Posts Tagged ‘Brian On Scouting’

When Justin Aubin learned that Yale University allowed students to include videos with their application, he was thrilled. Yale challenged applicants to demonstrate “a community to which you belong and the footprint you have left.” Justin had the perfect response. He shared a four-minute documentary about his Eagle Scout service project. He led volunteers as they built…

Ryan Kelly, who received a 2018 Pulitzer Prize for his chilling photo of a car plowing into a group of counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Va., is an Eagle Scout. Kelly was a staff photojournalist at The Daily Progress in Charlottesville from 2013 to 2017. He took the award-winning photo — a searing image of that day’s tragic…

It’s time for Show and Tell, where Scouters show their favorite photos based on that week’s Scouting topic and tell the story behind them. Share your photos on Twitter or Facebook using the hashtag #ScoutingShowandTell Or upload a photo as a comment below. Just click the image icon at the bottom of any comment box and choose which…

NOAC 2018 — the National Order of the Arrow Conference this summer at Indiana University — is sure to be an exceptional experience for the 8,000 Arrowmen who will attend. Having been there for NOAC 2015, I can tell you it’s an event unlike anything else in Scouting. But what about those who can’t make…

They’re called early adopter Cub Scout packs. These Scout units, with council approval, have been welcoming girls since Jan. 15. Early feedback from this soft launch of Family Scouting has been excellent. One den leader told me the girls in her den “are curious and want new experiences in a fun and positive environment. … It’s kids and…

Proper gear for climbing includes a quality harness, good rope, the right clothing and shoes — and a climbing helmet. I was surprised to learn the reason we wear helmets when rock climbing goes beyond merely cushioning the cranium in a fall. Climbing helmets also shield your skull from falling objects like rocks or gear…

Robotics and Scouting is “a perfect combination,” Life Scout Nicholas Shunick says. Nicholas and some of his fellow Boy Scouts from Troop 125 in Gainesville, Fla., will head to Houston next week to compete in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST, for short) Lego League Championship. His team is one of hundreds from…

After trading their Boy Scout uniform for a police, fire or military uniform, some Eagle Scouts make the ultimate sacrifice. The Line of Duty Fallen Eagle Recognition from the National Eagle Scout Association honors those Eagle Scouts who have died while serving as police officers, firefighters or members of the military. “It is important that we…

You might have seen the story about a Boy Scout from Utah who has Down syndrome and is working on his Eagle Scout rank. I wanted to clear up some misconceptions about this impressive young man. First, reports that Logan Blythe’s merit badges were revoked and that he was demoted to Cub Scout aren’t true.…

Slogging through ankle-deep, wet snow and facing 96 miles to the next checkpoint, Iditarod sled dog musher Tom Schonberger thought about his team of Siberian huskies. They trained for months ahead of the nearly 1,000-mile trek across the icy Alaskan landscape from Anchorage to Nome, which started March 3. They qualified for the famous annual sled dog…