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Month: June 2017

Eagle Scout

Meet Eagle Scout Raja Chari, one of NASA’s newest astronauts

June 9, 2017 0

NASA announced its 2017 astronaut class — 12 men and women from 18,000 applicants. It shouldn’t come a surprise that one, Raja Chari, is an Eagle Scout.

Eagle Scout

Philo Farnsworth, inventor of modern TV, was an Eagle Scout

June 8, 2017 8

Television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth received all sorts of belated honors for his inventions. But he never received the Eagle Scout badge he had earned.

Eagle Scout

Eagle Scout could be on his way to sainthood

June 7, 2017 13

Francis J. Parater was one of just 96 young men who became an Eagle Scout in 1915. Now leaders in the Catholic church want to make him a saint.

Eagle Scout

He’s visiting all 4 high-adventure bases in 1 epic summer

June 6, 2017 30

Ben Pycraft, a 19-year-old Eagle Scout from North Ridgeville, Ohio, will travel by car to all four BSA high-adventure bases this summer.

Awards

When a student brought a gun to school, one teen’s quick thinking saved classmates

June 5, 2017 8

A 13-year-old Star Scout received the BSA’s Honor Medal for his quick thinking when a classmate brought a gun to school.

JTE (Journey to Excellence)

Team creating 2018 Journey to Excellence scorecards wants your brightest ideas

June 2, 2017 71

If you have a Fitbit, Garmin wearable or Apple Watch, you know that real-time tracking of your day’s movement can make you healthier and more active. Think of the Journey to Excellence scorecard as an activity tracker

Eagle Scout

Pizza + soft drinks = Eagle Scouts? Scouter’s incredible equation delivers results

June 2, 2017 9

You need just three ingredients to guide a Star Scout or Life Scout along the path to Eagle: pizza, soft drinks and conversation.

Fun

Remember this? All about that nun reading BL in ‘Airplane!’

June 1, 2017 34

Remember that nun reading “Boys’ Life” in the classic comedy “Airplane!” Here are seven things you may not know about that scene.

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