August 24th – 26th at the Wrentham Sportsman’s Club we held Introduction for Leadership Skills for Troops, where the newly elected Patrol Leader Council got trained for their positions and learned about servant leadership, this was a great way to start our new Scouting year.
June 15th – 17th The troop traveled to Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts, 31 Scouts and 5 adults attended, we rode the ferry from Woods Hole, and camped at Camp Duarte, a small camp in Oak Bluffs. We spent all day Saturday at the beach, the weather was great, we put on sunscreen every 2 hours but some Scouts still got burned. Then we came home tired and happy on Sunday.
On Saturday, May 5, all of the troop’s new Scouts and all of the patrol leaders took a trip to Hale Reservation, where the new Scouts learned basic Scout skills like how to tie knots, how to perform first aid, and more! There were 14 Scouts in attendance.
Every two years, our troop takes an extra-long trip. This year, on April 16, we left for Gettysburg on a bus full of Scouts. We spent a week exploring Gettysburg National Park, and saw dozens of monuments. We also spent a day exploring the city, hiking a grand total of twenty-five miles. 19 Scouts went on the trip.
On February 9th, we had our annual ski trip. It was two days long, starting Friday evening and ending Saturday afternoon. 36 scouts attended the trip, and anyone who didn’t already know how to ski was given lessons. We stayed in the ski lodge, and got in about ten hours of skiing.
Klondike was on January 26th, and was a winter competition between several troops in activities like snow snake throwing and sled races. Our troop won several first place ribbons, and managed to take first overall! Sixteen scouts went on this trip.
Scouts BSA Troop 126, Franklin, Massachusetts 
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