Iron Horse District Calendar

The council calendar and council toolkit provide additional information on upcoming council events.

Printable Calendar

 

May 2023
18 District commissioners meeting

June 2023
1 District committee meeting
8 Roundtable
8 Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
12-16 Cub Scout twilight camp
15 District commissioners meeting
  Scouts BSA summer camp
  National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

July 2023
  Scouts BSA summer camp
5-8 Webelos Scouts Adventure Quest
9-14 Super Troop (summer camp for individual Scouts)
11, 18, 20, or 23 Popcorn kickoff for unit popcorn kernels (one representative per unit should attend)
19-28 National Scout Jamboree 2023  |  Summit Bechtel Reserve, West Virginia

August 2023
1 Silver Beaver nominations due (SHAC)
3 District committee meeting
10 Roundtable       
10 Fall recruiting night training
12 Venturing Banquet (SHAC)
17 Council Coordinated (for district committee members) (SHAC)
17 District commissioners meeting

September 2023
  Fall recruiting nights
7 District committee meeting
8-10 Full Throttle (for troops, crews) (SHAC)
14 Order of the Arrow chapter meeting 
14 Roundtable
TBD SHAC Corps
   
15-17 Order of the Arrow (OA) Service Day, Ordeal Induction Weekend, Brotherhood Ceremony
21 District commissioners meeting
►23 Cub Scout Leader Workshop
TBD Fun with Family (campout for new Scouts) (SHAC)

October 2023
5 District committee meeting
6-8 Fun with Family (campout for new Scouts) (SHAC)
7 Order of the Arrow (OA) Service Day
13-15 & 28-29 Wood Badge training (SHAC)
12 Roundtable
12 Recharter training (one representative per unit should attend)
19 Council Coordinated (for district committee members) (SHAC)
19 District commissioners meeting
► Charging to Lead (youth leadership training)
21 Rocket Day
25 Popcorn and prize orders due by 4:00 pm
27-29 Full Throttle (for troops, crews) (SHAC)

November 2023
1 District committee (annual business) meeting
3-5 Order of the Arrow: Fall Pow Wow / chapter meeting
4 Fall University of Scouting
9 Roundtable
9 Recharter training (one representative per unit should attend)
9 Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
10-12 Webelos Woods 
10-12 Webelos Coyote Trail Extreme
11 College of Commissioner Science (SHAC)
► Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO)
► Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS)
16 District commissioners meeting
18 Popcorn distribution

December 2023
2 Pushmobile
7 District committee meeting
7 Recharter turn-in #1 (at district committee meeting)
8-10 Order of the Arrow (OA) Service Day, Ordeal Induction Weekend, Winter camp setup
9 Day of Service (SHAC)
14 Roundtable
14 Recharter turn-in #2 (at roundtable)
14 Friends of Scouting dates due from units
14 Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
21 District commissioners meeting
26-31 National Youth Leader Training (NYLT)
26-31 Scouts BSA Winter Camp (SHAC)

January 2024
4 District committee meeting / calendar planning meeting
11 Roundtable
11 District nomination awards due
 ► District First Aid Meet
13 Key Leader’s Conference (for district committee members) (SHAC)
13 Council Recognition Reception
18 District commissioners meeting
18 Adams Eagle Scout Project of the Year nominations due
20 Order the Arrow (OA) Lodge Leadership Development (LLD) Training and Lodge Banquet / chapter meeting 

February 2024
1 District committee meeting / finalize district calendar
3/4 Scout Sabbath/Sunday
8 BSA’s birthday (1910)
8 District Dinner
8 Roundtable
8 Spring Recruiting Training
8 Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
9-11 Order of the Arrow (OA) Service Day and Ordeal Induction Weekend
15 District commissioners meeting
16-18 Venturing Challenge (SHAC)
23 Baden Powell Fellowship Dinner (SHAC)

March 2024
7 District committee meeting
14 Roundtable
14 Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
21 District commissioners meeting
3/22-24 & 4/6-7 Wood Badge training
22-24 Camporee
► Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO)
► Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS)

April 2024
4 District committee meeting
10 SHAC’s birthday!
11 Roundtable
13 University of Scouting training (SHAC)
18 District commissioners meeting
19 Council Coordinated (for district committee members) (SHAC)
21-23 Order of the Arrow: Spring Fellowship / chapter meeting  
26-28 Full Throttle (for troops, crews) (SHAC)

May 2024
2-5 Powder Horn training
2 District committee meeting
4 OA Service Day
9 Roundtable / Program Preview
9 Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
16 District commissioners meeting
17-19 Order of the Arrow (OA) Service Day and Ordeal Induction Weekend

June 2024
6 District committee meeting
6 District commissioners meeting
13 Roundtable
13 Order of the Arrow chapter meeting
10-14 Cub Scout twilight camp
20 District commissioners meeting
  Scouts BSA summer camp
  National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

July 2024
  Scouts BSA summer camp
  Cub Scout summer resident camp
  Webelos Scout summer resident camp
7/29 - 8/3 National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC), University of Colorado, Boulder

 

District and Program Calendars and Communications

Iron Horse District: iron-horse.shac.org
Iron Horse District Facebook: facebook.com/IronHorseDistrict
Sam Houston Area Council: shac.org
SHAC Facebook: facebook.com/shac.bsa
Escouter: shac.org/escouter
Toolkit: shac.org/toolkit
Colonneh Lodge: oa.shac.org/calendar; facebook.com/Colonneh
Exploring: exploring.shac.org; facebook.com/SHAC-Exploring
Sea Scouts:.sea-scouts.shac.org/calendar; facebook.com/SHAC-Sea-Scouts
Scout Days: shac.org/scout-days
Venturing: venturing.shac.org; facebook.com/SHAC.Venturing

 

District Calendar Updates

For the latest version of the district calendar, visit iron-horse.shac.org/calendar.

Last Modified: May 13, 2023