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  • [ March 28, 2023 ] BSA leadership welcomes all: We’re saving a seat for YOU at the Scouting table App Feed
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  • [ March 24, 2023 ] Illinois Scouts BSA troop for girls is thriving, plus other good news from this week App Feed - For Leaders
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  • [ March 22, 2023 ] This Saturday, do a Conservation Good Turn by participating in Earth Hour App Feed - Outdoors

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First Class Scout constructs impressive Lego World War II battleship 

October 7, 2021 4

This project required about 10,000 Lego pieces — none of which came from a kit with instructions.

Fun

Can you solve these Scouting-themed crossword clues from The New York Times?

August 20, 2021 6

Hundreds of Scouting-themed crossword clues and answers have appeared in The New York Times over the years. Can you answer these 10?

Fun

Top 5 merit badges for fans of the Olympics and future Olympians

July 23, 2021 2

As we unite to cheer on the athletes of Team USA be sure to review the “Top 5 merit badges for fans of the Olympics and future Olympians.”

Cub Scouting

On July 3, watch the final ‘Scout Saturday Live,’ the show made by and for Scouts

June 30, 2021 0

“Scout Saturday Live!,” the YouTube show created by Scouts for Scouts will air its series finale at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, July 3.

Fun

Find your Scout’s favorite merit badge from this list, and we’ll suggest the perfect book

June 25, 2021 5

Simply find the merit badge your Scout likes most from the list, and we’ll suggest the accompanying book.

Famous People

Not-so-buried treasure: ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ revealed that Indy is a Life Scout

June 16, 2021 6

The prologue of 1989’s “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” reveals that the title character was a Boy Scout while growing up in Utah.

April Fools’ Day posts

Texas teen to become first to complete Eagle project on another planet

April 1, 2021 16

Douglas McDonnell of the Circle Ten Council will become the first Scout to complete an Eagle Scout service project on another planet.

Fun

How U.K. Scouts attending the 2019 World Scout Jamboree helped make the Baltimore Orioles popular overseas

March 29, 2021 0

A group of Scouts from the United Kingdom helped make Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander an “overnight sensation.”

Astronaut Charles Duke
Eagle Scout

Meet the second Eagle Scout who walked on the moon! Join a live Q&A with astronaut Charlie Duke March 18

March 11, 2021 4

If someone asked you to name an Eagle Scout who walked on the moon, your go-to response might be Neil Armstrong. But did you know the youngest person to step foot on the moon, Apollo

Alumni

At Georgia Tech, proof that the joys of Scouting don’t have to end at 18

March 8, 2021 10

A student organization at Georgia Tech brings together young people to go camping, help local Scouts and serve their community.

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


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

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