Eagle Scout Archives - On Scouting

Worth Reading: Eagle Scout’s essay on “The Importance of Scouting in America”

June 20, 2022 0

What impressed us the most with was how Julia used the Scouts BSA uniform as a metaphor for everything that Scouting is about.

Eagle Scout candidate refurbishes her father’s project from decades earlier

June 17, 2022 0

Anika Zoeller, an Eagle Scout candidate from Troop 19 in Rockaway, N.J., chose to take on a very personal Eagle Scout project.

Houston Eagle Scout uses service project to share his love of robotics

June 15, 2022 0

Ashwin Rao loves robotics, and he loves Scouting. So he chose an Eagle Scout project that would give more kids access to robotics.

Common thread: Fourth-generation Eagle Scout’s story told through sashes

May 27, 2022 4

When Ethan received his Eagle medal, he became a rare fourth-generation Eagle Scout.

The secret of their success: Troop 63, Charlotte, N.C., recognizes 14 Black Eagle Scouts at Court of Honor

May 23, 2022 11

“It’s a multitiered approach. You have to understand your culture. You have to understand your parents. And you’ve got to make it fun.”

Happy 50th birthday to NESA! Here are 5 things you need to know about the National Eagle Scout Association

May 19, 2022 0

On May 19, 1972, the National Eagle Scout Association was officially born. Since then, NESA has continued to serve Eagle Scouts and, through them, the entire Scouting movement.

Here’s an Eagle Scout congratulatory letter request template to use or adapt

May 18, 2022 5

To write an Eagle Scout congratulatory letter, you can download the Word document here or use the text below. No credit is necessary.

Extreme Makeovers, Round 43: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

May 12, 2022 0

The latest batch of 11 projects includes a renovated baseball complex in Arkansas, new arboretum signage in New Jersey and an impressive prayer garden in Louisiana.

Scout builds dining structure at orphanage in Colombia: ‘I told myself to aim high’

May 10, 2022 0

For his Eagle Scout service project, Tommy Midtlyng built an outdoor dining structure at an orphanage in Colombia.

How one young woman kept alive her family’s Eagle Scout tradition

April 25, 2022 2

“We have an eagle statue in my grandfather’s house with the names of the Eagles in our family engraved on it. I really wanted to be a part of that eagle, and I wanted to carry on the family tradition as well.”