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Troops 57 & 4057

Bedwell Park orienteering outing 2/13/26

Albert Yang led scouts on an outing to Bedwell Park to complete First Class requirements 4a and 4b. …

Shoreline Park Outing

On 2/21, Aiden Chan led scouts as they joined Grassroots Ecology for a volunteer outing at Shoreline…

All Troop Campout 2026

The first All Troop Campout of 2026 was in Uvas Canyon from January 31 to February 1. The campout wa…

Troop 57 Bike Ride to Levi Stadium before Super Bowl

On the morning of February 8th, Senior Patrol Leader Zachary Abbey led some scouts met at the scout …

T57 & 4057 “Foggy Trais” Award 10 Mile Hike #1

On June 22nd, a ten-mile hike was led by Lina Bahbah. The hike was relatively challenging, with an e…

Patrol 401 Outing

On September 6 – 7, Patrol 401 had its outing at Joseph D. Grant Park. We were all surprised b…

Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve Conservation Outing

On 12/7, we spent the morning at Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve for a conservation outing. We helped r…

December Court of Honor

We held our Fall Term Court of Honor on 12/10, and it was a great night of recognizing scout achieve…

Drug and Alcohol Awareness Talk

We had an awesome turnout for our scout activity this week on 12/2, with 15 scouts joining us for a …

Bow Tying Party

Bow Tying Party

2000 Bows!! Nearly 30 parents came together and tied an amazing number of bows! …

Scouting For Food

Thanks to all the Scouts and parents who helped out with Scouting for Food these past two …

Fall Troop 45/4057 Campout

On September 20, our Troop had a campout at Henry Coe State Park. We hiked about 2.5 miles to reach …

Court of Honor-September

Court of Honor-September

Our troop had an awesome Court of Honor last week! We got together with family and friends to celebr…

Historian Presentation

Thanks to Reece and Andrew for making this presentation!

Troop 57 Origin

Troop 57/4057, one of the longest-running Boy Scout troops in Palo Alto, has a rich and storied hist…

3/28-30 Shooting Sports Camp

On March 28-30, we had the opportunity to attend the Scout Shooting Sports Camp in Boulder Creek Sco…

April 20th Orienteering Outing

April 20th Orienteering Outing

On April 20th, Albert Yang hosted an opportunity to complete the first class requirements 4a and 4b.…

Mission Peak Hike – 04/05

Mission Peak Hike – 04/05

On 4/5, the group completed a 10-mile hike at Mission Peak. They reached the peak around 12:00 PM an…

Julie Yang’s Eagle Project – 01/18

Julie Yang’s Eagle Project – 01/18

On January 18, Julie Yang organized an eagle project at The Almost Eden Garden in Palo Alto. The Alm…

Angel Island Outing 3/9-10

Angel Island Outing 3/9-10

On March 9-10, Vihaan Madhavan organized an outing for Troop 57 and 4057 scouts to Angel Island. We …

NEW Merit Badge: Multisport

Multisports is an athletic competition involving two or more sports. With this merit badge, you’ll h…

All Troop Fall Campout at Lehi Park 9/21-22

The All Troop Fall Campout took place this weekend at Lehi Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains. We star…

8/31 Tenderfoot Requirement 3d Outing

I hosted Tenderfoot Requirement 3d on August 31 at the Scout House, which covered proper care and ha…

Plants and Animals Hike 9/7

For my outing five new scouts attended. We started with an icebreaker where scouts shared their name…

Stanford Dish Hike 3/16/2024

On March 16th Den chief Kavya Mathan from troop 4057 led a hike at Stanford Dish. While hiking scout…

JUNE 2024 Swimming Merit Badge Outing

Jon Kissane, Eagle Scout and Scout parent, hosted a swimming merit badge outing at Foothills Tennis …

Flag Planting 5/25

This morning 5/25, Scouts from both Troop 57 and 4057 came together for a meaningful annual traditio…

Troop Meeting 2/21

We started a troop-wide activity, working towards the Paul Bunyan Award. Stations were set up, and s…

Lehi Archery Outing

Patrol 401’s outing was at Lehi Park on April 20. They were accompanied by Patrol 402 as well as Pat…

Tomales Bay Outing

On Saturday, May 17, Scoutmaster Mark Jackson led a kayaking outing on Tomales Bay. Scouts kayaked a…

Library Refurbishment Service Project

On April 27th, Troop Guide Gia Pendyala led a library refurbishment service project working with Acc…

Arastradero Preserve Plants and Animals Hike

On February 18th, Troop Guide Gia Pendyala led a hike at Arastradero Preserve. There were 6 scouts i…

