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[ September 15, 2021 ] Twin brothers from Tennessee travel 1,100 miles to complete their Eagle projects App Feed - Eagle Scouts
[ September 14, 2021 ] Can BSA youth members discuss Scouting in private digital groups? App Feed - For Leaders
[ September 13, 2021 ] At the 2021 Virtual Interfaith 5K, grow closer to your faith and help a good cause App Feed - For Leaders
[ September 11, 2021 ] From the Scouting magazine archives: Remembering a Scouter who died on 9/11 App Feed - Eagle Scouts
[ September 10, 2021 ] Just after 9/11, and in the 20 years since, Scouts have been stepping up to serve App Feed - For Leaders

Find summer fun at local museums, nonprofits

May 4, 2021 1

Check with local museums or nonprofit organizations to see if they are providing anything specific for Scouts.

Trio of Eagle Scouts among finalists in prestigious high school STEM competition

March 15, 2021 4

Three Eagle Scouts are among the 40 finalists in the 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a nationwide competition for talented students.

NASA specialist shares why she’s a Space Exploration merit badge counselor

December 30, 2020 1

“I’ve had a front-row seat during significant moments in space exploration history,” Rachel Brachman says. “I love sharing what I’ve learned.”

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.

In October, Nethra Srinivasan, a Health Care Explorer, received a 2020 Community Heroes Award from Assemblymember Kansen Chu.

Kindness during COVID: Five times Scouts stepped up for their communities

November 2, 2020 0

Let’s flip the script: all good news, all the time. Here are five stories of young people stepping up to help their communities during COVID.

Scouts see how robotics revolutionized medicine at Texas hospital

February 27, 2020 1

Scouts with Troop 125 of Dallas, Texas, recently got to operate a $2 million medical robot, making the Robotics merit badge come to life.

Assistant Scoutmasters help Scouts get trained to be amateur radio operators

December 24, 2019 6

When a need arose, two assistant Scoutmasters found a way to update their troop’s emergency plan and teach Scouts a new skill.

Life Scout’s ingenious method for recycling plastic foam may just save the planet

August 2, 2019 30

A Life Scout from Mississippi has discovered an innovative new method for recycling one of the planet’s most environmentally damaging substances.

Eagle Scout wins $80,000 in Regeneron Science Talent Search 2019

March 22, 2019 0

Samuel Ferguson, an Eagle Scout from West Windsor, N.J., received an $80,000 prize for finishing in sixth place in the Regeneron Science Talent Search.

Drone-focused Explorer post offers path to careers that are really taking off

February 27, 2019 3

Members of Explorer Post 1194 of the Mecklenburg County Council learn how drones are used in business, use simulators and enjoy plenty of actual flying.