Wolf News

Den Leader: Susan

The Wolf Cub Handbook is your guide to achieving your Wolf Badge. If you are new to scouting, you will begin by completing your Bobcat Badge as explained in the beginning section of the handbook. Then you will set off on the Wolf Trail. Working with your parents and den, you will complete 12 Achievements and learn new skills along the way! Your Wolf Badge will be awarded at the Blue and Gold banquet in February.

As you progress toward your Wolf Badge, your hard work will be recognized. On the Progress Toward Ranks emblem, you will display a gold bead for every three Achievements that have been completed. (As a Bear scout, you will display red beads.) Beads are awarded by your den leader in den meetings.

In addition to working on your Achievements, you may also choose to complete Electives. A total of 100 electives are listed in the back section of the Handbook. After completing your first ten electives, you will be awarded a gold Arrow Point to be worn on your uniform. For each additional ten electives earned, you will receive a silver Arrow Point.

Here’s another opportunity to explore new topics and learn new skills. As part of the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program, you can earn belt loops and pins to be worn on your uniform. To earn a belt loop, you simply complete three tasks related to a particular area, like Baseball or Geography. Complete five more tasks in that same area, and you will earn a pin. Do you play soccer? Have you ever gone bowling? Do you play a musical instrument? You already may have earned an award to be presented at the next pack meeting! You and your parent/guardian can ask your den leader or go online to learn more about the Academics and Sports program requirements: Link.

The Wolf Den 9 meets twice a week at the den leader's home. During our meetings, we do crafts, learn new skills and sometimes go on field trips! Our meetings always end with all scouts reciting the Cub Scout Promise and Motto: Do Your Best!

The Wolf den is off to a hooowling good start! At our first meeting, we had fun making photo pages of the great time we had at Camp Ireland this summer. With lots of new Wolves joining us this month, we will be doing lots of buddy games as we get tot know one another. We'll be learning about out flag and how to display it, making flag "origami", and painting a Cub Scout memorabilia box to store all our cool Cub Scout mementos. Go Wolves!