2017 Bahamas Sailing High Adventure Trip  by James Y. , Crew Historian   On Friday, April 7th, 2017, Alex B., Jack B., Joe Z., Jon B., Sam G., and myself James Y., along with two adult leaders Dr. Jackson and Mr. Ye, met up at Forestville Elementary School at 6:30 PM. We carpooled down to Dulles Airport, on the start …

 Whitewater Rafting Trip – June 2017 – Dragons Patrol   by Michael Katson On Friday, June 2nd, we left St. Francis at 6:30 for the Cheat Canyon Campground, Albright, WV. The Scouts set up their tents when they arrived. We woke up earlier than expected but breakfast went well and our patrol cooked pancakes and sausage …

 Whitewater Rafting Trip – June 2017 – Bears Patrol   by Jason Jin On June 2nd, Troop 55 went whitewater rafting. We left St. Francis at 6:30 pm. It was a 4-hour ride. We went to a campsite near the Cheat River. When we got there, it was around 11 pm. After we set up our tents, we immediately slept. The next day, we …

  Great Falls Freedom Memorial – May 29, 2017 by Cam Beem – Vikings Patrol Some volunteering scouts from the troop went to the Memorial Day service on May 29, 2017.   First, everybody helped set up the chairs for the guests. Once that was finished, we did some practice runs of what we were going to do during the …

Assategue Island – May 2017  by Tommy Keating – Scorpions Patrol The Sun was beginning to rise as the Troop Gathered in The Parking lot of Saint Francis. When everyone got into patrol lines and had set down their items in their patrols pack lines we began to take attendance. After the attendance was taken care of …

 Spy Rock – April 2017  by Cam Beem – Vikings Patrol This April, the Viking patrol (notice there is no plural, it was just me from the Vikings) had a great time backpacking on the Appalachian trail, seeing the great views of Crabtree Falls and Spy Rock.  The car ride was very long, and I had nothing to do for three …

 Spy Rock – April 2017 – Buxx/Dragons   by Albert Zhang Early in the morning on April Fool’s a small group of roughly twenty to thirty scouts left on a three hour drive to the Crabtree Falls/Spy Rock in the Appalachian Mountains. As participation in certain patrols were low during this outing, our patrols merged into …