Start Date: Sunday, July 15th , 2012 9:00 AM
End Date: Saturday, July 21st, 2012 1:00 PM
Meeting Point for Drop-off and Pickup: Carmenita Middle School
Location: Camp Mataguay located in the mountains northeast of San Diego
Forms Needed: Summer Camp Permission Slip
Coordinator: Frances Gorospe, Charles Cho
Cost: $300/Scout (The payment plan is based on 31 scouts and 4 adults attending)
Things to bring: Camping Checklist
Sign-Up Start Date: Monday, December 5th, 2011
Details
- Check your calendars and reserve your spot starting Monday, December 5th, 2011
- Please be sure that you are able to attend as the deposit is NON-REFUNDABLE
- Check out the camp at http://camping.sdicbsa.org/MSR/SummerCamp.php
- Any adults who are able to attend, please let me know ASAP. We would like two new parents T693 parents if possible
Payment Schedule
| Payment | Amount | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sign up/Reserve spot | Beginning Dec. 5, 2011 | |
| Payment #1 | $100 | Jan. 23, 2012 |
| Payment #2 | $100 | Feb. 27, 2012 |
| Payment #3 | $50 | Mar. 26, 2012 |
| Payment #4 | $50 | Apr. 23, 2012 |
Pre-Summer Camp Orientation
Date: July 5, 2012 7 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Cerritos High School - Mrs. Preciado Classroom # 704 - Use 183rd Street Entrance + Parking
From Mrs. Gorospe —
You can download the entire "Leader's Guide" at sdicbsa.org.
- Please review all the merit badges being offered at Camp Mataguay. (pages 1-11 on my attachment, pgs 4-14 on "Leader's Guide")
- Also, review the "session schedule" pages 12-13 (Pgs 20-21 on LG) to determine which MBs you will take and when/which session. There are 4 sessions during the day and session 5 in the evening. You don't have to sign up for session 5 but you should sign up for at least 3-4 sessions. Some MBs require 2 sessions so make sure you can fit everything on your daily schedule. New scouts should sign up for "Pathfinders". Please also take note of any requirements or age restrictions.
- Please let me know which MBs you will take and the corresponding session. Email me your list or print out the "session schedule" and circle each MB you want to take. I would appreciate getting this information by next monday's troop meeting, May 14. We will be registering all scouts for their merit badges May 15th online. We will register everyone in the order that we receive your requests and information. This deadline is especially critical for those who want to take the Aviation MB and participate in the glider flight.
Reminder:
- Plan to attend the orientation for summer camp on Thursday, June 7 @7pm.
- Make sure your medical forms are updated for summer camp (July 15-21)
Glider Ride Pictures: click here
Day1 - Arrive Camp Mataguay
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T693 all arrived safe at camp Mataguay! Settled in, dinner, campfire and ready for tomorrow.
Day2
Day3
Day4 - Flying in an airplane
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From Jeanne -
Parents,
I took a picture of your scouts while I visited Camp Mataguay yesterday. I missed a few scouts, but I hope the smiles on their faces put your minds at ease. All the Scouts did well on the gliders, and I understand that they wanted to "do it again".
Your scouts will return on Saturday with many stories to share with you~
Jeanne
Post preview:
Close previewSummer camp was great. I wish I could stay there longer. I would also want to thank the scout leaders for making the trip possible.
Thank you to all the adult leaders and to Rickie and Ansh for guiding us. I enjoyed the dragon boat ride even though I had to paddle alittle at the end.
I liked the rugged'os and my merit badges. I had a really fun time there and it was one of the best summer camps. Thank you for all the adults who made this possible.
This was an amazing week! Thanks to all the adult leaders that went. Everything was good besides the ants invading our tents. This was an awesome week!
It was an amazing week….we all had a great time at Camp Mataguay. It was a fun filled event with lot of exciting activities and advancement. All the first timers (scots and adults) survived…where not only the scouts but the adults were pushed to their limits in doing things which they had not done before.
Among many things we did, every scout went for Rugged-O, meaning one night they slept outside their tents on the ground under the stars. Whereas the first time scouts wanted to keep bugs out of the their tents and would spend lot of time shooing them away, we were not sure how they would react to sleeping outside…but next morning when asked…their first response was “It was so much fun…can we do it again” And wow they did it next day…some of them slept outside their tents. Adults tested their endurance by attempting high COPE…walking ropes 40 feet in the air.
Almost our entire Troop (adult and scouts) participated in the early morning Water Dogs (Polar Bear) showers.
We were placed 1st Triathlon (Swimming: Lawrence, Run: Adi, Bike: Brian). Rickey participated in the Iron Man and was placed at 6th place. Alex paddled through the dragon boat through the lake (made of cardboard and duct tape)…and the boat survived the whole way.
Wanted to congratulate Ansh for providing leadership to the scouts as the SPL for the week, he also led the Troop through the Friday’s closing ceremony. Also ensuring that the all the Patrols complete “Honor Patrol” award and Troop “Honor Troop” award. Thanks to Rickey for being the ASPL and bringing in fun to the campfire. Brian, Benjamin, Alan, Lawrence, Prithvi and Justin thanks for working with your Patrols as their Patrol Leaders.
Organizing an outing for 30 scouts and 6 adults is no small feat and requires months of planning and taking care of lots and lots of minute details. Frances you did a wonderful job at it. Thanks to Charles for taking care of blue cards and driving to the camp a year in advance to check out its facilities. More importantly providing me the support…as this was my 1st summer camp. Thanks to Shalu for being the banker for the week…I am sure you will be the most favorite adult for them, as without you, they could not have gone to the trading post.
Thanks to Scott for being our medic, and Carl for being our official photographer for the week. This being your first time camping with the Troop…hope both of you had a great time and we will see you at many more outings.
Thanks to all the parents for trusting us with your boys…they will have many stories to tell. Hope they all have grown and matured through this experience.
Till our next summer camp at Catalina “Cherry Valley”
It is recommended that you have the book for the merit that you plan to take. You can either buy the book from the scout shop or borrow it from the Troop library…Christoper Gong is the current librarian
What do we do if we don't have the merit badge book for our merit badge?