Hightower Trail District

May Eagle Board of Review - 2024
2024-05-12 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Kingswood UMC, 4896 N Peachtree Road, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, United States
This is the day for Eagle Board of Review (EBOR). Scouts needing their EBOR will have an email sent to them by the District Advancement Chair to let them know which EBOR to attend.
Make sure to bring:

Your Original Eagle Scout Rank Application (Received a copy of Approved Eagle application from AAC)
Original and two copies of Eagle Project booklet (all three parts and project approval letter from district) with all signature pages signed
Letters of Recommendation in sealed envelopes via USPS
Scout handbook and complete advancement report
Eagle Scout Statement of Ambitions and Life Goals
Full Scout uniform including merit badge sash
Two members of the troop committee to serve on the Board of Review. Please note that Scoutmaster, Life to Eagle Advisor or the Scout’s parents or other relatives are not permitted to serve on the Board. The Troop (Committee Chair or Scoutmaster or Life to Eagle Advisor) should recruit members to serve on the review committee. The Scout or his family should not be involved in selecting members for the review committee
A Scoutmaster or other scout leader who can introduce you to the Board
A camera, your family, Scout smiles and Scout Spirit! You’ve worked hard for this moment!

May Roundtable - 2024
2024-05-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Chamblee First United Methodist Church, 4147 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA, 30341, United States
Communication Tools, Methods & Common Issues.
Breakout Discussions: Cub Parent / Volunteer Communication and Scouts BSA / Venturers Communication

Please arrive by 7pm for a prompt start.
Door Prize! Snacks!
Upcoming Events, Training Opportunities, and FYIs
Meeting in the Scout Hut

Aquatics Merit Badge Day - 1 of 9 - 2024
2024-06-01 08:00 - 17:00 | Allatoona Aquatics Base, 200 Lovingood Rd, Woodstock, GA, 30189, United States
Scouts have the opportunity to earn aquatics-themed merit badges nine different weekends between June 1st to August 10th at the Allatoona Aquatics Base! With 10 different merit badge offerings, Scouts can learn new skills only available during the warm summer months.
Aquatics Merit Badge Days will be held on Saturdays from 8am – 5pm. All participants, Scouts and Adults, who will be in the water or near the water and in boats will be required to take and pass the BSA Swimmer Classification test for each Merit Badge they take each week.
Aquatics MB days Flyer
June 1st Merit Badge Offerings
Swimming
Small Boat Sailing
Kayaking
Fishing
Canoeing

2024 - STEM Academy at Georgia Tech
2024-06-02 08:00 - 2024-06-07 17:00 | GA
Join us June 2 – 7 for a STEM-themed Summer Camp
Open to all rising 9th grade through 12th grade students!
Registration opening January 2, 2024. Registration closes April 30, 2024.
OPEN TO ALL YOUTH. BSA MEMBERSHIP NOT REQUIRED.
Our mission is to have high school students leave our academy with a deeper understanding of what STEM professionals do every day and how they change and build the world we live in. This is a unique and great way to get your high school students motivated about their future careers. Scouts will have the opportunity earn certain requirements from STEM-themed Merit Badges.

2024 - Cub Scout Day Camp
2024-06-03 08:30 - 2024-06-07 15:30 | Chamblee First United Methodist Church, 4147 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA, 30341, United States
Who: All Cub Scouts and many of their Akelas Rising Tigers must be accompanied 1:1
*** Volunteers needed for all ranks ***
What: A week of scouting fun, archery, BB’s, knots, maps, games, crafts, and more!
When: Registration opening soon for June 3-7 8:30-3:30
Where: On the grounds of Chamblee UMC, 4147 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd
Cost: Early registration: Rising Tigers-Bears: $125, Rising WEBELOS and AOLs: $135, Weeklong volunteer families get 50% rebate
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Aquatics Merit Badge Day - 2 of 9 - 2024
2024-06-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Allatoona Aquatics Base, 200 Lovingood Rd, Woodstock, GA, 30189, United States
Scouts have the opportunity to earn aquatics-themed merit badges nine different weekends between June 1st to August 10th at the Allatoona Aquatics Base! With 10 different merit badge offerings, Scouts can learn new skills only available during the warm summer months.
Aquatics Merit Badge Days will be held on Saturdays from 8am – 5pm. All participants, Scouts and Adults, who will be in the water or near the water and in boats will be required to take and pass the BSA Swimmer Classification test for each Merit Badge they take each week.
Aquatics MB days Flyer
June 8th Merit Badge Offerings
Kayaking
Fly Fishing
Lifesaving
Stand Up Paddleboarding
Canoeing
Rowing

