Topic
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
Showing 701–750 of 917 posts
What is the highest recognition that Scouting offers? That's right-the Eagle Scout Award. The Eagle Scout Award is earned through the advancement program, and only about 5 percent of the boys who begin in Scouting achieve this honor. History Of The Eagle Scout Award The appeal of the eagle has been felt by every people…
What is an "Eagle Scout"? The question seems deceptively simple. I mean, we know an Eagle Scout when we meet one. But coming up with an eloquent way to define Scouting's highest honor is harder than it seems. Just ask Anthony C., a Life Scout who sent me this e-mail last week: Dear Bryan, This…
Friend of the blog and podcast Mike Malone has announced the pending release of his new book Four Percent – The Story of Uncommon Youth in a Century of American Life; an excellent, authoritative Eagle Scout history. Mike is
An independent study examining the effects that being a Scout as a youth has on men's later life was funded by the John Templeton Foundation and conducted by Baylor University. The first report from this study, released by Baylor University during the 2012 National Annual Meeting, focuses on the difference earning the Eagle Scout Award…
Here's a new job for Mike Rowe, he of Dirty Jobs fame: Keynote speaker at a gathering of BSA professionals and volunteers. Rowe traded his usual duds - well, he kept the jeans - for a nicely pressed shirt at this month's National Annual Meeting in Orlando.
Hard work pays. And in the case of these four Eagle Scouts, I mean that quite literally. The recipients of the four most-prestigious scholarships from the National Eagle Scout Association have one thing in common, in addition to their rank in Scouting: Each went above and beyond in their commitment to service, education, and leadership.
Big congratulations and my thanks to this year's Silver Buffalo Award honorees. At last week's National Annual Meeting, 11 volunteers (nine are pictured above) earned Scouting's highest honor for adults . In doing so, they joined a prestigious list that includes Walt Disney, James E.
Mike Rowe (@ mikeroweworks ) received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award & spoke at BSA Natl Annual Meeting on June 1, 2012. twitter.com/boyscouts/stat… — Boy Scouts – BSA (@boyscouts) June 1, 2012
Eagle Scout is the highest rank for Boy Scouts. But after a Boy Scout becomes an Eagle Scout he can continue to earn recognition for his achievements by earning Eagle Palms. I encourage all Eagle Scouts to stay active with their troops and continue to develop their leadership skills.
Joseph Csatari's latest work of art was unveiled at this morning's Americanism Breakfast at the Boy Scouts of America's 2012 National Annual Meeting. The piece celebrates this year's 100th Anniversary of the Eagle Scout award, first presented to Arthur Eldred in August 1912.
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America. Unlike the other ranks in Boy Scouts, the title of Eagle Scout is held for life. "Once an Eagle, always an Eagle."
A number of exciting changes and new projects are under way in 2012, the 100th anniversary of the Eagle Scout Award. Here are updates on two of the most popular: Lowe's National Eagle Scout Project Grant Lowe's gift cards have been distributed to participating councils.
Earning the Eagle Scout Award is something to write home about - literally. Politicians, astronauts, celebrities, and other recognizable figures have been sending hand-signed letters to new Eagle Scouts for, well, 100 years. The very first congratulatory letter was sent in 1912 when the first Eagle Scout, Arthur R.
Tonight my son was presented his Eagle Scout Award. I can not express in words how very proud I am of him. Over the past 11 years him and I have been on a great adventure. At times the trail was rocky and hard to navigate.
IRVING, Texas ( April 10, 2012 )-One hundred years after Arthur Eldred of New York earned this nation's first Eagle Scout Award, new, independent research demonstrates the significant, positive impact Eagle Scouts have on society every day. Since it was first awarded in 1912, more than 2 million young men have achieved the Boy Scouts of…
With the help of the Gallup Organization, Baylor University researchers contacted 81,409 potential respondents to study the differences between Eagle Scouts, former Scouts who didn't make Eagle, and men who were never in Scouting. At long last, the results of the 2010 study are in.
