Partner School: Ed White Elementary
Most of the 40 Scouts in Pack 389 come from Ed White, Bay, Robinson, and Bay Area Charter. Of course, boys from any school are welcome to join.
NOW REGISTERING FOR 2011 - 12!!! 
Next Big Event. . .
Pack Meeting (Feb 9th)
6:30 PM at Seabrook Community House
Welcome to all the new Scouts and Parents of Pack 389!!!
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO JOIN CUB SCOUTS!!!
BOYS WHO ARE IN
1ST THROUGH 5th GRADE
CAN JOIN NOW!!!
Contact us at the phone # or e-mail below and we can arrange a time and place to meet you to fill out your Registration Forms.
Contact Us: 713-410-7742 or Pack389@gmail.com
JOIN US FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:
Feb 4th: Scouting for Food (2nd Saturday)
Feb 4th: Monster Jam
Feb 9th: Pack Meeting
Feb 11th: University of Scouting
Feb 18th: 10 Commandments Hike
Feb 25th or 26th: Pinewood Derby
News:
Watch the video of the 2010 Top Popcorn Seller claiming his extra prize . . . Click Here.
Seabrook & El Lago, Jan 28th: 30+ Scouts, Siblings, and Adults distributed Door Hangers throughout El Lago and portions of Seabrook in support of the 'Scouting for Food' Service Project. The Scouts will be going back through the neighborhoods on Saturday, Feb 4th to collect the food donations which will be brought to local Food Pantries to help those in need. A Scout is Helpful!!!
Seabrook Community House, Jan 19th: The Pack held it's annual 'Pinewood Derby Car Build' at the Seabrook Community House. The scouts sanded their cars and added weights and putty in preparation for painting and assembly. In addition to the usual monthy awards -- Congratulation to James for earning 15 Belt Loops over the holidays -- the top Wreath Sellers were also awarded their medals. Thanks to the P389 Pit Crew for all their work cutting out the cars and organizing the 'build'.
Battleship Texas, Jan 13-14th: 30+ Scouts and Adults spent the night on the Battleship Texas! The evening began with a below-decks Tour through the Ship where the Scouts got to see various crew areas such as the Galley, Sick Bay, Barber Shop, and Engine Room. After the evening tour, there was a Movie about the ship and where it served. This culminated in the Scavenger Hunt. After this it was lights out at 10PM. Wake up was at 6:30 AM. Following, Breakfast the Scouts took the 'deck' tour. During this tour they were ablt to go up to Bridge, climb into the #1 Turret, and spend time on the Gun Deck. Luke and Sam performed the Flag Ceremony and raised the ship's colors. The Scouts had a great time playing on the 3" gun mounts. Congratulations to James for winning the Scavenger Hunt and serving as Officer of the Deck!!!
Meador Park, Jan 8th: About 20 scouts, silbings, and adults made it out to Meador Park to work on their Hiking Belt Loop and begin the Leave No Trace Award. The scouts hiked from the baskeball courts / skate board park area down to Hester Park and back. Along the way, they practiced Leave No Trace by picking up trash along the trails and disposing of it properly in the trash cans. In addition, they learned about the different kinds of trees and how to identify animal signs. They identified deer and raccoon tracks and found the 'Seabrook Bamboo Forest', as well as the Old Giant Oak Tree.
McNair Park, Dec 17th: The Pack held the annual Raingutter Regatta at McNair Park. The event included the traditional races along with a 'Best Design' category. The boats that that boys made were very nice and showed a lot effort went into their construction. As always, the Scouts passed the time prior to and between races by climbing the trees, playing frisbee, and throwing around the football.
Toyota Center, Dec 9th: Over 30 Scouts, siblings, and parents came out for the Annual Pack 389 Night with the Houston Aeros, who triumphed over the San Antonio Rampage by a score of 1-0! The boys started out by watching pre-game warm ups from the Penalty Box. In addition, five of the scouts served as the Color Guard and presented the US and Texas flags for the national anthem -- great work Luke, Sergio, Eric, Ian, and Junior!!!
