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Get ready for an exciting and delicious evening at our April 2026 Roundtable! Join us on April 23rd at 7:00 PM at the Chamblee First United Methodist Church Scout Hut for a fun-filled Campout Cooking Competition that celebrates outdoor skills, creativity, and great food.

This is your chance to see who truly has the best camp cooking skills and the ultimate recipe for the great outdoors. We invite every Troop, Pack, and Crew to send their best cook—or cooking team—to compete, share, and showcase what they can do. Whether it’s a tried-and-true classic or a creative new dish, bring your A-game and your appetite!

Beyond the competition, this event is a fantastic opportunity to learn from some of the best outdoor cooks in the district. Participants and attendees alike will gain valuable tips and techniques for meal planning, camp cooking, and efficient cleanup—skills that make every campout more enjoyable and successful.

Come hungry, come ready to learn, and come ready to share. We look forward to seeing the creativity, teamwork, and flavors that make our scouting community so special!

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]]> April Roundtable – 2026 https://hightowertrailbsa.com/event/april-roundtable-2026/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 https://hightowertrailbsa.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=3819 Hightower Trail Campout Cooking Competition Everyone in Hightower Trail is welcome to attend, hang out, and taste test after the Judges do their work. There will be Awards for 1st, […]

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Hightower Trail Campout Cooking Competition

Everyone in Hightower Trail is welcome to attend, hang out, and taste test after the Judges do their work. There will be Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place, plus some special bling for the Head Cook in 1st Place!

Registration Form

To enter, click on the Registration Form button and fill it out with your Name, Unit , and Method by Wednesday 4/22/2026 at 1PM.

We will be cooking outside at the Chamblee First United Methodist Church Scout Hut. Bring a camp chair so we can all sit and chit chat about our favorite techniques or mishaps, and hang out with our Scouty Friends!

Requirements:

Category – Main Dish

Method – Dutch Oven or Camp Stove

Bring your own:

  • Cookware / Utensils
  • Camp Stove / Dutch Oven
  • Most of the prep needs to be done ahead of time
    • Come early enough to setup equipment before 7:05 start time.
  • Propane / Charcoal
    *If you would like to participate but need to borrow something, PLEASE just let us know.

Provided:

  • Charcoal Chimneys
  • Lighter Fluid
  • Long Tongs
  • Fire Gloves
  • Paper plates, napkins, plastic forks / spoons.

Rules:

  1. Cooking may start at any point after 7:05 pm. We will open the meeting and cooking can start.
  2. Judging Begins – 8:00 pm.
  3. A Unit can contribute multiple entries, but must have distinct head cooks – will anyone sweep the podium?
  4. Teams are encouraged, so bring an assistant cook to lend a hand!
  5. Everyone will adhere to the Firem’n Chit requirements.
  6. Scores will be given from 1 – 5 points on the following criteria:
    Taste (50%)
    Doneness / Temperature (25%)
    Appearance (25%)

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]]> May 2025 Roundtable Agenda https://hightowertrailbsa.com/2025/05/20/may-2025-roundtable-agenda/ Tue, 20 May 2025 17:09:56 +0000 https://hightowertrailbsa.com/?p=3095 Agenda Welcome Opening Icebreaker Pack Party Block – Andy Delosky Safety Moment Troop Party Block – Kelli Rice Updates Location: Chamblee First United Methodist Church, Scout Hut

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Agenda

  • Welcome

  • Opening

  • Icebreaker

  • Pack Party Block – Andy Delosky

  • Safety Moment

  • Troop Party Block – Kelli Rice

  • Updates

Location: Chamblee First United Methodist Church, Scout Hut

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Agenda

  • Welcome
  • Opening
  • Icebreaker
  • Safety Moment
  • Council’s NAV-O event and Orienteering, Guest Speaker Dennis Cryor
  • Leading the Way: Scout Leaders’ Guide to an Epic Summer!
    • Breakout Sessions for Troop and Pack Leaders
  • Opportunities and Updates
  • Closing

Location: Oak Grove UMC

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]]> ICYMI – Roundtable March 2025 https://hightowertrailbsa.com/2025/04/01/icymi-roundtable-march-2025/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:09:08 +0000 https://hightowertrailbsa.com/?p=3023 Scott Madden, Scoutmaster Troop 266, was called upon from the crowd to provide verbal instructions for Julian Fitts, District Director Soapstone Ridge, on how to perform the Lightning Position.  They […]

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]]> Scott Madden, Scoutmaster Troop 266, was called upon from the crowd to provide verbal instructions for Julian Fitts, District Director Soapstone Ridge, on how to perform the Lightning Position.  They did GREAT.  😀

Katherine Hunt, Day Camp Director, told us how awesome it will be and that we should all go and bring lots of kids. And now I think I am helping with the conservation station. 🤷‍♀️ 👍

Cub Scout Spring Family Campout at Bert Adams will be SO COOL. ✈️   I remember parenting littles.  I am volunteering for that one, too.  It’s only fair.  It’s not like my teenagers want to hang out with me all day, anyway. 🤪

Heads Up!  Hazardous Weather Expires every two years. *ESDAWTL.

Check the “My Training” link on My.Scouting.Org

DEMA

Dekalb Emergency Management Agency’s Adam Apodaca spoke to the Scouters about nasty weather, a little about what he does for preparedness efforts for the county, and gave some cool tips on how to get kids interested in thinking about weather preparedness.  Teens can be trained and receive supplies as part of established community emergency response teams!  There will be swag for all Hightower Trail units (weather radios and go-kits, I believe – specifics TBD) – thank you DEMA & Adam!

The Training Games: Unlock your Potential!  

Yep.  We played games.  Bomb knots are good for bear bags and rope swings. 🐻  And when I mentioned I learned it at Leave No Trace L1 Instructor training from Garrett Bailey, then Travis Allen (Northern Ridge’s Roundtable Commissioner) showed me a picture of Mr. Bailey from high school.  🕺 

Resources

My.Scouting App makes things easier for Scouters! 👏

It does a lot.  And easily.  For example, you can quickly check if you or your leaders need to renew your Hazardous Weather Training. ⛈️   It’s crushing the training metrics, y’all, we gotta get that freshened up. 

Recurring Training Opportunities AAC March 2025 HR 

*Open this one up.  Applicable to everyone.

BALOO Training: May 3-4, 2025,  Allatoona Aquatics Base

IOLS Training: May 3-4, 2025,  Allatoona Aquatics Base

Aquatics Training 2025.pdf

*Water while Scouting?  Safe Swim Defense or Safety Afloat is in your future!

COPE Climbing Training 2025.pdf

* Your Scouts like to climb things?

Rangemaster Training 2025.pdf

* Your Scouts like shooting sports?

Cub Scout Events

Cub Scout Spring Family Campout – Soar and Explore!

April 26 – 27, 2025.  

Cub Scout Overnight Camp

May 29 – 31, 2025  

Cub Scout Day Camp – Invention Convention!

Hightower Trail & Soapstone Ridge

June 2 – 6, 2025

*ESDAWTL : Every Scout Deserves A Well Trained Leader.

Heather Reimer
Roundtable.Commissioner@HightowerTrailBSA.com

Erika Fields & Kelly Livingston
Assistant Roundtable Commissioners

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