When we think about this year's 100th Anniversary of the Eagle Scout Award, we have many things to be grateful for and celebrate. Eagle Scouts have left a huge footprint in serving both their communities and our nation as a whole in the past century, and we now have valuable third-party validation to support those…
Yesterday, we got scientific proof that Eagle Scouts are awesome. Today comes the visual evidence. After the jump, don't miss a stunning infographic that answers the question: Who exactly are these 2.1 million Eagle Scouts? The question - and answer - come at a great time as we celebrate 100 years of the Eagle Scout Award!
Click to open April issue The April issue of Marketing News has been published and is available in the Marketing Toolbox online. In this issue, you can read about a number of new marketing resources available for the National Eagle Scout Association and the Scouting Alumni Association that provide ways to put a local spin…
Eagle Scouts are a different breed. You know it; I know it. And today, we've got independent, scientific proof to back up our claim. At last, the results are in from the 2010 Baylor University study, Eagle Scouts: Merit Beyond the Badge , conducted by the university's Program for Pro-Social Behavior under a grant from the…
So on Monday April 2, 2012 I was given the opportunity and invited to a Eagle Scout Court of Honor (COH) for a member of Troop 669 which ended up being a fantastic ceremony in which I got to say a few words about the new Eagle Scout, not really focusing on me but I…
Council professional advisers, committee chairs, and committee members of alumni relations and NESA committees are invited (along with their families) to visit Philmont in the summertime and attend the Reconnecting Scouting's Alumni course June 17–23. This is our fourth year offering this course.
Remember Spencer Zimmerman, the Eagle Scout triathlete with the heart of a champion? It's impossible to forget the inspiring story of the young man who pushed, pulled, and carried his friend with cerebral palsy through a grueling three-hour triathlon. If you missed this tale of selflessness, grab a box of Kleenex and click here .
Click to open March issue The March issue of the Supply Line newsletter has been published and is available online. In this issue, you can read more about the recently shipped spring/summer catalog, which is packed with exciting new products that are perfect seasonal and summer-camp solutions.
Spencer Zimmerman so badly wanted his friend with cerebral palsy to finish a triathlon that in 2010, the Arizona Eagle Scout pushed, pulled, and carried his buddy through a 500-meter swim, 3.2-mile run, and 12-mile bike ride. Spencer, then 13 years old, and his friend Dayton Hayward trained relentlessly - Spencer pulled Dayton in a raft…
Following the great theme of great Scout Apps hitting the market lately, another is rolling out. Trail to Eagle is a Boy Scout reference for your smartphone available on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 7. With the Trail to Eagle a Scout can quickly look up the Scout Oath or Promise, Scout Law, Scout Motto…
A reader recently wrote to me with this question about recognizing Eagle palms: "My son is about to get his 17th Palm before he turns 18. Is there some type of ceremony to recognized this similar to the Eagle COH?"
I had a unit leader contact me with this question recently. They were looking for wooden nickels with the Eagle Scout's name and COH date but also other ideas for gifts to give to each attendee at the COH that were: - inexpensive - customizable - could be purchased in quantities as low as 20-30 items - durable Thoughts?
Next on 'The Voice': An Eagle Scout prepares for battle « Bryan on Scouting Check it out!!!!!!! A Eagle Scout has made it to the final audition round of the voice. I hope he gets into the competition but even if he doesn't hes still done a awesome job!!!!!!
Good thing a Scout is Brave. Phillip Arnold will need all the courage he can get. The Eagle Scout singer, who goes by the stage name "Pip," is entering the battle round on NBC's hit reality singing show, The Voice .
Phillip Arnold had just returned from the first round of The Voice in Los Angeles, where, by all accounts, he stole the show. He was adored by the celebrity judges and praised by entertainment bloggers. TV ratings showed that his audience was 16 million strong.
New Research Finds that Eagle Scouts More Likely to Be Leaders at Work, Goal-oriented WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 15, 2012)-Since the first Eagle Scout Award was earned in 1912, more than 2 million young men have gone on to achieve the Boy Scouts of America's highest rank.
To turn a run-of-the-mill Eagle Scout Court of Honor into something unforgettable, toss out the carbon-copy script your troop has used for years. Instead, pick up a copy of The Eagle Court of Honor Book ( $14.99 at ScoutStuff.org ). Buy the book at ScoutStuff.org.
