Editing Scouting in Virginia (section)

===Shenandoah Area Council===
Headquartered in [[Winchester, Virginia]] the '''Shenandoah Area Council''' serves Scouts in Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, and Warren counties in Virginia and Berkeley, Morgan and Jefferson Counties in West Virginia.

====Organization====
The Shenandoah Area Council is divided into four districts and includes a Learning for Life division.<ref name="Stakeholder Report 2011" />
*[[Manahoac]] District: [[Clarke County, Virginia|Clarke County]] in Virginia and [[Jefferson County, West Virginia|Jefferson County]] in [[West Virginia]]
*[[Patawomeck|Potomac]] District: serves [[Berkeley County, West Virginia|Berkeley]] and [[Morgan County, West Virginia|Morgan]] counties, West Virginia
*[[Shawnee]] District: serves the [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]] and [[Frederick County, Virginia|Frederick County]] in Virginia and [[Capon Bridge, West Virginia|Capon Bridge]] and [[Paw Paw, West Virginia|Paw Paw]] in West Virginia
*Shenrapawa District: serves [[Page County, Virginia|Page]], [[Rappahannock County, Virginia|Rappahannock]], [[Shenandoah County, Virginia|Shenandoah]], and [[Warren County, Virginia|Warren]] counties in Virginia

====Camp====
[[Camp Rock Enon]] or CRE is both a Scouts BSA and Cub Scout resident summer camp with high adventure opportunities.<ref name="Stakeholder Report 2011">{{Cite news |date=2011 |title=Stakeholder Report |publisher=SAC |url=http://www.imagegroupink.com/images/AR-104.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301094342/http://www.imagegroupink.com/images/AR-104.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-01 |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2017}}</ref>{{rp|2}} The mineral springs of the area afforded the development of a resort in 1856.<ref name="Engelhard">{{Cite book |last=Engelhard |first=G.P. |title=The Standard medical directory of North America |date=1902 |pages=924}}</ref>{{rp|868}}  89 years later in 1945 the resort and most of the land was converted into the Scout camp of today.<ref name="Records">{{Cite book |last=Bell |first=Stewart Jr. |url=http://www.youseemore.com/handley/contentpages.asp?loc=490 |title=Rock Enon Springs Records #1303 |publisher=Handley Regional Library |location=Winchester, VA, USA |access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref> The summer camp programs includes obvious outdoor programs like aquatics camping, cooking, fishing, handicraft, and shooting sports, yet also includes less common programs like canyoneering, rappelling, rock climbing, scuba, space exploration, volleyball, white water rafting, and wilderness survival.<ref>Summer camp programs:
{{Hanging indent | {{Cite news |last=Lux |first=Brian |date=2011 |title=Administration Guide |pages=16 |publisher=Camp Rock Enon |url=http://bsa259.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/2011-Camp-Rock-Enon-Administration-Guide.pdf |access-date=28 February 2017}}{{rp|11}}}}{{Hanging indent | {{cite news|last1=Wagner|first1=Gary|title=The Quest|url=http://www.potomacag.org/utilities/file_library/documents/RoyalRangers/Tomahawk_Jul-Aug2015.pdf|access-date=28 February 2017|work=Tomahawk|agency=Potomac District [[Royal Rangers]]|issue=July–August|publisher=[[Assemblies of God]]|date=2015}}{{rp|6}}}}{{Hanging indent | {{cite news|title=Previous Summer Camps|url=http://troop349.us/about-349/previous-summer-camps/|access-date=28 February 2017|publisher=Troop 349|date=2009}}}}</ref> Camper family members are invited to visit the camp on Friday nights for dinner; a Scout-performed campfire program with skits, songs, and jokes; then an Order of the Arrow Callout Ceremony.<ref name="Administration Guide">{{Cite news |last=Lux |first=Brian |date=2011 |title=Administration Guide |pages=16 |publisher=Camp Rock Enon |url=http://bsa259.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/2011-Camp-Rock-Enon-Administration-Guide.pdf |access-date=28 February 2017}}</ref>{{rp|10}} Each Sunday evening at the camp chapel a short non-denominational service called Vespers is held.<ref name="Administration Guide" />{{rp|10}} In 1985 the camp participated in the international camp staff program by hiring Martin Woodhead of England and Jos Verschure of the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fairweather |first=Dan |date=1985 |title=Bringing the World to Summer Camp |work=Scouting |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |issue=March–April |issn=0036-9500}}{{rp|27}}</ref> In 2010 campers spent 9,034 nights at Camp Rock Enon.<ref name="Stakeholder Report 2011" />{{rp|2}} The camp includes 14 campsites that accommodate from 16 to 56 campers in tents or Adirondack shelters as well as a dining hall that can serve 450 at a time.<ref>Campsites:
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Poland Lodge dining hall: {{Hanging indent | {{cite news|last1=McVey|first1=John|title=Longtime Boy Scouts supporter named 2015 Distinguished Citizen|url=http://www.journal-news.net/news/local-news/2015/02/longtime-boy-scouts-supporter-named-2015-distinguished-citizen/|access-date=28 February 2017|publisher=Journal News|date=February 17, 2015}}}}
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====Order of the Arrow====
*Shenshawopotoo Lodge #276, established in 1944.  Shenshawpotoo is a composite word, made up of the first syllables of the Council name, and the three districts in the council at the time the lodge was formed - Shawnee, Potomac, and Two Rivers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shenshawopotoo Lodge |url=http://www.shenshawpotoo.org |website=shenshawpotoo.org}}</ref>