Transcript Trail to Eagle - Ventura County Council

Life to Eagle
Life to Eagle Seminar
Ventura County Council #57
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Life to Eagle
• Objectives
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Learn the Steps from Life to Eagle
Learn how to Complete an Eagle Application Form
Learn how to Complete an Eagle Project
Learn about an Eagle Board of Review
Learn what happens after the Eagle Board of
Review.
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• Requirements
– Earn 21 Merit Badges
• Camping
• Citizenship in the Community, Nation & World
• Communications
• Environmental Science
• Family Life
• First Aid
• Personal Management
• Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving *
• Cycling or Hiking or Swimming **
• Personal Fitness
• Plus (9) optional merit badges
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Both can be used for Star or Life, but only one for Eagle
** All 3 can be used for Star or Life, but only one for Eagle
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• Requirements
– Leadership
• Serve actively for a period of (6) months in a position of
responsibility.
• Time does not need to be continuous
– Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project
– Eagle Application Form
• Have Scoutmasters conference
• Sign and date
• Have Scoutmaster Sign and Date
• Have Committee Chairperson sign and date
– Eagle Board of Review
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• Leadership
– Boy Scout Troop:
• Serve in one or more of the following positions:
– Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol
Leader, Troop Guide, OA Troop Representative, Den Chief,
Scribe, Librarian, Historian, Quartermaster, Junior Assistant
Scoutmaster, Chaplain’s Aide, or Instructor
– Varsity Scout Team
• Serve in one or more of the following positions:
– Captain, Co-captain, Program Manager, Squad Leader, Team
Secretary, Librarian, Chaplain’s Aid, Instructor, or Den Chief
– Venturing Crew/Ship
• Serve in one or more of the following positions:
– President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Boatswain,
Boatswain’s Mate, Yeoman, Purser, or Storekeeper
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• Eagle Application Form
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– First page of Application
• Enter your name exactly as
you want to have it on your
Eagle Certificate
• Contact References before
putting their names on the
application
– If you do not have a specific
religious or employer reference,
use any personal reference in
its place
– Letters of Reference will be
needed after application is
filed with Council
• Verify Merit Badge dates with
your Unit Advancement Chair
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-728_web.pdf
Application is a
Fillable PDF file
Circle selected
Merit Badge
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Merit Badge
Eagle Application Form
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– Second page of Application
• Leadership Positions
– Must total at least 6 months
– Does not need to be continuous
• Life goals essay
• Project Name & Total Hours
• Scoutmaster’s conference
Provide and discuss your
statement of ambition and life
purpose – attach to your
application
• Signatures
– Your signature
– Scoutmaster’s signature
– Committee Chairperson’s
signature
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• Eagle Scout Application Items
– Application Form
– Statement of Ambition and Life Purpose (Req. 6)
– Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook (Req. 6)
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2012 Eagle Scout
Project Book
If you start your
project after
Jan 1, 2012,
you must use this
workbook
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-927_fillable.pdf
Project Book is a
Fillable PDF file
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• Eagle Scout Service Project
– Requirement
• Plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project
helpful to any of the following:
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School
Community
Religious Institution
Non-Profit organizations (except Scouts)
– Responsibility
• You (not your parents) are responsible for planning, directing
and following through to the projects successful completion.
This is NOT you personally doing a project
It is YOU organizing & leading a group to complete a project
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• Eagle Scout Service Project
• Parents & Scouts should read page 21 BEFORE
starting the project
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Eagle Scout
Service Project
Workbook
• Contact Information
– Page 6 of Project
Workbook
– PID: Personal ID on
BSA Membership
Card
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• Project Phases
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Choose a Project
Prepare a Project Proposal *
Develop a Final Plan *
Obtain or raise any required funds
• Prepare and submit Fundraising Application *
– Execute your Project Plan
– Prepare a Final Report *
• Information to be included in Project Book
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Start Here
Get an Idea
Discuss with
Scoutmaster
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Scoutmaster
Signature *
Work Proposal
Plans
Dist. Rep.
Verbal OK
Project Approval signature MUST be last
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Sponsor
Signature *
OK
Committee
Signature *
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OK
Present to
Committee
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* Preferred order of signatures
OK
Dist. Rep.
