Troop Schedule
September 2024 - January 2025
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About Us
Troop 420 is chartered by the Madison West Lions Club. Meetings are held on Mondays during the school year, 7:15 to 8:30 PM, in the cafeteria at Velma Hamilton Middle School, 4801 Waukesha Street, Madison, WI 53705
Troop 420 has been actively chartered for more than 50 years and is a diverse Troop with about 30 Scouts. Troop 420 actively pursues the ideals of Scouting via character, development and leadership. There is ample opportunity for Scouts to attend various outings from weekends to a week long summer camp as well as High Adventure to Philmont Scout Reservation, Northern Tier, Sea Base and other camping adventures. Scouts in the troop attend Madison West, Madison Memorial, Middleton and Edgewood High Schools.
TROOP 420
NEWS
Heath Forms Required for Camp Phillips
Please remember that your health forms must be updated annually to be able to attend Camp Phillips this summer.
Annual Health Forms are available at: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/680-001_ABC.pdf
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Troop 420 Website
Welcome to the Troop 420 website. Please submit any comments or suggestions using the "Join Us" form at the right, talk to an adult Leader or youth webmaster at one of the Troop events.
Troop 420 Scouting for food
We had a very successful Scouting for Food collection for our community partner-Lussier Community Center Food Pantry.
The total collection in food was 159 collected bags for a total of 1194 pounds of food.
High Adventure Upcoming Trip : Philmont Scout Ranch
June 13-June 27, 2025.
5/4/25 Philmont Practice Hike
1:00 pm @ Blue Mounds State Park
5/5/25 - Troop Meeting #25
7:15p.m. @Hamilton Parent Meeting-for all parents, Advancements, Outing Prep
Service Patrol: Angler Fish Patrol
5/9/25-5/11/25 - May Outing
Yellowstone State Park
5/12/25 - Troop Meeting #26
7:15p.m. @Hamilton
Advancement, merit badges; Service Patrol: The BEST Patrol
5/16/25-5/18/25 OA Spring Conference
@EBSR
5/18/25 Philmont Practice Hike
1:00 pm
5/19/25 - Troop Meeting #27
7:15p.m. @Hamilton
Advancement, merit badges; Service Patrol: Sabered Tooth Tiger
5/23/25-5/26/25 Brat Fest Volunteering
5/31/25 Philmont Practice Hike
10+ miles shakedown
6/2/25 - Troop Meeting #28
7:15p.m. @Wexford Park
Advancement, merit badges; Service Patrol: Angler Fish
6/8/25 Philmont Final Gear Check
1:00 pm
6/9/25 - Spring Court of Honor
7:15p.m. @Hamilton Service Patrol: Angler Fish Patrol
6/13/25-6/27/25: Philmont Trek
Depart 12:30 on 6/13; on 6/27 Arrive in Madison ~4:00pm
Summer Meetings: @Wexford
7:15p.m. Advancement, merit badges
Mondays: in June: 6/16/25; 6/23/25; 6/30/25
July: 7/28/25
August: 8/4/25; 8/11/25; 8/18/25; 8/25/25
9/8/25 - Troop Meeting #1
7:15p.m. @Hamilton: Advancement, merit badges
Service Patrol: Sabered Tooth Tiger
Glacier's Edge Council
http://www.glaciersedge.org/
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Order of the Arrow
https://oa-bsa.org/
Philmont
http://www.philmontscoutranch.org/
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Troop 420 Photo Archive
https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/Gr3KcVgf4lWw7aBM8EFSkGz7O9xRDgurwz4gR3MbKoD/folder/bGTMKWZ0QkCQy4aI9HWdYQ
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Camp Phillips
http://campphillips.org/
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