Finney Valley Awards Program

The Finney Valley Program is our progressive camper program. Below is a list of the awards for each year camper and its coresponding point requirement to earn the award. Below that is a list of activities with a point value assigned to each. Each one can be counted only once, unless it states otherwise. Years 5, 6, & 7 have additional requirements. Listen for info about them at camp.

YearPointsRocker
1
10
Choker Setter
2
15
Cedar Savage
3
22
Straw Boss
4
26
Top Man
5
30
Bull of the Woods
6
31
Legend of Finney Valley
7
32
Legacy of the Almighty High
Masters of the Grand Royal
Institution of the Siblings
of the Stick on a String

Additional requirements for all Awards:

  • Be a camper at Wente Scout Reservation for the required number of years
  • Attend the Finney Valley Ceremony following Friday campfire
  • Do a good turn daily

Everyone
1Attend Summer Camp at Wente (point per year)
1Participate in campwide games
1Hike the Kali-Ama (point per 5 posts)
3Hike the King Kali-Ama
1OooOOoOoo
1Attend the Wooly Wash
2Earn the Wooly Wash Award
1Swim the half-mile
1Swim the mile
1Be a rower or spotter for someone swimming the mile swim
1Climb or rappel at the rock
1Pioneer a structure in Scoutcraft
1Go on a horse ride
1Go on a mountain bike ride
1Participate in a Troop shoot or an open shoot (point per range)
1Improve one level on the BSA Swim Test during the week
1Catch a critter and take it to Nature
2Catch ten crickets for the Camp Office lizards
1Help Nature with camp recycling (see Nature Director before starting)
1Attend the star party Wednesday night
1Catch and release a bass
2Recite the Scout Oath, Law, Motto, Slogan, and Outdoor Code to your Commish
1Cook a cobbler with your Troop
1Participate in a skit or song in your Troop campfire
1Be a waiter for one meal
1Clean a shower center with your Troop
1Participate in a Troop service project
1Clean out a stall at the Corral (see Corral Director before starting)
1From 7-8 on Thursday help sweep and mop the Dining Hall
2Join the Skunk Works Trail Crew
15Attend an off-season work party
1Create your own requirement (see the Camp or Program Dir if you would like it to be >1 point)
Scouts
1Earn a Merit Badge (up to 5 times)
1Advance one rank
1Earn Totin' Chip
1Earn Firem'n Chit
1Earn the Paul Bunyan Woodsman Award
1Earn Snorkeling BSA
Older Scouts and Adults
1Assist in Eagle Trail or Merit Badge instruction (see the Program Dir before starting)
1Help teach Firem'n Chit or Totin' Chip (see Scoutcraft Dir before starting)
1Earn BSA Lifeguard
1Be a lifeguard for an afternoon of open swim (see Waterfront Dir before starting, point/day)
2Pass the CPR course
1Sit on a Board of Review
1Patch tents in your campsite for a half hour (see your Commissioner before starting, up to 3)
Adults
?Work on a task on the Finney Valley Projecl List (see Camp Dir before starting)
1Spray poison oak (see Camp Director before starting)
3Be a driver for a field trip
1Watch a Wente baby for an hour (see baby mama before starting)
2Take a nap in the shade