Den 5 Outdoor Adventures

Den Chief Julie Yang led an outing for Cub Scouts to complete their requirements. It was a great exp…

All Troop Campout

Troops 4057 and 57 held their second combined Campout this spring at Henry Coe campground on May 11-…

Patrol 402 Outing

Patrol 402’s semi-annual patrol outing was at Lehi Park, where scouts participated in archery.…

Bike Ride Outing

On Saturday, April 20th I led a troop bike ride that was 20 miles long in San Francisco. We started …

Roller Skating Outing

Troop Guide Genevieve Jousselin led an outing at Aloha Roller Rink on Sunday, April 14. Six scouts f…

Tools Outing

At about 12:15PM, scouts began arriving at the Scout House. First, they learned about pocketknife sa…

Foothills Preserve Conservation Service Outing

On February 11th, 4057 Troop Guide Gray Liu led a service outing where around 20 adults and scouts w…

1/24 Troop 57 Troop Meeting

This troop meeting was a highly successful and unique meeting, where the Paul Bunyan award was intro…

Henry Coe Backpacking trip 10/11.2.2024

The Henry Coe backpacking trip was a 10-mile round trip which took place February 10-11. Scouts arri…

Feb 4th Ice Skating Outing

On Sunday, February 4th, Outdoor Ethics Guide Hailey Matta led an ice skating outing at Winter Lodge…

1/27-1/28 All Troop Outing 

Both Troops 57 and 4057 began conservation projects at 12:30. Multiple projects were performed simul…

1/24 Troop Meeting

As a troop we worked on the. How to use dangerous tools correctly, so we don’t hurt ourselves along …

Julie Yang Den Chief Report

“I truly enjoyed this fall term’s involvement as a Den Chief. The first meeting I attend…

Troop 4057 Founding Members

Last term, Historian Zara Raza made a slideshow about the founding members of Troop 4057, linked bel…

Zoya Raza Den Chief Report

As a Den Chief for Pack 14 during the Fall 2023 Term, I worked closely with the Webelos 2 scouts, wh…

10/18 Cooking Troop Meeting

Troop 57 met for a special cooking meeting held at the scout house. At this troop meeting, scouts wi…

Lina Bahbah Den Chief Report

During the fall 2023 term, I worked with Pack 57 & 14 as den chief. As a cub scout, I was origin…

Cupcake Decorating Outing

Although few scouts had joined we still  had a fun time decorating cupcakes. All the cupcakes turned…

December Librarian Update

Hi Troop 4057, Are any of you guys basketball fans? Do you like the Warriors? If so, coming up this …

Cookie Decorating Outing

On November 14th, Hailey hosted a small holiday cookie decorating outing in her backyard. This outin…

Foothills Park Campout 2

On September 15th -16th, Hailey led a campout at Foothills Park. Scouts saw a lot of wildlife and be…

San Francisco 20 Miler Hike

On an early Sunday morning at around 7:30 AM, three total scouts and two adults arrived at the …

November Librarian Update

Hi Troop 4057, With Thanksgiving break coming up, you may want to go for a hike between eating yummy…

October 25th Troop Meeting

This was an eventful troop meeting where many of the scouts got to start working on the cooking meri…

Boba Outing

In the 1980s, boba was first introduced and it’s becoming more and more popular! So before the famil…

4057 Scout Trail Patrol Outing

For the Scout Trail patrol outing, they went to Memorial Park in Loma Mar. They set up camp and then…

Indoor Skydiving Outing

On October 27th, 18 scouts and 7 adults from both 4057 and 57, experienced what it was like to …

November Librarian Update

First up is the STEM Merit Badge Midway on Dec. 2nd: Classes offered are: Architecture, Astronomy, C…

October Librarian Update

Hi Troop 4057, I’m sending you another update this month because there is a new event next month tha…

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Movie Outing

Emery led an outing to got see the Eras Tour movie. A total of five scouts and two adults went on th…

Foothills Park Campout and Service Outing

Patrol 402 held its patrol outing this past weekend. Things got off to a rocky start. After a month …

October Librarian Update

My name is Calista Chow-Gregory and this term I am your Troop Librarian. If you need any help with b…

Scouting for Food

During the weekend of Oct 28-29, scouts from Troop 57, 4057, and Pack 14 hung flyers on over 4000 ho…

October 1 Court of Honor

The annual fall Court of Honor started off with a potluck, where families brought all kinds of snack…

Moonlight Walk and Run

Scouts from both Troop 57 and 4057 this year volunteered at the yearly Moonlight Walk and Run. The e…

August All-Troop Outing

On the weekend of August 19 and 20, Troop 57 and 4057 did a combined troop outing to Henry Coe. Afte…

