Iron Horse District Packs

Cub Scouting is a program for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade whose overall mission is to help young people build character, learn citizenship, develop personal fitness, and contribute to the academic development of the children who participate. Cub Scouts are part of a pack. The Cub Scout pack belongs to a church, a school, or some other group of people in the community or neighborhood. This group makes sure your pack has good adult leaders, a place to meet, and exciting things to do. The pack is divided into smaller groups called dens. Each den has about six to eight youth. All of the Cub Scouts in your den are in the same grade and may even go to the same school.

Cub Scouts Website

Pack (click for contact)	Type*	Location of Meetings	Pack Meetings	Feeder School / Church	School District	Commissioner*	Join Now (Register)	More Information (click  for contacts)
Pack 272	Boy Pack	Fallbrook Baptist Church	2nd - 4th Sunday 3:00 pm	Lewis Elementary, Thompson Elementary, Eichenroht Elementary, Link Elementary	Spring ISD
Pack 346	Family  Pack	Metzler Elementary	1st Tuesday 6:45 pm	Metzler Elementary	Klein ISD
Pack 355	Boy Pack	St. James Catholic Church	Monday 7:00 pm	McNabb Elementary, Winship Elementary, St. James Catholic Church	Spring ISD
Pack 401	Family  Pack	Holy Comforter Episcopal Church	Tuesday 6:30 pm	Fox Elementary, Zwink Elementary, Holy Comforter Episcopal Church	Klein ISD
Pack 1173	Family  Pack	Lemm Elementary	Monday 7:00 pm	Lemm Elementary	Klein ISD
Pack 1332	Boy Pack	Haude Elementary	Monday 7:00 pm	Haude Elementary	Klein ISD
Pack 1565	Family  Pack	Cypress Trails UMC	Monday 7:00 pm	Booker Elementary, Burchett Elementary, Hirsch Elementary, Hoyland Elementary, Cypress Trails United Methodist Church	Spring ISD
Pack 1665	Family  Pack	St Edwards Catholic Church	2nd Monday 6:30 pm	St Edwards Catholic Church	Private School
Pack 1876	Boy Pack	Klein UMC	Thursday 6:30 pm	Northampton Elementary, French Elementary, Klein Methodist Church	Klein ISD
Pack 1878	Family  Pack	Roth Elementary	Monday 7:00 pm	Roth Elementary	Klein ISD
Pack 1916	Family Pack	Immanuel Church of Spring	Wednesday 6:30 pm	Northgate Elementary	Spring ISD

*Packs are either all-girl packs, all-boy packs or family Scouting packs (with both boy and girl dens).

    
Iron Horse District Troops

Scouts BSA is available to youth who have earned the Cub Scout Arrow of Light Award and at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10, or who are 11, but not yet 18 years old. The program achieves the BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness.

Boy Scouts of America Website

Troop (click for contact)	Type*	Zip	Location of Meetings	Troop Meeting Day & Time	Commissioner*	Join Now (Register)	More Information (click  for contacts)
Troop 62	Boy Troop	77388	Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Association	Wednesday 7:00 pm
Troop 272	Boy Troop	77014	Fallbrook Baptist Church	Sundays 3:00 pm
Troop 331	Boy Troop	77068	Northwood Presbyterian Church	Mondays 7:30 pm
Troop 355	Boy Troop	77373	St. James Catholic Church	Mondays 7:00 pm		Chris Hogue
Troop 401	Boy Troop	77388	Holy Comforter Episcopal Church	Mondays 7:00 pm
Troop 878	Boy Troop	​77388​	Klein United Methodist Church	Tuesdays 7:00 pm
Troop 1401	Girl Troop	​77388	Holy Comforter Episcopal Church	Mondays 7:00 pm
Troop 1565	Boy Troop	77373	Cypress Trails United Methodist Church	Mondays 7:00 pm
Troop 1659	Boy Troop	77391	Friends of Whitney Lodge	Sundays 5:00 pm
Troop 1665	Boy Troop	77389	St Edward Catholic Church	Mondays 6:30 pm

*Troops are either all-girl troops or all-boy troops.

