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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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With apologies to the ubiquitous convenience store chain, more Eagle Scout projects went up last year alone than the total number of 7-Elevens currently open worldwide. Yes, the number of 2012 Eagle Scout projects bested the number of worldwide 7-Elevens by a score of
(The following article was written by Brad Schulzetenberg, an alumni of Melrose Boy Scout Troop 68. Brad was a member of the troop from 2000 to 2005. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout. It is the third of a series of guest articles written by former members of Troop 68.)
While in Scouts, Pip sang at Courts of Honor and other troop functions. Last night's finale of Season 4 of The Voice got me thinking about Pip, the Eagle Scout who got much more than 15 minutes of fame as a contestant on Season 2 of the hit NBC show .
The Silver Buffalo Award recognizes leaders whose service to youth is broad-reaching-whether it's the creation of exciting new programs, the organization of high-magnitude events, or bringing Scouting to under-served youth. The award is Scouting's highest honor, and this year's class joins previous recipients such as Bill Gates, Robert Baden-Powell, Bob Hope, William Hillcourt, and many…
Before: Indian cemetery makeover The journey to Eagle benefits more than just the young man who earns the award. He leaves his community a better place, most visibly through his Eagle Scout Service Project. I've blogged about how to find Eagle Scout project ideas , explained that blood drives and other drives are acceptable projects , and…
I recently went before my Board and found out that I had been set up for failure by my Council Commisioner. He had recruited certain people from my past to write negative letters and submit them to my Eagle Board, which he hand-delivered.
Want proof as to how passionate Scout volunteers are about the Boy Scouts of America? Just look at my inbox. Last week, I provided answers to eight frequently asked questions , and at the end of the post, I provided information on how to ask your own Scouting-related question.
So far, Ask the Expert posts have offered one often-lengthy answer to one complicated Scouting question. You can read past posts here . Perhaps a question you have is answered there. But now it's time for the lightning round. Here's a collection of questions I've received along with the short answer: blue cards Question from Ramona…
The "feel-good story of the year" isn't playing at your local theater. It's found in videos like the ones below, showcasing the winners of 2013′s three biggest National Eagle Scout Association scholarships. First meet Elijah LeCroix, winner of the Glenn A.
Entrepreneur and Eagle Scout Ken Krogue. Where do our values come from? For Ken Krogue, the Eagle Scout and Forbes.com contributor, the idea of values first showed up in Scouts, were further developed at the U.S. Naval Academy, and even made an appearance in a classic John Wayne movie.
You give a graduate a gift when he reaches the high point of his educational career, but what about when a boy reaches the pinnacle of Scouting? In other words: To gift or not to gift, that is the question.
When tragedies strike - be it a major accident, natural disaster, or act of violence - Scouts quickly answer the call to respond. It's in our DNA. That often manifests itself in drives for clothing, blood, and/or supplies. Nobody questions the value of these drives, but Scouters often wonder whether they're acceptable as Eagle Scout service projects.
Though certainly not a requirement for earning the Eagle Scout Award, an Eagle Scout Service Project video can be icing on the cake, celebrating and commemorating a boy's hard work and planning. And with HD cameras built into modern smartphones and inexpensive user-friendly, video-editing software available, it's easier than ever to produce high-quality videos like…
Congratulations and thanks to Tim Osburn, who recently completed his Eagle Scout Project focusing on ShelterBox awareness. See the full story at: ShelterBox USA: – News.
It's kind of like finishing a marathon but heading straight for your car instead of stopping to pick up your medal. A Scouter from the St. Louis area - I'll call him "Tim" - emailed me last week with a problem: Three Scouts in Tim's troop finished all the requirements for the Eagle Scout award, but when…
Both groups "make really good salespeople." That's the contention of Ken Krogue, an entrepreneur who wrote this interesting article over at Forbes.com last week. When looking for the best salesmen, you can toss out the research questionnaires, behavioral analytics, surveys, training manuals, business books, and more, Krogue says.
