Aaron Derr, Author at Aaron On Scouting

What you need to know about the latest enhancements to Scouting America’s anonymous reporting tool

August 14, 2024 7

Scouting America now gives youth and adults the ability to report concerns anonymously, not just via phone and email, but also via one of the most popular ways to communicate today: text messaging.

Photo of an Arrowmen rappelling during NOAC 2024

This was the best thing I saw at the National Order of the Arrow Conference

August 5, 2024 3

Anyone who’s ever attended NOAC won’t be surprised to hear that it was everything I’d heard it would be, and maybe even a little bit more.

Eagle Scout anti-bullying advocate crowned Miss Florida’s Teen 2024

July 30, 2024 2

Ireland Harkins has been pretty busy. Eagle Scout, anti-bullying advocate, accomplished dancer and dance choreographer, target sports expert and, most recently, Miss Florida’s Teen.

Scouts, Scouters speak to elected officials in D.C. about the importance of Scouting

July 25, 2024 0

Sometimes it’s a good idea to remind folks just how relevant Scouting remains today. That was the purpose of a recent Scouting trip to Washington, D.C., during which Scouts and Scout leaders visited with some pretty important people to highlight the importance of our programs.

Philmont Scout Ranch welcomes ALPS Mountaineering as sponsor for Wilderness Guía Program

July 24, 2024 1

Philmont Scout Ranch is partnering with ALPS Mountaineering to support the Wilderness Guía Program, an outdoor experience for Philmont participants that involves conservation and sustainability efforts and a pledge to be conservation minded in all things you do while on the property.

Scouters and Scouts in Action: They saved the man on the plane!

July 23, 2024 0

Scouting America’s wilderness first aid curriculum continues to save lives in places other than the wilderness.

Meet the 13 Eagle Scouts competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics

July 22, 2024 12

Of the hundreds of athletes that will represent the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics, 13 are Eagle Scouts.

Follow along as this Scouts BSA member competes on American Ninja Warrior

July 17, 2024 0

Siblings Sydney and Dylan Yee are two Scouts BSA members who nearly stole the show on the American Ninja Warrior Junior TV show. This summer, Sydney is competing on American Ninja Warrior, and in the process generating some great publicity for Scouting America.

What you need to know about the Scouts BSA combined troop pilot program

July 15, 2024 45

Beginning this fall, some Scouting America councils will participate in a combined troop pilot program that will allow linked troops to operate as a single unit for the 2024-25 school year. The pilot program is

A photo of participants at the National Order of the Arrow Conference

You don’t have to be in Colorado to be part of the National Order of the Arrow Conference

July 11, 2024 2

A NOAC remote delegate will experience all the fun and excitement of the National Order of the Arrow Conference without leaving home.