Pack 111 - Panther Patrol

Here is where you can track your scout's progress on the Webelos Trail and Arrow of Light

Click to see the  Panther Patrol Progress Tracker (last updated on 10/7/09)
This is the complete record of Activity Badges, Compass Points and Arrow of Light requirements completed by the patrol including a separate tab for each individual scout.

Belt Loops - Webelos may earn belt loops again even if earned at an earlier rank.



Webelos Badge - We'll Be Loyal Scouts!

The Webelos Scout program is a two-year transition program between Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.

The boy becomes a Webelos Scout upon graduation from the Bear program in the spring of third grade. He has all summer to get started on Webelos activities. Boys new to Cub Scouting can become Webelos if they are 10 years old or have completed third grade, and have earned the Bobcat badge.

The end of the Webelos Scout program is when the Webelos Scouts graduate into a troop, typically in February or March of their fifth grade year for those areas holding early graduations.  If the Webelos Scout has not previously earned the Bobcat Badge, it must be earned first.  

During these two years, the Webelos Scouts have two badges of rank they can earn and 20 activity badges. These two ranks are: Webelos badge and the Arrow of Light award. Usually the boys earn the Webelos badge during the first year, and the Arrow of Light during the second year. It is possible for a boy who joins scouting at the start of fifth grade to earn both his Webelos badge and his Arrow of Light award before it is time to graduate into a troop, but it takes a lot of planning and effort to accomplish this. The achievements, as were the Bear and Wolf activities, are primarily done at home and signed off by an adult family member after the boy has completed each one. The book is then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and also signs the boy's book.


The Webelos Activity Badges and the Compass Badge
  There are 20 activity badges. They are an integral part of the Webelos den program. They provide exciting activities for den meetings and suggest outside activities that will break up the routine of regular indoor meetings. Activity badges are part of the requirements for earning the Webelos badge and the Arrow of Light Award. But, most of all, they help accomplish the purposes of Cub Scouting.

The Webelos den meeting program will usually feature one activity badge each month. The boys receive instruction, practice what they have been taught, and take part in games or contests using the skills. In some cases they actually pass the badge requirements. Once the skill is learned by the boy, he practices it at den meetings and at home on his own. The boy's family is encouraged to help him at home. All work or experiments are done or brought to meetings to show others. This encourages a boy to do his best and gives the uncertain boys an idea of what is required. Essays, notebooks, drawings, and other written work are turned in to the Webelos den leader for approval. If the requirement says for a boy to "tell," he should do that at a den meeting.

Activity badges offer a good opportunity to spice up Webelos den meetings. They provide opportunities for exhibits and demonstrations at pack meetings. And they might create an interest that will lead to a hobby or career in later life.

The activity badges are in five groups of four badges each.The Webelos Scout does not have to wait until he completes his entire Webelos book before being recognized for his work.  When he completes any achievement, he will be presented with a pin recognizing the completion of activity. 
The groups are:

Webelos wear the activity pins on either their Webelos cap or on the Webelos "colors".  It does not matter which pin goes on which ribbon. 


Compass Points Emblem and Compass Points 
  Webelos Scouts can earn the Compass Points Emblem and Compass Points as recognition of earning more activity badges than the minimum required for Webelos.  The scout must earn the Webelos badge first, before being awarded the compass points emblem, no matter how many activity badges he has earned.  The emblem and the compass points are each awarded for an additional four activity badges. The totals are as follows:

While earning the Webelos Badge and the Compass Patch with all of it's points, the Scout will have achieved the highest honor a Cub Scout can earn. He will have completed every Webelos achievement and earn his Arrow of Light.

3 activities = Webelos
7 activities = Compass Points Emblem
11 activities = Compass Point #1
15 activities = Compass Point #2
19 activities = Compass Point #3

Arrow of Light 
 The Arrow of Light award is the highest award that a Cub Scout can earn. It is also the only badge that can be displayed on their Boy Scout uniform as they continue with Scouting. An Arrow of Light Scout has achieved the highest level in Cub Scouting and should be very proud of that achievement.

The award presentation ceremony alone is one that they will remember their entire lives!