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[ April 12, 2021 ] New River Gorge, just minutes from the Summit, becomes our 63rd national park Scouting in the News
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[ April 7, 2021 ] Eagle Scout with Down syndrome enjoys every minute of journey toward program’s highest rank Eagle Scout
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Eagle Scout with Down syndrome enjoys every minute of journey toward program’s highest rank

April 7, 2021 5

Tim is 28 and has Down syndrome. Like all Scouts with disabilities, he was given extra time to complete Scouting’s requirements.

Award-winning volunteer shares how Scouting connects to his family’s Muslim faith

April 2, 2021 1

“Scouting teaches lifelong skills wrapped in a safe-to-fail environment that is filled with fun activities,” this volunteer says.

Scouting on the high seas: Three sisters complete their Eagle Scout voyage together

March 12, 2021 1

Three sisters, who are Lone Scouts, earned the Eagle Scout Award together while sailing near Mexico in their floating home.

SPL of 143-member troop shares 10 tips for leading a troop during the pandemic — and beyond

March 5, 2021 3

An outstanding senior patrol leader from Atlanta shares 10 lessons about leadership that every Scout should read.

Cub Scout’s gesture gave her hope when she was homeless

March 4, 2021 2

One day, a homeless Washington woman got inspiration for a new poem, thanks to a Wolf Cub Scout.

Noah Harris, Harvard’s student body president, is an Eagle Scout

February 26, 2021 3

Noah Harris, an Eagle Scout from Mississippi, is the first Black man elected student body president of Harvard.

He installed carbon monoxide detectors while earning Family Life MB. A few months later, they saved his family

February 19, 2021 2

“You don’t know when a situation like this could happen to you and your family,” the First Class Scout from Indiana says.

Meet Harry Cooper of Missouri, one of the first Black Eagle Scouts

February 15, 2021 9

Harry Cooper of Troop 92 from Kansas City, Mo., is one of the first Black Eagle Scouts in the history of the Boy Scouts of America.

Remembering Mary Portis, believed to be the BSA’s first female Scout executive

February 11, 2021 5

On Dec. 13, 1990, Mary Portis became what is believed to be the BSA’s first female Scout executive.

Friends across the pond: Florida Scouts become video pen pals with Scouts from England

January 27, 2021 1

Instead of swapping letters that take weeks to travel the 4,400-mile span, these Scouting pen pals exchange videos that arrive in seconds.

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