The Scouting America program is intended to instill many skills and values, one of which being leadership. As such, our troop and every other is run by the scouts, not the adult leaders. The SPL (senior patrol leader) is the primary ellected leader, who works in collaboration with his ASPLs (assistant senior patrol leader) and the patrol leaders to plan campouts, meetings, and whatever else comes up. As such, we will recognise some of them here.
Adam Sidwa is a Sophomore at Warde, has over 100 hiking miles, almost 50 camping nights, is an Order of the Arrow Brotherhood member and is working on his eagle. He has dozens of service hours, many of which are with the Cub Scouts. He was a prior and current SPL and the current Boatswain of Ship 199.
Stellan is a Sophomore at Warde and an avid wrestler. He is also a Star scout, a member of Ship 199, and a very good drummer (ask his neighbors).
Alex White is currently a junior at Notre Dame. He is an extremely talented bassist and this past summer, enjoyed playing a few songs in the back country at Philmont. Two summers ago, Alex worked at Ashaway at Camp Yawgoog.
Josh is a Junior at Ludlow. Not only is he an ASPL of Troop 199, he is also a member of Ship 199 and worked at Sailaway sailing camp this past summer.
While most of the day-to-day leadership is done by scouts, the troop could never run without it's adult leaders keeping us on track. They handle finances, help us earn merit badges, and make sure we stay on track. We currently have over twenty parents that volunteer time for merit badge instruction, help with advancement or other roles and attend campouts.
Mr. Sidwa is an Eagle scout and prior SPL of his troop. Now, he is serving Troop 199 in a different way as Scoutmaster. This past summer, he was a part of our Philmont crew.
You may recognize his name from the ballot for board of finance, but he does more than that. He has been one of our troop's driving forces in helping manage our outdoor adventures, often leading Appalachian Trail hikes and such. In his free time, he fixes up bikes as a side hustle.
Mr. White has been Scoutmaster for 3 years, during which time he has started our annual inter-troop Halloween party. He has completed Woodbadge, is a die-hard Giants fan and, like his son, is also a Bassist.
Mr. Hoffman is one of our most active ASMs, going on almost every campout with his son Wes. When he's not out on the trails with us, he is working at the New York Times, where he now focuses on election coverage. In the past, he used to cover sports (he has the coolest stories, ask him.)