Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Love is love. It can be between men, women, or a woman and a man, but homosexuality isn’t always accepted in society. Boy Scouts of America vs. Dale continues to become a background case for the expressive association within the First Amendment for cases in the future. This specific case is about the Boy Scouts having a leader that is a gay right activist while also being a homosexual. James Dale became one of the highest honors such as “25 merit badges, was admitted into the prestigious Order…

Boy Scouts was initially something that I never truly expected to enter my life. The most exposure I had of it was cartoonish representations that I would see in the funnies section of the newspaper or spoofs of the organization in my daily cartoons. This all changed when my friend one day invited me over to one of the weekly meetings. I was a little scared at first, a group of people I didn’t know was frightening to my middle school self. But for some reason; I’m not sure now if it was the…

By definition an Eagle Scout is a boy scout who has reached the highest level of attainment in the various tests of skill and endurance set by the boy scout organization. I want to get my Eagle Scout because it not only teaches boy scouts how to survive and do basic things such as cooking, making fires, first aid, etc. It also gives you an advantage in applying for jobs. When applying for a job you could have the same application as someone else but if they see that you have your Eagle Scout…

I had never had to lead my own scout troop before. We were in the middle of nowhere, having just finished the first part of a long hike to our designated site. The rest of the senior scout volunteers had already left, off find a good place to settle down for the night, leaving me behind to watch the kids. Not until we were stranded did we realize we had wondered too far from the rest of the staff. The kids started to panic, one of the older kids from the group, came forth. “Where are we Mister,…

Have To? My Introduction to the Boy Scouts I was your typical teenager. It was seventh grade year, your normal thirteen year old and unlike some of my classmates not very social. I would rather be on the couch (even to this day). One of those most positive experiences of my teenagers was joining the Boy Scouts. Peers and friends of mine, although, did not have a positive opinion about the Boy Scouts. Little did I know, my teenage years would be changed by this club. My mother had quite the…

Three weeks behind schedule, four months until Scout Camp, and five thirteen-year-old boys who can’t follow simple directions. The echoes of basketballs ricocheting off the walls and the stomping of barnyard feet filled the interior of the church. The Senior Patrol Leader, whose duty is to command the undisciplined, became a part of the pigsty. I decided I should do something if I ever wanted to earn my Eagle rank. Being a leader is comprised of three main characteristics: ambition,…

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…

around the third grade, I decided I wanted to join the Cub Scouts. I started Cub Scouts during the fifth grade, so I only had one year as a Cub Scout until I would crossover into becoming a Boy Scout. During both my time in both Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, I met some of my closest friends. Throughout my time in Boy Scouts, I challenged myself to do things outside of my comfort zone and the experience helped me become a more responsible adult, such as taking leadership roles, taking risks, and…

After becoming an Eagle Scout, I wanted to give back to the Scouting community. One outlet I discovered was to staff National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), a program designed to teach leadership to younger scouts. In this program, beginner staffers (TGs) are responsible for guiding small groups through the course. After serving on staff for two years, I was promoted to senior staff and had the opportunity to oversee the TGs and lead the whole camp. Last summer, when I again served on senior…

It took 5 months from concept to completion of my project to attain the rank of Eagle Scout. As I reflect on that experience, I recognize the life lessons that it taught me. I began by speaking with other Eagle scouts for their views on projects that would be impactful to the community. I decided to help the local animal shelter. Prior to writing my proposal, I met with the shelter 3 times to fully understand what they wanted from me. I then sought the inputs of my troop Chairman. With these…