Scouts BSA Troop 1876

Scouts BSA Troop 1876 Scouts BSA Troop 1876 is a Scouting America Troop for girls 11-18 years old.

A few of our scouts worked on fire building skills tonight. When we had finished lighting fires, we started the Tenderfo...
05/12/2026

A few of our scouts worked on fire building skills tonight. When we had finished lighting fires, we started the Tenderfoot Rank fitness requirements.
Walk/run 1 mile- time
Pushups- how many in 60 seconds
Sit ups- how many in 60 seconds
Sit and reach- how far can you stretch

We will check these again after 30 days of practice and mark any improvement.

Fitness requirements are included in the Tenderfoot rank to introduce young Scouts to healthy, lifelong habits, build endurance for outdoor activities, and teach goal-setting, focusing on personal improvement rather than absolute strength.

We are all set up downtown and ready for orders!!
05/02/2026

We are all set up downtown and ready for orders!!

Saturday at the 2026 Swinging Bridges Arts Festival we will have our Scouts out making you gourmet grilled cheese sandwi...
04/30/2026

Saturday at the 2026 Swinging Bridges Arts Festival we will have our Scouts out making you gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches! Come find us next to the The Eagle Performing Arts & Conference Center!

This weekend our Troop camped at Humiston Woods Nature Center and worked on fire building. The Scouts made foil dinners ...
04/13/2026

This weekend our Troop camped at Humiston Woods Nature Center and worked on fire building. The Scouts made foil dinners over the fire, and then finished Saturday night with a Flag retirement ceremony.

A flag retirement ceremony is held to respectfully dispose of U.S. flags that are faded, torn, or otherwise "unserviceable," ensuring they are not treated with disrespect. Mandated by the U.S. Flag Code and often performed by veterans or scouting groups, this solemn, official ceremony usually involves burning, honoring the flag's service and the nation's ideals.

This last weekend we travelled to Camp Wokanda in Peoria Park District. We stayed in a cabin and worked on our fire buil...
03/17/2026

This last weekend we travelled to Camp Wokanda in Peoria Park District. We stayed in a cabin and worked on our fire building skills.

The Scouts planned the menu and cooked French toast, mostaccioli, walking tacos and a cherry cobbler. We ate like royalty!

We also finished up the Totin Chit requirements, learned about axe yards and chopped some wood with axes and bow saws.

It was a great weekend! 

Thanks to John at Seed House Prints, Pontiac, Illinois for showing us a little behind the scenes on screen printing! He ...
02/24/2026

Thanks to John at Seed House Prints, Pontiac, Illinois for showing us a little behind the scenes on screen printing! He came up with a design and gave us the opportunity to work some magic! It was the coolest thing ever!

This week we worked on some pioneering skills by making a chair! The scouts are learning their lashings and knots by fin...
01/29/2026

This week we worked on some pioneering skills by making a chair! The scouts are learning their lashings and knots by finding functional ways to use them!

First Aid is an important skill to learn, so it is highlighted in many of the ranks. Here, scouts from Troop 1876 are le...
11/26/2025

First Aid is an important skill to learn, so it is highlighted in many of the ranks.

Here, scouts from Troop 1876 are learning how to transport someone with a tarp and 2 poles.

During this meeting they also learned how to do a four arm carry, how to use first aid equipment, and became much more familiar with a troop first aid kit.

If you have a child that is 11-17 years old that would like to be in scouting, go to BeAScout.org to find out more information on our Pontiac Scouts BSA troops.

Our “Nuclear Patriotic Wizard Lizard” patrol went to the Holy Cross Merit Badge Day on Saturday and came back with 6 com...
11/19/2025

Our “Nuclear Patriotic Wizard Lizard” patrol went to the Holy Cross Merit Badge Day on Saturday and came back with 6 completions!

Digital Technology
Game Design
Programming
Robotics
Law
First Aid

If you would like to learn more about our troop, visit our website!

https://sites.google.com/view/troop1876/home

Our troop will be helping this morning with the Scouting For Food drive in Pontiac. If you have non-perishables to donat...
11/01/2025

Our troop will be helping this morning with the Scouting For Food drive in Pontiac.

If you have non-perishables to donate, please put them out for pickup by 9a.m. and the scouts will be around to get them.

Feel free to call or text the number on the flyer if we have not picked up by lunch.

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Pontiac, IL
61764

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