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BSA Troop 42 was formed in San Mateo in 1958, and met regularly at the Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo until 2014 when the Troop moved to St. Bart's Catholic Church in San Mateo. The linked Girls Troop 4042 was founded in 2020.
 The Troop was founded on the basic principles of the Boy Scouts of America with emphasis placed on:

  • Development of outdoor and scout craft skills
  • Character development
  • Mental and physical fitness
  • Patriotism and citizenship training
  • Community service
  • Provide and Encourage Advancement
  • Scout led - Adult supervised
  • Patrol Based
  • Scout and family cooperative effort and involvement for a planned and enjoyable program

Canoe Day Trip - Lake Del Valle, November 16

Posted on Oct 19 2024 - 11:41pm

We will be renting canoes and paddling on Lake Del Valle for the day!  This outing is organized to provide canoe practice for Northern Tier participants, but anyone interested is welcome if we have space.  So if you are going to Northern Tier, or just interested in canoeing, please sign up!

Parent help NEEDED on Tues!

Posted on Oct 15 2024 - 9:44pm

Parents! We NEED your help for the coming Board of Reviews! It would be great if we could have about nine parent volunteers to help out for this very important part of our advancement process! NO experience necessary!

Guest Speaker at our coming Troop Meeting

Posted on Oct 15 2024 - 9:42pm

Hello Scouts!

At our coming Troop meeting we'll have a special guest speaker:

Mr. Paul Tappan, a current Fire Captain and Paramedic at Alemeda County Fire Department and EMT Teacher at Chabot College in Hayward is coming to St. Barts for a guest speaking session to talk about his 26+ years of experience as a fire fighter, paramedic and EMT.  Join this week’s Troop meeting for an interactive experience, listening to Mr. Tappan’s stories while gaining applicable skills.

Troop Newsletter updated!

Posted on Oct 15 2024 - 9:41pm

Our Troop historian has updated our online newsletter:

http://www.troop42sm.info/troop-42-newsletter/

IMPORTANT: date change to Personal Fitness Session #3

Posted on Oct 6 2024 - 10:41am

Scouts and Parents!

IMPORTANT Change to November Outing!

Posted on Oct 5 2024 - 8:13pm

Scouts and Parents!

Please note there is an important change in November outing!

Due to numerous schedule conflicts the outing will now start on Sunday and go until Monday. Monday is Veterans Day.

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