Scout Pictures and Videos from Gregg Riess

Pinewood Derby with Pack 3132

2012-01-29T12:42:00.000-08:00

Farm Campout 2011

2011-10-26T06:53:00.001-07:00

August 2011 Eagle Court of Honor

2011-08-20T22:34:00.001-07:00

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Armory Dodge Ball

2011-01-16T12:58:00.001-08:00

Video Highlights: Centennial Celebration for Troop 122

2010-12-19T19:27:00.001-08:00

Photo Highlights: Troop 122 Centennial Celebration

2010-12-18T14:42:00.000-08:00

Bring On The Shrimp!

2010-11-14T13:10:00.001-08:00

Watkins Mill: November 2010

2010-11-14T12:02:00.001-08:00

Camping on the Farm: October 2010

2010-10-31T17:39:00.001-07:00

We had a blast & hosted some WEBELOS on the "farm" camp-out October 29-31. Here's the highlight reel.

On Any Saturday

2010-09-18T12:38:00.001-07:00

On any Saturday, you'll find Troop 122 serving our community. Here is a glimpse! We staffed a collection point for the Harvesters food drive, and continued Alan Tamosiunas' Eagle project to construct the recycling container at our host, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church.

2010 Highlights

2010-09-03T20:36:00.001-07:00

We emptied the images from everyone's cameras

to produce a quick "highlight reel" of our troop's activities in 2010...:

Bartle: July 2010

2010-07-05T16:20:00.001-07:00

National Jamboree Car Wash Fundraiser

2010-06-05T17:59:00.001-07:00

A behind the scenes snapshot featuring part of today's crew at the car wash fundraiser to help with costs for several of our Scouts to attend the Scouting National Jamboree this summer in Virginia.

Pack 3132 Fishing Derby 2010

2010-06-05T17:49:00.001-07:00

We joined Cub Scout Pack 3132 from Bentwood Elementary for their annual Fishing Derby.

Here's the highlight reel:

Soetaert Eagle Project

2010-05-24T10:23:00.001-07:00

Here's the distinguished crew that assembled early Saturday morning to help Brian Soetaert execute the first stage of his Eagle Project. Brush was cleared & benches were constructed for a prayer/meditation area at Heritage United Methodist Church located at 12850 Quivira Road.

May 2010 Court of Honor

2010-05-17T20:14:00.001-07:00

It's always an amazing evening when Scouts and their families gather for a Court of Honor. This evening also included recognition of Mr. Jeff Turner as he transitioned his leadership role of Troop 122 Scoutmaster to Mr. Jeff Allison. Gordon J Harton received the Kevin Sweeney Honor Award.

Order Of The Arrow Induction Weekend

2010-04-30T17:26:00.000-07:00

Here's a group shot of our brave Scouts headed to the April 30-May 2 Order Of The Arrow "Induction Weekend" at Camp Naish. Both Ordeal Candidates and Brotherhood Candidates are participating.

Jim Bush is quite the fashion trendsetter...looks like everyone virtually joined him in wearing his trademark bandanna.

March 2010 Camp Out: Bartle

2010-03-28T14:14:00.001-07:00

40+ Scouts from Troop 122 spent the weekend at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation. Activities included a conservation/service project, a 5 mile hike, orienteering, and various skills transfered from older scouts to the first year scouts. The highlights included a trip to the point, and a visit to Camp Sawmill. Saturday evening included a trip into Iconium to enjoy peach floats at Scott's Iconium Store.
Here's a video that showcases some of the fun.

Today's Photography Merit Badge Workshop

2009-12-12T14:40:00.000-08:00

We just concluded today's in-house Photography Merit Badge Workshop. We had 11 Boy Scouts in attendance. Thank you to Mr. Latimer and Mr. Roldan for assistance.

Although we talked about camera equipment, we see the camera simply as a tool for our creative efforts. The camera--whether it costs $180 or $5000--lets us control shutter speed and aperture size. But the real focus (pun intended) was being creative & purposeful with types of light, motion, depth of field, color temperature, angle of view, rule of thirds, and other concepts. The Scouts' projects were an impressive collection of photographs. Their completed worksheets documented a great amount of pre-work.

Finally, we collaborated together as a team of photographers, lighting specialist, artistic directors, background grips, key grips, and talent to showcase what we learned. Even when we experienced an unforeseen technical glitch with the lighting equipment, we remained calm and leveraged our training to adjust & execute the shot. Our resulting image, after the digital darkroom, is above.

Congratulations to all of our class graduates!

Eagle Court of Honor.

2009-11-07T21:12:00.000-08:00

Fortunato Eagle Project

2009-10-17T13:01:00.000-07:00

Boy scouts from Troop 122 based in Overland Park, Kansas today worked an Eagle Scout service project organized by Eagle Scout candidate Xander Fortunato at Elmwood Cemetery in Kansas City, MO. The focus was the civil war-era tombstones that needed to be reset and cleaned. Xander used an innovative homemade tripod system to help lift the tombstones, which weigh in access of 250 pounds. The scouts placed new foundations using a sand & mortar mix.

Watch the video:

Elmwood board member Bruce Mathews has said, “I think this is the most historic place in Kansas City. Anybody who was anybody in the early days of Kansas City is buried here.” 36,000 people are buried among the 43 acres. Graves of 12 former mayors, 800 Civil War veterans (700 Union, 100 Confederate), 15 founders of the Kansas City Board of Trade and 12 relatives of Harry Truman (including his grandfather) are found in Elmwood.

Photos from Day 2:

A View From The Adult Side.

2009-10-11T12:27:00.000-07:00

The troop camped Friday & Saturday night at the Red Tail Hawk Camporee. While the boys were out earning first places trophies & ribbons in weather 20 degrees lower than normal, the men kept the home fires burning. Here's a "behind the scenes" look.

Canoe Camping: September 2009

2009-09-20T15:59:00.000-07:00

Going To Summer Camp.

2009-06-07T15:08:00.000-07:00

New Scouts Presented at May 2009 Court of Honor

2009-05-18T19:22:00.000-07:00

Eagle Project: Daniel Flurer and Crew!

2009-05-16T11:43:00.000-07:00

Here's a video showing some highlights from "stage 1" of the Daniel Flurer "Eagle Scout Project" located at Bentwood Elementary in Overland Park, KS. The project includes producing the United States map on the playground as well as re-painting the yellow lines in the parking lot. Wind and lower than usual temperatures added to the fun!

Flintstone Cars!

2009-05-03T16:05:00.000-07:00

"The Wright Brothers had Kity Hawk...we have Robertson's Farm."

One of the highlights of the May 2009 Robertson's Farm Camp-out was making & racing "Flintstone Cars." I didn't know what that meant...until I saw the parts & pieces. Wow - they're huge! They take quite a bit of engineering to build them. Lots of fun! We took over a country road & raced the two cars up and down hills against the clock. Here's a highlight video that I pieced together.

"That's how we roll here at Troop 122."

Few Pics from Jacob's Cave

2009-04-28T16:30:00.000-07:00

I took very few pics at Jacob's Cave...I arrived late.