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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.
Before Eagle Scout Jeremy Fogg tries to Beat Bobby Flay on the popular Food Network series, let’s look back on a similarly tough cooking competition. I’m referring, of course, to the Dutch Oven Cobbler Cookoff at summer camp. At the time, Fogg was an adult leader in Troop 787 of Winter Springs, Fla.
If you want to see which institutes of higher learning place a high value on the Eagle Scout Award, simply follow the money. That trail might take you to Hampden–Sydney College in Virginia. Eagle Scouts who attend Hampden-Sydney, the 10th oldest college in the U.S., receive an automatic scholarship worth $5,000 per year for four…
As we count down the final days, hours and minutes of 2017, I wanted to share a little countdown of my own. Today we’ll look at the 10 Bryan on Scouting stories with the most clicks in 2017. You might call them “the posts with the most.”
Daniel Konzelman, a 24-year-old Eagle Scout, was driving to work with his girlfriend when he noticed an Amtrak train zipping past him. He was cruising along at 60 or 65 mph, so he knew the train was going faster than that.
If you ever find yourself wondering if it is worth the effort being a BSA volunteer - this should take away any doubt you have. Listening to this young man might be the best way you have to spend 10 minutes today.
From left: Seven, Nick, Ollie and Leo Cantos. (Photo via National Capital Area Council, BSA) Blind triplets Leo, Nick and Steven Cantos didn’t take any shortcuts on their way to becoming Eagle Scouts. They completed the same rigorous requirements as everyone else who has earned Scouting’s highest honor.
Adam's 7,500-brick Lego replica of the Antlers II Hotel in Colorado. Updated, 1:52 p.m. Dec. 8 with more info on his Eagle project. Some commenters have erroneously stated that Adam’s Eagle project did not meet the requirements for an Eagle project.
Sometimes kids who are bullied don’t know where to go for help. Thanks to an Eagle Scout, that’s no longer the case at a Maryland elementary school. For his Eagle Scout project, Tory Ridgeway built a buddy bench at Windy Hill Elementary School in Owings, Md.
All current Boy Scouts — even those who completed their Eagle Scout board of review before Aug. 1, 2017 — are now entitled to receive Eagle Palms for merit badges earned before their Eagle board of review. Previously, only those Scouts with an Eagle board of review date on or after Aug.
We adults like to complain about heavy traffic, poorly designed roads and ever-lengthening commutes. One 15-year-old Boy Scout has actually done something about it. Skyler Chapman is barely old enough for a Utah learner’s permit. But for his Eagle Scout service project, the Lehi, Utah, teen came up with a plan to shorten commute times…
Where are some of the brightest young Eagle Scouts attending college? At world-class institutes of learning like BYU, UC Berkeley, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Cornell, Yale and many more across the country — and around the world. (I’m looking at you, Eagle Scout who’s attending Franklin University Switzerland!)
Not all Cub Scouts attend Eagle Scout courts of honor, but maybe more should. You may agree with that sentiment when you hear the story of Robert. Robert is a Cub Scout in Tennessee. His Pack 82 meets at the same place as Troop 82 — Harrison United Methodist Church in Harrison, Tenn.
The latest iPhones and Androids are millimeters thick but contain cameras capable of capturing magazine-quality photos. It wouldn’t be possible without Eagle Scout Eric Fossum. In 1992, Fossum developed the little sensor that allowed cameras to be smaller, cheaper and gentler on battery life.
To better align the National Council services with the local council needs and to create synergy with our volunteer governance and operating committees, the following tenured, experienced, and mission-oriented leaders have been selected to fill these roles: Patrick Sterrett, ACSE: National Director of Field Service Patrick Sterrett, currently serving as Scout executive of Crossroads of…
For Christopher Walsh, as for most of today’s Scouts, 9/11 is a history lesson. The 17-year-old Life Scout from Nyack, N.Y., was just 8 months old on that dark day. But Christopher has always felt a particular connection to one of the day’s biggest heroes: Welles Crowther, also from Nyack.
Not all Eagle Scouts go on to be Eagles like Donnie Jones, punter of the Philadelphia Eagles. Others find careers as Raiders, Dolphins, Chiefs, Ravens, Broncos, Falcons, Redskins, Texans and Saints. A search of the NFL’s 2017 active rosters — 1,692 players in all — turns up at least 10 Eagle Scouts.
Photo by Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News. Used with permission. Corey Eisert-Wlodarczyk will never forget that day in March 2012 when his brother died of a heroin overdose. Corey was just 11 years old when Collin died, and the memory lingers. After the initial shock subsided, Corey began to speak at schools.
