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Month: April 2018

Eagle Scout

In getting accepted to Yale, his Eagle Scout project video was ‘a difference-maker’

April 19, 2018 2

Yale challenged applicants to demonstrate “a community to which you belong and the footprint you have left.” Justin Aubin had the perfect response: a four-minute documentary about his Eagle project.

Eagle Scout

Michael Yerger, contestant on ‘Survivor: Ghost Island,’ is an Eagle Scout

April 18, 2018 2

Michael Yerger, a contestant on the 36th season of the CBS reality show Survivor, is an Eagle Scout. Yerger, who was 18 when Survivor: Ghost Island was filmed, is trying to be the youngest winner ever.

Order of the Arrow

Can’t attend the 2018 National Order of the Arrow Conference? Here’s the next best thing

April 18, 2018 4

For the first time in National Order of the Arrow Conference history, the OA is offering an all-access NOAC@Home program for those want to join the celebration from afar.

Scouts BSA

Venturers heading to military academy forged friendships in Scouting

April 17, 2018 5

Three Venturers in Illinois have gone on backpacking, canoeing and skiing adventures together. Next on their itinerary will be reporting to the U.S. Military Academy for Cadet Basic Training.

Cub Scouting

When and how you can start welcoming girls into Cub Scouting

April 16, 2018 249

Seeing that enthusiasm among early adopter packs has been high, some early adopter councils are continuing that enthusiasm into spring recruiting, with registration options for girls available to all councils starting June 11, 2018.

Eagle Scout

Posthumous Eagle Scout board of review held for Scout with heart condition

April 16, 2018 17

Michael Costello accomplished a lot in less than 15 years. He never let anything — certainly not a heart condition and other health issues — stand in the way of his goals.

Cub Scouting

Jon Bon Jovi was a Cub Scout — and so was his son

April 13, 2018 6

Jon Bon Jovi’s boyhood experience with the Pinewood Derby was no bed of roses. But he made up for it when he had his own Cub Scout son.

Eagle Scout

Scouting Show and Tell: Eagle Scout court of honor decorations, programs and food

April 13, 2018 26

For this Show and Tell, please share photos from an Eagle Scout court of honor in your troop. These might help your fellow Scouters as they plan to celebrate a new Eagle Scout.

Eagle Scout

Matt Moniz, BSA Adventure Ambassador, sets his latest target: Mount Everest

April 12, 2018 6

Eagle Scout Matt Moniz, the BSA’s first Adventure Ambassador, will attempt to climb Mount Everest this May, and he’s bringing the entire BSA family along for the journey.

Ask the Expert

Why are Scouts and Venturers required to wear helmets when rock climbing?

April 12, 2018 4

I was surprised to learn the reason why we wear helmets when rock climbing goes beyond merely cushioning your cranium in a fall.

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