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Hot dog! Boys’ Life cover wins national recognition as Readers’ Choice

May 13, 2015 4

The “aww”-inspiring September 2014 Boys’ Life cover that just won a Readers’ Choice Award from the American Society of Magazine Editors.

Cub Scouting

Check the BSA tool-use guidelines before your next service project

March 9, 2015 145

The BSA tool-use guidelines document how old Scouts should be to use certain hand tools and power tools at service projects (including Eagle projects).

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Deadline to register for 2015 World Scout Jamboree is March 31

February 6, 2015 18

There’s still time — but only a little — to register for the 2015 World Scout Jamboree, held July 28 to Aug. 8 in Kirara-hama, Japan.

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Friendly reminder: Don’t miss the Cub Scout webcasts on Saturday, Jan. 17

January 7, 2015 12

On Saturday, Jan. 17, the hourlong Cub Scout webcasts will cover the coming changes, how to prepare and when resources will be available.

What's New

So how did Boy Scout Logan do in the ‘MasterChef Junior’ finale?

December 17, 2014 29

Sixteen young chefs entered Gordon Ramsay’s “MasterChef Junior,” and only one left with the title of champion and a check for $100,000.

What's New

BSA offers guidance on individual Scout accounts

December 3, 2014 91

The BSA offers guidance to units about individual Scout accounts and how the IRS sees them.

What's New

Time running out to vote for Boys’ Life as Hottest Kids/Teen Magazine

November 24, 2014 1

You have just one more week to vote — as many times as you want — for Boys’ Life in the Adweek Hot List Readers’ Choice Awards.

What's New

Eagle Scout wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

October 13, 2014 5

William E. Moerner, an Eagle Scout, was one of three individuals who jointly received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Oct. 8, 2014.

What's New

Watch for your Voice of the Scout survey, coming via email

October 6, 2014 8

On Oct. 7, Scouting members and parents will receive a link to the biannual Voice of the Scout survey. The results yield insight into Scouting trends.

Scouts BSA

Some kid! Life Scout uses goats to help clear poison ivy

September 30, 2014 9

Gavin Burseth, a 16-year-old from Illinois, is using goats to help clear poison ivy from campgrounds.

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