Webelos Crossover

Notes from Gary:

Using a crossover bridge that the boys can walk across from stage left to stage right, the Cubmaster and ACM stand on the stage left side of the bridge. I didn't formally announce the ceremony but asked the representatives from the first troop to come forward and stand on the other side of the bridge to welcome their new scouts. I called down one boy to the bridge and his parents joined us, standing to the left of me. The graduating Webelo stands with his back to the bridge. I turned to the boy and silently removed his "signs of Cub Scouts". First I removed his hat, handed it to my ACM to hold upside down, I then removed his neckerchief slide, placed it in the hat, then the neckerchief placed into the hat and finally the navy blue epalets, also into the hat. I then took the hat from my ACM, turned and handed it to the mother, shook the parents hands and sent them in front of the bridge to the other side to greet their new boy scout. I turn back to the boy and my ACM shook hands with the boy using the Cub Scout handshake. At this point the boy turns to face the bridge and crosses over. On the other side, their SM presented the boy with his red epalets and new neckerchief from the troop.

After each boy graduated I then announced "New Boy Scouts of Troop 400 and Troop 420 dismissed." All the remaining Cub Scouts stood and saluted the boys as they filed out. The new Scouts and their parents formed a receiving line at the back of the gym and were greeted by everyone as they left for cake and punch.