Boy Scout Troop 235

• Troop 235 was established in October 1963 and chartered by Fort Hill Presbyterian Church in Clemson South Carolina.

• Our troop has awarded over 150 Eagle scouts - see our Roll of Eagle Scouts on this website

• The troop camps and hikes regularly.  Since 1980, we have averaged 35 nights of camping per year in over 12 camping trips per year. 

• High Adventure Outings are a hallmark of our Outdoor Program. In the past decade alone, we have taken crews to Philmont twice, Northern Tier canoeing three times, Florida Sea Base High Adventure once, OKPIK winter high adventure three times, and customized summer trips to Michigan and canoeing with Birchbark Expeditions with the Greater Niagara Area council. In 2009, we will take three crews to Sea Base for Scuba Adventure and in 2010 we will take two crews to Philmont.

• We have one the best trained and consistent group of adult leaders found anywhere. Our Scoutmaster has held that position since 1980 and has built a group of 14 well-trained Assistant Scoutmasters, many of whom are Woodbadge trained.

• On average we have 50 active scouts in the troop. Between 30 and 35 of these scouts in 6^th thru 9^th grade are in three patrols (Raccoon, Ram, and Roadrunner) and scouts in 10^th thru 12^th grade are organized into a Junior Leadership Corps, a Senior Leadership Corps and a group of Junior Asst. Scoutmasters.

• Successive leadership responsibility as the scout grows along with our active high adventure program is the hallmark of troop 235’s success in keeping older scouts in the program.

• Scouting is all about service and Troop 235 generates nearly a 1000 hours annually of service to the local Pickens/Oconee communities through various Troop and Eagle service projects.