Troop 55

Troop 55 is a boy scout troop in Cedar Falls, Iowa. We meet at Cedar Heights Elementary School every Monday at 7 p.m. during the School Year. We belong to the River Valley District and the Winnebago Council. Troop 55 currently has 30 active scouts and is lucky to have very active leadership. We believe in the Boy Scout principles and are truely sco... ut lead. Troop 55 means CAMPING! We camp all year, even in the winter. We try and have one High Adventure every year. January, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2018 we were at Okpik in Minnesota. March 2008,and March 2012 we were at Sea Base in Florida. August 2008, and 2013 we canoed over 50 miles in the Flambeau River in Wisconsin. In 2009, 2011, 2014, and 2016 we were at Philmont in New Mexico. We will be back there in June 2018. We are fortunate enough to have adults who are very active and committed to Troop 55. Almost 1/2 of our adults are Woodbadge trained. We have 2 more adult leaders taking Woodbadge training this year and are proud to have leaders on staff for Woodbage. We often will have nearly one adult to every scout at the camp outs. Our scouts have a campout nearly every month packed with lots of fun and activities. Summer Scout camp is a very important part of our Troop and is well attended by Scouts and adults. We have adult leaders who have helped teach Wilderness First Aid and Outdoor Leadership Skills. We believe service is an important part of scouting and do many projects for the community. Our goal is to do several Troop Service Projects throughout the year. We were recognized with the Governors Volunteer Award for 10 years of Community Service. Give us a look, I think you'll like what you see. John Lantz presents the flag flown over his Military base in Afghanistan. John with our Scoutmaster, SPL and his former Scoutmaster. Joel Brown is a Troop 55 Eagle Scout and Navy Master at Arms, now stationed in IRAQ. This flag was flown over the Military Base with the intent of presenting it to Troop 55. The accompanying certificate with the flag.Read More