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An Eagle Scout who kept a 2-inch pocketknife in his car has been suspended from his upstate New York high school for bringing the weapon onto school grounds. Now he is concerned about his chances of getting accepted to West Point.
The 17-year-old stranded on New Hampshire's Mount Washington put his Eagle Scout skills to the test, sleeping in the crevice of a boulder and jump-starting fires with hand sanitizer gel.
A Long Island teenager has earned all 121 merit badges offered by the Boy Scouts of America. Oceanside resident Shawn Goldsmith earned his final badge — for bugling — in time for his 18th birthday in November. He far surpassed the 21 badges required to achieve the elite rank of Eagle Scout.
In a Nov. 25 story about Cleveland Sellers, director of the African American Studies program at the University of South Carolina, The Associated Press gave an incorrect location for the ceremony where Sellers is to receive his Eagle Scout award. The Dec. 3 ceremony is to take place in West Columbia, not in his hometown of Denmark, S.C.
A 17-year-old Eagle Scout wanting to honor his grandfather's "love of God, country and family" with a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol has helped remove a ban on the word "God" in certificates that accompany these flags.
Three by three, Boy Scouts filed by the flag-draped casket of Gerald Ford on Tuesday and saluted the only Eagle Scout ever to become president.
New York Eagle Scout Suspended From School for 20 Days for Keeping Pocketknife in CarA 17-year-old Eagle Scout in upstate New York has been barred from stepping foot on school grounds for 20 days — for keeping a 2-inch pocketknife locked in a survival kit in his car.
Eagle Scout injured hiking is charged $25,000 for rescueA plucky Eagle Scout who probably should get his own episode on the Discovery Channel's "Survivorman" instead has been hit with a $25,234 rescue bill - after he lasted three days in wintry conditions with an injured ankle on Mount Washington.
A Scout who merits every honorSome of us skip through life, doing just enough to succeed. Andrew Schigelone, 18, of Lincoln Park wanted to get the most out of Boy Scouts, and attaining the highest rank, Eagle Scout, just wasn't enough.
Eagle Scout Arrested in String of Car Break-insIRVINE -- An 18-year old Eagle Scout has been arrested in connection with dozens of vehicle break-ins. Carter Sudeith was arrested Wednesday morning, just hours after his high school graduation.
Ex-Black Militant Becomes Eagle ScoutCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Years before civil rights activist Cleveland Sellers got caught up in the deadly 1968 protest known as the Orangeburg Massacre, he was on the path to the elite rank of Eagle Scout - until his paperwork was lost.
Nottoway Scout goes goes beyond Eagle to earn all merit badgesAccording to the Scout Oath, a Boy Scout always does his best, but Robb McDaniel, of Nottoway County, did even better than that. McDaniel earned the 21 merit badges required to become an Eagle Scout and then went a step further -- well, several steps -- and earned 100 more.
The Carnival is back at The Education Wonks this week. There are posts about everything from technology in schools to Virginia Tech, so come and get it - you'll most certainly find something that interests you. This week's All-Star Team:
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