June Eagle Board of Review - 2024
2024-06-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Kingswood UMC, 4896 N Peachtree Road, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, United States

Aquatics Merit Badge Day - 3 of 9 - 2024
2024-06-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Allatoona Aquatics Base, 200 Lovingood Rd, Woodstock, GA, 30189, United States
Scouts have the opportunity to earn aquatics-themed merit badges nine different weekends between June 1st to August 10th at the Allatoona Aquatics Base! With 10 different merit badge offerings, Scouts can learn new skills only available during the warm summer months.
Aquatics Merit Badge Days will be held on Saturdays from 8am – 5pm. All participants, Scouts and Adults, who will be in the water or near the water and in boats will be required to take and pass the BSA Swimmer Classification test for each Merit Badge they take each week.
Aquatics MB days Flyer
June 15th Merit Badge Offerings
Canoeing
Fishing
Kayaking
Small Boat Sailing
Swimming

Aquatics Merit Badge Day - 4 of 9 - 2024
2024-06-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Allatoona Aquatics Base, 200 Lovingood Rd, Woodstock, GA, 30189, United States
Scouts have the opportunity to earn aquatics-themed merit badges nine different weekends between June 1st to August 10th at the Allatoona Aquatics Base! With 10 different merit badge offerings, Scouts can learn new skills only available during the warm summer months.
Aquatics Merit Badge Days will be held on Saturdays from 8am – 5pm. All participants, Scouts and Adults, who will be in the water or near the water and in boats will be required to take and pass the BSA Swimmer Classification test for each Merit Badge they take each week.
Aquatics MB days Flyer
June 22nd Merit Badge Offerings
Canoeing
Fly Fishing
Kayaking
Lifesaving
Rowing
Stand Up Paddleboarding

Aquatics Merit Badge Day - 5 of 9 - 2024
2024-06-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Allatoona Aquatics Base, 200 Lovingood Rd, Woodstock, GA, 30189, United States
Scouts have the opportunity to earn aquatics-themed merit badges nine different weekends between June 1st to August 10th at the Allatoona Aquatics Base! With 10 different merit badge offerings, Scouts can learn new skills only available during the warm summer months.
Aquatics Merit Badge Days will be held on Saturdays from 8am – 5pm. All participants, Scouts and Adults, who will be in the water or near the water and in boats will be required to take and pass the BSA Swimmer Classification test for each Merit Badge they take each week.
Aquatics MB days Flyer
June 29th Merit Badge Offerings

Canoeing
Fishing
Kayaking
Small Boat Sailing
Swimming

Atlanta Area Council - Cub Scout Summer Adventures
2024-07-05 17:00 - 2024-07-07 12:00 | Bert Adams Scout Camp, 218 Scout Rd, Covington, GA, 30016, United States
Cub Scouts Gotta Earn’em All at Bert Adams Scout Camp as Cub Scout Summer Adventures returns this Summer July 5-7 at Bert Adams Scout Camp! At Cub Scout Summer Adventures, Cubs will get the chance to participate in plenty of shooting sports and aquatics activities! WEBELOS take part in our Outback program where they’ll earn some crucial advancement and learn new outdoor skills! Cub Scouts can attend with their pack or family! Visit our website to learn more.
Cub Scout Summer Adventures will be our first event to feature the brand-new Fun, Simple, and Easy Cub Scout advancement program. This will be a great opportunity to learn the new program and how it can be applied to your regular den and pack activities and meetings!

Aquatics Merit Badge Day - 6 of 9 - 2024
2024-07-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Allatoona Aquatics Base, 200 Lovingood Rd, Woodstock, GA, 30189, United States
Scouts have the opportunity to earn aquatics-themed merit badges nine different weekends between June 1st to August 10th at the Allatoona Aquatics Base! With 10 different merit badge offerings, Scouts can learn new skills only available during the warm summer months.
Aquatics Merit Badge Days will be held on Saturdays from 8am – 5pm. All participants, Scouts and Adults, who will be in the water or near the water and in boats will be required to take and pass the BSA Swimmer Classification test for each Merit Badge they take each week.
Aquatics MB days Flyer
July 13th Merit Badge Offerings

Canoeing
Fly Fishing
Kayaking
Lifesaving
Rowing
Stand Up Paddleboarding

July Eagle Board of Review - 2024
2024-07-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Kingswood UMC, 4896 N Peachtree Road, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, United States

