There's three ways to get a registration form to
sign up for Silver Bars.
official registration form requires several signatures and a deposit so there is
no official on-line registration form.
Along with the current medical form, the following forms are mailed to each registered participant when they are identified. Click on the name of the form to download the .PDF form to your computer for printing and completion,
Individual Restriction Record
} these two forms must be turned in at one of
orientation meetings.
Personal Resource Questionnaire
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Suggested Equipment Checklist
The cost to attend the 2005 Silver Bars NYLT
course is $175. per scout.
A $25 deposit is required upon signup. Full
Payment is due by May 15, 2005*
Signup AND PAY IN FULL by March 31, 2005
and receive a $15 discount
(net cost $160. / scout)
* normal Tall Pine Council refund policies apply.
Discount above expires if full payment is not
received by March 31, 2005.
WHAT YOU GET:
Course fee includes:
- all meals at camp, use of camp tents**, equipment and facilities;
- the best staff that can be assembled;
- one of the best leadership curriculums ever written;
- a course hat and shirt;
- appropriate recognition items (patch, certificate, silver bars necklace) as earned;
** Official BSA Canvas wall tents are provided and their use is required while in the NYLT course campsite. The backpacking or other lightweight overnight tent shown on the equipment list and needed for the "outpost hike & campout" is NOT included.
SPACE IN THE COURSE IS VERY LIMITED --
DON'T WAIT -- SIGN UP NOW!
To attend the 2005 Silver Bars NYLT a scout must be able to answer YES to ALL of the following:
- You'll be 13 years old by June 19, 2005;
- You will NOT be 18 years old by June 24, 2005;
- You'll be at least a First Class Scout by June 19, 2005;
- You now hold, or intend to hold, a troop leadership position;
- You are mature enough and responsible enough to spend an entire week camping with boys you've never met, with minimal adult supervision, and always live the scout oath & law;
- You agree to practice the skills you learn at Silver Bars NYLT when you return to your home troop; AND,
- Your parents and Scoutmaster agree and recommend you.
- You'll have fun;
- The leadership skills we teach will help you throughout your life, within scouting, in school, at work and later in life;
- Your regular troop job will become easier and more fun;
- You'll have fun;
- You'll see or do something (maybe many things) new and different;
- You'll make new friends;
- You'll get to practice, teach or show off your scout skills and learn new outdoor skills;
- You'll have fun!
Click here for a complete equipment
list.
Pack your gear so that it can be carried (by you) about 1/2 mile
from the bus to your campsite.
You will be again carrying a subset of your gear on an overnight hike, perhaps up to 3
miles.
CONTRABAND (what to leave home):
- Various items of contraband have been established. These include the obvious (tobacco, alcohol and drugs) as well as petroleum based flammables (lighter fluid, WD-40, most aerosol sprays), laser pointers, and electronic games/recording or playback devices, etc.
- Any youth or adult staff member will confiscate contraband on sight, without warning and without providing an opportunity to "keep it packed away." Confiscated items will be held by the Scoutmaster and returned only to the scout's parents at course completion. Any drug violations will be reported to appropriate legal authorities.
- Additionally, any use of tools, supplies, personal or other items, whether contraband or not, that places anyone's health and/or safety at risk or which represents a disregard for the principles of Scouting will be dealt with as a behavior issue.
At Silver Bars, none. Silver Bars NYLT is NOT SUMMER CAMP. It's a weeklong outdoor experience for current and future troop leaders, utilizing the patrol method. It presents the eleven skills of leadership in multiple formats (including classroom setting, and hands on practice) providing the opportunity for participants to live and practice these leadership skills. Virtually all of the training is conducted by the youth staff. The course follows the National BSA Junior Leader Training Conference curriculum.
A scout may meet one or more of the requirements for Camping, Cooking, Pioneering, Communications and possibly other merit badges as part of the normal activities of the course. Scouts who may be pursuing those merit badges should consult with their merit badge counselor to establish what requirements will be satisfied on course and what evidence that merit badge counselor requires.
- A complete official Scout uniform (Class A) is required through morning assembly and at and after dinner, every day. This includes official BSA uniform shirt (with all patches correctly placed and properly affixed), official BSA uniform pants or shorts (NO, the olive green ones from K-Mart or LL Bean are NOT ACCEPTABLE), scout belt (web or leather), scout socks (long or short), neckwear (neckerchief or bolo) as established by the scout's home troop, and Silver Bars NYLT issued hats. There will be a uniform inspection at every morning assembly, and patrols can gain or lose points in various competitions for their uniform appearance.
