Ever since I joined scouting as a Senior Webelo, I wanted to become an Eagle Scout. I started my journey by obtaining my Arrow of Light, then bridged as soon as I could to Troop 0713 located at American Martyr’s church in Manhattan Beach. Now at age 14 and going into tenth grade, I stand on the brink of success regarding my Eagle Scout award after years of hard work and determination.
Outside of scouting, I am very involved at various churches around the South Bay area. I have volunteered mostly at Journey of Faith church in Manhattan Beach; serving synonyms if at Vacation Bible School (VBS) during the summer, working the Audio/Visual on Sundays for the middle school and elementary school groups, and even operating the camera during church
Congratulations on your Eagle Scout! It takes a supportive and involved family to achieve that rank. Cole and I park cars at LSU home games and have met a few people from other troops, but so far, you are the first person we have met from Troop 65. Some adult men that I respect are Eagles and give their Boy Scout experience high praise for many life lessons. Hopefully, scouting will "balance" out Cole's life experience of being raised by women and give him practical life skills.
Once you have completed these steps, you will be officially an eagle scout. It is a great honor and you should be very proud of your achievement. Many Eagle Scouts become astronauts, celebrities, and many other types of famous people. Make sure that you follow the scout law and oath every day and use your scout skills to help the community you are in. Thanks to this essay you should easily be able to get your Eagle Scout rank.
Joining the Corps of Cadets is the one action that led me to where I am today. If I could go back, I would do it again. Ironically, the results of this action are far different than I expected them to be.
Even to this day I tried to exhibit many of the life skills I learned through the Eagle Scout process. I believe that completing this has led me on to my future career goals in conservation. Boy Scouts has given me a great interest in the outdoors, and also taught me the importance of environmental stewardship.
In addition to the prestige that the Eagle rank holds, this was one of my biggest achievements because of the time and effort invested. Through perseverance, I joined the elite four percent of scouts who earn their Eagle rank. My Eagle Scout court of honor was a celebration to remember. After years of hard work, I acknowledged my accomplishment with my family and friends who supported me throughout my scouting experience. There were many honored and distinguished guests, but the person that stood out to me was our State Governor, Tom Wolfe. He congratulated me on my commitment to scouting, and wished me luck in my future endeavors.
I originally never wanted to become a boy scout the very idea to me seem a bit embarrassing. The only reason why I became a boy scout was because my father had heard that Boy Scouts teaches young men discipline and respect so he dragged me to a meeting and signed me. The passion he had for scouts was inconceivable he believed that it will one day help me to become a great man and I had faith in his judgment. So on that very night I looked him straight into his eyes and told him " Dad I promise you I will become a Eagle scout and stick through this no matter what" and that I did. So naturally as my father he is the man I look to surpass one day because even when he worked 4 jobs every day he always took me to that Friday boy scout meeting. Participated in every scouting event such as service projects and camps and hikes for 4 years. Only after we moved to the city did he stop and he asked me " Do you want to transfer troops or resign". I told him " no I am going to stick this through with the troop I began with. So every Friday night I took the bus to Aiea to make the 7:30 pm meeti...
In my work with the veterans and the VA, I have served as a counselor, educator, case manager, advocate, facilitator, and organizer. I have worked with veterans and on their behalf to ensure their needs are always at the forefront of my daily work (as much as I am allowed in my role as an intern).
I am also very involved with my youth group. Being the only senior I have taken a leadership role this year and have been a part of helping get more kids to come along with us on Sundays. While in this youth group I have had a lot of community involvement I help do yard work, christmas carol, and actively seek members.
Cub scouts lasts from ages seven to ten and Boy scouts is from 10 to 18. There are ranks of scouting: tiger, wolf, bear, webelos 1, webelos 2, scout, 2nd class, 1st class, star, life, and the highest, Eagle. Once I became a boy scout I began to truly grow as a person, becoming more outgoing and friendly, becoming self sufficient and learning to handle my own. But everything changed when I was 16. I earned my life rank. The life rank was the last step before becoming eagle but that step was extremely difficult there was no room for error I had to prove my self, exemplifying everything I have learned over 10 years. This last step is the make or break period for most people only 5% of scouts make it to eagle and I was determined to become one of them. The first part was to organize develop and carry out a project that will benefit your community. I set out on my project contacting members of my community to find a project eventually setting on one with my cross-country coach. I was going to build 2 bridges on a running trail behind my high
The meaning to this quote is remembering the past and wanting to go back either to switch the past or live in the past once again. To quote really relates to my high school journey because there was a point where I didn't care for school, and I slacked off by not turning in assignments, and not doing homework. If I could go back in time to freshman year I would make better life decisions. I would take my classes seriously.
As long as I can remember, volunteering has been a significant aspect of my life. Here at Geneseo, I volunteer as a psychology tutor, and am a member of Psychology Club, Pride Alliance, Young Children's Council, and the Together Including Every Student (TIES) program. The majority of these groups have separate volunteer aspects that I have participated in, such as the Mount Hope Program, the Bridge Program, writing with pen pals, and story hour.
During my freshman year, with my confirmation class at church we had many service opportunities available to us; one which I particularly took part in was our semi-annual church blood drive. During the drive, I signed participants in and helped direct people prior to and after giving blood. Some other various events I volunteered at was our monthly pancake breakfast, the parish Christmas party, and I also went to Feed My Starving Children with my church group to help fill boxes.
Personal Narrative- Marching Band Competition This season was only the second year that I had been in marching band, even though we did do parades in middle school. The year before, I was selected to be drum major of the upcoming marching season. I was excited to meet the challenge of getting back to the state championships. It was also nerve-racking because I felt if we didn't make it to state, it would be my fault.
When I was seventeen I nervously traveled about 350 miles from my sleepy little home town of Freedom, Wyoming to the relatively enormous city of Boise, Idaho to go to the Military Entrance Processing Station. This wasn 't the first time I had been this far from home by myself, but it was the first time I was making adult decisions without my parents involvement. When it came time for me to choose my job in the army the counselors presented me with a long list that I qualified for. I got tired of scrolling and reading so I chose the first job that I actually understood. I returned home and excitedly told my parents that I would be an infantry soldier. My dad 's response to this might be considered a little less than heart warming “You dumb ass. Why didn 't you choose
The years of hard work and dedication have finally paid off. As I stand with the scoutmaster in front of me, and the audience behind my back, I feel like this accomplishment will not only help me develop as a leader, but also as a person. Becoming an eagle scout is more than a badge and a rank; it is a sense of duty and fulfillment that I have sought for so many years and am finally able to achieve. From Cub Scout to Eagle Scout, like adolescence to adulthood, this momentous occasion symbolizes my entrance into a new world and my readiness to tackle the challenges it has in store for me.