Aquatics Merit Badge Day - 7 of 9 - 2024
2024-07-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Allatoona Aquatics Base, 200 Lovingood Rd, Woodstock, GA, 30189, United States
Scouts have the opportunity to earn aquatics-themed merit badges nine different weekends between June 1st to August 10th at the Allatoona Aquatics Base! With 10 different merit badge offerings, Scouts can learn new skills only available during the warm summer months.
Aquatics Merit Badge Days will be held on Saturdays from 8am – 5pm. All participants, Scouts and Adults, who will be in the water or near the water and in boats will be required to take and pass the BSA Swimmer Classification test for each Merit Badge they take each week.
Aquatics MB days Flyer
July 20th Merit Badge Offerings

Canoeing
Fishing
Kayaking
Small Boat Sailing
Swimming

July Roundtable - 2024
2024-07-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Oak Grove UMC, 1722 Oak Grove Road, Decatur, GA, 30033, United States
Youth Recruitment
Join your District Roundtable for recruitment resources, methods and brainstorming to bring youth into Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA. Grow your units together!

Aquatics Merit Badge Day - 8 of 9 - 2024
2024-08-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Allatoona Aquatics Base, 200 Lovingood Rd, Woodstock, GA, 30189, United States
Scouts have the opportunity to earn aquatics-themed merit badges nine different weekends between June 1st to August 10th at the Allatoona Aquatics Base! With 10 different merit badge offerings, Scouts can learn new skills only available during the warm summer months.
Aquatics Merit Badge Days will be held on Saturdays from 8am – 5pm. All participants, Scouts and Adults, who will be in the water or near the water and in boats will be required to take and pass the BSA Swimmer Classification test for each Merit Badge they take each week.
Aquatics MB days Flyer
August 3rd Merit Badge Offerings

Canoeing
Fly Fishing
Kayaking
Lifesaving
Rowing
Stand Up Paddleboarding

Aquatics Merit Badge Day - 9 of 9 - 2024
2024-08-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Allatoona Aquatics Base, 200 Lovingood Rd, Woodstock, GA, 30189, United States
Scouts have the opportunity to earn aquatics-themed merit badges nine different weekends between June 1st to August 10th at the Allatoona Aquatics Base! With 10 different merit badge offerings, Scouts can learn new skills only available during the warm summer months.
Aquatics Merit Badge Days will be held on Saturdays from 8am – 5pm. All participants, Scouts and Adults, who will be in the water or near the water and in boats will be required to take and pass the BSA Swimmer Classification test for each Merit Badge they take each week.
Aquatics MB days Flyer
August 10th Merit Badge Offerings

Canoeing
Fishing
Kayaking
Small Boat Sailing
Swimming

August Eagle Board of Review - 2024
2024-08-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Kingswood UMC, 4896 N Peachtree Road, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, United States

August Roundtable - 2024
2024-08-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Chamblee First United Methodist Church, 4147 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA, 30341, United States
Advancement Tracking and Scoutbook
Join other unit leaders at Roundtable to discuss advancement tracking best practices and Scoutbook utilization.

2024 - Scout Day with the Atlanta Braves
2024-08-25 10:30 - 16:00 | Truist Park, 755 Battery Ave SE, Atlanta, GA, 30339, United States
Grab your tickets for our upcoming Scout Day with the Atlanta Braves! Watch as the Braves battle the Division Rival Washington Nationals! Tickets sales end August 10th! Families who arrive an hour and a half early can join the pre-game parade!

2024 - August - Life to Eagle
2024-08-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Embry Hills United Methodist Church, 3304 Henderson Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30341, United States
Join us in room 401 (upstairs) of the Embry Hills United Methodist Church to learn more about the Life to Eagle process.
Topics include:

Eagle Scout Service Project
Position of Responsibility
References
Application process
Eagle board of Review
Eagle extensions
Appeals

Presentation will be given by Scott Bates, an advancement committee member of the Atlanta Area Council.
This training is intended for Scouts, parents, and leaders, and is highly encouraged. We will give you a copy of Eagle Project workbook.

