Requirements that involve planning ahead:
Ranger Book Reading
Page 2: One book on each of the following topics:
(all books in Teen Library, check out from Lynn)
- Christian Living (your choice)
- Contemporary Biography (your choice)
- Church Heritage (What We Believe for Teens)
- Leadership (Pathfinder Story, Happy Path, or Finding the Right Path)
Worship Talk for Pathfinders:
P. 9: Act out OR tell the story of at least 2 people during the middle ages or Reformation who affected church history. (done as a group, must present outline 2 weeks in advance to Lynn)
Link: People during the Middle Ages/Reformation who affected church history
P. 10: Give a worship talk about the body of Christ and what it means that Jesus is our head. (done as a group, must present outline 2 weeks in advance to Lynn)
P. 20: Collect at least 3 stories from the following categories: sacred history, church history, nature, character story, object lesson. Use one in a worship talk.
Presentation to Teens:
P. 9: Learn about 6 SDA missionaries to at least 4 continents who served between 1900-1950. Give a presentation on one of them. (done individually, must present outline 2 weeks in advance to Lynn)
- Orley and Lillian Ford, Central and South America
- Leo and Jessie Halliwell, Brazil
- O.E. Davis, Guyana
- David and Lottie Blake, Central America
- Anna Knight, India
- Georgia and Luther Burgess, India
- Fred and Ada Pickett, Cambodia
- Harry Miller, China
- Edwin and Susan Wilbur, China
- Eric Pilquist, China
- Ida Thompson, China
- Leonard Barnard, Papua New Guinea
- Florence Armstrong, New Zealand
- Frank and Annie Armitage, Africa
- Aime and Madilene Cosendai, East Africa
- William Anderson, Africa
- Nellie Druillard, South Africa
- Arthur Carscallen, Kenya, (second article)
- David Delhove, Rwanda, (second article)
P. 14: Read at least 2 articles on mental health. Give a written (1 page) or oral (3 minute) report on how physical health affects one’s mental health as indicated by modern studies. (done individually)
Leadership Skills:
P. 18: Be able to direct an individual or group in basic drilling commands. (Rangers will practice this skill with both Pathfinders and other teens)
Planning:
P. 19: Spending at least 4 hours in total, plan and participate in at outreach activity (usually the Rangers decide to plan and lead out in the Thanksgiving Basket distribution and pick up)
Swim Checkoff:
P. 21: Attend the Calimesa Swim Checkoff OR provide proof of earning the Intermediate Swimming honor (MUST be completed before D-Day to go on River)
Health/Fitness Log:
P. 21: Learn how to calculate your target heart rate for exercise. Exercise at your target rate for at least 5 minutes, 3 times a week, for 2 weeks and record your progress.
Articles/Resources:
P. 8: Baptismal Vows, simplified version (scroll down to requirement 3)
P. 9: Learn about 6 SDA missionaries to at least 4 continents who served between 1900-1950.
P. 9: People during the Middle Ages/Reformation who affected church history
P. 12: Guidelines for Display of the Flag, How to Display the U.S. Flag, Guide to Displaying the American Flag, How to Fold the Flag (video)
P. 14: Physical/mental health articles: Point of Blue, Mentalhealth.org, Psych Central
P.20: Christian Citizenship Honor Resources
P. 21: Heart Rate Calculator