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Sheniece Chappell is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.
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Scouting in the News

Chattanooga moms bring a change to Scouting, plus more positive news in Scouting this week

February 23, 2024 0

A group of moms from Chattanooga, Tennessee, are launching a new Cub Scout pack designed for children with special needs. With the support of the nonprofit Downside Up Inc., 10 children with various disabilities will

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Scouting in the News

Council gets its first female president, plus more positive news this week in Scouting

February 16, 2024 1

Amy Garbrick has been named the first female president of the Mountaineer Area Council in Morgantown, West Virginia.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Honoring fallen heroes, plus other inspiring Eagle Scout projects from this week

February 2, 2024 1

Flag retirement boxes that honor fallen heroes, plus other inspiring Eagle Scout projects from this week.

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App Feed - For Parents

Scouts kick off Pinewood Derby season, plus other good news from the week

January 26, 2024 2

It’s Pinewood Derby season! Plus, Scouts save a man from freezing. All that and more in this week’s good news roundup.

5 Quick Questions

5 Quick Questions with: Rich Pfaltzgraff, NESA’s new president

January 23, 2024 2

Rich Pfaltzgraff, a longtime volunteer with South Carolina’s Blue Ridge Council who has earned the BSA’s Silver Beaver Award and District Award of Merit, has been named the new president of the National Eagle Scout Association.

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App Feed - For Parents

Scout BSA Troops embrace winter weather in different ways, plus more good news from the week

January 19, 2024 0

It’s winter camping season! Plus, a youth Olympian who found his passion by earning a merit badge. Plus other good news from the week.

Inspirational Stories

Scouts bring hope to small town with teddy bear drive, plus more inspiring news from the week

January 12, 2024 0

Days after tragedy struck a small community in Perry, Iowa, Scouts BSA Troop 127 rallied together to host a teddy bear drive to support elementary school students affected by the horrific event.  The Scout troop’s

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Extreme Makeovers, Round 54: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

January 2, 2024 0

To fully understand the impact Eagle Scout projects have, you need to see to believe. That’s why we ask to see Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos.

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Extreme Makeovers, Round 53: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

December 18, 2023 0

To fully understand the impact Eagle Scout projects have, you need to see to believe. That’s why we ask to see Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Extreme Makeovers, Round 52: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

October 16, 2023 2

To fully understand the impact Eagle Scout projects have, you need to see to believe. That’s why we ask to see Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos.

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Aaron on Scouting Contributors

Aaron Derr

Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


Michael Freeman

Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


Sheniece Chappell

Sheniece Chappell is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


Bryan Wendell

Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting (now Aaron on Scouting).

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