This meeting, we had PT Testing, headed by C/2d Lt Menk, where, to my knowledge, everybody passed with acclaim. Afterwards, C/TSgt Waters taught an aerospace class centered on making a new type of circular winged aircraft out of cardstock. He then led the class outside to have a flying contest, focusing on distance, turns, and […]
Category: Meeting Notes
August 9th, 2021
Because of the lack of staff, this meeting was comprised of multiple activities, leadership and emergency services being the main ones. C/2d Lt Menk was excellent in the impromptu planning of the meeting, and, because of this, the meeting held together. In the Emergency Services part of the meeting, Chief Briggs taught a class about […]
August 2nd, 2021
This meeting, an aerospace class, headed by C/CMSgt Batemen, was taught, focusing mainly on Predator Drones. He then demonstrated to the cadets (left) how to fly a smaller drone, the Tello Edu by DJI, letting them fly it during the process. Afterwards, drill practice was done and drill tests were executed, the latter enabling C/A1C […]
July 26th, 2021
This meeting, the cadets participated in a Civil Air Patrol Olympic event hosted by C/1st Lt Britten. The challenges included exercising motivational skills, expert knowledge, brainstorming capabilities, and communication talent, among other things. Awards were given to the first-, second-, and third-place teams according to the speed in which the tasks were completed. Afterwards, a […]
19 July 2021
Again, the squadron met at a hangar in Lake Elmo Airport. More cadets got to use some Orientation Flights, and the other cadets participated in a normal meeting. Cadets played kickball as a physical training game. Then, they learned about Civil Air Patrol’s Emergency Services through Sergeant Brigg’s briefing on his experience at Hawk Mountain. […]
12 July 2021
This week, St. Croix Squadron met at a hangar at Lake Elmo Airport to learn about character development and aerospace. Some cadets got to fly an orientation flight, which comes free as a perk of joining Civil Air Patrol. For character development, cadets learned about the importance of perspective in everyday life. They learned about […]
28 June 2021
For the last week in June, the cadets learned about aerospace and leadership. SrA Hipp taught an aerospace class on the German “Luftwaffe” from World War II using a YouTube video. The class gave an interesting perspective about airplanes from a different country and different time. Next, the group participated in something we call sit-leads, […]
21 June 2021
As usual, on the third Thursday of the month, the cadets had PT (physical training). Instead of doing the usual testing, we decided to do a good workout similar to what one would see in a high school sports practice. First, we jogged a mile in a single-file line. Then, we worked on abs. We […]
Virtual Open House Nov. 11th 2020
Google Meeting:Â https://meet.google.com/ycd-mvgj-jgm Facebook Invite: https://fb.me/e/21V3zlJQx Do you have a child that is interested in flying, aerospace, leadership, or emergency services? If so join us for a presentation on the Civil Air Patrol. This 1 hour session will introduce you to the Civil Air Patrol, our ongoing 76 year and counting mission to the safety and […]
21 September 2020
This week at our squadron the cadets had Character Development followed by Commander’s Call. This week the cadet staff changed positions, as per every 3 months. Character Development went over the five pillars of wellness and resiliency: mind, body, relationships, spirit, and family. The class had a particular emphasis on spirit and perspective, arguably the […]