Zack received his Arrow of Light on Sunday, Feb. 9 at the Cub Scout Pack 680's annual Blue and Gold banquet. The Arrow of Light is the highest honor a Cub Scout can earn. Zack also graduated from Cub Scouts and crossed over to Boy Scouts. Enjoy the pictures that captured this memorable event.
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| Zack checking out the picture boards before the ceremony. There is one for each den and the Webelos II (Zack's den) have one for each of the five years of Cub Scouts. |
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| One of the picture board's for Zack's den |
Before the Blue and Gold banquet started at 2 p.m., Den 3 had a special meeting to give out thank you gifts and watch their DVD recap video before it was shown in the great hall.
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| Zack with Jen P., Debbie L. and Laura L. Jen made the awesome plaque Zack is holding and did so much for our den and pack. Debbie and Laura were our den leaders and did an amazing job with the boys. |
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| The boys giving Debbie their thank you gift. A scout charm bracelet they bought with their own money. |
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| Ethan, Zack and Andrew checking out the picture boards. |
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| Zack is in a green shirt on the bottom. |
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| George's den, 2nd grade |
The theme for Blue and Gold this year was camping.
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| Table centerpiece with a fake candle glowing. Too cute! |
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| The Arrow of Light "cake" |
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| Zack checking out the program. Each boy from his den had their picture and bio in the program. |
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| Eli, Ethan and Zack "roasting" their marshmallows from the centerpiece before eating them. |
Each den receives awards and recognition at Blue and Gold. George earned his Wolf badge. Way to go George!
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| Luke and George |
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| Den 7 |
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| Luke and George checking out their new badges. |
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| The 20 on Zack's red brag vest is for earning all 20 activity badges. No small feat! |
Here comes the Arrow of Light!
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| Zack checking it out. |
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| Zack, Debbie and Andrew. Look at that big smile. |
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| Congratulations Den 3 on earning your Arrow of Light! |
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| Time to celebrate with a cupcake and a good friend. Ethan and Zack. |
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| Mary enjoyed the cupcakes too. |
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| George and Eli |
After the cake celebration, it was time for the boys to cross over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. They walk across a bridge and receive their new neckerchief if they are joining a Boy Scout troop.
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| Den 3 waiting to cross over. |
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| Jen with Mary, Joe and Zack |
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| Here goes Zack! |
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| A Boy Scout from his new troop is putting on the new neckerchief while I took off the old one. |
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| Reciting the Boy Scout promise. |
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| Zack and Debbie |
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| Joe, Zack and Jen |
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| Den 3. Back row: Ethan, Andrew, Jack and Jack. Front row: Zack, Max, Noah and Sebastian. A great group of boys. Zack is going to miss this bunch. |
Way to go Zack! You worked hard on your journey as a Cub Scout. We are proud of you. As this chapter closes, a new one begins.
