Eagle Scout Project Idea: Planting A Garden http://t.co/5l4KWVrbjz (opens in a new tab)
Eagle Scout Project Idea: Planting A Garden http://t.co/5l4KWVrbjz : via Twitter http://ift.tt/1714avm
Topic
Eagle Scouts
Courts of honor, boards of review and service projects that took months of planning. Scouters wrote about the journey to Eagle from every angle, from the first rank advancement to the speech at the ceremony.
917 posts · 2008–2020
Eagle Scouts posts from 2014
Showing 51–100 of 118 posts
Eagle Scout Project Idea: Planting A Garden (opens in a new tab)
One of the best ways to beautify an area is to plant a garden. And if that garden can also be used to help educate kids? All the better. Adam Smith, from Troop 7007 in Prescott, Arizona, recently completed an Eagle Scout project that saw him raise $950 for the construction of a garden for…
To Parents at an Eagle Court of Honor
Here's an idea of what can be said at an Eagle Court of Honor to help parents understand their role in Scouting. This is a big day, and it all goes by fast. Before we go any further; mom and dad, take a moment to look at your Scout.
Which fictional characters are most likely to be Eagle Scouts? (opens in a new tab)
Captain America, MacGyver and Indiana Jones are just three of the fictional characters you said would be Eagle Scouts, if they existed in the real world.
413 Eagle Scouts graduated from military academies in 2014 (opens in a new tab)
At least 413 Eagle Scouts graduated from our nation's military academies in 2014, which reflects the level of dedication Eagle Scouts have to our nation.
Eagles' Call, the magazine for all Eagle Scouts - and future Eagles! - half-price with code EGCMA14 http://t.co/rqPy2mKwvg (opens in a new tab)
Eagles' Call, the magazine for all Eagle Scouts - and future Eagles! - half-price with code EGCMA14 http://t.co/rqPy2mKwvg : via Twitter http://ift.tt/1714avm
Can youth wear the NESA Life Member square knot? (opens in a new tab)
Justin, a youth and lifetime member of the National Eagle Scout Association, asks whether he can wear the silver-bordered NESA Life Member square knot.
Meet the Eagle Scout working at the 'CBS Evening News' (opens in a new tab)
Eagle Scout Scott Berger is associate director of the "CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley," where he helps put out a 30-minute news program every weekday.
RT @boyscouts: July 3 deadline to be included in "Eagle Scout Yearbook, Class of 2013" is approaching: http://t.co/XhHPaUJzm3 (opens in a new tab)
RT @boyscouts: July 3 deadline to be included in "Eagle Scout Yearbook, Class of 2013" is approaching: http://t.co/XhHPaUJzm3 : via Twitter http://ift.tt/1714avm
6 revisions to the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook (opens in a new tab)
The Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook (No. 512-927) is regularly refreshed to make it easier to use and understand.
16-year-old Eagle Scout Climbs Two Giant Mountains Back To Back http://t.co/lKuxjZhiDl (opens in a new tab)
16-year-old Eagle Scout Climbs Two Giant Mountains Back To Back http://t.co/lKuxjZhiDl : via Twitter http://ift.tt/1714avm
Eagle Scout becomes youngest to summit 27,766-foot Makalu (opens in a new tab)
Eagle Scout Matt Moniz keeps raising the stakes. On May 25, the 16-year-old became the youngest person to summit the 27,766-foot Makalu, the world's fifth-tallest mountain. A week earlier he summited the 26,905-foot Cho Oyu, Earth's sixth-highest mountain. Of course there's one mountain taller than these and any other: Everest, elevation 29,029 feet.