This morning I was directed to the blog of Brad Harris, author of Trails to Testimony . He describes how Nephi was an Eagle Scout. http://www.trailstotestimony.com/blog/2011/07/nephi-would-have-made-a-great-boy-scout/ This is right in-line with my own thinking about LDS Scouting heroes. See my previous posts here , and here .
Pip didn't just sing last night. He "absolutely blew the roof off the place," said host Carson Daly. Phillip Arnold, known on the show as Pip, gave a powerful rendition of The Animals' "House of the Rising Sun" during last night's episode.
Memo to NBC: You didn't need to run all those ads for The Voice during yesterday's Super Bowl. To get me to tune in, you could've just said this: An Eagle Scout is among the hopefuls. Now that we have someone to root for, my wife and I plan to watch every episode of the…
The most rewarding part of my journey toward Eagle? Walking across the wooden deck that my fellow Scouts and I built at The Heard Natural Science Museum in McKinney, Tex. My Eagle Scout Service Project was hardly a unique idea - the majority of Eagle projects are construction-based - but it had one key element: It meant…
In ornithology ‘fledge' generally means independence of the chick from parents; a young bird whose feathers and wing muscles are sufficiently developed for flight. Fledge is also a term that describes raising a young bird. Ornithologists apply the term differently to individual species because individual species develop differently.
Know an Eagle Scout headed to college? Then read on: Tuesday, Jan. 31, is the deadline for Eagle Scouts who are high school seniors to apply for a 2012 National Eagle Scout Association scholarship . In all, 153 scholarships, each between $1,000 and $50,000, will be presented to worthy Eagle Scouts based on their Scouting record…
What's the greatest story never told? Yours. Specifically, your trail to Eagle and the ways it changed your life - both during and after. Whether you earned Scouting's top honor six days or six decades ago, your tale is worth sharing.
Dr. Terry Grove got his first Eagle Scout Award medal in 1956. It wouldn't be his last. Ever since, he's been fascinated by the ever-changing design of Eagle Scout medals, patches, hat pins, and other artifacts. And now, the Central Florida Scouter has amassed the largest collection of Eagle Scout Award medals in the world.
2012 is the 100th Anniversary of the Eagle Scout. The Eagle Scout is an elusive creature. His achievements are the stuff of legend. He is roundly respected and ultimately expected to do the right thing. He has been known to be a little tattered around the wings and weary at times.
Last week Ryan Wilson, 29, achieved Eagle rank . Not only did he achieve this distinguished honor, but he earned almost double the merit badges required – a total of 38. Only 5% of the scouting population reaches Eagle and only a few scouts with Down syndrome have achieved this honor.
Its always amazing to carry on the family tradition of earning the Eagle Rank. Its even more amazing to share that tradition with a brother. For triplets Timothy, Alex and Michael from Kansas they take the triple crown by all receiving their Eagle Rank on the same day. Three Eagle Projects in one summer? I'm
Is there any standard procedure regarding the letters of recommendation given to an Eagle candidate i.e. are they returned to the Scout or are they kept by the Board and disposed of later.
Here's what makes an Eagle Scout; A Scout completes the requirements as issued by the B.S.A. and is approved by a duly constituted board of review. That's it. So what about those oft discussed and argued qualities like maturity and leadership ability and active service?
It's not often that I see a newspaper column about Scouting that's written right from our playbook, but I think this one from the Charlotte Observer is among those that fit the bill-what a terrific headline: "Eagle Scouts are a big benefit to communities" And I love how the column opens-along with a little Frank…
The application for the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award is now available on the NESA website (in the far-right column). This year marks the third year of the award. In 2010, Eagle Scouts from 35 councils participated.
I think my son finished his eagle service project yesterday, but I'm not sure. He's out helping another eagle candidate this morning, so I'll have to ask him when he gets home. All I know is he put a bunch of tools in the Honda Odyssey (official vehicle of scout troops) yesterday and was gone…
How does it feel getting a shout out from Taylor Swift? Ask Eagle Scout James O'Dwyer, whose relief program in Alabama to provide aid to tornado victims caught Swift's eye. The singer, who has donated millions of dollars and hundreds of hours to disaster relief, nominated O'Dwyer to receive a TeenNick HALO Award , given to…
