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Hiawatha Seaway Council is
7,488 square miles in area
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Facts About Varsity Scouting
For Young Men
| Organization |
Varsity Scouts are members
of a Varsity Scout team chartered to a community
organization, such as a church or service club.
It is led by a youth Varsity Scout team captain
and an adult leader called a Varsity Scout Coach.
The Coach is supported by an adult committee,
made up of parents and members of the chartered
organization. It is a stand-alone unit, chartered
independently of a Scout troop, but the chartering
procedure is essentially the same.
The team may be divided into squads, and each
squad elects a youth squad leader |
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| Program |
Varsity Scouting has five
fields of emphasis. A youth member, called a
program manager, is responsible for each of
the five fields of emphasis and works with an
adult member from the team committee to coordinate
each phase of the program. The five fields of
emphasis are:
Advancement.
Varsity Scouts use the same advancement program
as Boy Scouts. They can also receive the recognitions
offered through such programs as the Fifty-Miler
Award, Mile Swim, BSA, etc.
High Adventure/Sports.
This program field of emphasis includes high
adventure and sports and is supported by the
activity pamphlets for Venture patrols and Varsity
teams.
Personal Development.
Varsity Scouting promotes growth through spirituality,
leadership abilities, citizenship, social and
cultural attributes, and physical fitness.
Service. The
emphasis is on service, until it becomes a constant
ingredient in one's daily experience. Projects
are conceived, planned, managed, and carried
out by individual Varsity Scouts and/or the
Varsity Scout team.
Special Programs
and Events. Varsity Scouts take an active
part in special programs and events on district,
council, regional, and national levels. |
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| Varsity Scout Letter |
The Varsity letter may be
earned by yout,h and adult members. The youth
requirements are:
1. Be a registered Varsity Scout team member.
2. While a team member, actively participate
in or accomplish at least one high-adventure
program or sports program to the satisfaction
of your Varsity Scout Coach.
3. Have an attendance record at team meetings
and practice sessions of at least 75 percent
for three consecutive months.
4. Satisfy the Varsity Scout Coach that you
know and live by the Scout Oath and Law.
At the completion of each sports season or ultimate
adventure, each participating Varsity Scout
will receive a medallion to wear on the letter.
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| Uniforms |
| Scout shorts and a tan knit
shirt may be worn as an optional activities
uniform. The traditional Boy Scout uniform with
a "Varsity" identification strip above the right
pocket, and blaze loops are worn for formal
occasions. |
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