What do President Barack Obama, New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, author Homer Hickam, actor Chuck Norris, and NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal all have in common? No, they're not the five famous people I'd invite to a fantasy dinner party - though that would be interesting.
I should start by saying no one got hurt, no one died, and no one is going to jail… It was August and we were heading home from Philmont Scout Ranch. Our two crews from the Troop stopped in Grand Junction, Colorado to eat at the Golden Corral Buffet, a restaurant that our Scouts came…
Today, the BSA National Council is drawing attention to a study conducted by Baylor University . Funded by the Templeton Foundation , this was an independent study of the differences between adults that were Eagle Scouts, had been Boy Scouts, and those that were never Scouts.
Attention, Willard Scott: Grab some Smuckers because the Boy Scouts of America is 103 years old today. On this date in 1910, the country's coolest youth-serving organization was born. More than 10 decades later, the BSA is still here and going strong.
Eagle Scouts are "Prepared. For Life." But are they prepared for the high cost of college? College tuition was weighting on the mind of Scouter Pam K. from Westlake, Ohio, when she sent me this note last week: Hello Bryan, I am helping my Eagle Scout (Ricky) prepare for college in the Fall of 2013…
Here's Jim Rogers without his "Undercover Boss" disguise. Just how high can Eagle Scouts go? Consider Jim Rogers, Distinguished Eagle Scout and CEO of Kampgrounds of America, as he gets the Undercover Boss treatment on tonight's new episode. Rogers, who earned Eagle in California in 1965, will go undercover as "Tim Bickford" to see firsthand…
Reblogged from Bryan on Scouting: 2012′s Eagles are the only ones who can wear this 100th Anniversary patch. For Eagle Scouts and their fans, 2012 was the gift that keeps on giving. We spent all year celebrating the 100th Anniversary …
2012′s Eagles are the only ones who can wear this 100th Anniversary patch. For Eagle Scouts and their fans, 2012 was the gift that keeps on giving. We spent all year celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Arthur Rose Eldred becoming the first Eagle Scout.
Many of you have enjoyed the Kindle e-book edition of Michael S. Malone's Eagle Scout history Four Percent – the story of uncommon youth in a century of American life . A number of you have waited and I am happy to tell you that the book is now available in a hardcover edition .
Manti Te'o is a brave, confident leader with an impressive collection of awards on his shelf. He's comfortable in a uniform. He's a loyal teammate. But enough about his time in Scouting - I hear he's pretty good at football, too.
One of my twin boys just finished his Eagle project over the weekend and was looking for a way to say Thanks to those who helped with this effort. Coincidentally, I got an email last week from a company who thought my blog readers would be interested in knowing about greeting cards for Eagle Scouts.
I will admit that I have fallen behind on listening to the Scouting podcasts to which I subscribe, so when I recently took a trip to the Twin Cities I decided to catch up on listening to a couple episodes of the Scoutmaster Podcast found at scoutmaster cg.com.
The road was twisted, dark and damp, but somewhere, somehow, there was always there to find, the lamp of life to guide you through life's tricky game of chance. Heartfelt poetry about overcoming hardships isn't what you'd expect to hear at an Eagle Scout court of honor.
Dear America, The minds of many are occupied with politics right now. In a tight race like this one, everyone is thinking about who will be our next President. I have come to the conclusion that what this Election Day stands for is far greater than who will sit in the Oval Office during the…
If you have been following this blog for a while, you will know that I have been working on my Eagle Project for quite some time now. I wrote about my project several times on here. Well, today I have the pleasure of making a happy announcement: This past Tuesday I went before my regional…
On Saturday I had the privilege of helping one of the young men in my ward work on his Eagle Project. We met at the cemetery and cleaned up headstones. This particular cemetery used to have a policy that all headstones had to lay flat so that it would be easier to mow the grass.
Tackling an Eagle Project is like climbing a tower: It is done one step at a time. This is an actual photo from a workday on my Eagle Project. You may have noticed that I've been posting less than I usually do for the past week or so.
