Welcome to Troop 4 Shrewsbury!
Leadership, Citizenship, Fitness, and Adventure: these are the benefits of Scouting.
? Troop 4 Shrewsbury focuses on building leaders by providing a wide variety of adventurous trips and through a unique mentoring program. Our monthly trips include canoeing, biking, fishing, and ice climbing.
? You'll learn life-saving outdoor skills, first-aid, and how to cook over an open fire. Scouts are trained to camp safely in all four seasons, and we focus on community service.
? The friendly and accepting environment enables boys to learn life skills, teach those skills to others, and follow a path toward leadership.
? We notice that our boys go on to be leaders in their schools, on their teams, and many achieve scouting's highest rank of Eagle.
? The boys have fun and grow into responsible men who excel in college and life.
? Open to boys who are 11 years old or have finished 5th grade.
Troop 4 Meetings
Thursdays 7 pm to 8:30 pm
American Legion Ray Stone Post - 2 School St, Shrewsbury - right next to Dean Park
Why Troop 4?
Advancement
- RAT Days (Spring, Fall) - focused on Scout, Tenderfoot, 2nd Class and 1st Class Ranks
- Merit Badge Months - November & March – Troop Merit Badge College
- Mentor Program - Scout Leadership Positions – 1st Class and higher
- Dedicated Troop Guides - Mentor 1st Year Scouts
- Patrols Updated Yearly - Ages/Ranks mixed, older scouts teach younger, meet everybody
Scout Leadership
- Positions (Senior Patrol Leader, Assitant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, Quartermaster ... and more)
- Instructors (Camping, First Aid, Knots, Map & Compas, Cooking ... and many more)
Adventures
- Monthly Trips (camping, skiing, indoor rock climbing, biking, fishing ... and many more)
- Summer Camps (week long camps)
- High Adventure Trips
Service
- Troop 4 requires 6 hours / year
- Higher ranks require additional 6 hours
- Troop 4 encourages additional hours
- Golden Donut Award (20+ Hours)
Troop Sponsors American Legion Boys State
- One of the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for U.S. high school students.
- A participatory program in which students become part of the operation of local, county and state government.
- Objective and focuses on the structure of city, county and state governments.
- Students elected to various offices, Boys State activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law-enforcement presentations, assemblies, bands, choruses and recreational programs.
If you would like more info about the Troop, please use the Contact Us form from the menu or email us at info@troop4shrewsbury.org.