Eagle Scouts Begin Massive Bike Trek Across The Country This Weekend http://t.co/mDK75nRJ0k (opens in a new tab)
Eagle Scouts Begin Massive Bike Trek Across The Country This Weekend http://t.co/mDK75nRJ0k : via Twitter http://ift.tt/1714avm
Eagle Scouts Begin Massive Bike Trek This Weekend (opens in a new tab)
Eagle Scouts Begin Massive Bike Trek Across The Country This Weekend Earlier this year, we told you about the group of Eagle Scouts from Troop 165 in Fredericksburg, Va., who will be biking across the country this summer. Well, after years of training and planning, the time is finally here: The group begins their epic…
Eagle Court Of Honor Participant (opens in a new tab)
On Sunday, May 4th, there was a court of honor held for Melrose Boy Scout Troop 68′s newest Eagle Scout. Alex is the 22nd Scout to attain this honor since I began serving as an adult leader of troop in 1980.As far as I know, there was only one Eagle Scout in Melrose before 1980…
These Eagle Scouts won three of NESA's biggest scholarships in 2014 (opens in a new tab)
You're going to want to meet Cody, Donald and Ryan. These three Eagle Scouts won three of the National Eagle Scout Association ‘s most prestigious scholarships in 2014 and have been spotlighted in a series of videos first shown at the BSA's National Annual Meeting in May.
Eagle Scout's act of kindness keeps on giving. http://t.co/6nxVaCk1Zb (opens in a new tab)
Eagle Scout's act of kindness keeps on giving. http://t.co/6nxVaCk1Zb : via Twitter http://ift.tt/1714avm
Finance Impact e-Letter: June 1 Issue Highlights Camp Inventories, FOS Recognition, NESA Scholarship Recipients, and More (opens in a new tab)
Click image to view e-Letter The June 1 edition of the Finance Impact Department's e-Letter has been published and is now available online. This edition provides information for recording camp inventories; reiterates the requirements for Friends of Scouting recognition, to be presented at the 2014 Top Hands Conference; gives information regarding local councils' audited financial…
Words from Eagles (opens in a new tab)
Across our country, hundreds of ceremonies are held each year to honor those young men who have earned the rank of Eagle Scout. It's a significant achievement and a bold statement of their commitment to the values of Scouting. It also signals our next generation of nation's leaders.
New BSA President Gates: 'Time for some blunt talk' in Scouting (opens in a new tab)
Robert M. Gates, the former defense secretary, will prioritize transparency, marketing, retention and recruitment, and continued program innovation during his two-year term as the 35th president of the Boy Scouts of America. In his first speech to Scouters and Scouts since the 2010 jamboree, the Distinguished Eagle Scout and past president of the National Eagle…
Robert Gates, Eagle Scout and former defense secretary, begins term as BSA president (opens in a new tab)
The Boy Scouts of America today elected Robert M. Gates, Eagle Scout, former defense secretary and former CIA director as its national president. He officially begins his two-year term as the BSA's 35th president today. The BSA's volunteer and professional delegates attending this week's National Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn., voted to confirm Gates as…
Merit Badge team serves up some reminders about Cooking merit badge
Avid readers of this blog have been hearing about changes to Cooking merit badge since October 2012 . But new Scouters or new blog readers might not know about the exciting, important changes to this now-Eagle-required merit badge. The basic facts are these: Cooking merit badge became required to earn the Eagle Scout Award on Jan.
Ask the Expert: Who approves the Eagle Scout Project Final Plan?
Trevor, a Life Scout, recently got his Eagle Scout Project Proposal OK'd by his unit leader, unit committee, the project beneficiary and his council or district. With that complete, next up in the process is filling out a Final Plan, which the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook says is a tool for the Scout's use…
Imagine Dragons and its Eagle Scout lead singer score 5 Billboard Music Awards (opens in a new tab)
If you've never heard of Imagine Dragons, ask a couple of your Scouts to get you up to speed. Or check out the list of winners from last night's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. The rock band, fronted by Eagle Scout lead singer Dan Reynolds, won five awards last night, including Top Rock Artist…
How did the Eagle Scout do in 'The Amazing Race' finale?
Talk about great odds. Eagle Scout Connor O'Leary and his dad, Dave, had a one in three shot at winning $1 million in last night's season finale of The Amazing Race . Appropriate to any discussion about odds, the 35,000-mile race around the world ended in Las Vegas.
