Posts Tagged ‘BSA National President’

Being prepared is at the core of every Scout’s life. No one ever knows when they’ll be called upon to step up and help in a bad situation, but Scouts work to be sure they’re prepared for whenever something like that happens. Just such an occasion happened to 10-year-old Scout Conner W., who was spending…

  UNC running back and Eagle Scout, Elijah Hood (Photo credit: Robert Willett/ the Charlotte Observer) College football kicks off this weekend and when University of North Carolina running back Elijah Hood steps onto the field for the first time in the 2016 season, he’ll Be Prepared for whatever the season brings. Why? Because he’s…

Much is made of earning Eagle Scout, and for good reason. However, each year, thousands of young men in Scouting age out of the program without reaching the rank of Eagle, and many of them have an experience in Scouting that is just as valuable, if not more so, than others who make it all the way…

This summer, more than 700 Venturers from across the country joined together for the first ever VenturingFest at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. The event was a mighty success and the next VenturingFest has been officially announced for 2018—just in time for the High-Adventure program’s 20th anniversary. From zip lines and water sports to concerts with new friends,…

  Scout Adrian R. on lookout duty during a Boy Scout cruise on Lake Superior. (Photo credit:Alfy Wolfram) Boy Scout leader Alfy Wolfram might be 73-years-old, but he still knows what kind of experiences teens nowadays are craving: the unforgettable, meaningful ones you want to tell all of your friends about, of course. The Scout…

If you’ve been fishing at enough public spots like piers at local lakes, you’ve probably come across an unsightly problem that makes the whole fishing experience less enjoyable. Many fishing spots are plagued by discarded, tangled fishing line just left as trash twisted around the boards of a pier, woven in and out of the…

It’s not all that uncommon for a Scout to love science. Science is, after all, a key element to a host of beloved Scouting activities from geocaching to cooking. So what happens when a Scout loves science so much that, even as he works toward Eagle, he can’t escape the pull of the scientific world? If…

There are many Scout troops that turn out one or two Eagle Scouts each year, but, though no statistics are kept on the level of frequency, it’s safe to say that troops that turn out nine Eagle Scouts at the same time are relatively rare. Indeed, when those nine Eagle Scouts are all in the…