February 2021 - Aaron On Scouting

Noah Harris, Harvard’s student body president, is an Eagle Scout

February 26, 2021 3

Noah Harris, an Eagle Scout from Mississippi, is the first Black man elected student body president of Harvard.

The colorful connection between the BSA and Dennis the Menace

February 25, 2021 3

Scouts shouldn’t be menaces to their neighbors, but according to one cartoon, one got into his fair share of trouble.

2020 merit badge rankings: A list rewritten by the pandemic

February 24, 2021 13

The pandemic didn’t stop Scouts from earning merit badges in 2020, but it did cause a dramatic shift in the 2020 merit badge rankings.

Black Boy Scout troops joined in Scouting’s earliest days, though the first troop is difficult to pinpoint

February 23, 2021 1

It’s difficult to identify the first Boy Scout troop in the U.S. However, finding the first Black troop is challenging for different reasons.

At the Citadel, a three-step approach to keeping college-age Eagle Scouts involved

February 21, 2021 8

The members of the Citadel Eagle Scout Association take trips together, host events and complete acts of service in the community.

Watch the Be the Change celebration and read a special digital edition of Scout Life

February 20, 2021 4

Visit the Boy Scouts of America’s Facebook or YouTube page on Feb. 21 for a special live broadcast celebrating the achievements of the hundreds of young women who make up the inaugural female class of Eagle Scouts.

He installed carbon monoxide detectors while earning Family Life MB. A few months later, they saved his family

February 19, 2021 2

“You don’t know when a situation like this could happen to you and your family,” the First Class Scout from Indiana says.

Celebrate the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts and their journeys

February 18, 2021 5

You can celebrate the inaugural female Eagle class on Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. EST during a “Be the Change” live broadcast.

Let’s give an Emmy to this pack’s broadcast-quality virtual Pinewood Derby race

February 17, 2021 1

With graphics, multiple camera angles and play-by-play commentary, Pack 7 shows how to ramp up your virtual Pinewood Derby.

Scouting Show and Tell: Pandemic Blue and Gold

February 16, 2021 0

How your pack is hosting its Blue and Gold Banquet during the COVID-19 pandemic?