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Jayhawk eBugler – September 2025
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C.O.P.E.
Challenging Outdoor Personal Experiences—is a Scouting program that includes group initiative games, trust events, and challenges that reach from the ground to the sky.
Jayhawk Area Council has a long history with this program, and we are excited to bring it back! Our Low C.O.P.E. Course has been inspected and is back open for scouts and non-scout groups to participate in. We have several dates available over the next year for scout groups to sign up and take the challenge. Our fall event date is August 8-9th and this event is open to all scouts ages 13 and up in our council with registration going live soon.
Our Volunteer COPE/Climbing Committee is currently in our Phase 2 of projects to continue expanding our course to it’s original size and beyond! Over the summer we will be performing repairs and improvements on our Climbing Towers and a three part High C.O.P.E. Course element (Giants ladder, Balance Beam, and Rappel) and should have them opening over the 2025-2026 year!
The Jungle Gym, Monster, and Zip Line will all be updated and reopened over the next few camping seasons, so stay tuned for updates as we bring our C.O.P.E. program back to the Jayhawk Area Council! Join us for our inaugural reopening event on August 8th and 9th!
August 8-9th, 2025
March 13-14th, 2026
May 8-9th, 2026
June 19-20th, 2026
For more information or to lock in a date please contact Kurt Garner @ Kurt.Garner@scouting.org.
Theisen to Join Jayhawk Area Staff
Scout Executive Wayne Pancoast is pleased to announce that Nicholas Thiesen has been hired as the Sojadi District Executive effective May 20, 2025.
Nick Theisen (pronounced Tyson) graduated from ITT Technical with an associate degree in Computer Aided Drafting along with some additional certifications. He currently lives in Post Falls, Idaho and has spent the last ten years working for Buck Knives, Inc.
Nick has a combined 25 years of Scouting experience. He is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow and is Wood Badge trained. He has served in numerous volunteer roles including Assistant Scoutmaster, Den Leader and Unit Commissioner. As a commissioner, he has earned his doctorate at the College of Commissioner Science and has most recently served as an Assistant District Commissioner in charge of recruiting. The den he served as den leader recently crossed into a troop. He is a District Award of Merit recipient and has earned the Arrowhead Award, Commissioner’s Key and Distinguished Commissioner. This year, he took the inaugural online Commissioner Seabadge.
Nick is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He has served on the honor guard and held numerous roles including Grand Knight. He is excited to join the Jayhawk Area Council.
Please welcome Nick to our council.
