Den Meeting Opening Flag Ceremony
Opening and Closing Ceremonies
Den Meeting Opening Flag Ceremony
An opening flag ceremony for den meetings.
Den or Pack
Den level ceremony
Supply List
- Printer
- Printed copy of the ceremony script
- American Flag
- Den Flag
- Flag Stands
Set-Up:
Print the ceremony script before the meeting. Before Cub Scouts arrive, place the flag stands on either side of the “stage”. Determine which Cub Scouts will act as color guard and carry the American flag and the den flag. Den Leader positions the color guard at the back of the room. The Cub Scout carrying the American flag stands on the left (when facing the stage) and the Cub Scout carrying the den flag stands on the right (when facing the stage).
Directions
Before the Ceremony
- Print the ceremony script.
- Place the flag stands on either side of the “stage”.
- Determine which Cub Scouts will carry the American flag and the den flag.
- Den Leader positions the color guard at the back of the room. The Cub Scout carrying the American flag stands on the left (when facing the stage) and the Cub Scout carrying the den flag stands on the right (when facing the stage).
During the Ceremony
1. Speaker follows the script.
“SPEAKER: Color Guard, attention. Den, attention. Will the audience please rise. (Wait for everyone to stand up.)
SPEAKER: Color Guard, advance. Scout Salute. (Wait for the Color Guard to walk forward.)
SPEAKER: (When the Color Guard gets past the audience.) Color Guard, Halt. Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
SPEAKER: Color Guard, post the colors. (Color guard places flags into flag stands; American flag to the left of the stage, den flag to the right of the stage.)
SPEAKER: Two. (Put down Scout Salute.)
SPEAKER: Scout Sign. (Put up Cub Scout sign.) Please join me in the Scout Oath & Law. “On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.” “A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.”
SPEAKER: Two. (Put down Scout Sign.)
SPEAKER: Color Guard, retreat. (Color Guard walks back to where they started.)”
2. Everyone returns to their seats.
