Innholdsfortegnelse for Scout Life: Special Edition February 2021 i Scout Life

On behalf of the more than 2 million Eagle Scouts who have gone before you, congratulations to the Inaugural Class of Female Eagles — and to every Scout who has earned Scouts BSA’s pinnacle rank. We could not be prouder of your accomplishments. This special edition of Scout Life magazine is for you and about you — each and every one of you. Even the word “special” does not adequately describe the journey you have undertaken. It has been a journey of hard work, no doubt some frustration, hopefully some fun and certainly a lot of learning. You will call on the skills and character gained on your journey throughout your life. Your unwavering moral compass formed through Scouting will get stronger as you call upon your foundation to guide…

“The true value of Scouting is not summed up by earning a bunch of merit badges or awards but by everything that happens along the way. I learned a lot from Scouts that I never expected to. Now that I have become an Eagle Scout, it means that all of the work I put into scheduling and completing hikes, campouts, swims and many other events has paid off.”Mackenzie Ward, 18, Troop 692, Summit, Washington “The Eagle Scout Award is the highest award a Scout can get, but it’s only the beginning for me. A true Eagle Scout is willing to stay with the troop and help out younger Scouts even after they earn their award. My journey ahead with my troop will be great; I can already tell.”Jade Cale, 17,…

Earning the rank of Eagle Scout isn’t supposed to be easy. If it were, everyone would do it. The fact that it’s difficult is what makes it so great. In addition to continuing to live the Scout Oath and Scout Law, before you earn the rank of Eagle, you must be active in your troop for at least six months as a Life Scout. You have to explain how your understanding of the Scout Oath and Scout Law will guide your life in the future. You have to earn a total of 21 merit badges (10 more than required for the Life rank), including 13 Eagle-required and eight optional. And you have to serve actively in your troop for a minimum of six months in one or more positions of…

You might call the Nicholsons more of a flock than a family. A flock of Eagles. Corinne Nicholson’s father, cousins and uncles have all earned the prestigious rank. Her brother is on the trail to the award, too. “Growing up, I had always been told stories about Scouting, and I always wished and hoped that I would be able to do the same,” says 16-year-old Corinne of Troop 4301 in Belmont, California. That wish came true in February 2019 when the Boy Scouts of America invited young women to join the Scouts BSA program. Girls would no longer tag along without recognition or stay home while their male family members enjoyed the life-changing adventures the BSA offers. This change meant so much more than giving girls the chance to earn…

Olivia Foli watched her older brother Addison advance through Cub Scouting and then Boy Scouting on his way to the Eagle Scout Award. She tagged along, longing to officially do what he and millions of boys since 1910 have done. “I remember asking my mom when I could be a Boy Scout,” Olivia says. “It’s a different experience; it’s so fun, and I love the challenge of it.” She had tried other youth organizations, but still wanted to be part of the Boy Scouts of America. When she was 14, she joined Venturing and attended National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT). Soon after, the BSA announced girls could join its older youth program, Scouts BSA. She signed up on the first day she could, helping start girls Troop 21 in Gainesville,…

The Eagle Scout Award isn’t the finish line, but it might feel that way. What else can you do after Eagle? Scouting offers plenty of ways to stay active in your unit, help others along their Scouting trail and earn some really cool awards. KEEP LEADING Ever since Jacob Lowrie, 15, of Troop 336 in Fort Worth, Texas, earned the Eagle award, his main focus has been helping other Scouts advance. That includes his younger brother, Mason. Younger Scouts will naturally look to you as an Eagle to lead the way for them. Share your expertise and show them how to enjoy everything Scouting has to offer. “I had a lot of help; I want to make sure the Scouts in the troop receive the same support I had,” Jacob…

Includes Eagle Scout Awards reported to BSA national office by February 12, 2021 Abmayr, Victoria Abnos, Jacqueline Abraham‚ Jennifer Adams, Katherine Adamson, Persephone Adkins, Charis Adlich, Allison Agosti, Sabrina Alexander, Alienor Alexander, Aven Aley, Adrianna Alfson, Hailey Allen, Laura Allen, Reagan Allinson, Amy Alofaituli, Kylee Alvarez, Christina Anderson, Josephine Anderson, Serena Anderson, Sydney Anthony, Emily Archer, Catherine Ariker, Kyra Ashley, Diana Aulino, Audrey Bagby, Rebecca Bailey, Hannah Bakal, Sarah Baker, Chloe Bales, Amanda Baran, Nina Barberena, Lucia Bardzilauskas, Isabel Barker, Elana Barr, Reagan Bauer, Renee Bays, MazieAnne Bazemore, Emma Beam, Makayla Beam, Morgan Beatson, Charlotte Becerra, Amanda Beck, Hannah Becker, Elisabeth Becker, Evelyn Beer, Trinity Bell, Taylor Berle, Nissa Beuchel, Katherine Billings, Rebecca Bisceglia, Beatrix Bitner, Katherine Blair, Celeste Blattel, Keira Blea, Roselynn Bley, Elisabeth Block, Kathryn Blyler, Kristen Bock,…

In 1910, Ernest Thompson Seton, one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America, had an idea. Seton wanted to call the organization’s highest rank the Silver Wolf Award. It seemed like a good idea at the time. After all, Robert Baden-Powell, the original founder of the Scouting movement, had been given the nickname “the wolf that never sleeps.” And Baden-Powell’s 1908 book, Scouting for Boys, called the rank of Wolf “a reward for a very special distinction.” But after much discussion, the group of people that founded the BSA came up with a better idea. They decided the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America should be named after our country’s national bird. The rest is history. In 1911, the BSA published the Handbook for Boys.…

Entertainers FRANK BLAIR, former host of NBC’s Today show (Class of 1930) TONY CAVALERO, actor in School of Rock on Nickelodeon (Class of 2001) ROB CORDDRY, former correspondent for The Daily Show and actor in Warm Bodies and Childrens Hospital (Class of 1988) WILLIAM HANNA, animator and voice actor who co-founded Hanna-Barbera (Class of 1924) JON HEDER, actor in Napoleon Dynamite (Class of 1994) ANDY LEWIS, world champion slackliner who performed in Super Bowl XLVI (Class of 2002) DAVID LYNCH, Academy Award-nominated director of The Elephant Man and creator of the murder mystery TV series Twin Peaks (Class of 1962) MICHAEL MOORE, Academy Award-winning director of Bowling for Columbine and many other documentary films OZZIE NELSON, bandleader and actor who starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (Class of…

For more than 110 years, Scouts have been a positive change in their communities, building a legacy of servant leadership and making a difference in the world.Every year, thousands of these Scouts earn the Eagle Scout Award, the pinnacle rank in the Scouts BSA program. This year, young women joined the prestigious ranks of the more than 2.5 million Eagle Scouts who have earned the award since the first in 1912.It’s a difficult road to reach the Eagle Scout rank, with about 4% to 8% of all Scouts earning it during any given year. This year’s class of Eagle Scouts, including hundreds of young women, was a particularly driven and resourceful group, forced to lead their peers, earn merit badges, and plan and carry out service projects in the midst…