Visitors are always welcome, especially Webelos
Patrols. Please be our honored guest! It's best to call ahead just in case the Troop is on an evening
field trip or the day is a holiday. Troop 135 meets in the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church, our
charter organization since the 1940s. The entrance is on the courtyard (south side) of the building opposite Legends
(Golf Course) Drive. For infomation, please email our Scoutmaster, Mr. Wade Hembree
The adult leadership strives to guide the boys in accomplishing a
"boy lead" program. A typical Troop meeting will offer an opening ceremony, Patrol meetings, a period of
skills accomplishment (either Merit Badge classes or other skills training) and a period of team activities
(games etc.). Uniforms (Class A shirt tucked into green pants) are mandatory for most Troop meetings.
Enrollment at Troop 135 varies between 30 to 50 boys. There
is a wide age span to our scout group. The boys come from a variety of educational paths; City, County, private
and home school. Our younger, motivated scouts typically advance through the camping ranks (Tenderfoot through 1st
Class) within 1year depending on level of participation. Some scouts have earned the Eagle Badge, the Boy Scout's highest honor, as young as 14 while most earn the badge by age 16. The
Troop has an aggressive Merit Badge program providing extracurricular learning opportunities and advancement to all scouts.
Troop 135 also has a Venture Crew that works in
conjunction with the Boy Scout program. This program is entirely young adult lead and supervised by adult guides.
Accomplishing the Eagle Rank remains a high priority of the Venture Crew program which has an age span of 14 to
21.
Troop 135 scouts plan an outdoor experience every month of the year, some
of which take us across the State of Tennessee and beyond. A few of our monthly outings are geared toward family interaction. Past trips
have been Land Between the Lakes, Reel Foot Eagle Watch, Shiloh and Chickamauga Battle grounds. The basics of the Boy Scout Program focuses on the outdoors.
Therefore, most of the monthly outings are geared toward learning outdoor skills though achievement.
Camping, hiking, backpacking, climbing, canoeing, bicycling, snow skiing, spelunking and white water rafting are just to a few of a variety of experiences. Click the following link to view our current calendar
year: Activity Schedule
Summer is an exciting time for the scouts. In 2005 and 2006, Troop 135
enrolled nearly 40 scouts to attend Boxwell Summer Camp. In addition to Boxwell Camp, a high adventure trip is planned for scouts age 14 and older. Younger
scouts also have an opportunity for outdoor adventure in the Summer months. Many of our "Life Ranked and Eagle Scouts
have attended Philmont Reservation, Sea Base (Florida Keys), Canadian Boundary Waters, the Grand Canyon and Smoky Mountains National Park. To view photos of some of our trips, click on pictures to the right of the screen. Also
please click on Event Photography link of the navigation column to you left.
Troop 135's Scoutmaster is Mr. Hembree. Our Troop
has good adult participation. Approximately 1/3 of the parents participate as active leaders. Mr. Bontempi and several other adults are active members of OA. Currently, five adult leaders have earned the BSA Woodbadge, three have been awarded the District's highest
honor (Long Rifle Award) and one is a former Scoutmaster. Several adults serve as Merit Badge Counselors and many serve
on a District Committee that represents scouting in our Williamson County.