Signature
Final Plans
Do the Project
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• Phase 1 – Choosing a project
– Concept
• Original project?
• Something you dream up?
• Something that has never been done before ?
• Something which has been done before ?
– Identify Beneficiary
• School or Church
• Community
– Parks & Rec, State Parks, County Parks
– City or County
• Non-Profit organizations
– Care & Share
– Free Clinic
– Samaritan Center
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• Phase 1 – Choosing a project
(continued)
– Project must present an opportunity for:
• Planning
• Development
• Leadership
– Search Internet for ideas
– Discuss with your unit leader
– See Restrictions in Service Project Workbook
• See Page 4 of Project Workbook
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• Phase 2 - Prepare a Project Proposal
– Pages 7 to 10 of workbook are a guide to
preparing your proposal
• Will you meet the Eagle Scout Service Project
Requirements?
• Is your project feasible?
• Have you addressed any safety issues?
• Do you understand what key steps are
necessary to carryout your project
• Are you on track for a positive experience?
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Service
Project
Proposal
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• Brief description of your Project
• Who is the beneficiary and how/why will they
benefit from your project
• Once you have these two items contact District
Project Representative
(see page 18)
– Get verbal approval of your project
– Insures District approval of your proposal
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Service
Project
Proposal
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• Giving Leadership
– How many people?
– How will you lead them?
• Materials
– Estimate the types of materials you may need
• Wood, trees, shrubs, flowers, etc.
• Supplies
– Estimate the types of supplies you may need
• Paint, varnish, finishing materials
• Food & water for your crew
• Other consumables
• Tools
– Estimate the types of tools you may need
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Service
Project
Proposal
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• Permits & Permissions
– Will you need building permits?
– Permission slips?
• Preliminary Costs
– Estimate the cost of materials, supplies, tools and other
expenses you may have
• Project Phases
– Provide some of the key steps necessary to complete your
project
• Logistics
– How will you transport your materials, supplies, tools and
personnel to your project site?
– Will you be filing a Tour Plan (formerly call Tour Permit)
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Service
Project
Proposal
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(Continued)
• Photos
– If available, include photographs of the current state of
the area to be affected by your project
• Safety Issues
– Describe any hazards you may need to deal with and how
you will handle them
– Examples are: Toxic Items, Power Tools, First Aid Kits
• Further Planning
– List some action steps that you will need to take to
complete a final plan
• Present Project Proposal to Unit Committee
• Signatures (see page 15)
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Signatures
– Project
Workbook
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Phase 3 Life
- Develop
a Final Plan
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• Comments from Proposal Review
• Project Changes
• Project Phases
– Have you refined or changed the phases that you
presented at the Proposal review?
• Work Processes
– Prepare a step-by-step list of what must be done and
how everything will come together: site preparations,
sizing, assembly, fastening of materials, use of supplies
(paint, varnish, etc).
– You will need more room to type this than is provided in
the workbook. Add additional pages as necessary
Plan Ahead, Plan Early, and Work Your Plan
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Phase
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• Permits & Permissions
– If your Project is not being done at your unit’s normal
meeting place, you should file a Tour Plan
– Permission slips for all your participating in your project
is also recommended
– Some construction projects may require city permits
– Any work on public school grounds will need School
District approval
• May also need school’s principal’s approval
• Detailed Material List
– See page 13 of the Service Project Workbook
• Item, Description, Quantity, Unit Cost, Total Cost, Source
– Add additional sheets if necessary
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Phase 3Life
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• Detailed Supplies List
– See page 14 of the Service Project Workbook
• Item, Description, Quantity, Unit Cost, Total Cost, Source
– Add additional sheets if necessary
• Detailed Tools List
– See page 14 of the Service Project Workbook
• Tool, Quantity, Unit Cost, Total Cost, Source, Who will
operate/use
– Add additional sheets if necessary
• Detailed Expense Summary
– See page 14 of the Service Project Workbook
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Phase 3Life
- Develop
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• Detailed Leadership Plan
– See page 14 of the Service Project Workbook
– Task List, Skills, Adult or Youth, Helpers needed,
Helpers committed
– How will you brief/train your helpers?
– What is your communication plan?
• How to get to your Project Site?
• When to be at your Project Site?
