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Story by Andrea Watts, District Executive at the Heart of America Council Day camp is one of the most exciting events for a Cub Scout. It helps with retention, recruitment, and more important, it’s so much fun! The Kansas City Missouri School District has conflicting day-long summer programs June through July which makes it difficult…
In 2015, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline received 4.4 million reports of child sexual abuse. That's a fact not meant to scare you but to clarify what we - the Boy Scouts of America and other youth-serving organizations - are up against.
Story by Kelly Puckett of Circle Ten Council Career Experience programs are in high demand nationally, and there are many ways to take advantage of this current buzz to help grow your program. At Circle Ten Council , we saw Exploring membership grow by 16.5% in 2015, and ended the year with an 18% growth in…
Test-Taking Tips and Strategies to Help You Test Best It's back to school, which means it's back to tests. Which also might mean it's back to being majorly stressed out. It doesn't have to be this way. Here are some simple ways to prepare thoroughly for tests - and to stay cool while you're taking them.
________________________________________ In my previous column (Issue 498-August 16th) a parent had written about her son, a Life Scout, who was told that work on his project for Eagle "must have Scouts as helpers" and "a troop leader must be present to observe how well he leads his project."
It has been a long time since I posted anything. So much has changed for me that I'm not even going to bother to give an update for those who may still be following this. I've been thinking today about something I have often heard about Scouting: "Scouting teaches our young men that they can…
Elijah Hood's life is full of compelling contrasts. There's the Elijah Hood who runs through (not around) defenders, ruthlessly punishing anyone who gets in his way on the football field. The 6-foot, 220-pounder amassed 1,463 yards - 16th most in the country - and 17 touchdowns for the North Carolina Tar Heels last season.
When making your own trail mix, you’ve got a lot of options. In fact, Boys’ Life magazine has developed a list of 35 potential ingredients you can use in creating a trail mix that suits your taste and gives you the energy you need for that hike you want to go on.
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