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Troop 60 Newsletter: August/Sept 2025
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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2025

Namaste, Scouts & Families!


Following up on our February/March, April/May, and June/July newsletters, please read on for the highlights so far, plus important updates and volunteer opportunities for the months ahead.



SCOUTMASTER CORNER

A heartfelt welcome back to all our Scouts and families returning to us for the 2025-2026 school year. We sadly had to say goodbye to many Scouts and families leaving Delhi over the summer — however, we have some wonderful newcomers interested in our Scout activities and outdoor fun, too!

Many of our Scouts have come back smiling with a whole set of new experiences and mastered challenges from summer camps. (Scroll down for photos and stories from some of these camps.) This year, we’ve heard the call of our Scout leaders and are fulfilling their wishes for some exciting new adventures, including rafting, hiking, safari and more. With our Scouts, we are planning these trips to make new experiences and memories.

There are new challenges ahead to learn lessons for life, grow as a team and build that spark of Scout Spirit. Congratulations to our newly elected and appointed leaders (see below), whom we will formally recognize at the August 24 Court of Honor. To support these new Senior Patrol Leaders and other Scout leaders, we will offer an Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) training in September, where they will learn to further understand their responsibilities, support one another, grow as a team, and lead. We see great new potential in youths taking on new challenges in leadership and responsibility as they grow.

A great year of new adventures and building memories lies ahead of us and we are honored to experience these with all our Scouts and the whole Troop.

Sincerely,

60G Scoutmaster Verena & 60B Scoutmaster Anthony

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS

Save the Dates

The Troop 60 PLC and Committee are planning the following activities for next school year. Events take place at AES unless otherwise stated. Please check WhatsApp or with your Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) or Scoutmaster for any additional dates that may be more specific to your leadership role or patrol. For a printout option, use this link.


Sunday, August 24: Court of Honor

Troop 60 holds a Court of Honor three times a year to formally recognize the Scouts who have moved up in rank and any merit badges earned since the previous COH. This event will include a uniform inspection, so Scouts should make sure they have all their uniform parts and patches sewn and displayed correctly. This is a time for family and friends to come and celebrate our Scouts and enjoy each other’s company. We look forward to celebrating with you! This month’s ceremony will be followed by a potluck meal; please sign up and let us know what dish you plan to share.

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SCOUT LEADER SPOTLIGHT

Teagan Hughes,
Senior Patrol Leader, 60B

ADULT LEADER SPOTLIGHT

James Plasman,
Chartered Organization Representative (COR)

VOLUNTEER CORNER

Parents: Troop 60 Needs You!

The BSA Troop 60 Committee runs Boards of Review for Scout rank advancement, sets troop policies, and handles administrative functions, allowing the Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters to focus on working directly with the Scouts. We invite more parents to join us to help keep Troop 60 running smoothly, especially through our summer season turnover. Please contact Committee Secretary Runa Gokhale if you’re interested in helping out in any capacity, ranging from helping organize outdoor activities to keeping our website updated.

Seeking Merit Badge Counselors

Troop 60 helps Scouts earn merit badges throughout the year. Helping Scouts on their journey to achieving their goals is a rewarding experience, so please take five minutes to click here to explore the merit badges and think about which one(s) you can help with during the next school year, especially since many of our current Merit Badge Counselors will be leaving Delhi this summer. Questions? Please contact Merit Badge Coordinator Jason Morris.

Welcome, New & Returning Leaders

Troop 60B

Troop 60G

Troop 60 Committee

MONTH IN REVIEW & PHOTO GALLERY

Summer 2025 Camp Reflections

A week at a Scouting America Summer Camp is a chance to spend time outdoors with fellow Scouts, make new friends, employ the Patrol Method, earn merit badges, and try new things. For Summer 2025, Troop 60 was represented by Scouts and adult leaders at Camp Tifie in Utah and Camp Thailand, and by individual Scouts attending Camp Okami in Japan, Camp Avantura in Croatia, Camp Gamble in Missouri, and more. See below for some stories and photos from the participants.

June 22-28: Camp Tifie, Utah

For Troop 60’s second summer at Camp Tifie in Utah, 14 Scouts and six adult leaders spent a week camping out in dusty-day, chilly-night conditions. In addition to merit badge classes, the camp offered opportunities to earn conservation service hours, learn to clean a bathroom and cafeteria, master a high ropes course, identify constellations, write and perform an original skit, and applaud the songs, dance, and skits presented by youth staff leaders (including Troop 60 alumni Jackson DeWaal, Evan DeWaal, and Colin Barker).

Some highlights:

July 20-26: Camp Thailand

Troop 60 falls under Scouting America’s Far East Council, which offers a Trilogy Camp every summer that rotates among Nepal, Mongolia, and Thailand. This was Troop 60’s first time at Camp Thailand (to our knowledge!) and it was quite an adventure given that July falls during monsoon season. Two of our Scouts — 60B’s Sumer Sidhu and 60G’s Sophia Abrams — got to Chiang Mai a week early to participate in National Youth Leader Training (NYLT), which then led into an Order of the Arrow (OA) weekend before kicking off Camp Thailand. For Troop 60’s four adult leaders and 17 Scouts in attendance — joined by Scouting America troops based in China, Vietnam, Singapore, Guam, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia — the weeklong camp include opportunities for earning merit badges, rank advancement, designing new flags, BMX biking, ziplining, hiking, learning monsoon survival skills, feeding and bathing elephants, performing an original skit, and enjoying Thai food.

Some highlights:


One Scout’s Camp Thailand Account

by Divyaana Aggarwal, Historian/Scribe, 60G

As we embarked on our adventure to Camp Thailand in bright orange shirts, chatter about adventure, skits, and kids on scooter-suitcases filled the air. Once we reached Chiang Mai with tired, sleepy faces, we went on a tour of the half-flooded campsite, where fear of drowning tents and creepy-crawlies seeped into the minds of one and all. Ultimately, we decided to pitch our tents on the playground instead of the option to share cots in the barracks.

The buzzing of insects was constant, and spotting a few curious critters added a touch of adrenaline to the experience.

Sleeping in tents, managing with basic wash facilities and getting bitten by at least 20 mosquitos per hour reminded the Scouts what self-reliance truly means. By the end, muddy shoes and tired smiles told the story of a camp that wasn’t just about outdoor skills — it was about grit, friendship, and personal growth.

Would we do it again? Absolutely. But we’d pack lighter …  and bring a few extra rolls of mosquito repellent.

July 20-26: Camp Avantura, Croatia

by Victoria Leuschner, Senior Patrol Leader, 60G

Camp Avantura is located on the Adriatic Sea, making many water-based merit badges and fun activities possible. During this week, I was able to complete a total of four merit badges and participate in kayaking, hiking and swimming in the ocean. There is also a whole-day boating trip available (which costs extra). To get to do these fun activities, one first has to complete a swim test, specifically designed for open waters. When completed you will be given a wrist band, showing the staff that, yes, you can partake in water activities.

The whole week was a lot of fun. I made many friends from troops all over the world in just one week, some of whom also chose to stay two or even three weeks.

The camp is designed for both provisionals and whole troops alike to get together, strengthen troop and patrol spirit, and make new friendships with scouts across the world possible.


UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

Reach out via our Troop 60 WhatsApp community, email scoutmasterboys@bsatroop60.in (Troop 60B) or scoutmastergirls@bsatroop60.in (Troop 60G), or click on these links for helpful information: