Troop Structure
Boy Scout Troop 160 was chartered in 1956 at Centenary United
Methodist Church. The troop has continually maintained that charter at Centenary and celebrates its 50th anniversary
in 2006.
Boy Scout Troop 160 is located in the General Greene District of The Old North State Council. The district is made up of 52 troops that are located in the central and eastern portion of Greensboro
and Guilford County. The Old North State Council serves the Northern Piedmont area of North Carolina and is made up of seven districts.
Troop 160 is governed by a troop committee. The troop committee
is responsible for the overall direction and focus of the troop. Committee members
include adult leaders from the troop, activity leaders, a representative from Centenary, and other interested and committed
adults. Membership in the troop committee is available to any Troop 160 parent.
The scouts in the troop are organized into patrols. The patrols
are usually made up of 6 to 10 boys. Each patrol is led by a patrol leader and
an assistant patrol leader who are chosen by the boys of that patrol during elections held every 6 months. Each patrol is made up of scouts of varying experience; this is done so that the older, more experienced
scouts can pass their knowledge to the younger, less experienced scouts, thus developing their leadership skills. The exception is for the “new” scouts. For several
months after joining the troop, these “new” scouts are kept together in temporary patrols so that they can quickly
learn basic scouting skills before they are promoted into one of the existing patrols in the troop.
The boys of Troop 160 have a large roll in the administration of their troop. A group of scouts called the Patrol Leaders Council meets regularly to plan meeting activities. This council includes the Patrol Leader and Assistant Patrol Leader from each patrol, the Senior Patrol
Leader (the elected chief scout) and his assistant, along with the Scoutmaster, and the two adult Patrol Advisors assigned
to each patrol.