The September issue of Supply Line newsletter has been published and is available online. In this issue, you can read more about a new book that celebrates the top rank in the Boy Scout program: Eagle Scouts: A Centennial History .
Do you know an Eagle (or soon-to-be Eagle) who is graduating high school and entering college in 2013? The time has arrived for Eagle Scouts to apply for 2013 National Eagle Scout Association scholarships. First, see who's eligible for up to $446,000 in scholarships: An Eagle Scout having passed the board of review on or…
Consider it giving back to those who give back. Lowe's, the home-improvement giant with more than 1,700 stores , has teamed up with the BSA and local Scout councils to give selected Eagle Scout candidates a $100 prepaid gift card to be used toward their service projects.
Paul Siple, a nineteen year-old Eagle Scout in Erie, Pennsylvania, was one of thousands who applied to join Admiral Byrd's expedition in 1928. Byrd asked the Boy Scouts of America to help him select one Scout to take on the year
Forget that sit-down with the hiring supervisor at Subway. When it comes to life-changing interviews for a teenager, you can't top the Eagle Scout Board of Review. For some Scouts, the thought of answering a barrage of questions from adults is worse than a trip to the dentist.
Neil Armstrong, an Eagle Scout, was the first person to set foot on the moon. Most of you have heard the news of his passing earlier today. This is small tribute to him. (Click on the image to see the full sized version) ( Click here to go to our Facebook page and share this image )
You can't blame this one on inflation. More than 60 years ago, the average age of a boy earning Eagle was 14.6. Today it's 17.1. As we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Eagle Scout Award this month, it's a good time to ask: Why the increase?
I was pleased to open my copy of The Wall Street Journal to the Opinion page earlier this month and spot a five-column article headlined, "A Century of Eagle Scouts," written by Michael S. Malone, author of Four Percent: The Story of Uncommon Youth in a Century of American Life , a new history of Eagle…
Top 10 Reason Why Not to Be an Eagle Scout: Reason #1: The Scout Uniform isn't a... "Babe Magnet!"; Reason #2: Outdoor Latrines have this bad... Habit of not Having Any Walls!; Reason #3: You get to Miss the Chance to see...
Can't be in Texas for tomorrow's big Eagle Scout party? I've got the next best thing: Watch the Eagle Scout Heritage Celebration streaming live to your computer. At 11 a.m. (Central) on Saturday, Aug. 11, watch a live webcast of the Eagle Scout Heritage Celebration's Kickoff Event from the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Tex.
I realize the title of this post may raise a few eyebrows (and tempers) but let me explain. Last night I met with a young man in my ward who just turned 14, and his mother. This young man has just recently started coming back to church (good for him).
Do you know of any Life Scouts needing building materials and equipment for their Eagle projects this year? There's help available to pay for it and it would be a shame to let the resource go unused. Lowe's has a grant program this year that allows councils to distribute $100 prepaid gift cards to Life…
In the Boy Scouts of America, the Eagle Scout Rank is the highest Rank attainable. The Rank of Eagle Scout has a long tradition of great men and leaders who have earned it. If you want to know more about the statistics and great tradition of the Eagle Scout Rank, this infographic pretty much says…
Eric Shanteau, a cancer survivor, supports the Lance Armstrong Foundation. By the time Eric Shanteau first put on a Cub Scout uniform, he had already been swimming for five years. As he got older, Shanteau, who learned to swim at age 3, found a way to keep both of these parallel lives afloat.
There's only one award from my childhood that I still list on my résumé. It isn't "Honorable Mention, fourth-grade Science Fair," and it's definitely not "Participant, junior-senior talent show." It's the Eagle Scout award, that instantly recognizable achievement I share with more than 2.1 million men out there.
One of the more common emails I receive concerns the frustrations of Scoutmaster's who are faced with a boy they just don't consider has done enough, cares enough or is good enough to become an Eagle Scout. They
You'd expect twins to have a lot in common. But you'd be hard-pressed to find a pair who share a resume as impressive as Grant and Ross James. The twins are Eagle Scouts, national champions in high-power rifle shooting, and world-class rowers.