September Eagle Board of Review - 2024
2024-09-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Kingswood UMC, 4896 N Peachtree Road, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, United States

2024 - Scout Day with Georgia State Football
2024-09-14 19:00 - 22:30 | Center Parc Stadium, 755 Hank Aaron Dr SE, , GA, Atlanta, GA, 30315, United States
Grab your tickets for our upcoming Scout Day with the Georgia State Panthers! Watch as the Panthers take on the Vanderbilt Commodores on September 14 & Old Dominion Monarchs on October 12 at Center Parc Stadium!
Purchase Tickets for Georgia State Football

2024 - Youth Civic Engagement Townhall
2024-09-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Glenn Memorial UMC, 1660 North Decatur Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30307, United States
Troop 18 is hosting a Youth Civic Engagement Townhall event on
September 17, 2024
Starting at 7:00 PM
This event will allow Scouting America Scouts to meet Merit Badge requirements and rank advancement requirements and will be a way for youth to meet their County Commissioners and County School board Representative.
This is an evening of Civic Engagement and Community Building! “Learn how you can make a difference in your community!” Children, Teens and Adults are welcome to meet your representatives.
Come and meet:

Ted Terry, Super District 6 Commissioner
Whitney McGinnis, District 2 Board of Education Rep
Michelle Long Spears, District 2 Commissioner

Free parking is available at Emory’s Fishburne deck.
Here is some additional information to get there:

1660 North Decatur Road, Decatur is listed as the “Glenn School Building” home to Glenn Memorial Church Offices, Little Chapel, Glenn School for Young Children, Sunday School Classrooms, etc.
The event itself is to be held in the “Jake Word Fellowship Hall” located on the first floor of the Glenn School Building @ 1660 North Decatur Road, Decatur
The Fishburne Parking Deck (Free Parking) is to the right of the Glenn School Building.

Cancelled - September Roundtable - 2024
2024-09-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Oak Grove UMC, 1722 Oak Grove Road, Decatur, GA, 30033, United States
September Roundtable has been cancelled due to severe weather.
Finance Tools and Tracking
Come to Roundtable to learn more about finance tools and tracking options for your unit. Share what you’ve tried, what worked & what didn’t!

2024 - Cub STEM Day
2024-09-29 14:00 - 17:30 | Nspire Aviation – Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, 1954 Airport Road, Suite 203, Atlanta, 30341
Join us for an exciting day of hands-on science exploration at the Hightower Trail Cub Scout STEM Day! Cub Scouts and their siblings are invited to participate in a variety of engaging STEM activities designed to spark curiosity and foster a love for science.
Event Highlights

Aviation Station: Explore the principles of flight and explore an aircraft!
Slime & Bouncy Balls Station: Get messy and creative while making your own slime and bouncy balls.
Ice Cream Station: Discover the science behind ice cream and enjoy a sweet treat that you make yourself.
Catapult Station: Learn about force and motion by constructing and testing your own catapult.

Cost
$5 per youth when you register in advance
$10 per youth if paying at the door (day of the event)
Adults and volunteers are free
Register For the Event

2024 - Scout Day with Atlanta United
2024-10-05 19:30 - 23:00 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 1 AMB Dr NW, Atlanta, GA, 30313, United States
Join hundreds of Scouts from around Metro-Atlanta for Scout Day with Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium as they take on the New York Red Bulls, on Sunday, October 5, at 7:30pm. Tickets begin at $41. Ticket sales end September 30th so reserve your seats TODAY!
Purchase Tickets for Atlanta United

Annual Business Meeting - Hightower Trail District
2024-10-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Oak Grove UMC, 1722 Oak Grove Road, Decatur, GA, 30033, United States
Elections for Officers and Members at Large for 2024-2025
Elections will be held at the Hightower Trail District Annual Business Meeting to be held October 10, 2024, at 7:00 pm. This event will be held at Oak Grove UMC. Your participation in this election is important to the continuing health of the Hightower Trail
Eligible Voters – Currently Registered Scouters holding the following positions:

Chartered Organization Representatives of BSA Units within the District
2023-2024 District Members at Large
2023-2024 Atlanta Area Council Members at Large and Council Committee residing within the bounds of the District.

2024 - Spooky-Ree - Weekend 1
2024-10-11 18:00 - 2024-10-13 10:00 | Bert Adams Scout Camp, 218 Scout Rd, Covington, GA, 30016, United States
Spooky-Ree is a Fall-Family-Fun event full of themed activities including games & crafts, different special guests each weekend, shooting sports, an obstacle course & inflatables, and pumpkin carving. Come as a Pack or as a family and spend a weekend at Bert Adams Scout Camp. Siblings are welcome to join in all of the fun activities!
There will be three weekends available.
Learn More and Register

2024 - October - Lodge Day of Service
2024-10-12 08:30 - 15:00 | GA
Day of Service
