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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.
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When faced with the challenge to complete an Eagle Scout project, Alexander B. knew he wanted to develop a project that would not only make camping more enjoyable, but that could also save lives. Alexander hoped to help keep his community safe and now, thanks to his inspiring efforts, his project has earned the honorable…
When thinking about Eagle Scout advancement … .. we ought to ask “what is an Eagle Scout?” rather than “who deserves to be an Eagle Scout?” The answer to the question “who deserves to be an Eagle Scout?” is easy; any Scout who completes the requirements.
Bill Steele (left) and Hemirrhagus billsteelei, the spider named in his honor. Eagle Scout Bill Steele, a world-renowned speleologist, spends a lot of his time inside caves in Mexico. Hemirrhagus billsteelei , a newly discovered species of spider, spends all of its time there.
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.
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.
Michael Yerger, a contestant on the 36th season of the CBS reality show Survivor , is an Eagle Scout. Yerger, who was 18 when Survivor: Ghost Island was filmed in the summer of 2017 in Fiji, is trying to be the youngest person ever to win Survivor .
Michael Costello accomplished a lot in less than 15 years. He never let anything — certainly not a heart condition and other chronic health issues — stand in the way of his goals. Michael died March 11, 2017 — just a week shy of his 15th birthday.
Scout 1 is trying to raise funds for his Eagle Scout project. Message me if you'd like to contribute - - - - - - - - - - - Hello, I am a Boy Scout from Troop 117 working on my Eagle Scout Project. I am making signs for a "Planet Walk" at the Cameron Park Rotary Community Observatory.
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More than 900 million products were recalled in the U.S. last year. Many of those products are still in families’ homes. Eagle Scout Chris LoPresti and his team decided to do something about this potentially dangerous problem. They launched Bonnie , a free recall monitoring service that automatically analyzes your purchases and alerts you when a…
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.
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.
It became one of the defining images of a tragic day: Tobias Ellwood, his face mottled with blood, trying to save a policeman who had been stabbed in the March 22, 2017, terror attack in London. Despite his best efforts, Ellwood, an Eagle Scout, was unable to save constable Keith Palmer.
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.
Via Rusty L. of Troop 380, Arlington, Texas. I could write a lengthy introduction to this blog post about Scouting-themed cake ideas. I could tell you how these 29 mouthwatering photos come from Cub Scout blue and gold banquets, troop anniversaries and Eagle Scout courts of honor.
Before he became the mayor of Albuquerque, N.M., Tim Keller became an Eagle Scout. Keller, now 40, received Scouting’s highest honor on Aug. 10, 1995, as a member of Troop 285 in Albuquerque, part of the Great Southwest Council. The man in charge of New Mexico’s largest city (population: 559,277) took time out of his…
At a special Eagles on the Hill gathering in Washington, D.C., more than 100 people — most of them Eagle Scouts — gathered to celebrate Scouting. Among those who assembled in the stately Committee on Ways and Means Hearing Room on Wednesday were Eagle Scout congressmen, Eagle Scout congressional staffers, Eagle Scout students and Eagle Scout business…
In middle school and high school, Andrew Lee got tired of teachers and classmates telling him he “can’t do this and can’t do that.” So he became a Boy Scout. Then an Eagle Scout. “Boy Scouts was the first time someone told me what I can do,” he said.
After five years of steady increases, the average age of Eagle Scouts fell in 2017. It’s now at 17.21 years — or 17 years, 2 months and 15 days. That’s the lowest mark since at least 2009, the first year for which detailed Eagle Scout statistics were made available to me.
The world needs more Eagle Scouts, and 2017 delivered in a big way. Exactly 55,494 young men became Eagle Scouts last year. That’s the most in a single year since 2013, and it’s the fourth-biggest Eagle Scout class in history (trailing 2012, 2010 and 2013).
Scouting Alumni and Friends has named Joseph Weingarten of Fishers, Ind., its 2018 National Alumnus of the Year. The award is presented each year to one worthy alumnus who has made significant contributions to our country through his or her career, avocation, community service and service to the BSA’s alumni program.
Larry Bacow, a Distinguished Eagle Scout who is “one of the most experienced and respected leaders in American higher education,” will be the next president of Harvard University. Harvard announced the selection on Sunday , calling Bacow someone who has “the curiosity and keen intelligence of a scholar and teacher, the vision and steady hand of…
Eagle Scout Chris Fogt (right) with fellow bobsledder Justin Olsen. It doesn’t get much more all-American than this. Chris Fogt, 34, is an Eagle Scout. He’s a three-time Olympian in bobsled. And he’s a major in the U.S. Army who spent a year deployed in Iraq.
Justin Krewson is one of the world’s best at sliding 80 miles an hour down an icy track. So good, in fact, that he’ll represent Team USA in the luge doubles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics this month. Before he was into sliding, Krewson was into Scouting.
Taylor Morris’ progress toward the Eagle Scout rank was lagging when his parents made him a deal. Finish Eagle, they said, and you’ll get your driver’s license. That did the trick. Morris earned Eagle in 2009, as a member of Venturing Crew 2834 of South Jordan, Utah.
Updated with final results. Three members of the Team USA delegation competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics are Eagle Scouts, the National Eagle Scout Association has confirmed. The list includes two members of the luge team — one in singles and one in doubles — and one bobsledder.
Update Feb. 5, 2018 : Congratulations to Donnie Jones, Eagle Scout and Super Bowl champion! It’s only fitting that Donnie Jones would make it to his first Super Bowl as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. After all, the veteran punter is an Eagle Scout.
Tiger Scout Zachary Hearon looked over his grandfather’s Scouting memorabilia displayed at his pack’s blue and gold banquet. He was fascinated with the Eagle Scout award. His grandfather, Russell Hayes, earned his Eagle in 1965 while a member of Explorer Post 44 in Millville, New Jersey.
Few troops can count astronauts among their alumni. Only one can say it was the troop where a future U.S. president became an Eagle Scout. Troop 215 of Grand Rapids, Mich., can claim both. The troop, which turns 100 on Feb.
Three boys in the Lennon family earned the Eagle rank. So did the three boys in the Smith family, who live behind the Lennons. Two families with six Eagle Scouts living within a block of each other in Bridgeville, Pa.
Top row, from left: National chief Anthony Peluso and national vice chief Michael Kipp. Bottom row, from left: Northeast Region chief Justin St. Louis, Southern Region chief Zach Callicutt, Central Region chief Will Coots and Western Region chief Jordan Jefferis.
Yes, you can be a successful student, top-tier athlete and Eagle Scout. The latest in a lengthy list of examples: Jackson Harris, a junior tight end for the University of Georgia. Georgia will face Alabama tonight in the college football championship.
Story contributed by Anthony Vogl, Director of Development of the Seneca Waterways Council Look carefully at the picture above. While it might look like these Scouts have their pencils ready to complete their SAT’s, they’re actually anxiously awaiting being called for their Eagle Scout Board of Review.
