David Crockett District Packs

Cub Scouting is a program for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade whose overall mission is to help young people build character, learn citizenship, develop personal fitness, and contribute to the academic development of the children who participate. Cub Scouts are part of a pack. The Cub Scout pack belongs to a church, a school, or some other group of people in the community or neighborhood. This group makes sure your pack has good adult leaders, a place to meet, and exciting things to do. The pack is divided into smaller groups called dens. Each den has about six to eight youth. All of the Cub Scouts in your den are in the same grade and may even go to the same school.

Cub Scouts Website

Pack (click for contact)	Area	Type*	Location of Meetings	Pack Meeting	Feeder School / Church	Commissioner*	School District	Join Now (Register)	More Information (click  for contacts)
Pack 108	Hempstead	Family Pack	Hempstead UMC	Tuesdays 6:00 pm	Hempstead Elementary, Community Christian Academy	Steve Shrock	Hempstead ISD/Private
Pack 116	Bellville	Boy Pack	Camp Sanders Scout House	4th Monday 6:00 pm	O'Bryant Primary School, O'Bryant Intermediate, Faith Academy of Bellville	Maggie Thuesen	Bellville ISD/Private
Pack 299	Industry	Family Pack	Industry Volunteer Fire Department	2nd Thursday 6:30 pm	West End Elementary	Maggie Thuesen	Bellville ISD
Pack 312	Columbus	Family Pack	Columbus Noon Lions Club	2nd & 4th Sunday 4:00 pm	Columbus Elementary, St Michaels Catholic School, St. Anthony's Catholic School, Weimer Elementary		Columbus ISD/ Private
Pack 338	Prairie View	Boy Pack	Prairie View Volunteer Fire Fighting Association	1st & 3rd Wednesday 5:45 pm	Jones Elementary	Tim Perkins	Waller ISD
Pack 443	Sealy	Family Pack	LifeBridge Community Church	2x a mo Sundays 5:00 pm	Sealy Elementary, Selman Elementary, Selman Intermediate	Joe Pinteralli	Sealy ISD
Pack 528	Burton	Family Pack	Burton Volunteer Fire Department	1st and 3rd Sundays 4:00 pm	Burton Elementary	Howard Tomlinson	Burton ISD
Pack 577	Brenham	Family Pack	Christ Lutheran Church	Sunday 2:00 pm	Brenham Elementary, Christ Lutheran Church, Alton Elementary, Krause Elementary	Michael McGinty	Brenham ISD
Pack 742	Brenham	Boy Pack	St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church	Sunday 2:00 pm	Alton Elementary, St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brenham Elementary, Krause Elementary	Howard Tomlinson	Brenham ISD
Pack 1699	Waller	Family Pack	Waller United Methodist Church	Tuesdays 6:30 pm	Holleman Elementary	Chryl Goetzman	Waller ISD

*Packs are either all-girl packs, all-boy packs or family Scouting packs (with both boy and girl dens).

    
David Crockett District Troops

Scouts BSA is available to youth who have earned the Cub Scout Arrow of Light Award and at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10, or who are 11, but not yet 18 years old. The program achieves the BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness.

Boy Scouts of America Website

Troop (click for contact)	Area/Zip Code	Type*	Day	Location of Meetings	Commissioner*	Join Now (Register)	More Information (click  for contacts)
Troop 36	Bellville/77418	Boy Troop	Tuesday 7:00 pm	St. John Lutheran Church Retreat	Maggie Thuesen	Leslie Anderson
Troop 101	Hempstead/77445	Girl Troop	Tuesday 6:00 pm	First United Methodist Church Men's Club	Steve Shrock
Troop 108	Hempstead/77445	Boy Troop	Tuesday 7:30 pm	First United Methodist Church Men's Club	Steve Shrock
Troop 195	Waller/77484	Boy Troop	Mondays 7:00 pm	Waller Volunteer Fire Department	Tim Perkins
Troop 299	Industry/78944	Boy Troop	Monthly - 1st Tuesday 7:00pm	Industry Volunteer Fire Department Scout Hut	Maggie Thuesen
Troop 312	Columbus/78934	Boy Troop	Tuesdays 7:00 pm	Columbus Scout Hut, Preston & Bowie St
Troop 548	Sealy/77474	Boy Troop	1st & 3rd Sundays	Sealy American Legion Post #442	Joe Pinteralli
Troop 577	Brenham/77833	Boy Troop	Tuesdays 7:00 pm	Christ Lutheran Church	Mike McAnally
Troop 742	Brenham/77833	Boy Troop	Sundays 6:00 pm	St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church	Howard Tomlinson
Troop 1699	Waller/77484	Boy Troop	Mondays 6:30pm	Waller United Methodist Church Celebration Center	Chryl Goetzman
Troop 1906	Prairie View/77446	Boy Troop	1st & 3rd Wednesday 7:00 pm	Prairie View City Hall	Tim Perkins

