Boy Scouts of America

an Eagle Scout and an active Assistant Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America, what I believe to be the best leadership training program in the US. One serves in several leadership roles to earn this rank. To meet these requirements, I was an Instructor for two years and a Troop Guide for three. Instructors are in charge of groups of one to three Scouts for skills tutoring. The Troop Guide leads the instructors and teaches large group lessons to first years. We had over 25 new Scouts two of…

Last Summer Heather Youmans went to Cimarron, New Mexico to backpack through the wild. She went to Philmont Boy Scout Ranch ,“Born in 1938 as Philturn Rocky Mountain Scout Camp, today’s Philmont Scout Ranch is a bustling center for high adventure and training. Youth and adults take advantage of the Ranch’s camping, training and work programs.” (Scouting.org). She was spending 10 days in the backcountry without electricity and carrying her essentials on her back. Heather went on practice hikes…

As an Eagle Scout, I spent 10 years of my childhood life trying to get to the rank that I am. I joined the Boy Scout of America program in 2nd grade as a Wolf Scout. Throughout my year, I worked hard to become an Eagle Scout. Earning the Eagle Scout Rank is an impressive award that stays with you throughout your entire life. You learn a lot of things within the program; from the Scout Law to the Scout Oath, which teaches you how to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, kind, obedient, brave…

standing in the lobby of the local scout office, with my parents and scoutmaster nervously waiting for my name to be called. Attempting to calm myself by talking and laughing with everyone, to not show my nerves, my name was finally called. This was it; there was no turning back now. As my scoutmaster walked me back, I remember repeating the Scout Oath and Law over and over again in my head. I did not want to mess up these fundamental elements installed in all boys that join scouting. After a…

10 of the Most haunted roads in America The US is known for having some of the longest and visually impressive roads in America. On the other hand, it also features a wide array of Haunted Roads. Yes, there are dozens of haunted roads in America, many of which are avoided by the locals and many tourists due to the horror stories which appeared throughout the years. But not all roads are truly haunted, as you can imagine. But this does bring the question, what roads are exactly haunted in the…

My story begins at Onteora Scout Reservation in Upstate New York. The Boy Scouts of America have an honor society known as the Order of the Arrow, which is for Scouts who wish to dedicate themselves to an order that serves others more than that of the Boy Scouts. Scouts are selected through a troop-wide vote, and I was one of the few scouts selected to participate in the ordeal to join this order. The ordeal was a series of tests in order to confirm that we, the candidates, are fit to join…

involved in, the most influential have been the Boy Scouts of America, Early College High School, my Varsity Swim Team, and…

In the Wind Ensemble, I play the trombone. It is a very easy instrument to play because there are only seven slide positions to remember. The only problem I have with playing the trombone is how much space you need to play it. Every day, people get too close to the trombone players, so we have to ask them to move forward or deal with it. The people we ask will move will move most of the time, but if they don't, we trombone players always have slides to do the work for us.Marching band is…

Girl Scouts has been an important part of my life since I can remember. Girl Scouts helped me to learn to be practical, independent, strong, and most importantly, a leader. Put simply, Girl Scouts has molded me into the extremely driven person I am today. So you can imagine the shock and dismay I felt when my troop disbanded earlier this year. Though we were all members of the highest level of Girl Scouts as a girl could be, I thought the troop would remain intact until I went to college. I…

From my beginning as a Wolf Scout to my current promotion as an Eagle Scout, the Scouting program has always existed as a fundamental aspect of my life that has largely shaped my morals and personality. The picture above represents not only a culmination of the hard work that I have dedicated towards achieving a great honor, but also a large influence that has helped guide me through life. Through every campout, service project, fundraiser, and planning conference, Scouting constantly helped me…