Scouting in the News Archives - Bryan on Scouting

How a Klondike Derby helped two Scouts perform a headline-making ice rescue

January 4, 2021 3

Last month, five New Jersey teenagers rescued a pair of siblings who fell into an icy pond. Two of those heroes are Scouts.

How two Eagle Scouts are making assistive technology more accessible

December 17, 2020 1

Disability isn’t the only thing that connects Mark Chilutti and Buddy Marshall. Both are Eagle Scouts. And both have worked to create the Buddy Marshall Assistive Technology Center at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia.

First-ever Time Kid of the Year is a STEM Scout from Colorado

December 9, 2020 2

Gitanjali Rao, a STEM Scout from Colorado, was interviewed by Angelina Jolie as part being named Time Kid of the Year.

Arizona Scout’s Eagle project benefits Navajo and Hopi communities

November 24, 2020 2

One of the most important things you can do to stay healthy during a pandemic is to wash your hands on a regular basis. But what if you don’t have reliable access to clean, running water?

Scouts fire up their 3D printers to help during the pandemic

October 20, 2020 0

Using 3D printers, Scouts have been making “ear savers” to help doctors and nurses in their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meet the 15-year-old ground-breaking Eagle Scout debate champion

October 13, 2020 4

Eagle Scout Christian Flournoy became the youngest Black male to win the international debate tournament hosted by the Harvard University Debate Council.

Scouter shows her mettle in History Channel’s metalwork show

October 8, 2020 0

This Missouri Scouter showed her Scouts how to pursue their passions on Forged in Fire.

Victoria sits on the bench she built for her Eagle project

‘CBS Evening News’ profiles Scout’s quest to join Inaugural Class of Female Eagle Scouts

September 14, 2020 29

We caught up with the Arizona Life Scout to learn how she got on CBS’ radar and what she has enjoyed most about her Scouting journey.

Dogged determination helped him earn Eagle Scout Award, 2020 Pulitzer Prize

July 22, 2020 2

Eagle Scout Brian M. Rosenthal was awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism. He says Scouting taught him to work hard for what’s right.

Answering common questions about the BSA’s commitment to act against racial injustice

June 24, 2020 58

The National Service Center has fielded many questions about the statement on helping combat racial injustice as an organization. Here are answers to a few of the most common.