10 fascinating facts about Scouting founder Ernest Thompson Seton
He was the BSA’s first Chief Scout and helped write the first Boy Scout Handbook. But there’s a lot you probably don’t know about Ernest Thompson Seton.
Read the letter Chris Hemsworth gave to an Eagle Scout on ‘Ellen’
Eagle Scout Tristin Budzyn-Barker found a wallet belonging to actor Chris Hemsworth (aka Thor). Then Hemsworth wrote Tristin this nice letter.
Boy Scout finds and returns actor Chris Hemsworth’s wallet
Illinois Boy Scout Tristin Budzyn-Barker returned a lost wallet belonging to actor Chris Hemsworth. That good turn got him on “The Ellen Degeneres Show.”
From Akela to the pack, Cub Scouting has roots in ‘The Jungle Book’
Today’s Cub Scouts till use terms like Akela, pack and den that can be traced to Rudyard Kipling’s original set of stories called “The Jungle Book.”
Josh Hart, Eagle Scout, wins NCAA championship with Villanova
Josh Hart, whose Villanova Wildcats captured the 2016 NCAA Championship in dramatic fashion, is an Eagle Scout.
Josh Hart, Villanova basketball’s ‘heart and soul,’ is an Eagle Scout
Josh Hart, the Villanova guard who led his team to the Final Four, says Scouting instilled in him the work ethic necessary to succeed.
Nancy Reagan brought her anti-drug message to the 1985 National Scout Jamboree
Nancy Reagan, the former First Lady of the United States who died Sunday, addressed 30,000 Boy Scouts at the 1985 National Scout Jamboree.
Scouts react to meeting President Obama to present Report to the Nation
The group of 10 youth delegates BSA presented our 2015 Report to the Nation to President Obama, who is also the BSA’s honorary president.
This letter from LeBron James to a new Eagle Scout is a slam dunk
You can imagine Eagle Scout Joseph’s surprise when he opened an envelope to reveal a letter from NBA superstar LeBron James.
Let’s celebrate 10 black leaders who got their start in Scouting
In celebration of Black History Month, we wanted to share a list of 10 prominent African-American leaders who got their start in Scouting.
These two Eagle Scouts are now Super Bowl champions
Denver Broncos players Matt Paradis and Aaron Brewer, both Eagle Scouts, now own another impressive title: Super Bowl champions.
Denver Broncos have two Eagle Scouts on their roster
Earlier this week we told you about one Eagle Scout on the Denver Broncos lineup. Turns out there is another.
Read Stephen Colbert’s letter to an Eagle Scout
Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show on CBS, wrote an awesome congratulatory letter to an Eagle Scout. In it, he hints at his thoughts about Scouting.
Four of the seven who died in Challenger explosion were Scouts
Four of the seven souls killed in the Challenger explosion on Jan. 28, 1986, had Scouting pasts. One of the victims, Ellison Onizuka, was an Eagle Scout.
John Philip Sousa once wrote a ‘Boy Scouts of America’ march
In 1916, John Philip Sousa, the American March King who wrote “The Stars and Stripes Forever” and other marches, debuted his “Boy Scouts of America” march.
Rob Lowe tweets photo with Scouts: ‘They make the future look good’
Rob Lowe, whose highly successful film and television career has spanned decades, tweeted a photo of himself with some Boy Scouts on Sept. 16.
Former Defense Secretary Dr. Gates: The future of the world depends on leaders like Arrowmen
At the Tuesday night show at NOAC 2015, Dr. Gates reminds Arrowmen that the future of the world depends on leaders like them.
The tallest Boy Scout ever was 7-foot-4 at age 13
Robert Pershing Wadlow, at 8-foot-11 the tallest man ever, was a Boy Scout. At age 13, he was 7-foot-4 — much taller than anyone else in his troop.
Venturer and snowboarder Katie Hancock has her eyes on 2018 Olympics
Katie Hancock, a Venturer from Lubbock, Texas, will move to Colorado to attend school and train and compete to be a world-class snowboarder.
60 years ago today, Eagle Scouts helped open Disneyland
On July 17, 1955, Paul Cuthbert was one of several Eagle Scouts asked to participate in the opening ceremonies at Disneyland.
Remembering Gerald R. Ford, our only Eagle Scout president (so far)
On Presidents Day, let’s remember Gerald R. Ford, our 38th president and, at least so far, our only Eagle Scout president.
17 Eagle Scouts with Super Bowl ties
We found at least 17 Eagle Scouts with Super Bowl ties, including players, coaches and even a halftime entertainer.
Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine is an Eagle Scout
James Valentine, guitarist for the Grammy-winning band Maroon 5, is an Eagle Scout.
Zamperini: ‘The first good thing that happened to me was Scouting’
In a 2011 letter to a Scouting volunteer, “Unbroken” hero Louis Zamperini says, “the first good thing that happened to me was Scouting.”
The Kansas City Royals’ Kauffman Stadium is named after an Eagle Scout
Ewing Kauffman, the man who started the Kansas City Royals and for whom the team’s stadium is named, was an Eagle Scout.
Oscar de la Renta, designer of Scout uniforms worn by millions, dies at 82
Oscar de la Renta, the renowned fashion designer who reimagined the official Scout uniform into a look that became synonymous with Scouting, has died.
In 1944, Boys’ Life wrote about the time Zamperini ripped down a swastika flag
Before he was a prisoner of war, Louis Zamperini did something “every American boy would give anything in this world to do some day”: He ripped a swastika flag from its pole inside Nazi Germany.
New book explores how U.S. presidents helped shape Scouting
“My Fellow Americans” takes you from Theodore Roosevelt to Obama, showing each president’s contributions toward helping shape the Boy Scouts of America.
Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds is an Eagle Scout
Here’s some news that rocks. Long before he helped Imagine Dragons win a Grammy Award, an American Music Award and a Teen Choice Award,
Eagle Scouts Holcomb and Fogt bringing home the bronze in four-man bobsled
Update, 2019: The International Olympic Committee has upgraded Holcomb and Fogt’s bronze medals to silver after removing the gold medal