Aaron on Scouting

Curated Eagle Scout and NESA stories written by the Aaron on Scouting team.

Eagle Scout project addresses the need to Be Prepared if someone has a seizure

By: Aaron Derr |

January 26, 2023

As a young person living with epilepsy, Gavin Bouchey knows that it’s all fine and well if he, his family members and his fellow Scouts BSA members know who to respond to a seizure. But what about everyone else?

Worth reading: Eagle Scout sets goal to meet every mayor in his state

By: Aaron Derr |

January 25, 2023

Mitchell Whitley, a native of Greensboro, N.C., a graduate of Samford University, and an Eagle Scout, has set a unique goal: to personally meet every mayor in his home state. There are 551 of them.

Eagle Scout adds name to the few that have completed the Race Across America

By: Michael Freeman |

January 24, 2023

About 300 or so people have completed the epic journey in its four-decade history. Phil Fox finished it on his first attempt last summer, earning the “rookie of the year” honor and ending the race in fifth place overall.

“I can’t believe it’s something I’ve actually done”: NESA’s World Explorers share details of their experience

By: Aaron Derr |

January 23, 2023

To get to Tiputini Biodiversity Station (TBS), one of the most remote scientific research stations in the world, you must first get to a rural area called Tumbaco, just outside Quito, the capital of Ecuador.

NFL strength coach, Eagle Scout helps fund Philmont scholarship program

By: Aaron Derr |

January 5, 2023

When Joe Gibson, a longtime Scout leader in the San Angelo, Texas, area died last January, his family thought long and hard about the best way to memorialize his life. Then, it came to them: a scholarship to help send Texas Southwest Council Scouts to Philmont Scout Ranch.

Eagle Scout researcher turning trash into treasure … and sharing his knowledge with Scouts

By: Aaron Derr |

December 21, 2022

A paper published in Angewandte Chemie, a top chemistry journal, details how this Eagle Scout researcher and his team collected plastic waste from the shores of Catalina Island, treated it with a catalyst and ended up with materials that can be used in pharmaceuticals.

Eagle Scout astronaut delivers powerful conservation message … from space!

By: Aaron Derr |

December 20, 2022

Kjell Lindgren, Eagle Scout, assistant Scoutmaster, outdoor ethics advisor and NASA astronaut, has a unique view — literally — of Earth. That’s at least in part why he’s so inspired to share with the rest of us the importance of taking care of it.

Mike Leach, football coach and Eagle Scout, dies at 61

By: Aaron Derr |

December 13, 2022

In 2015, when he was coaching at Washington State, Leach was invited to speak at a breakfast fundraiser to benefit Scouts in Moscow, Idaho. There, he reminisced about earning his Eagle and had this to say about Scouting.

Eagle Scout living the dream as Philmont cowboy

By: Aaron Derr |

October 10, 2022

“We did the horseback ride and the light bulb just came on in my head. I knew I wanted to be a Philmont wrangler.”

Aaron on Scouting

Eagle Scout project addresses the need to Be Prepared if someone has a seizure

Worth reading: Eagle Scout sets goal to meet every mayor in his state

Eagle Scout adds name to the few that have completed the Race Across America

“I can’t believe it’s something I’ve actually done”: NESA’s World Explorers share details of their experience

NFL strength coach, Eagle Scout helps fund Philmont scholarship program

Eagle Scout researcher turning trash into treasure … and sharing his knowledge with Scouts

Eagle Scout astronaut delivers powerful conservation message … from space!

Mike Leach, football coach and Eagle Scout, dies at 61

Eagle Scout living the dream as Philmont cowboy

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