BSA Troop 2005 — Past Projects
above: Flag Retirement Ceremony
Some of the merit badges earned by Scouts in our troop
Geocaching, Personal Management, Geology, Personal Fitness, Camping, Hiking, Disability Awareness, Geneology, Emergency Preparedness, Swimming, Environmental Science, Computers, Reading, Leather Work, Nuclear Science, Family Life, Citizenship of the World, Model Design and Building, Fingerprinting, Weather, Orienteering, Fishing, Cooking, Horsemanship, Chemistry, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Coin Collecting, Engineering, First Aid, Fish & Wildlife, Nature, Reptiles & Amphibians, Stamp Collecting, Automotive Maintenance, Birdwatching, Historic Carpentry, Indian Lore, Mammal Study, American Heritage, Weather, Cycling, Orienteering
2016-2017 Troop Events
· Hike and picnic—Burke Lake Park, VA
· NACA Fall Camporee—Upper Marlboro, MD
· Archer—Bull Run Park
· Halloween party
· Spencer’s birthday party—“Flight”
· Annual Scouting for Food pickup
· Cabin camping—Westmoreland State Park
· Annual Christmas party
· Annual ski trip—Wintergreen Resort, VA
· Will Ashton Eagle project church bench building
· Swimming & water safety instruction
· Hike and camping—Lake Anna State Park
· Whitewater rafting—Youghiogheny River, Ohiopyle, PA
2015-2016 Troop Events
· Teambuilding, hiking, camping—Clifton, VA
· NACA Fall Camporee—Gunston Hall, VA
· Annual Scouting for Food pickup
· Camping—Assateague National Seashore
· Old Rag hike—Shenandoah Natl Park, VA
· Annual Christmas party
· Annual ski trip—Wintergreen Resort, VA
· Model rocket launch—South Run Park, Springfield, VA
· Camping trip—Bull Run, VA
· Fishing & camping trip—Lanexa, VA
· Caving—Laural Caverns Park, Farmington, PA
2014-2015 Troop Events
· A day at GoApe adventure park—Rockville, MD
· NACA Fall Camporee—Gunston Hall, VA
· Annual Scouting for Food pickup
· Trip to the National Museum of the Marine Corps
· Troop Christmas party & 10-year anniversary
· Annual ski trip—Wintergreen
· Spring Camporee, Civil War battle reenactment—New Market, VA
· Group installation of new shelves at the church
· Camping & hike in Prince William Forest Park
· 20-mie hike & picnic—Lake Burke
· Camping—Pohick Bay
2013-2014 Troop Events
· Get together—zip line, trampoline & swimming
· Work on the Geocaching merit badge
· Halloween party
· Annual Scouting for Food drive
· A day at GoApe adventure park
· Camping—Maple Tree Campground, Rohrersville, MD
· Annual ski trip at Wintergreen; again in a great house
· Globetrotters basketball—Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA
· Canoe trip—Shenandoah River
· Camping, Maple Tree Campground—Rohrersville, MD
· Overnight stay—USS Constellation, Baltimore, MD
· 5-mile hike around Burke Lake & picnic
· Service project at Resurrection Church, our Charter Organization
2012-2013 Troop Events
· Fall Colonial District Camporee
· Annual Scouting for Food drive
· Dedication of the Rob A. Silverman Memorial Bench—Great Falls Park, VA
· Troop 2005 Christmas party
· Annual ski weekend at Wintergreen, in a great house
· Swimming merit badge—Audrey Moore RECenter, Annandale, VA
· Overnight camp, USS Wisconsin battleship deck, near Naticius Navy museum, Norfolk, VA
· Spring Colonial District Camporee—Gunston Hall, Mason Neck, VA
· Fundraising car wash & bake sale
· Camping and canoe trip—Big Bend Campground, WVA
2011-2012 Troop Events
· Camping trip— Asseteague
· Halloween party & movie night
