Posts Tagged ‘Brian On Scouting’
BSA to open out-of-this-world high-adventure base in 2019
Fifty years — to the day — after an Eagle Scout was the first human to set foot on the moon, the Boy Scouts of America will create a permanent high-adventure base there. Tranquility High Adventure Base — the fifth jewel in BSA’s high-adventure crown — will open July 20, 2019. It’ll be tough to top the…
Read MoreWisconsin police Explorer saves fellow student from choking
Emergencies happen when and where you least expect them. Like on March 22 in the high school cafeteria of Central High School in La Crosse, Wis. Freshman Ian Brown was enjoying lunch when his classmate began to choke. Other students thought Will Olson was being funny, but Ian spotted a change in the color of Will’s neck. As a Law…
Read MoreSummer camp season’s almost here, so it’s time for that annual physical
We’re mere months away from the summer, aka the Greatest Scouting Season. And while it’s too early to pack your bags and load the trailer, the time is right for one essential step in summer Scouting preparation. It’s time to get your physical. As noted on the Annual Health and Medial Record website, a pre-participation physical is needed for…
Read MoreWood Badge participant reflects on her ‘life-changing experience’
Estrella-Wells (middle) shared plenty of laughs with her fellow Buffaloes. After her first day of Wood Badge, Renee Estrella-Wells was tired and more than a little overwhelmed. “It felt like not just one fire hose of information drowning you, but three,” she said. “I questioned who told me this was fun and if I should show them the…
Read MoreHigh-ranking Eagle Scout at the Pentagon shares strong words about Scouting
Ron K., an Eagle Scout from North Carolina, opened the lunch by saying grace. “Please let us have fun in Washington,” he said, “but do our business, too.” On Monday, in a special dining room deep inside the Pentagon, the Report to the Nation delegates had lunch with Gen. Paul Selva. And while the lunch conversation included some business,…
Read More2016 Merit Badge Rankings unveiled: These were the most and least popular
Scouts and Scouters, meet your repeat champion: the First Aid merit badge. After losing its top spot to the Cooking merit badge in 2014, First Aid retook the crown in 2015 and defended its title in 2016. That means more Scouts earned the First Aid merit badge in 2016 than any other badge. It was something…
Read MoreShe’s helped 1,000 young men become Eagle Scouts
It happened a few minutes after 7 p.m. on March 14. Inside Room 126 of the Peachtree City (Ga.) United Methodist Church, Preston A. passed his board of review and became an Eagle Scout. The moment wasn’t just monumental for Preston and his family. It was also historic for Ute Whatley, the Eagle Scout Coordinator in Preston’s district (the…
Read MoreScouting gets high approval rating from four cabinet secretaries
Four meetings with cabinet secretaries yielded four strong responses to Scouting and the ways in which it prepares young people for life. It’s safe to say that, thanks to the 10 terrific Report to the Nation delegates who represent 2.3 million outstanding youth participants nationwide, the BSA’s approval rating is high. John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security “I stand before…
Read MoreSea Base crew reunites 36 years after trek to re-create photo
The Scouts of Troop 251 — now full-grown adults with Scouts of their own — wanted to host a reunion of their 1981 Sea Base crew. They read the Bryan on Scouting post about the Philmont crew from Tennessee that re-created a photo taken 34 years earlier, and they wanted to do the same. But there was…
Read MoreWhat a 190-member troop can teach you about retention
With 190 registered members, Troop 755 of Northville, Mich. — just outside of Detroit — is almost eight times the size of an average 25-member troop. In fact, it could be the biggest troop east of the Mississippi. With such an impressive number of boys, what better source for learning how the troop recruits and…
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