| Cub Scout Rank Ceremonies |
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| Bobcat Ceremony Materials: ceremonial log to hold eight candles, bobcat badge Cubmaster: (lights single white candle in middle) Scouts, these candles represent your goals in Cub scouting. The lighted candle represents the spirit of Cub Scouting. This spirit is always bright in your leaders, your fellow Cub Scouts, your family, and yourself. The candle of the spirit of Cub Scouting is used to light the three blue candles to the side of it, which represent the three points of the Cub Scout Promise: your duty to God and your country (light candle), your duty to yourself and to help other people (light candle), and your duty to the Law of the Pack (light candle). We now light the four remaining gold candles which represent the four parts of the Law of the Pack.. The Cub Scout follows Akela (light candle), The Cub Scout helps the Pack go (light candle), The Pack helps the Cub Scout grow (light candle), The Cub Scout gives goodwill (light candle). We are very proud to welcome our new Bobcats and their families into Cub scouting, and ask that you keep the spirit of Cub Scouting burning in your lives. In recognition of the families support of your son’s hard work, we present the Bobcat badge to the families, who in turn will present it to their sons. Congratulations! |
| Tiger to Wolf Ceremony Equipment: 4 large candles, Tiger badges Three candles all in a row with 4th candle above and behind the others. Akela: These scouts have completed their Tiger requirements and are ready to receive their rank advancement. Please bring your parents forward when your name is called. (call names) Akela: For the past few months you and your adult partner have explored all sorts of new and exciting things and places. You have taken each part of the Tiger Cub motto, “Search, Discover, Share” and used it in your home, school, and neighborhood. (light first candle) Akela: You have searched in your home and community for new activities that have shown you how people work together and have fun together. (light second candle) Akela: You have discovered that by doing things together with friends and family you feel you are part of a great family, community, and country. (light third candle) Akela: You have shared you adventures with you family, friends, and fellow Tiger Cubs, and that helped you all become a stronger den. (light last candle) Akela: You have fulfilled all the requirements of wearing the Tiger rank badge. Your adult partner will now pin it onto your shirt. (while badges are being pinned to shirts) Akela: For the rest of this year, you will continue to have fun in your Tiger Den and earn additional Tiger Track beads. When school ends, you will begin the trail to Wolf. In Cub Scouting your family is very important. Support in earning each badge comes from your family as well as from your den leader. Your adult partner will help you each step of the way. Congratulations to each of you on earning your Tiger Cub badge!!!!! |
| Bobcat Ceremony Materials: Campfire Prop badges and pins or tape for affixing to uniform Akela: The spirit of Cub Scouting burns here as it does in the hearts of Cub Scouts everywhere. The Cub Scout spirit is like a campfire. We must add wood to the fire or it will go out. In the same manner, we must add new boys to our pack, or the Cub Scout spirit will go out. Baloo: We have (#) boys who have earned the right to join our Pack. Akela: Are they ready to join in the Cub Scout spirit? Baloo: Yes, and they have learned the ways of our tribe. They have learned the Cub Scout Promise, the Law of the Pack, and the Cub Scout Motto and their meanings. They have also learned the meaning and proper use of the Cub Scout sign, salute, and handshake. They know what Webelos means. These are the boys ready to join our Pack. When I call your name, come forward with your parents.... (Baloo calls the boys who are to receive the Bobcat badge) (Both Akela and Baloo hand the badge to parents and congratulate the Cubs with the Cub Scout handshake) Akela: Parents, present the Bobcat badge to your son. Attach the badge to his uniform upside down. Once he completes a good deed, the badge should be permanently attached right side up. The parent pin reminds you that Scouting is a family program. Will the new Bobcats join Baloo and me in saying the Cub Scout Promise? All: I, _________, promise to do my best to do my duty to God and my country to help other people, and to obey the Law of the Pack. |