October 2020 - Bryan on Scouting

A Cub Scout and her mom work on a birdfeeder.

How to find an alternative meeting location for your pack, troop, ship or crew

October 19, 2020 0

We’ve heard from a number of unit leaders looking for an alternative meeting place during the pandemic. Here’s the five-step plan.

How this Eagle Scout and award-winning principal can help you be a better Scouter

October 16, 2020 0

Eagle Scout Ben Domonkos worked 10 summers on staff at Scout camp. He’s now an award-winning principal with plenty to teach us all.

How to pick your perfect tent

October 15, 2020 3

The biggest factor on choosing a tent is deciding how you’re going to use it.

The campus of Florida State University — one of several schools that responded to our questions about how their admissions office perceives the rank of Eagle Scout. Photo by Denis Tangney Jr./Getty Images

Can being an Eagle Scout help you get into college? Here’s what 17 schools told us

October 14, 2020 22

We contacted colleges across the U.S. to ask what effect being an Eagle Scout has on a prospective student’s application to their school.

Meet the 15-year-old ground-breaking Eagle Scout debate champion

October 13, 2020 4

Eagle Scout Christian Flournoy became the youngest Black male to win the international debate tournament hosted by the Harvard University Debate Council.

Lucas Davis (right) stands behind the plexiglass shield he constructed for his Eagle project. Among Lucas’ project helpers: his cousin Nathan Davis (left), part of his pandemic cohort — individuals in his family who are only seeing each other.

Scout offers inspiring reminder that we need Eagle projects now more than ever

October 12, 2020 0

Lucas, a Life Scout from New Jersey, built mobile screens and a custom-designed plastic shield for a nonprofit working to end homelessness.

Top 5 merit badges to help you celebrate Halloween at home

October 9, 2020 4

Allow us to suggest a Scouty addition to your spooky season schedule: earn one of these five merit badges during the month of October.

Scouter shows her mettle in History Channel’s metalwork show

October 8, 2020 0

This Missouri Scouter showed her Scouts how to pursue their passions on Forged in Fire.

With his Scout camp closed, camp director raises $30,000 hiking Vermont’s Long Trail

October 7, 2020 2

Wanting to help his council overcome a budget shortfall caused by the pandemic-prompted closures, Clint Buxton laced up his hiking boots.

Register now for the Jamboree-on-the-Air/Jamboree-on-the-Internet

October 6, 2020 0

If you’ve never experienced the digital or amateur radio events before, this might be the perfect time to attend, especially with many of us Scouting at home.