- When not required to be in Class A uniforms, scouts may be in field activity uniforms (Class B) which consists of official BSA uniform pants or shorts, scout belt, scout socks and a scout related (or solid color) t-shirt. Jeans, and any t-shirt with any commercial or other non-scout message are not permitted on course.
- Open toed shoes (e.g. sandals) are discouraged. When necessary, sweatshirts, jackets or raingear may be worn -- these may contain commercial or other non-scout insignia so long as the insignia is not deemed offensive by any adult staff member.
A SPECIAL NOTE TO PARENTS ABOUT SCOUT UNIFORMS:
Over the years, a variety of comments and questions arise over these
uniforming requirements -- and this paragraph tries to address them as fully and frankly
as possible. Parents of Scouts whose home troops are lax on
enforcing uniform requirements feel challenged to spend considerable sums of money on
uniforming for their scouts to meet these requirements. Proper uniforming is part of
our program and we will NOT relax or waive these requirements for any non-health
related (and physician certified) reason. Nevertheless, it is not mandatory
that parents spend a fortune on uniform parts:
Any Scout who is currently taking any prescription or non-prescription medication must have that medication available for inspection as part of medical re-check performed upon arrival at camp. Prescription medication MUST be in its ORIGINAL container and must include full original labeling as received from the pharmacy (including drug name, patient name and prescribed dosage). Non-prescription medication must also be in its original pagkaging. Medication will be administered by one assigned adult staff member and medications will be held by that staff member in a locked storage device. Bee sting kits and asthma inhalers obviously are carried directly by those scouts who require them. Make sure that your son knows how to store, carry and use these properly.
In order for your Scout to have any non-prescription medication administered (including Tylenol, Sudafed, etc.) you MUST provide a note with a parent or guardian signature along with the medication, and instructions for its administration; and the medication MUST also be listed on the official health form. Non-prescription medication will be controlled and administered by an adult staff member in the same manner as prescription medication.
The four page Tall Pine Council "summer camp" health form is the only medical form acceptable for Silver Bars NYLT. If you have a different form that has a physician's signature that's dated on or after June 29, 2001, you must still complete our form but you may substitute your form with current physician signature for page 3 of the required form -- simply staple the other signed form to our form. All medical forms are returned to you on course completion. [Click here to download the proper medical form]
"If it ain't rainin', we ain't campin'"
The weather at recent Silver Bar's courses has been good. But heavy storms have occurred. Bearing in mind the overall health and safety of the participants, all course functions will go on as scheduled, weather notwithstanding. Each participant should come prepared with rain gear, ground cloth(s), and enough clothing to enable him to keep warm and dry. Part of our staff preparation for course includes ensuring that all activities can be held rain or shine. Should storms become severe enough to warrant an adjustment the schedule, the normal Camp Holaka emergency procedures will be followed.
The Scout Oath and the Scout Law are the behavior rules at all times and they will be strictly enforced. Participants in Silver Bars - NYLT are all at least First Class Scouts, therefore every participant should be capable of regulating their own behavior to meet this standard. the course curriculum anticipates proper behavior from all participants at all times. Violations will be dealt with appropriate to their nature, severity and the overall course goals. Behavior which places anyone's health and/or safety at risk or which represents a severe disregard for the principals of scouting will subject the participant to immediate removal from the course.
Every member of the Silver Bars staff (both youth and adult) are pledged to strictly enforce these rules and to accept no standard below that required by the Scout Oath and the Scout Law, from every participant at all times, without exception.
Scouts are not permitted telephone access. They cannot call home, in the event of an emergency there is at least one cellular phone in the staff site at all times and an adult staff member will call you. If an emergency requires you to call your son, you can leave a message at the main Holaka telephone number (810-664-4063). Staff will have one or more cell phones on at all times and those numbers will be published on this site before the start of the course.
Do not call your son unless there is a critical emergency that cannot wait -- Generally if its not critical enough that you're coming to pick him up from camp early because of, it's not critical enough to call about!
There is daily mail delivery at camp and we provide daily mail service to and from the Course site. Participants and families are encouraged to write to each other often. (There is no E-mail access at Camp Holaka)
Revised 11/06/2004
(c) 2000 - 2004 Lawrence Zimbler