Ceremonies - Making Memories

    Pacific Skyline Council, Cub Scout POW WOW and Boy Scout University of Scouting January 20, 2001.
    Chris Jacobi, ASM Troop 87
    These notes are available at http://www.scoutway.net/topics/ceremonies/

1. Have a clear plan.
2. Pick the location carefully.
3. Make sure participants know what to do.
4. Practice the "hard stuff",
5. Use variety.
6. Keep it simple, dignified, and sincere.
7. Keep a smooth flow.
8. Remember the purpose.
9. Use props or costumes.
10. Have things ready.
11. Make sure everybody can see and hear.
12. Include action.
13. Short enough for the boys attention span.
14. Use symbolism; it appeals to the imagination.
15. Make people to be recognized the center of attention and face the audience.
16. Adapt an existing ceremony

From Scout Literature

• Cub Sout Ceremonies for Dens and Packs
      Formerly: Staging Den & Pack Ceremonies.
      If you are trying to come up with a ceremony, this is the boA>ok for you!
• Cub Scout & Webelos Scouts Program Helps (Any year)
• Most Powwow books (Cub Scouts)
• Webelos Resource book (Pages 273-284)
• Boy Scout Troop Program Resources (Pages 75-99)
• Scouting (September 2000 article): Rites of Passage
      www.bsa.scouting.org/mags/scouting/0009/a-rite.html
     Ten Commandments for uccessful Ceremonies
     Recommended
• Cub Scout Leader Book

From our own Pack 6

Tiger Cub Graduation Ceremony 1995
   www.scoutway.net/unit/pack6/tiger_grad95.html

BobCat Ceremony 1996
   www.scoutway.net/unit/pack6/bobcat.html

Arrow of Light ceremony 1999
   www.scoutway.net/unit/pack6/arrow_of_light99.html

Arrow of Light ceremony 1995
   www.scoutway.net/unit/pack6/arrow_of_light95.html

From the web

Cub Scout Ceremonies
   www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1081/Ceremony/cerecub.htm
   They have about 50 ceremonies

Ceremony Ideas for the Cub Scout Leader
   www.geocities.com/~pack215/ceremonies.html
   Hundreds of ceremonies collected by Pack 215

Australian Scouting- Cub Scout Ceremonies
   www.scouts.asn.au/cerem_cs.html

Cub Scout Graduation and Crossover Ceremonies
   www.netwoods.com/Ceremonies/cub-grad.html

The MacScouters ceremony page
  www.macscouter.com/Ceremony/
  Has both Cub and Boy scouting stuff

The Cub Scout Ceremonies Book
    www.macscouter.com/Ceremony/CubScoutCeremonies.html
    at the MacScouter site...

Ceremonies from the U.S Scouting Service Project 
    www.usscouts.org/ceremony/

Ceremonies Galore (Suffolk County Council Powwow; Cub scoutsl)
   www.wtrfrd.com/pack339/339cere.htm

Ceremonies at the Netwoods Virtual Campsite
   www.netwoods.com/d-ceremony.html

Ceremonies in the Scout Program
   www.whitestag.org/ceremonies/ceremonies_scout_program.html
   The White Stag JLT Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 1
   General how-to do ceremonies. No samples. Good, short and to the point (Boy Scout Level)

Eagle Court of Honor
    www.eaglescout.org/finale/coh/coh.html
    From eaglescout.org