Unloved Staff hats

Staff hats have been part of the Boxwell staff tradition for a long time. The first staff hat was introduced in 1972 and there has been a new staff hat every year since 1977.

Every year’s hat brings a different design. As a result, not all staff hats are universally loved. Some hats just don’t quite hit the mark.

And thus was the case of the 1986 staff hat. While Tom Willhite’s red hat from the Co-op with a patch sewed on by his wife Marie was a long-standing tradition itself by 1986, this particular patch did not resonate. The design reminded the staff of the Amoco gas station logo. As a result, this became known as a “Amoco hat.”

To Boldly Go…

The STEM Center at Camp Parnell brings a whole lotta new to Boxwell. Usually when we think of camp, we think of First Aid, Swimming, Leatherwork, and maybe even Environmental Science. STEM brings a whole host of new merit badges and skills to the table.

This also means the STEM Center brings new elements of pop culture to camp. Popular culture has infested songs and skits for years. Sometimes successfully, sometimes not so much. Regardless, it is an attempt to making Scouting and camp relevant to a new group.

So perhaps it should be no surprise to see the starship Enterprise from Star Trek in the STEM center. The print out shows one of the many ways Drafting can take Scouts on new adventures. Or, if you will, can let Scouts “boldly go where no one has gone before.”