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Show and Tell: Summer of Service

June 21, 2022 0

Last summer, the BSA asked Scouts to share how they were fulfilling their oath “to help other people at all times.” The initiative was called Summer of Service.

Scouts spend quality time with their mothers during annual campout

June 9, 2022 1

Many mothers in Troop 29 in North Mankato, Minnesota, usually left the outdoor adventures to the fathers. But the dads and Scouts still wanted to involve the moms, so they created “Mom’s Camp.”

Fraternal twins share leadership lessons as they serve as senior patrol leaders

June 7, 2022 0

Isabella and Victor Vaccaro enjoy doing a lot of activities together, like basketball and horseback riding. The twin 15-year-olds of Olathe, Kan., can add another one to the list: leadership.

From the Scouting magazine archives: A year with a new-Scout patrol

May 21, 2022 1

What’s so special about new-Scout patrols? Why should a troop keep its new Scouts together in their own patrol during their first year instead of mixing them in with older Scouts of all ranks?

Be Prepared for some Scouts to get homesick this summer

May 20, 2022 2

Lots of Scouts (and maybe a few adults) will experience some symptoms of homesickness during campouts. Identifying and addressing it appropriately will go a long way toward making camp the wonderful experience it should be.

From the Scouting magazine archives: How to keep your troop meetings productive

May 14, 2022 0

Back in 2002, we asked readers for their thoughts on how to keep troop meetings from spinning out of control. As usual, their advice was spot on!

Some project! First Class Scout builds pig house for community farm

May 6, 2022 0

When he first visited the Allaire Community Farm with his grandmother a few years ago, Zac Clifton fell in love with it.

D.C.-area Scouts assemble emergency medical kits to send to families in Ukraine

May 5, 2022 3

Over the course of three Saturdays in March and April, 100 Scouts from the National Capital Area Council assembled more than 3,000 kits.

Update to Scouts BSA joining requirements opens the door to more young people

April 28, 2022 13

A change to the Scouts BSA joining requirements will make it easier for young people to join a troop alongside their friends and classmates.

2021 merit badge rankings: Return of summer camps shuffles the list again

April 26, 2022 6

In 2021, the top five shuffled again as summer camp favorites like Swimming, First Aid and Environmental Science bounced back in a big way.