posted Feb 12, 2012 7:46 PM by Bret Musser
On February 12, 2012, the Scouts of Pack 83 who earned either the Light of Christ or Parvuli Dei were honored at a ceremony at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, in Newark, NJ.
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posted Feb 12, 2012 2:38 PM by Bret Musser
The Webelo Scouts from Pack 83 participated in a special version of the Klondike Derby, designed for Webelos. The Scouts were tested on their knowledge of outdoor survival skills, fire building, first aid, and citizenship. Working together, the Scouts of Pack 83 scored 101 points of a possible 108 points. Congratulations to the Scouts for working together as a team in this test of their Scouting knowledge!
The Webelos also watched the full Klondike Derby being held for the Boy Scouts. In this test of team spirit, the Phoenix Patrol of Troop 83 scored only 11 points away from first place, a remarkable achievement for a small patrol. Congratulations to Troop 83!
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posted Feb 5, 2012 11:29 AM by Bret Musser
On Sunday, February 5, 2012, the Cub Scouts of Pack 83 and Boy Scouts of Troop 83 presented the colors at the start of mass at St Theresa's Church.
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posted Feb 3, 2012 4:14 AM by Bret Musser
On February 2, the Scouts were visited by the Kenilworth Volunteer EMS, as part of the Webelos' Readyman achievement. The Webelos learned about basic first aid, including how to respond to people choking, how to immobilize broken arms, and how to stop bleeding wounds. |
posted Jan 24, 2012 4:10 AM by Bret Musser
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Twenty-six Scouts entered the annual Pinewood Derby races, held on Sunday, January 22, 2012. The Scouts presented a variety of fun and colorful designs, including a Batmobile, a tank, and even a carving of the words "Pack 83". Siblings and parents also joined the action, with their own round of racing.
Cars are lined up after being inspected for the races. Click on the image for more pictures from the event. If you'd like to contribute additional photos to the album, please contact Bret.
The following list provides the rank order of the winning times. For privacy reasons, we are not posting car numbers and names. RANK TIME(seconds)
1 13.703276
2 13.738624
3 13.822180
4 13.852999
5 13.871684
6 13.899524
7 13.912623
8 13.935783
9 13.994314
10 14.065372
11 14.140944
12 14.155868
13 14.168609
14 14.169720
15 14.257372
16 14.512428
17 14.591239
18 14.612504
19 14.711647
20 14.837103
21 14.943680
22 15.142480
23 15.570936
24 15.618292
25 15.816832
26 15.997795
The following graph shows how fast each car ran in each of its four heats, sorted by rank. The fastest cars performed consistently in all four heats.
With the new computerized timing system for the Pinewood Derby, courtesy of Mike Kossor and last year's graduating Webelos Scouts, we can examine how well the track performs. For example, we have wondered if one lane is faster than any other. We examined the timed results from this year's race, and found that none of the lanes were significantly faster than any other lane. The difference in the average time between the fastest and slowest lanes was less than 0.01 seconds, far less than the 0.50 second difference between fastest and slowest cars.
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posted Jan 8, 2012 7:10 AM by Bret Musser
On January 7, Pack 83 visited WSOU, the student-run radio station at Seton Hall University in South Orange. WSOU was the first student-run station in NJ, and is operated by 80 student volunteers from SHU. On weekdays, WSOU is a full-service radio station, broadcasting music and news; on weekends, they provide broadcasting time to the local community.
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posted Jan 1, 2012 5:16 PM by Bret Musser
On December 15, 2011, the Cub Scouts of Pack 83 donated canned food to the food bank at St. Theresa's RC Church in Kenilworth, NJ. The Scouts have actively supported St Theresa's food bank for the past 2 years and will organize more food drives in 2012.
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posted Dec 11, 2011 8:19 PM by Bret Musser
On Sunday, December 12, 2011, Cub Scout Pack 83 joined Boy Scout Troop 83 along with the Girl Scouts and Brownies in singing Christmas carols in celebration of the season. After singing carols at the Kenilworth Senior Center, the Pack walked to Boro Hall to join the mayor in lighting the tree. Enjoy the pictures from the event!
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posted Nov 17, 2011 7:31 PM by Bret Musser
The Scouts visited Wegman's on November 4, 2011
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posted Nov 13, 2011 8:04 AM by Bret Musser
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The community of St Theresa's Church took time to recognize the service and sacrifice of veterans at a special mass on Sunday, November 13, 2011. Members of Cub Scout Pack 83 presented the flag as part of the ceremony.
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