    
Iron Horse District Venturing Crews

Venturing is a youth development program for young men and women who are 13 and have completed the eighth grade, or age 14 through 20 years of age. Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth, adult leaders, and organizations in their communities. Local community organizations establish a Venturing crew by matching their people and program resources to the interests of young people in the community. The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens. Venturing crews can specialize in a variety of avocation or hobby interests.

Venturing Website

Crew (click for contact)	Zip	Meeting Location	Crew Meeting Day & Time	Commissioner*	Join Now (Register)	More Information (click  for contacts)
Crew 62	77388	Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Association, Inc.	Tuesdays 7:00 pm
Crew 331	77068	Northwoods Presbyterian Church	Mondays 7:30 pm		Chris Hogue
Crew 355	77373	St. James Catholic Church Scout Hut	2nd Tuesday and 4th Thursday 7:00 pm
Crew 878	77388	Warren S Trimm Scout Hut (behind Klein UMC)	Tuesdays 7:00 pm		Chris Hogue
Crew 1665	77389	St. Edwards Catholic Church	Mondays 6:30 pm

Iron Horse District Ships

Sea Scouts is a specialized program for young men and women who are 13 and have completed the eighth grade, or age 14 through 20 years of age. The program focuses on water high adventure and personal development. Sea Scout units, called ships, focus on sailing and cruising either sailboats, power vessels or paddle sports. Youth in these ships sail, row, canoe, keep boats in shape, cruise the local waters of Galveston Bay or sail on long cruises far from home. Some SCUBA dive, but all are active in camping, social events, regattas and annual seamanship contests or rendezvous.  

Sea Scouts Website

Exploring

Exploring is Learning for Life’s career education program for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) or 15 to 21 years old. Exploring’s purpose is to provide experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Explorers are ready to investigate the meaning of interdependence in their personal relationships and communities. Explorer posts can specialize in a variety of career skills. Exploring programs are based on five areas of emphasis: career opportunities, life skills, citizenship, character education, and leadership experience. Fill out our career interest survey and we will notify you of open houses and when a new Exploring post is starting near you.

Find a Post    Career Interest Survey     Exploring Website

    
Commissioners*

Commissioners are district and council volunteers who help units succeed. They are available to coach and consult with parents and leaders of packs, troops, crews, and ships. Please feel free to contact your commissioner anytime with questions. Commissioners help maintain the standards of the Boy Scouts of America. They also oversee the unit recharter plan, so that each unit submits their charter on time with an optimal number of youth and adult members.

A commissioner plays several roles, including friend, representative, unit "doctor," teacher, and counselor. Of all their roles, friend is the most important. It springs from the attitude, "I care; I am here to help, what can I do for you?" Caring is the ingredient that makes commissioner service successful. He or she is an advocate of unit needs. A commissioner who makes himself known and accepted now will be called on in future times of trouble.

• The commissioner is a representative. The average unit leader is totally occupied in working with kids. Some have little if any contact with the Boy Scouts of America, other than a commissioner's visit to their meeting. To them, the commissioner may be the BSA. The commissioner helps represent the ideals, the principles, and the policies of the Scouting movement.
• The commissioner is a unit "doctor." In their role as "doctor," they know that prevention is better than a cure, so they try to see that their units make good "health practices" a way of life. When problems arise, and they will, even in the best unit, they act quickly. They observe symptoms, diagnose the real ailment, prescribe a remedy, and follow up on the patient.
• The commissioner is a teacher. As a commissioner, they will have a wonderful opportunity to participate in the growth of unit leaders by sharing knowledge with them. They teach not just in an academic environment, but where it counts most—as an immediate response to a need to know. That is the best adult learning situation since the lesson is instantly reinforced by practical application of the new knowledge.
• The commissioner is a counselor. As a Scouting counselor, they will help units solve their own problems. Counseling is the best role when unit leaders don't recognize a problem and where solutions are not clear-cut. Everyone needs counseling from time to time, even experienced leaders.