Scout Troops of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish
This past weekend we went to the range. It was shotgun shooting day. After spending two weeks in a classroom environment learning about shotguns and shotgun shooting safety, we caravaned up to Tucson and went to the Tucson Trap and Skeet Club to put the classroom work to good use.
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Another year has come and gone and fishing is next on the list of campouts. This campout is a good time to let the new scouts in the troop earn their fishing merit badge if they don't already have it. We packed up and convoyed to Parker Canyon Lake, our
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With Roger C. Mosby recently announcing his retirement, effective November 8, 2023, BSA went on a search for his replacement. The BSA’s CEO search process began in the spring of 2023 with the selection of global organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry. Following an extensive selection process, the Boy Scouts of
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The requirements for eagle scout have always undergone change since the beginning of the Boy Scout movement. It evolved from a Merit Badge into a full-fledged rank in 1927. Life and Star ranks were also merit badges at the same time. This was about to change. The order of award
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No, not really. Most scouts achieve the rank of Eagle Scout rather late in their scouting career. In 2019 the average age for new Eagle Scouts was 17.3 years. 2019 was also the largest group of scouts (61,353) to achieve the Eagle rank since the first 23 scouts were awarded
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The Arizona “Adopt a Highway” program provides an opportunity for community members, businesses, and organizations to help keep our highways litter free. So, toward that effort BSA Troop 464 and AHG Troop AZ 1464 assisted the Knights of Columbus, a fraternal organization that supports the Roman Catholic Church, to pick
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The Boy Scouts of America has a new National Chairman of the Board. Brad Tilden has volunteered to become one of three members of the BSA’s, National 3. He is joined by the National Commissioner W. Scott Sorrels, also a volunteer the Chief Scout Executive/President & CEO Roger C. Mosby
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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared. For Life.®” The Scouting organization is composed of approximately 2.2 million youth members between the ages of 5 and 21 and approximately 800,000 volunteers in
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Discovery is at the heart of Scouting. Whether it’s a campout, derby car race, or hike on the trail, we believe every adventure helps us uncover a little more about ourselves. We build the foundations for humility and compassion—strengthening character through actions—to prepare youth for a lifetime of leadership. Be
Read MoreScout Oath: On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. Scout Law: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous,
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