April 30th Court of Honor

On April 30, we had our Spring Court of Honor. It started off with a potluck where scouts enjoyed de…

Pack 14 Pinnacles Outing

On Friday evening, we arrived around 7 pm to get settled down and help assist a wonderful dinner mad…

Summary of P402’s Campout

This past weekend, April 28-30, 402 scouts camped out for 2 nights at Manressa beach. They spent mos…

January 28th Ice Skating Outing

At the January 28 ice skating outing at Winter Lodge, scouts had fantastic time skating with friends…

February 12th Court of Honor

On Sunday, February 12th, scouts gathered to celebrate each other’s new rank and merit badge achieve…

April Sea Base Trip

The beyond crew: Day 1:  Sunday was a busy day starting with breakfast and then getting right t…

Plumbing Merit Badge

If you are interested in earning a fun Merit Badge you should look into taking the Plumbing Merit Ba…

Merit Badge Resources

Are you currently working on a merit badge? If so, you may want to check to see if you have the curr…

Citizenship in the Society Merit Badge

Starting in 2021, a new merit badge, the Citizenship in Society, was introduced. The focus of this m…

Winter Court Of Honor February 12, 2023

Troop 57 All Troop Outing, Mt. Madonna, February 4-5 2023

Troop Meeting Report 12/21

The final troop meeting started at 7:00 with wreath related announcements. Afterwards, an election w…

Troop 4057 Fall Outings

Patrols 401, 402, and 403 went on their fall patrol outings on October 15 and 16. Patrol 401 went to…

Troop 57 Meeting 11/16 Scribe Report

The meeting started at 7. Leadership announced news about wreaths and someone gave a presentation on…

10/19 Troop Meeting Scribe Report

10/19  The meeting started at 7 Announcements: scouting for food on Nov 5-6 and Nov 12 Scouts s…

Fall Court Of Honor October 4, 2022

We had our Eagle and Fall Court of Honor on Sunday and celebrated four of our troops’ senior scouts,…

4057 All Troop Campout. Mt. Madonna, September 16-17, 2022

Overall, the All Troop went smoothly this year, with many scouts working on their cooking merit badg…

Russian River 2022

4057 All-Troop Outing

Troop 4057 had their All Troop outing from 5/7-5/8, at Joseph D. Grant Park. We left the Scout House…

Troop Meeting 5/11/2022 Scribe Report

Troop Meeting 5/11/2022 Scribe Report

Patrol 402 Sunset Beach Outing

Patrol 402 Sunset Beach Outing

This past weekend of April 23-24, Patrol 402 went on an outing to Sunset Beach, where we hiked to th…

Troop Meeting 3-9-2022 Scribe Report

Troop Meeting 3-9-2022 Scribe Report

Here is the scribe report for the 3-9-2022 Troop Meeting.

Troop Meeting Scribe Report

Troop Meeting Scribe Report

Here is the Troop Meeting Scribe Report for 1/12/2022

Fall Court of Honor (10/10/21)

Fall Court of Honor (10/10/21)

On October 10, 2021 at the Fire Circle at Lucie Stern Community Center, Troops 57 and 4057 had our f…

Troop 4057 Patrol Outings (10/16-10/17)

Troop 4057 Patrol Outings (10/16-10/17)

The two patrols (401, 402) of Troop 4057 had a patrol outing at Henry Coe State Park from October 16…

Troop Meeting Scribe Reports

Troop Meeting Scribe Reports

Here are all the scribe reports on the troop meetings for this term.

Wreath bow tying

Wreath bow tying

It’s wreath time! Here’s a short video on how to tie a wreath bow. Thanks to Nicole Thom for c…

Scouting for Food 2021

Scouting for Food 2021

On November 6th Scouts from Troop 57, Troop 4057, and Pack 14 hung fliers on houses across Palo Alto…

Service Project at The Baylands

Service Project at The Baylands

In this outing, 28 scouts helped weed out invasive plants across the hills of the baylands. The proj…

2021 Angel Island Hike Summary

2021 Angel Island Hike Summary

On October 2nd, a group of Troop 57 and 4057 scouts led by Gabriela Hakeman and Mrs. Tan went on the…

Troop 4057: All Troop Outing (9/25/21-9/26/21)

Troop 4057: All Troop Outing (9/25/21-9/26/21)

For the first time in roughly 1.5 years, Troop 4057 had our all troop outing at Mt. Madonna located …

COVID-19:  New Guidelines for in person events

COVID-19: New Guidelines for in person events

We are delighted to safely welcome our Scouts in Troops 57 & 4057 back for in-person scouting ev…