Orion District Calendar

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June 2023
♦ Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
1 District committee meeting
6-9 Cub Scout twilight camp
8 District commissioners meeting
8 Roundtable
  Scouts BSA summer camp
  National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

July 2023
  Scouts BSA summer camp
5-8 Webelos Scouts Adventure Quest
9-14 Super Troop (summer camp for individual Scouts)
11, 18, 20, or 23 Popcorn kickoff for unit popcorn kernels (one representative per unit should attend)
19-28 National Scout Jamboree 2023  |  Summit Bechtel Reserve, West Virginia
26 Fall Recruiting Training (for pack membership chairs, committee chairs, Cubmasters)

August 2023
1 Silver Beaver nominations due (SHAC)
♦ Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
3 District commissioners meeting
3 Roundtable
10 District committee meeting
10 Roundtable       
10 Fall recruiting night training
17 Council Coordinated (for district committee members) (SHAC)
12 Venturing Banquet (SHAC)

September 2023
  Fall recruiting nights
7 District commissioners meeting
♦ Order of the Arrow chapter meeting 
14 Roundtable
14 District committee meeting
TBD SHAC Corps (for troops, crews) (SHAC)
8-10 Full Throttle (for troops, crews) (SHAC)
15-17 Order of the Arrow (OA) Service Day, Ordeal Induction Weekend, Brotherhood Ceremony
TBD Fun with Family (campout for new Scouts) (SHAC)

October 2023
♦ Bobcat Day / Rocket Day
♦ Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO)
♦ Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS)
5 Roundtable
5 Recharter training (one representative per unit should attend)
5 District commissioners meeting
6-8 Fun with Family (campout for new Scouts) (SHAC)
7 Order of the Arrow (OA) Service Day
13-15 & 28-29 Wood Badge training (SHAC)
12 Recharter training (one representative per unit should attend)
12 District committee meeting
19 Council Coordinated (for district committee members) (SHAC)
25 Popcorn and prize orders due by 4:00 pm
27-29 Full Throttle (for troops, crews) (SHAC)

November 2023
♦ Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
2 Roundtable
2 Recharter training (one representative per unit should attend)
2 District commissioners meeting
3-5 Order of the Arrow: Fall Pow Wow / chapter meeting
4 Fall University of Scouting
9 District committee (annual business) meeting
10-12 Webelos Coyote Trail Extreme
11 College of Commissioner Science (SHAC)
♦ Webelos Woods
18 Popcorn distribution

December 2023
♦ Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
7 Roundtable
7 Friends of Scouting dates due from units
7 Recharter turn-in #1 (at roundtable)
7 District commissioners meeting
14 District committee meeting
14 Recharter turn-in #2 (at district meeting)
9 Day of Service (SHAC)
8-10 Order of the Arrow (OA) Service Day, Ordeal Induction Weekend, Winter camp setup
♦ Pushmobile
26-31 National Youth Leader Training (NYLT)
26-31 Scouts BSA Winter Camp (SHAC)

January 2024
4 Roundtable
4 District nomination awards due
4 District commissioners meeting
13 Key Leader’s Conference (for district committee members) (SHAC)
13 Council Recognition Event
♦ District committee meeting / calendar planning meeting
20 Order the Arrow (OA) Lodge Leadership Development (LLD) Training and Lodge Banquet / chapter meeting
18 Adams Eagle Scout Project of the Year nominations due
♦ District Dinner

February 2024
♦ Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
1 Spring Recruiting Training
1 Roundtable
1 District commissioners meeting
3/4 Scout Sunday/Scout Sabbath
8 BSA’s birthday (1910)
8 District committee meeting / finalize district calendar
9-11 Order of the Arrow (OA) Service Day and Ordeal Induction Weekend
♦ Merit Badge University
16-18 Venturing Challenge (SHAC)
23 Baden Powell Fellowship Dinner (SHAC)

March 2024
♦ Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
7 Roundtable
14 District commissioners meeting
♦ Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO)
♦ Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS)
14 District committee meeting
3/22-24 & 4/6-7 Wood Badge training
♦ District Pinewood Derby

April 2024
6 District commissioners meeting
4 District committee meeting
4 Roundtable (2nd Thursday this month)
11 SHAC’s birthday!
♦ Camporee
13 University of Scouting training (SHAC)
19 Council Coordinated (for district committee members) (SHAC)
21-23 Order of the Arrow: Spring Fellowship / chapter meeting 
26-28 Full Throttle (for troops, crews) (SHAC)

May 2024
2-5 Powder Horn training
♦ Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
4 OA Service Day
2 Roundtable / Program Preview
2 District commissioners meeting
9 District committee meeting
17-19 Order of the Arrow (OA) Service Day and Ordeal Induction Weekend

June 2024
♦ Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
6 Roundtable
6 District commissioners meeting
♦ Cub Scout twilight camp
13 District committee meeting
  Scouts BSA summer camp
  National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

July 2024
  Scouts BSA summer camp
  Cub Scout summer resident camp
  Webelos Scout summer resident camp
7/29 - 8/3 National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC), University of Colorado, Boulder

 

District and Program Calendars and Communications

Orion District: orion.shac.org
Orion District Facebook: facebook.com/orionbsa
Sam Houston Area Council: www.shac.org
SHAC Facebook: facebook.com/shac.bsa
Escouter: shac.org/escouter
Toolkit: shac.org/toolkit
Colonneh Lodge: oa.shac.org/calendar; facebook.com/Colonneh
Exploring: exploring.shac.org; facebook.com/SHAC-Exploring
Sea Scouts:.sea-scouts.shac.org/calendar; facebook.com/SHAC-Sea-Scouts
Scout Days: shac.org/scout-days
Venturing: venturing.shac.org; facebook.com/SHAC.Venturing

District Calendar Updates

For the latest version of the district calendar, visit www.orion.shac.org/calendar.

Last Modified: Jun 03, 2023