Troop 217 - One of the Finest Boy Scout Troops Around!!

Welcome from the members of Troop 217 of the Sooner District of the Last Frontier Council of the Boys Scouts of America. 217 is a boy-run troop that is chartered by St. Mark the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church located in Norman, Oklahoma.

The Troop meets every Monday evening from 7 PM until 8:30 PM at St. Mark The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, located at 3939 West Tecumseh, Norman, Oklahoma. Come and see why the youth and adults of Troop 217 believe that Scouting is an exciting and fun adventure!

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All of our campouts are great fun, like the group picture above, taken at summer camp 2006 at Slippery Falls Scout Ranch.

Membership in Troop 217 for 2008 is only $55.00 per year.  This includes the Boy Scouts of America registration fees, Boys Life Magazine, annual equipment fees and troop dues.  The dues cover Rank advancement award patches, merit badge patches, the advancement cards that the youth are given as a permanent record, and other miscellaneous troop expenses.

Campouts are usually an additional $10 for food and $2 or $3 for the campground fees. But, these fees are quite often waived by the campgrounds owner or host in exchange for the troop performing a service project at the camp.

If you join Troop 217 you can go on fun campouts, float trips and join in on other fun things, all the while learning great leadership skills, survival skills, and just plain having a great time.

PHILMONT INFORMATION:

Troop 217 successfully sent a twelve man crew to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico in July, 2007. A crew of our young men went in 2006 and we sent 2 crews in 2004.

In 2002, two crews of youth and adults from Troop 217 returned from a high-adventure back-packing trek to the Philmont This link will take you to the pictures from the 2002 Trek. Thanks to Mr. Peppler for putting this together. Click Here to view the 2002 show.