- Adult leaders. Trained volunteers keep everyone safe, teach skills when asked, and let Scouts learn from their own choices. Meet our leadership roles.
What we do in a year
- A campout, backpacking trip or outdoor activity every month
- A week at summer camp, plus high adventure trips for older Scouts
- Courts of Honor to celebrate new ranks and merit badges
- Service projects around Summit Valley
- Fundraisers, including Christmas tree recycling
The trail to Eagle
Scouts advance at their own pace through seven ranks: Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, and Eagle. New Scouts work toward First Class in their first year with help from a Troop Guide.
About this sample
Troop 8848 is a fictional troop, named for the height of Mount Everest in meters. Every name, place and number on this site is made up. Patrol Box built it to show the kind of website a real unit can run: plain pages a Scout can edit, events from a text file, photo albums from folders, and youth protection rules built in.