Weekly Announcements for Wednesday, March 19, 2014

1. The Rocket Club will meet every Thursday night up to and including Thursday, May 15, 2014 unless otherwise stated.  The Rocket Club meets from 1900-2100hrs at the Armoury.  The club is open to all cadets in the Squadron.  There is a $20.00 fee for cadets who wish to participate in the club.  This covers the cost of your rocket (choice of 1 or 3 different styles, 1 rocket engine, all supplies and training necessary to safely build and launch your rocket, 1 supervised launch (date TBC) with an option to purchase additional engines, an invitation to the launch contest (there will be prizes!), and rocket related classes and movie night.  Since this is a club and not a competitive team there is no requirement to make it out every Thursday night.  Club members are encouraged to attend as many nights as possible, but in fact only about 4 nights are required in order to receive instruction and build your rocket.

2. Cadets who wish to participate in an air rifle range practice and/or attempt to qualify for a marksmanship badge are encouraged to sign up for a Thursday night range practice.  Range will be held every Thursday night up to and including Thursday, May 15, 2014 unless otherwise stated.  Range runs from 1900 to 2100hrs at the Armoury.

3. 638 Squadron is offering cadets the opportunity to learn archery.  Archery is being run out of the South Side Community Centre at Garrison Petawawa.  There is no cost to participate in archery.  We can accommodate up to 15 cadets in the morning and 15 cadets in the afternoon.  Cadets can sign up for multiple shifts if the vacancies exist.  Archery will run on Sunday, March 23, 2014, Sunday, April 6, 2014, and Sunday, April 13, 2014.  Cadets signed up for Sunday, March 23, 2014 (0900-1200hrs) are:

-Partello
-Johnstone
-Hodder
-McCafferty
-Vaillancourt

There are still 10 spots available for this Sunday.  If you want to sign up please contact Capt Frampton at heather.frampton@cadets.gc.ca.

4. Drill Team practices are held every Monday night at the Pembroke Armoury from 1830-2030hrs unless otherwise stated.

5. Next Wednesday, March 26, 2014 we will be holding our monthly Commanding Officer’s Parade starting at 2030hrs.  The Commanding Officer of 2 Combat Engineer Regiment will be the Reviewing Officer for the parade.  Parents and guardians are encouraged to attend our monthly CO’s Parades.

6. All cadets are encouraged to participate in the upcoming trip to Ottawa on Sunday, March 30, 2014.  We will be visiting the Canadian War Museum in the morning, touring the residence of the Governor General (Rideau Hall) in the afternoon, and taking in the Ottawa Senators game that evening.  This is the first year that the Ottawa Senators will be sponsoring a “Cadet Night” at one of their games.  Cadets will be marking the flags on to centre ice for the National anthems and there will be various displays promoting the Canadian Cadet Movement.  Cadets will be in uniform (i.e. parka, tunic, dress shirt, tie, etc…) for the entire day’s activities.  Transportation to and from Ottawa, admission to the Canadian War Museum, lunch, and supper will be supplied.  Cadets will be required to pay $35.00 for their ticket to the game.  This must be remitted with the permission slip.  Arrangements can be made with parent/guardian(s) of cadets who may not be able to afford the price of the ticket at this time.  These parent/guardian(s) are encouraged to speak to Capt Duchene.  Permission slips and money must be returned no later than Wednesday, March 26, 2014.

7. The Squadron has been invited to tour 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron and 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron on Saturday, April 5, 2014.  All cadets are encouraged to attend these two tours.  The permission slip for this activity will be handed out this coming Wednesday.

8. All lottery cadets must be returned immediately.