Scoutbook-BSA Internet Advancement

Welcome and thank you for using Internet Advancement from the Boy Scouts of America. Internet Advancement allows you to enter youth advancements, awards, and merit badges and perform the following actions:

- Select members from your existing roster.
- Review, update, or add ranks, merit badges, and/or awards.
- Access an online Review Unit Roster feature and the Unit Advancement Summary.
- Print an Advancement Report with a Unit Awards Summary to assist in purchasing

Before beginning Internet Advancement, collect all member information, including advancement records, award records, and merit badge applications with the appropriate signatures. To complete Internet Advancement, you must be connected to a printer to print the final report.

New to Internet Advancement? Contact Hawk Mountain Council at 610-926-3406 or email Hawk.Mountain@Scouting.org to secure your Unit ID number during normal business hours.

Click this link to access – BSA Online Advancement

Tentaroo Login

The Hawk Mountain Council is now using Tentaroo as our event and camping registration system.

Click on the link below to access Tentaroo or use the link in a specific event to register.

For Unit Registration you will need your Tentaroo login information sent to the Unit Leader and Committee Chair via email. If you are registering as an individual for an event you will need to create an account.

Tentaroo Login

For Tentaroo Help Click Here or fill out the form below.

Tentaroo Help

Welcome to Tentaroo Help!

Tentaroo is a system designed for Scouting Councils to manage events such as Boy Scout and Cub Scout Resident Camps, Day Camps, District and Council activities, and more. The Hawk Mountain Council has designed Tentaroo Help as a way to answer your questions about using Tentaroo to help schedule and plan your unit’s camping, activities, and events in the Hawk Mountain Council.

User Video Guide – Tentaroo Website

Tentaroo has a full video on getting started in Tentaroo and you can access the page here or visit their youtube page. A few quick timestamps are listed below for your use.

Getting Started in Tentaroo

Watch the Getting Started video for guidance on setting up an account, logging in, and navigating the Tentaroo system.

Helpful Time Stamps:
Create a New Account (0:18)
Login to an Account or Retrieve Password (1:01)
Event Registration (1:58)
Facility Reservation (2:28)
Cart (3:03)
Account Settings (3:26)

Event Registration Guide

Watch the Event Registration Guide video for a virtual tour of a registration, including all possible registration steps.

Helpful Time Stamps:
New Registration (At 0:22)
Reserve camp spots, group classes, order products, notify council of campsite preferences.
Register Individuals: (At 3:38)
Add participant, choose individual class schedule.
Modify Existing Registration: (At 5:57)
Make changes to existing event registrations including camping spots, group options, registered individuals and products ordered.
Reports: (At 7:33)
Invoices, participant rosters, class schedules, requirements completed and blue cards.

Facilities Reservation Guide

Explore the Tentaroo Facilities Reservation system, learning how to check availability, set up a trip, reserve facilities, and download your itinerary.

Helpful Time Stamps:
Check Availability (1:40)
Start a New Trip (2:29)
Add a Reservation (2:45)
Make a Payment/Place Order (3:50)
Manage a Trip and Reservations (4:24)
Access Past Trips (4:53)
Download Itinerary (6:40)

For more assistance with Tentaroo, please fill out the form below.

Places to go with your Scouts

Have you and your committee been stuck trying to pick out somewhere to take your pack or your den?

Is that Patrol Leader’s Council stumped for ideas on an outing?

Or maybe you just need some ideas of places to take your family for a vacation or a long weekend.

Take a peek through this list of 149 locations that are good for your unit (or family) to visit. The criteria being that it had to be in Pennsylvania, specifically the eastern portion of the state (using Harrisburg and State College as general guidelines), similar to WFMZ’s “One Tank Trips” feature.
The three lists below are the same, but are sorted differently: by the name of the location, by the county where the location is found, and by the general category that the location falls under. Feel free to download whichever you prefer. The location categories are located at the bottom of the page.

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Wood Badge 2019

Learn about Leadership from the BSA – Take Wood Badge 2019

Not only is the BSA a leading outdoor character-building program for youth, the BSA delivers the aims of scouting to adults as well. Adults become better citizens through community involvement; they improve their mental and physical fitness through outdoor challenges and learning new things; most importantly, they become better leaders.

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August 2019-April 2020 Training Calendar

Every Scout Deserves a Trained Leader!

Check below for the new, updated calendar for our in-person training’s.

Training Calendar 2019-20 v2

For more information on Hawk Mountain Council leader training click here.

Scoutwire

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Youth Protection Training Information

Dear Hawk Mountain Volunteers and Parents,

Over the decades, the Boy Scouts of America has been a leader in developing training and policies designed to keep young people safe. Over time, these policies have become standard with organizations across the nation. Now, the Boy Scouts of America is releasing fully updated training to further strengthen our ability to protect youth

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Leadership Training

One of the keys to a successful Scouting experience for young people, second only to the selection of the right person for each responsibility, is trained volunteer leadership.

The training philosophy of the Boy Scouts of America is to provide adults with fundamental information about the aims and purpose of the movement, as well as specifics about their particular roles in Scouting.

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PA Background Checks

Overview – Pennsylvania Act 153 Pertaining to Volunteers

Summary

In October 2014, Governor Corbett signed PA Act 153 into law. This legislation is designed to increase the safety of children by requiring background checks and child abuse clearances for all volunteers and staff who are responsible for children. This law impacts all organizations who serve youth and also includes strengthened mandatory reporting requirements for adult volunteers and staff.

What is the criteria for clearances?

Adults who are currently unpaid volunteers, or are applying to be unpaid volunteers with the following responsibilities:

Acting in lieu of, or on behalf of a parent by providing care, supervision, guidance, or control of children, or…
Having regular, ongoing contact with children that is integral to their volunteer responsibilities.

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Scoutbook-BSA Internet Advancement

Tentaroo Login

Tentaroo Help