This is bigger than Cougars vs. Tigers. This is Eagle Scout vs. Eagle Scout. When BYU and LSU square off this Saturday in New Orleans, each side will send an Eagle Scout out to take snaps, execute handoffs and hurl passes.
James (left) and Kaleb will serve as 2017-2018 NRA/BSA Brownell Youth Ambassadors. At Scout camps across the country each year, hundreds of thousands of Scouts and Venturers participate in shooting sports activities — archery, rifle shooting, shotgun shooting, pistol shooting and more.
On the list of unlikely global competitions for teenagers, this one sits on Row 1 of Column A: a Microsoft Excel world championship. But sure enough, it’s a thing . Each year, students from around the world compete to see who has the sweetest spreadsheet skills.
If you were at the 2017 National Jamboree, you probably saw Chief Scout Executive Mike Surbaugh drive a motorcycle across the show stage, but did you see the fully customized Indian “Scout” motorcycle up close?! The Eagle Scout-themed design, customized by the Music City Nashville Indian dealership was a showstopper, so we’re giving you a…
College isn’t cheap, but for more than 150 worthy Eagle Scouts, it’s about to get a lot more affordable. The National Eagle Scout Association will award nearly $700,000 in scholarships to Eagle Scouts based on their academic performance, Scouting background, college plans and financial need.
Story contributed by Jane Parikh of the Michigan Crossroads Council Peter “Madcat” Ruth could stay in hotels when touring, but the Grammy-award winning musician and Eagle Scout says he prefers to camp like he did when he was a Boy Scout.
The crowd wasn’t the only thing roaring at tonight’s 2017 National Jamboree opening show. Among the night’s highlights was an epic entrance from BSA Chief Scout Executive Mike Surbaugh, who rode an Eagle Scout-themed motorcycle onto the stage. This wasn’t just any motorcycle.
No sooner had the Boy Scouts of America published the 2017 revision to its omnibus reference work Guide to Advancement, which we reviewed in a recent article , than it announced a few changes. Eagle Palms There are some important changes to the way Eagle Palms are earned and awarded.
Eagle Scout Jeff Orlowski will travel to the ends of the earth to document the ways our planet is transforming. For his award-winning 2012 documentary Chasing Ice , he visited disappearing glaciers in Greenland, Iceland and Alaska. For his 2017 follow-up, Chasing Coral , Orlowski traveled somewhere completely different: underwater.
Attendees at the 2017 National Jamboree will have the opportunity to hear from a variety of inspirational and informative speakers, courtesy of the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) . Wendy Perrone, executive director of the Three Rivers Avian Center in Brooks, West Virginia, will kick off NESA's Very Inspirational Presenters (VIPs) program.
Eagle Palms are bronze, gold and silver awards presented to young men who earn five, 10, 15 or more merit badges beyond the 21 required to become an Eagle Scout. This week, the BSA has announced significant changes to the way Scouts earn Eagle Palms.
From left: Ernest Thompson Seton, Robert Baden-Powell and Daniel Carter Beard on Jan. 31, 1912 — the day Arthur Eldred (inset) had his board of review at BSA headquarters. When Boys’ Life announced in its May 1912 issue that Arthur R.
Since its inception in 2011, the Guide to Advancement has been the single point of reference for nearly all matters related to advancement across all our programs. It replaced a smattering of documents, references in handbooks and training manuals, and official policies that were not well documented.
They say becoming an Eagle Scout isn’t the end of a young person’s journey — it’s the beginning. Few go as far to prove that adage as Matthew Warrick. This summer, the 17-year-old from Troop 505 of Austin, Texas, is hiking the entire Appalachian Trail.
Click for a closer look. In a sea of matching commencement robes, it’s no wonder graduates try to find a way to stand out so friends and family can find them. Their canvas for expressing individuality: the square graduation cap.
By now it’s well documented that Eagle Scouts make great astronauts . But does that trend continue today? NASA on Wednesday announced its 2017 astronaut class, 12 men and women from a record 18,000 applicants. The new class includes some of the most qualified, brave, intelligent and patriotic people in the country.
Reprinted from the Fall 2006 issue of Eagletter , the official magazine of the National Eagle Scout Association. Subscribe to the magazine, now known as Eagles’ Call , at this link . (Use promo code EGCBLG17 to save 50 percent on your subscription.)
Francis J. Parater was one of just 96 young men who became an Eagle Scout in 1915. The feat was so rare that Boys’ Life magazine published the names of all new Eagle Scouts in its pages. Nearly a century after Parater’s death, leaders in the Catholic church want to honor Parater’s life with an…
