For all Pack 200 Scouts who signed up last month for Rocket Day... BLAST OFF DAY IS ALMOST HERE!  All the rocket kits were delivered Friday, so contact your Den Leader to pick it up if you haven't already. Make sure you leave enough time for drying glue and a couple coats of paint in the days prior to the event. The rocket kits include instructions on their proper assembly. You are not alone, scouts across the Old Colony Council are busy assembling their rockets, painting them and getting them ready for a fun day of competition and Scout Spirit! Please note, the host Packs of Medway are collecting non-perishable food items for local pantries, so please consider bringing one item to help this great cause! Rocket Launch Day, Saturday November 5th at:
Medway High School – Back Practice Fields
88 Summer Street, Medway, MA Pack 200 please ARRIVE BY 12:00 NOON for an approximate 1:00 to 1:45pm launch slot. Pack 200 will meet up at the registration area, Pack Committee co-chair Jim Brand will be the Pack 200 point person that day. The Details: 1. Arrive at Upper Parking Lot - Drop off your non-perishable food, 1 per person. Bathroom visit or not. This is the closest you'll be to them until you leave the event. 2. Follow signs to field 3. Registration Area: 1 Leader from each Pack will get a package: Package will contain engines, ignitors, wadding and Rocket Day Badges. Everything you need to get your rockets ready. 4. Proceed to Photo Shoot Area: - You'll get a Pack Photo, and group photo's by Den and or Rank. There will be a marked off area for parents to take individual pictures. Please remember to bring a Pack Flag or Banner for the picture. 5. Next up is Launch Set Up and Test Center; Here your engines will get loaded, ignitor tabs inserted, nose cone pulled out, wadding added and repacked. You'll even get to place your rocket on a launch pad, to make sure it has enough clearance off the pad and slides down the rod without friction. Glue etc will be available for last minute fix's etc...
6. You'll then queue up for Pre-Launch
Command, you'll get to watch the other packs ahead of you launch. Plus
this is a great time to check out the Bake Sale, an Ice Cream Vendor
will be there. It's never to cold for ice cream. We'll be selling hot
chocolate, coffee, water as well.
7. Last is Launch Command, we'll launch
rockets in groups of 8, starting from youngest to oldest. Once the 8
boys have launched their rockets. They can retrieve their rockets from
the Rocket retrieval area. |
Rocket Day Instructions!posted Nov 1, 2011 6:07 PM by Bob Tormey [ updated Nov 1, 2011 6:09 PM ] |