Seabrook Community House, Dec 8th: The Pack celebrated the holiday season with a nice Christmas Party at the Community House. The event began with the 1st annual 'Legos and Lures' Event, where the scouts were able to build their own Lego creations. In addition, some of the local Seabrook Fishing experts came on out and showed the boys some awesome fishing tackle including some very rare home made items -- Thanks A&I Automoative!!!. After this, the boys and siblings had a visit from Santa and where able to get pictures with and a gift from Santa.
AMF Bowling, Dec 4th: Wolves from Dens 1 & 6 made trip to AMF Bowling and earned the Bowling Belt Loop. The boys learned the rules and etiquette, as well as how to select the proper size and weight of bowling ball. After this they balled a couple of games and learned a little about how to score the game.
Seabrook Community House, Nov 10th: The theme for the November Pack Meeting was Salute to Heroes. The boys who earned various Belt Loops recieved their awards and those who stayed for the Camp Out earlier in the month recieved a Camping patch at the meeting. Tiger Den #5 was recognized for finishing 2nd Place at the Pushmobile races held in October. For the craft, the scouts made their own neckerchief slides.
El Lago Halloween Carnival, Oct 29th: At the end of a long day that started out with Pushmobile . . . Adult Volunteers brough out the 'Spooky Bass' to the El Lago Halloween Carnival. A number of out Scouts participated in the Costume Contest and toured the 'Haunted House'. Thanks again to all the volunteers who helped out with the carnival -- Ron, Sheila, Elaina, Eddie, Hollie, and Chris.
Bayshore District Pushmobile, Oct 29th: Tigers, Wolves, Bears, and Webelos made it out to the District Pushmobile Races at San Jacinto College. The Tigers made it to the Finals in their Division, but ended up finishing 2nd place overall after a strong run against a strong field of Tiger Teams. Great work guys -- you'll take it next year! Our 'pick up' Team with Pack 268 (Wolves) made it to the Final Four after 4-straight wins. Special thanks to our friends for other Packs who teamed up with us in other Divisions: Pack 1773 in La Porte (Webelos I); Pack 848 in Clear Lake City (Bears); Pack 224 in Friendswood and Pack 268 in Deer Park (Wolves). You guys Rock!!!
Seabrook 50th Anniversary Celebration, Oct 22nd: About 25 Scouts came out and rode the Pack 389 'History of Seabrook' Parade Float. The boys sang the 'Bazooka Bubble Gum' song along the entire parade route. The float was awesome thanks to the hard work of the parade committee. Special THANKS to Joe Lee'sSeafood Kitchen for all the support. Following the parade . . . the Scouts enjoyed the festivities at the Carnival. Pack 389 adult volunteers participated by running the Backyard Bass Fishing booth!!! Thanks to all the Adult Volunteers who came out and made this a success.
FOR MORE INFORMATION 713-410-7742
Cub Scout Pack 389 serves Seabrook, El Lago, Nassau Bay, and Taylor Lake Village.Boy Scouts of America program promotes leadership, character development, citizenship and fitness for boys and their families. For almost a century the Boy Scouts of America made it its mission to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. As the school year begins, local Scout units will host neighborhood Scout Nights to introduce boys and their parents to the Cub Scout program. Activities emphasize character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. Cub Scout Events within SHAC, link. Calendar of Events for the Bayshore District, link.
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Some of the exciting activities that Cub Scout Pack 389 is planning 2011 – 2012 Year include:
Scouting for Food - February 4, 2012
Scouting for Food in Seabrook and El Lago
Saturday, February 4th
Our Scouts are participating in the annual Scouting for Food drive this winter. The 2012 food drive will take place on two consecutive Saturdays. On Saturday, January 28th, Scouts will place door hangers throughout Seabrook and El Lago. The following Saturday, February 4th, Scouts will return to pick up the donated food items.
This year the Scouts hope to match or better the success of last year’s food drive. This year the food pantries are looking for protein food such as canned tuna, peanut butter, or canned ravioli. EXTERNAL LINKS
Partner School
Boy Scouts of America
Troop 389
BSA Affiliated Organizations
Software Downloads
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