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In order for the NiteHike portion
of our Camporee to be a success, we are asking each
troop and/or crew to operate a station.
Running a station is a great leadership opportunity for older
scouts—and it’s a lot of fun! We will offer priority
registration to units that operate a station. Stations are located at
pre-designated points along the trail/road network at junctions and open
areas. At each station Units will
conduct an activity for patrols to accomplish, preferably linked to the
annual theme.
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The first step is to volunteer to set up a
station by emailing the Station Organizer at organizer@foothillsnitehike.org to let us
know that you want to set up a station-- we will send you a station
registration packet. -
Review this year’s theme (“100 years
of Scouting”) and and activities below that
could be done. The maximum points available at each station is 25 points— bonus
points will not be counted.
Ideas below are pulled from B-P’s history—things that were
done on Activities at a station need to
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“low impact”
and keep with Leave No Trace principles—no digging of pits, fires,
cutting of trees, etc. If you tie
ropes to trees, the ropes should be padded to avoid damaging tree trunks. All activities must be designed to
minimize the impact/damage to the site and vegetation. o
Safe: it's dark with rocky, uneven and possibly
wet ground, and kids will be tired.
Station organizers should try to visit their site and see the terrain
prior to the weekend of the NiteHike to confirm it is suitable for their
activity. o
Should be skill and teamwork testing, as well as
fun. o
Should take between 3 and 5 minutes if you run
only one patrol through at a time. You may run more than one team at a time
to avoid lineups or holding up the teams. Total hike time as well as the
order in which stations are done will be a consideration in the total
score. This is to encourage teams
to follow the order set out on their map/mark sheet and to break ties in the
score. Some examples of activities that
could be conducted include: -
Scout history
Trivia quiz -
Swing over the
snake pit— a rope swing to ferry patrol members over a
“snake-filled pit” (a tarp on the ground with rubber snakes) -
Emergency
evacuation—an obstacle course, where patrols have to make a stretcher
out of poles, ropes, etc, and carry it through an obstacle course -
“The
Spider Web”—set up a web of ropes and pass
members of the patrol through without touching the ropes. -
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Minefield: the
patrol cross a 100 foot minefield carrying all their required gear by using
two sets of 8 foot 2x4s with ropes -
Ladder
building: using poles and rope to build a ladder to get the entire patrol up
a ravine wall (or similar barrier) -
Silent
observation: sneak up on a “sleeping” enemy scout and write down
info on paper in front of him without detection -
Problem
solving: using materials on the site, saw through a vertical pole in the
middle of a “pond”; -
Stalking:
Silently follow an enemy scout through his course, trying to not be detected; -
Observation: Kim's
game around a enemy camp -
Teamwork,
Observation: sneak through a searchlight gauntlet, where lights are pointed
at anyone making noise -
Measurement:
measure height, width, depth of an object -
Silent march:
although the entire event is to be done quietly, this part of the trail is
monitored for noise; -
Quicksand—lash
three poles together to rescue a man caught in quicksand -
Kim’s
game—set up a tent and arrange survival items inside; Blindfold patrol members
outside the tent, then lead them inside, allow them to take blindfolds off
for 30 seconds, then lead them back outside. Hand a piece of
paper to patrol and have them list every item they saw inside the
tent. -
Scout spirit—give 5 points to patrols for
having a patrol yell or patrol flag with them or for patrols that are all in
uniform. For more ideas, visit www.usscouts.org
or www.scouter.com
for other station ideas. -
Review your activity plans with a guide towards
safety—do your ideas fit within “Guide to Safe Scouting”? -
Fill out the Station Registration form. As part of this registration, please
describe your planned activity and how you would score the event. Once your site is assigned, it would
be useful to visit the site in daylight to get a feel for the site and how it
is laid out. -
Gather station equipment—each station needs
to be equipped with a First Aid kit, fire extinguisher, and Day of Event -
Check in at HQ and collect your station
packet. We’d like stations
set up before -
Proceed to your site (marked by a sign) and set
up your activity. -
Have Fun! -
When patrols arrive, collect their scoresheet,
record their time of arrival on their sheet, and start the patrol on the
activity. When they finish the activity, record their score on their patrol scoresheet, on the Station scoresheet,
along with the time they checked out on the station sheet. -
At approx 11:45 pm (or before), begin to shut
station operations down, dismantle equipment, clean up site, and check to
ensure site is left as it was found.
Please take your garbage home with you! -
Bring site sign and scoresheet
to HQ to check out and receive patches and donuts. -
Fill in feedback form and turn in to organizer to
help improve event for next year. |
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