Rites of Passage
by Dave Wilson on Jan.31, 2011, under Photography
Last week saw an important event for Cameron, our 11 year old. On Thursday night, he was awarded his Cub Scout “Arrow of Light” badge. This is the highest award that a boy can earn as a Cub Scout in the US and represents the culmination of 5 years’ work in scouting. Next month, he will officially cross over to Boy Scouts and start the next chapter.
The ceremony also marked the end of an era for me since, as the leader of his Webelos den, I will now be dropping out of leadership. I’ve been either an assistant den leader or den leader for 4 years and, to be honest, I think I’ve enjoyed it more than I enjoyed being a cub scout all those years ago in Scotland! It’s been great to get to know the boys in the den and see them growing up and developing from a rabble of screaming 7 year olds to a somewhat more organised, distinctly quieter, and definitely more mature 11 year olds. I’ll now be donning my civvies again and moving back to the role of parent to help Drew, our 8 year old, get through is Wolf badge by the end of the academic year.
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January 31st, 2011 on Jan 31, 11 | 6:19 pm
Nice! Miles M. just finished his requirements for his Tiger rank. We have Blue and Gold in a few weeks.
Give my congrats to Cameron!
February 3rd, 2011 on Feb 03, 11 | 12:03 pm
Congrats Dave, cool stuff!
February 7th, 2011 on Feb 07, 11 | 2:34 pm
Congrats Dave! That’s awesome!
February 16th, 2011 on Feb 16, 11 | 11:53 am
Congrats Dave. As an Eagle Scout myself, I know how much this means. I hope your son continues on with scouting. As you know, it is an incredible journey.
I my AofL ceremony, I missed the target so many times they kept moving my closer and closer until I was literally only 5 feet away. It was pretty funny!