*Troops are either all-girl troops or all-boy troops.

    
David Crockett District Venturing Crews

Venturing is a youth development program for young men and women who are 13 and have completed the eighth grade, or age 14 through 20 years of age. Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth, adult leaders, and organizations in their communities. Local community organizations establish a Venturing crew by matching their people and program resources to the interests of young people in the community. The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens. Venturing crews can specialize in a variety of avocation or hobby interests.

Venturing Website

Crew (click for contact)	Area	Location of Meetings	Crew Meetings	Commissioner*	Join Now (Register)	More Information (click  for contacts)
Crew 343	Brenham	Berlin-Mill Creek-Zionsville Volunteer Fire Department	Tuesdays 7:00pm	Mike McAnally

David Crockett District Ships

Sea Scouts is a specialized program for young men and women who are 13 and have completed the eighth grade, or age 14 through 20 years of age. The program focuses on water high adventure and personal development. Sea Scout units, called ships, focus on sailing and cruising either sailboats, power vessels or paddle sports. Youth in these ships sail, row, canoe, keep boats in shape, cruise the local waters of Galveston Bay or sail on long cruises far from home. Some SCUBA dive, but all are active in camping, social events, regattas and annual seamanship contests or rendezvous.  

 Sea Scouts Website

Posts

Exploring is Learning for Life’s career education program for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) or 15 to 21 years old. Exploring’s purpose is to provide experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Explorers are ready to investigate the meaning of interdependence in their personal relationships and communities. Explorer posts can specialize in a variety of career skills. Exploring programs are based on five areas of emphasis: career opportunities, life skills, citizenship, character education, and leadership experience. Fill out our career interest survey and we will notify you of open houses and when a new Exploring post is starting near you.

Find a Post    Career Interest Survey     Exploring Website

    
Commissioners*

Commissioners are district and council volunteers who help units succeed. They are available to coach and consult with parents and leaders of packs, troops, crews and ships. Please feel free to contact your commissioner anytime with questions. Commissioners help maintain the standards of the Boy Scouts of America. They also oversee the unit recharter plan, so that each unit submits their charter on time with an optimal number of youth and adult members.

A commissioner plays several roles, including friend, representative, unit "doctor," teacher, and counselor. Of all their roles, friend is the most important. It springs from the attitude, "I care; I am here to help, what can I do for you?" Caring is the ingredient that makes commissioner service successful. He or she is an advocate of unit needs. A commissioner who makes himself known and accepted now will be called on in future times of trouble.

• The commissioner is a representative. The average unit leader is totally occupied in working with kids. Some have little if any contact with the Boy Scouts of America, other than a commissioner's visit to their meeting. To them, the commissioner may be the BSA. The commissioner helps represent the ideals, the principles, and the policies of the Scouting movement.
• The commissioner is a unit "doctor." In their role as "doctor," they know that prevention is better than a cure, so they try to see that their units make good "health practices" a way of life. When problems arise, and they will, even in the best unit, they act quickly. They observe symptoms, diagnose the real ailment, prescribe a remedy, and follow up on the patient.
• The commissioner is a teacher. As a commissioner, they will have a wonderful opportunity to participate in the growth of unit leaders by sharing knowledge with them. They teach not just in an academic environment, but where it counts most—as an immediate response to a need to know. That is the best adult learning situation since the lesson is instantly reinforced by practical application of the new knowledge.
• The commissioner is a counselor. As a Scouting counselor, they will help units solve their own problems. Counseling is the best role when unit leaders don't recognize a problem and where solutions are not clear-cut. Everyone needs counseling from time to time, even experienced leaders.