· Bike ride — Mt. Vernon Trail
· Annual Scouting for Food drive
· Camping trip—Bull Run
· Bowling party
· Holiday party with movie
· Winter hike
· Annual ski weekend
· Camporee
· Swimming badge
· Overnight camping trip—Westmoreland State Park
· Potomac National baseball game & "Scouts Night"
· Practice uniform inspection
· Orienteering
· Fingerprinting movie
· Other Rank tasks (e.g., knots)
· Bike ride
· 20-mile hike
· Court of Honor
2010-2011 Troop Events
· Canoe trip — Shenandoah River
· Peanut sale at the annual Taney Avenue sale
· Eagle Scout ceremonies for 2 of our Scouts
· Camping weekend—Hemlock Springs
· Halloween party
· Annual Scouting for Food drive
· Asseategue camping weekend
· Community service—raking leaves at Church of Resurrection
· 10-mile hike—Washington, DC
· Christmas party
· Annual ski weekend—Wintergreen
· Merit Badge Jamboree
· Globetrotters basketball game
· Orienteering & camping weekend
· Gettysburg Boy Scout Camporee
· Bike and hike with family cookout—Burke Lake
· Camping & orienteering—Prince William Forest Park, VA
· Boy Scout Court of Honor
· Green Wing Day with Ducks Unlimited
· Tour of the US Pentagon
· Hike White Oak Canyon Trail, camp—Shenandoah Nat'l Park
2009-2010 Troop Events
· Finish carpentry merit badge
· Eagle Court of Honor
· Canoeing, camping—Shenandoah River
· Boy Scout Court of Honor
· Finish sailing merit badge
· 10-mile hike—Capital Crescent Trail, MD
· End-of-year party
· Campout—Blackwater Falls, WV
· Hike and campout—Old Rag Mountain
· "Reptiles Alive"—Work on Reptiles & Amphibians badge
· Overnight trip—Battleship New Jersey
· Eagle Scout project, Church parking lot refurbishing—Alexandria, VA
· Patrol Flags design work
· Planning for May campout: cooking merit badge, review map reading & orienteering skills
· Finish chemistry merit badge
· Eagle Scout Project, Computer donation, recycling—Alexandria, VA
· Tubing at Liberty Ski Resort
· Merit Badge Jamboree
· Eagle Scout projects
· Carpentry Merit Badge (2010 Historical Merit Badge)
· Annual ski weekend—Wintergreen, VA
· Traditional 5-mile winter hike
· Work on Automotive Mechanics Merit Badge
· Work on Cooking Merit Badge
2009 Troop Events
· Holiday party
· Christmas nut sale
· Annual Scouting for Food drive
· First Aid training
· Halloween party
· Work on Sailing Merit Badge
· Work on Radio Merit Badge
· Camping trip—Assateague Island State Park, MD
· Scout Court of Honor
· Ian Gwinn becomes Troop 2005's first Eagle Scout
· Rock Climbing Merit Badge—Great Falls, VA
· Fire Safety Merit Badge & visit to local fire station
· Fossil Hunt
· Canoeing and camping—Jug Bay/Patuxent River Park, MD
· Visit to National Museum of the Marine Corps
· Merit Badge Jamboree
· Troop 2005 uniform inspection
· Building birdhouses
· Annual ski weekend—Wintergreen
· Bowling outing
2007-2008 Troop Events
· Holiday party
· Holiday concert—Goodwin House
· Annual Scouting for Food drive
· Overnight campout on USS Torsk submarine—Baltimore, MD
· 10-mile hike—Great Falls Park, Maryland
· Sleepover on USS Constellation—Baltimore, MD
· Camping & biking trip—C&O Canal
· Scouts at Camp COPE
· Civil War Adventure Camp— Petersburgh, VA
· Cruise on Tin Tonic
· Halloween party & sleepover
· Ocean Hall—National History Museum, DC
· Camping & fishing—Shenandoah River
· Building go-cart
2004-2007 Troop Events
· Marriott Ranch
· Morefield Mine
· Battleship New Jersey
· White Rock
· Civil War camp
· Visit to zoo
· Camping