April 2012 - On Scouting

Ask the Expert: The BSA’s ‘active’ requirement, revisited

April 30, 2012 52

Updated | May 7, 2013 Can a unit set attendance requirements? Can Scouters mandate, for example, that Scouts show up for at least half of all meetings and outings? When I first received this question

Bryan on Scouting named best blog by Western Publishing Association

April 30, 2012 3

Allow me to amend the Scout Law to add this: A Scout is Grateful. I’m grateful to the Western Publishing Association for naming Bryan on Scouting the Best Web Publication Blog/Trade & Consumer at its 61st

Should Scouters capitalize on archery interest inspired by ‘The Hunger Games’?

April 26, 2012 11

Thanks to The Hunger Games, archery is cool again. Your move, Scout leaders. In the megahit film and book, the character Katniss Everdeen (above) uses a bow and arrow to hunt for food. And she

What effect is the Summit already having on W.Va.? Check out the newspaper

April 25, 2012 2

Scouts and Scouters aren’t the only ones counting down the days until the Summit opens. (446, as of today!) So, too, are the people of West Virginia, who stand to benefit greatly from having a

March-April ‘Where Am I?’ location, winner announced

April 25, 2012 0

Take a peek at the photo from our March-April “Where Am I?” contest and you might think you’re standing in Wind Cave National Park. But take a closer look at the clues: You can find

Tackle the high cost of SAT, ACT test-prep software

April 25, 2012 7

How much for high-quality software to get your Scouts ready for the SAT and ACT? A. Too much. B. A pretty penny. C. An arm and a leg. D. $200. E. Nothing. Got your answer?

Watch Pip sing “Somewhere Only We Know”

April 24, 2012 2

Adam Levine warned his team that nobody was safe, and then he proved it. Adam eliminated Pip, the Eagle Scout from Georgia, at the end of last night’s episode of The Voice. This twist denied

Tune in to ‘The Voice’ tonight and save Pip from elimination

April 23, 2012 1

For Pip, the stakes keep getting higher. The 19-year-old Eagle Scout sings live tonight on NBC’s The Voice with even more on the line. In other words, he needs your help more than ever. Here’s tonight’s

Handheld cell phone use in West Virginia will cost you

April 23, 2012 7

Your 10-cents-per-text plan seems cheap when you consider this: Pressing send behind the wheel will soon cost you 3,000 times that amount. Thanks to a new bill signed into law this month, handheld cell phone

During National Park Week, the great outdoors becomes even greater

April 20, 2012 2

What’s the only thing better than visiting a national park with Scouts? Taking that same trip for free. That’s the beauty of National Park Week, held this year from April 21-29. For these nine glorious days