June 2018 - On Scouting

Eagle Scouts make up 12 percent of this high school’s graduating class

June 29, 2018 3

At Wantagh High School in New York, there are 15 Eagle Scouts in the graduating class of 125. That means 12 percent of this year’s Wantagh graduates earned the highest rank in Scouting.

Help wanted: Staff still needed in these areas at the 2019 World Scout Jamboree

June 28, 2018 54

Positions are available to serve on the International Service Team at the 2019 World Scout Jamboree. IST has openings in most areas, but help is especially wanted in the medical and program sectors.

Leaders invent homemade inflatable gaga ball pit

June 27, 2018 57

Can you make your own gaga ball pit? Absolutely. With half a roll of duct tape and a dozen pool rafts, this group of leaders in South Carolina built a pit for this unofficial sport of Scouting.

Powder Horn in Paradise: Scouters take training course in Hawaii

June 26, 2018 3

Scouts and Scouters visited Hawaii for a fun-filled high adventure course.

Detroit Fishing Day a model for how to get young people hooked on Scouting

June 22, 2018 5

On June 30, families are invited to Detroit Fishing Day, a free event sure to get boys and girls hooked on fishing — and Scouting.

Five simple ways to make your campsite a little more comfortable

June 21, 2018 12

After a full day of Scouting adventures, you’re ready to relax at camp. By following the five tips here, powered by our friends at Thermacell, you can make roughing it a little less rough.

Wave hello: 2018 Jamboree-on-the-Air, Jamboree-on-the-Internet dates set

June 21, 2018 3

The 2018 Jamboree-on-the-Air and Jamboree-on-the-Internet, empowering Scouts and Venturers to communicate with other Scouts from around the world, will be Oct. 19 to 21.

Professors to study how adult leaders foster character development in Scouts

June 20, 2018 15

Two professors from Montclair State University in New Jersey have been awarded a $5.7 million grant to study the ways adult leaders build character in Scouts.

Summer camp merit badge encourages Eagle Scout’s welding career choice

June 19, 2018 0

When it came time for higher education, one Eagle Scout in Florida remembered what he learned at summer camp, which ignited his path to a career.

View from the top: What an Eagle Scout learned on his climb up Mount Everest

June 18, 2018 3

Matt Moniz, a 20-year-old Eagle Scout and the BSA’s first Adventure Ambassador, made it to the summit of Mount Everest on May 20, 2018. Here’s what he learned.