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  • [ November 12, 2025 ] buildOn Treks allow Scouts to develop character and serve others brick by brick App Feed - For Parents
  • [ November 11, 2025 ] Eagle Scout project memorializes 14,000 soldiers who fought in the Battle of Okinawa App Feed
  • [ November 10, 2025 ] Scouting America is now offering Spanish-language versions of Cub Scout and Scouts BSA program materials Scouting Tips
  • [ November 7, 2025 ] Three sisters, one honor, plus other positive news in Scouting this week Scouting in the News
  • [ November 7, 2025 ] How to observe Veterans Day with your Scouts Scouting Tips

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A group of children stand in front of the finished school in Ndioudiouf, Senegal
App Feed - For Parents

buildOn Treks allow Scouts to develop character and serve others brick by brick

November 12, 2025 0

Helping other people at all times comes in many forms. For Aeron Gurskis and Julian Vignoles from Troop 27 in Belmont, Calif., it meant spending 10 days last summer in a remote village in another part of the world, working alongside members of that community to change lives.

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The numbers are in: Scouting for Clean Waterways is making an impact

October 24, 2025 0

More than 130,000 pounds of plastic and other trash have been removed from the environment since the launch of Scouting for Clean Waterways earlier this year.

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At Philmont, Scouts are taking the pledge to conserve the environment then spreading the word when they get home

October 6, 2025 1

Julianna Munoz, Aarya Paraskar and Andrew Penrose all went to Philmont Scout Ranch this year to experience one of the most pristine, gorgeous wilderness areas in North America. They each returned home with so much more.

Promotion artwork for the latest Greeking Out book: Tales from the Underworld
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Just in time for spooky season, the latest book in the Greeking Out series is chock-full of family-friendly chills

September 29, 2025 0

Greeking Out: Tales from the Underworld, the latest in the hit book series from National Geographic Kids, is just the right amount of scary.

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Scouting can help youth find a career in this field that desperately needs workers

September 3, 2025 0

Earning one or more of these merit badges could be a Scout’s first step into a rewarding — and highly paying — career in shipbuilding.

Scouts dancing and being excited and playing with beach balls at the Delta Base camp Bash during the 2023 National Scout Jamboree at The Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mount Hope, West Virginia
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Elevate Your Jamboree Journey with these valued Scouting America partners

June 17, 2025 0

The only thing better than attending the National Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve near Beckley, West Virginia, is reserving a few days before or after to explore all the area has to offer.

App Feed - Outdoors

Gear up for camping with our Scout Life camping gear giveaway!

June 3, 2025 0

The Scout Life Gear Up for Camping Giveaway is your chance to win an awesome package of cutting-edge camping gear. The contest is live now and runs through June 30.

A photo of an Upper Crust Food Service chef preparing a meal for a group of campers
App Feed - For Leaders

Upper Crust Food Service is the answer to your camp’s food service needs

May 13, 2025 0

There are two things that can utterly ruin a Scout camp experience: bad weather and bad food. You can’t control the first, but you can control the second.

A photo of Cub Scout James Bryan sitting behind the wheel of a real race car
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Cub Scouting family gets ‘amazing’ experience courtesy of professional stock car racer

April 29, 2025 0

James Bryan, a Cub Scout from Edmond, Oklahoma, was the winner of The Zachary Tinkle Pinewood Derby Car Design Contest.

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Your Scout can help build America’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet

April 9, 2025 0

To maintain this nuclear-powered armada, it’s estimated more than  140,000 skilled workers from around the country will need to help build more submarines over the next decade.

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  • Eagle Scout project memorializes 14,000 soldiers who fought in the Battle of Okinawa
    November 11, 2025 1
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    Scouting America is now offering Spanish-language versions of Cub Scout and Scouts BSA program materials
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    Three sisters, one honor, plus other positive news in Scouting this week
    November 7, 2025 0
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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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Sheniece Chappell is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


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

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