Troop 344 Newsfeed
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Eagle Scout Day at State Capital
Some of Troop 344’s Eagle Scouts from 2024 attended the Eagle Scout Recognition Day in Jefferson City on February 17. The recognition ceremony occurred in the chamber of the House of Representatives in the State Capitol building. Some of our scouts met with Harry Truman (or his statue) after the ceremony. Read more
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Dog Mushing at Northern Tier
(Story By Brandon Barrett) On Thursday, Andrew and I and Ralph Thomadsen and Barbara Barrett (along with the rest of our crew)flew to Minnesota. We drove to Northern Tier on Friday for our Okpik dog trek. We met our interpreter Lucy. We got our cold weather gear including boots rated to -100 degrees. On Saturday… Read more
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Rifle & Shotgun Shooting at Cabin Camp-Out
(Story by Henry W) Troop 344 went on a cabin campout during the weekend of January 10, 2025 at Beaumont Scout Reservation. We were supposed to stay in the cabin both Friday and Saturday nights but earlier that week it snowed a lot and the manager of Camp Beaumont closed the camp until Saturday morning.… Read more
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Fall Camporee
(Story by Cooper) On the weekend from October 18th to 20th, the troop traveled to Beaumont for the most recent Camporee. This was a Mario-themed Camporee, and we wanted to do well. Friday night, we set up camp and prepared for the next day. Saturday, we competed on various Mario-themed activities, a game of ultimate… Read more
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Bonne Terre Mine Campout
(Story by Stephen) On the weekend of December 7th, Troop 344 went on a camp out to St. Francois State Park. Most of the troop arrived on Friday night including Carson, Niko, Darren, Ethan, Arin, and Lucas. While Stephen and Patrick S. arrived Saturday morning. On Saturday after breakfast the troop went to Bonne Terre mine… Read more
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Hawn State Park Backpacking
(Story by Darren) In the morning of Nov. 2, we all met at the Ladue Middle School (LMS) to pass out troop gear to the scouts. After that, we got into cars and drove to Hawn State Park, where we started the Whispering Pines Trail going clockwise. We reserved campsites 5 and 6, and we… Read more
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