Where are NDSS Original Scouts Now?
This period saw most of the original members and seconds set of scouts leaving as they reached the maximum scout age. Scout Leader Noel Penco and his as assistant Christopher Campbell had a differcult task to follow and at the same time, build upon the solid foundation that was laid by the scouts of the sixties. Both leaders represented the troop quite well as scouts, and though very young, they had the maturity to lead the group to its most differcult era. With our motto "Aim High" they went for the sky with the regimental training. The theme was Quality, not Quantity.
This period saw a "down the island camp" in 1970.
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1st. NDSS Group Picture @ the Boy's RC School Court Yard
Church Service 1971
This period saw a "down the island camp" in 1970, an oversees troop camp in Grenanda
In May 1974, we witnessed the formation of our Bugle Band. Members underwent an extensive taining with the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment Band.
Noel Penco (Band Founder) teaching how to drum roll - 1974
In September 1974, the troop displayed their newly acquired skills throug the streets of San Fernando with the sweet and lively Calypso rhythms emanating from the bugles, the side drums, tenor drums, and base drums of the 1st. Notre Dame Bugle Band. It was an instant success.
Annually, the group entered both District and National Chancellor Flag Competitions and it was not until 1978 and 1979 that they were declared winners of the San Fernando District Preliminaries for those two consectutive years.
(Left - Right:Sheldon Cazoe, Vincent Harvey, Charles Harvey, Dennison Dean, John Hoyte, Kerwyn Roach, and Gary Morales)
We participated in every National Competition. Sports, Music, Regatta, Cooking, Scouting. Both Scouts and Venture s were places either
The Fruits of 1st. NDSS (1980-1989)
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