MSPP #137: Eagle Scout Thomas Schwinghamer Scouting Life (opens in a new tab)
Has it really been five months since I last posted a video to the Melrose Scouting Productions Podcast? I guess so. Time to get busy with that once again. After all, I do have a few more videos to share with you.
Father-son team on 'The Amazing Race' includes Eagle Scout
He's already earned Scouting's highest honor, so racing donkeys in Italy, dancing in Malaysia and becoming a barber in Seville, Spain - all with a million bucks on the line - seems like a cake walk for Connor O'Leary. Connor is the younger half of the "David & Connor" father-son team competing for $1 million on the Emmy-winning…
Maryland mom raised all seven of her sons to become Eagle Scouts
Talk about setting the bar high. Mary Agnes Lewis, 86, was honored by the Baltimore Area Council earlier this month as its first Eagle Scout Mom of the Year. Her accomplishment? Helping all seven of her sons achieve the Eagle Scout Award.
How many Eagle Scouts earned Eagle palms in 2013? (opens in a new tab)
Not content at the 21 merit badges required for Eagle, some Scouts go beyond and earn additional merit badges, making them eligible to receive Eagle Scout palms. An Eagle Scout who earns five merit badges beyond the minimum amount (and meets other requirements ) will receive a Bronze Palm.
Eagles' Call, the official magazine for Eagle Scouts, now available for anyone (opens in a new tab)
Now you don't have to be an Eagle Scout to read about the cool things Eagle Scouts are doing. For the first time ever, Eagles ‘ Call , the quarterly magazine from the National Eagle Scout Association, is available to anyone, not just those who have earned Scouting's highest honor.
Now there's a new, third way to wear Eagle Scout palms (opens in a new tab)
Eagle Scout's the highest rank in Scouting, but it's not the end of the road. An Eagle Scout who earns five merit badges beyond the minimum amount (and meets other requirements ) will receive a Bronze Palm. He'll get a Gold Palm for 10 extra merit badges and a Silver Palm for 15.
You earned Eagle, now make sure you're in the 2015 Eagle Scout Directory (opens in a new tab)
This blog and the pages of Eagles' Call magazine are filled with stories of Eagle Scouts who have gone on to do great things. And that's just the ones we know about. Another 500,000 Eagle Scouts have dropped off of Scouting's radar since earning Scouting's highest rank at some point in the award's 102-year history.
This summer, Eagle Scouts will bicycle across America to prove a point
It sounds like the trailer for a summer blockbuster: In a world saturated by television, smartphones and video games, one group of Scouts dares to step outside and show the world they still value the outdoors, exercise and self-discipline. But this is better than a Hollywood movie.
Eagle Palms and Merit Badges (opens in a new tab)
Steve sent in this question about Eagle palms : In terms of earning Palms. Do MB's earned before getting Eagle count towards Palms? The wording on the BSA site is unclear to me. My oldest will be 15 in July and has to be in his PL position for about 4 months to be able to…
An honest perspective about becoming an Eagle Scout (opens in a new tab)
In a few weeks, my two boys will be having their Eagle Court of Honor. As I've been scanning the web looking through lots of ideas for how to run one, I came across this letter from Mike Rowe that I read for the first time.
Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds is an Eagle Scout
Here's some news that rocks. Long before he helped Imagine Dragons win a Grammy Award, an American Music Award and a Teen Choice Award, lead singer Dan Reynolds earned the Eagle Scout Award. Yes, the vocalist for the band that MTV in 2013 called "the year's biggest breakout band" got his start in Scouting.
After conquering America's summits, teen Eagle Scout sets sights on Everest
Matt Moniz and his dad, Mike, needed just six weeks and a day to climb to the highest point in every U.S. state. That's faster than anyone in history. I'm talking 50 summits - from Alaska's 20,322-foot Denali to Florida's 345-foot Britton Hill - in just 43 days.
Chris Evans' Captain America was inspired by an Eagle Scout
Captain America and Eagle Scouts: Both wear uniforms, and of course they're both patriotic and brave. But recently I learned the shield-toting Avenger has even more in common with young men who earn Scouting's highest award than you might think.
