For more than 110 years, Troop 4 has met every Monday evening from 7:15 to 8:30 PM in the Scout Haus at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Scouts begin gathering at 7:00 PM and the opening ceremony starts promptly at 7:15.
Scouts attend in full uniform: field uniform ("Class A") from Labor Day to Memorial Day, and the troop T-shirt ("Class B") during the summer. Meetings are generally cancelled on holidays. Check the troop calendar, which you can sync to your phone.
Monday meetings are devoted to troop and patrol event planning, rank advancement and merit badge activities, recognition, and announcements. Attendance is not required, but a Scout who misses meetings will be frustrated in reaching advancement goals, and patrol activities suffer without regular participation. As the Handbook says, your patrol is a strong, active unit, and everyone wins when every member pitches in.
Parents are welcome at every Monday meeting to help, observe, and get to know other parents.
Patrol Leaders Council
Once a month the Patrol Leaders Council (PLC) meets on a Monday at 6:30 PM, before the regular meeting, led by the Senior Patrol Leader under the supervision of the Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters. The PLC is the Scouts' elected leadership: the Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leaders, Troop Scribe, Quartermasters, and the Patrol Leaders. It plans troop events, coordinates among patrols, and gives the Scoutmaster program recommendations and feedback. New Scout patrols send their own Patrol Leaders to the PLC.
Parent meetings
Parents meet on the second Monday of each month during the Scout meeting. See Ways for Parents to Be Involved.