Boy Scout Court of Honor

Scoutmaster's Home

Thursday, August 31, 2000

(following Troop Program Presentation at 6:30 p.m.)

Setting: A log-cabin campfire shall have been lit before the Court of Honor begins. This campfire will be at the front of the area reserved for the Court of Honor.

A table is set up in front of the campfire, with room to stand between the campfire and the table, facing the audience. The table is covered with dark cloth. A spotlight, three sticks, three large cutouts, and the awards for the ceremony are placed on the left end of the table. On the center of the table rests the Bible. A first-aid kit, a compass, and an ax are placed around it. Flame crystals to be thrown into the fire to create splashes of color are placed on the right end of the table.

A flagpost is standing in front of this table, at the left end of this table.

As the members of the audience enter for the Court of Honor, they shall sit facing the campfire, in front of the table and the flagpost.

As the members of the Court of Honor enter, they shall sit in front of the audience, to the left of the table, facing the audience.

As the Scouts of Troop 316 enter, they shall stand in front of the audience, to the right of the table, facing the audience.

Welcome				Advancement Specialist Rose Batdorff
Opening Flag Ceremony				Anaconda Patrol
Opening Ceremony				Scoutmaster John D.McCarthy
Second Class Court of Honor
	Dan Miloch		Cooking, Shotgun Shooting, Swimming
	Joe Robb		First Aid, Swimming
	Nathaniel Swanson		Swimming, First Aid, Canoeing
Second Class Scout Merit Badge Recognition
	Nathan O'Donnell		Archery, Leatherwork
First Class Court of Honor				Senior Patrol Leader Steven McCarthy
	Ben Batdorff		First Aid, Small-boat Sailing, Swimming
Star Scout Merit Badge Recognition
	Steven McCarthy		Lifesaving, Archery
Closing Ceremony				Anaconda Patrol
	Troop 316 leads everyone in singing "Taps".   Day is done; Gone the sun: from the hill, from the lake, from the sky. All is well; Safely rest; God is nigh.
Closing Flag Ceremony				Anaconda Patrol
Conclusion

Last Revised 8/30/2000