Eagle Scout Connor Stotts receives 2014 Citizen Honors award (opens in a new tab)
On July 31, 2011, Eagle Scout Connor Stotts singlehandedly saved the lives of three swimmers caught in a dangerous riptide near Oceanside Beach, Calif. This bravery earned Connor the BSA's Honor Medal With Crossed Palms , as well as the Carnegie Medal (which came with a $5,000 reward).
Finance Impact e-Letter: March 15 Issue Highlights AFP Courses and Eagle Scout Yearbook
Click image to view e-Letter The March 15 edition of the Finance Impact Department's e-Letter has been published and is now available online. This issue highlights the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Fundamentals of Fundraising and Fiscal Management I courses offered May 18-20 in Nashville, Tennessee, prior to the National Annual Meeting.
An Eagle Scout in Antarctica: Icebergs, penguins and unbelievable views
On the bottom of the world right now, Eagle Scout Alex Houston is having an experience that tops all others. I already introduced you to Alex and told you about his time in Ushuaia, Argentina , as he prepared for the journey by boat to Antarctica.
An Eagle Scout in Antarctica: Days 1 & 2
Well, he made it. After enduring the 30-hour, 6,680-mile, three-flight trip from Lawrence, Kan., to Ushuaia, Argentina, Eagle Scout Alex Houston already has plenty of stories to tell. I introduced you to Alex last week. He's the Eagle Scout selected to join an expedition called 2041 that will explore the Antarctic Peninsula to research its…
Seriously cool: Kansas Eagle Scout leaves for Antarctica today
Alex, you're not in Kansas anymore. Alex Houston, an Eagle Scout from Lawrence, Kan., is leaving today on an international expedition to Antarctica. He was selected from among several Eagle Scout applicants to represent the BSA on this once-in-a-lifetime trip.
2013 Eagles: Don't miss your chance to be in the 'Eagle Scout Yearbook' (opens in a new tab)
Yearbooks are priceless windows into the past, and the Eagle Scout Yearbook, Class of 2013 will be no exception. To make it happen, though, the National Eagle Scout Association needs your help to fill the yearbook's pages with the stories of the 56,841 young men who earned Eagle last year.
Dennis Pitta, Eagle Scout and Baltimore tight end, gets 5-year deal
They say once you're an Eagle Scout, you're one for life. For Eagle Scout Dennis Pitta, the same may be true about being a Baltimore Raven. The Super Bowl-winning tight end just signed a five-year deal worth $32 million, according to the Baltimore Sun .
Eagle Scouts Holcomb and Fogt bringing home the bronze in four-man bobsled
As teenagers, they received red, white and blue Eagle Scout medals. This morning, clad in the red, white and blue of Team USA, Steven Holcomb and Chris Fogt got bronze Olympic ones. The Eagle Scouts were two of the four members of the USA-1 "Night Train 2″ team, which also included Curt Tomasevicz and Steve…
Chicago Eagle Scout to receive Honor Medal for heroism during shooting
A Scout is brave, but what Lawrence D. Sellers did on Jan. 29, 2013, was something beyond bravery. The Chicago Area Council Eagle Scout was shot in the leg while shielding a friend from gunfire during the Harsh Park attack that killed Hadiya Pendleton .
Eagle Scout Holcomb steers U.S. to bronze in two-man bobsled (opens in a new tab)
In 2010, Eagle Scout Steven Holcomb won Team USA's first medal in four-man bobsled in 62 years, driving the United States to gold. Yesterday, he ended another 62-year American medal drought, this time in two-man bobsled. He and teammate Steve Langton won bronze in the event at the Sochi Games.
Why do we do this?
Scouting is not an abstruse or difficult science: rather it is a jolly game if you take it in the right light. At the same time it is educative, and (like Mercy) it is apt to benefit him that giveth as well as him that receiveth."
Half of Team USA's 'Night Train' bobsled team are Eagle Scouts
Team USA's bobsledders must be born with a superhuman drive to reach their goals. How else can you explain the fact that 50 percent of USA-1, the four-man Olympic bobsled team with strong medal hopes in Sochi, are Eagle Scouts?