• What to bring to your Project Site?
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Phase 3Life
- Develop
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• Detailed Logistics Plan
See page 15 & 16 of the Service Project Workbook
How will workers be transported?
How will materials, supplies and tools be transported?
How will workers be fed?
Have you made arrangements for restrooms at your
Project Site?
– What will you do with leftover materials and supplies?
– What will you do with any purchased tools after
completing your project?
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Phase 3Life
- Develop
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• Detailed Safety Plan
– See page 16 of the Service Project Workbook
– Will a First Aid Kit be necessary?
• Where will it be and who will be responsible for it?
– Are there any hazardous materials or chemicals?
• How will these be handled?
– List potential safety hazards
• Weather, wildlife, sunburn, poisonous plants, hazardous
tools or equipment
• How will you handle these?
– How will you communicate these hazards to your workers?
• Will you have a safety briefing?
• Who will conduct the briefing?
• Will you have a First Aid specialist and if so who?
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Phase 3Life
- Develop
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(Continued)
• Contingency Plans
– See page 16 of the Service Project Workbook
– How will you handle a postponement or cancellation?
– You will probably need more room to address this than is
supplied in the Service Project Workbook
“If you don’t know where you’re going,
you will probably end up somewhere else.”
Laurence J. Peter - The Peter Principle, 1969
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Phase
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Fund
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• Read the
“Procedures and Limitations on Service Project Fundraising”
– See page 18 of the Service Project Workbook
• Complete the Eagle Scout Service Project
Fundraising Application
– See page 17 of the Service Project Workbook
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Phase 5 – Execute
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EagleProject Plan
• Keep Track of all of your effort on the project
after your proposal is approved by district
– Any time you spent working on your final plan
• Any time spent by others helping with your final plan
– Any time you spent on fundraising for your project
• Any time spent by others helping with fundraising
– Any time you spent on executing your project
• Any time spent by others helping to execute your plan
– Separate time by Scout and non-Scout youth
– Separate time by registered Scout adults and non-registered
adults
• See pages 19 & 20 in the Service Project
Workbook to see what information is needed for
your final report
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Phase 6 –Life
Prepare
a Final Report
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• See pages 19 & 20 in the Service Project Workbook
– Use additional pages if necessary
• Summary
– What went well and what was challenging
• Changes
– What changes were made as you worked on your project
• Leadership
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How did you demonstrate leadership?
What was difficult about being a leader?
What was most rewarding about being the leader?
What did you learn about leadership, or how were your
leadership skills further developed?
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Phase 6 Life
– Prepare
a Final Report
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• Materials and Supplies
– Were there significant shortages or overages of
materials or supplies?
– What effect did these have on completing the project
• Service Project Data
– Summarize hours needed to complete your project
• Funding
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Describe fundraising efforts
Were you short on funds and how did you handle this?
Were excess funds turned over to the beneficiary?
How did you thank your donors?
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Phase 6 Life
– Prepare
a Final Report
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(Continued)
• Final Photos
– If available, attach photographic documentation of your
project
• Before, During, After
• Final Signatures
– Your Signature
– Beneficiary’s Signature
– Unit Leader’s Signature
- The District/Council Final Signature will be on the Eagle
Scout Rank Application as part of your Eagle Board of
Review.
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The Eagle Board of Review
– How do I request one?
• After completing all other requirements, submit the following to
the council as soon as possible:
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Eagle Scout Rank Application
Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook
Statement of Purpose and Life Ambition
Timeliness is especially critical if you are approaching, or have
already turned 18.
– What next?
• Download, print out, and give the Request for Reference to each
of the references listed on your Eagle Scout Rank Application.
• Available from:
http://vccbsa.org/Advancement/Rank%20Advancement/Eagle%20Sc
out%20Rank
• References should send their letters to the council service center
c/o Camarillo District Eagle Board
• Make sure they include your name on the outside of the envelope!
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The Eagle Board of Review
– Anything else?
• You will be contacted by the district advancement committee with
your EBOR date/time
– Do I need to get the Letters of Reference back?
• No. Your Eagle Board Chair is responsible to retrieve them.
– How should I dress?
• The Guide to Advancement states, “It is preferred a Scout be in full field
uniform for any board of review. He should wear as much of it as he owns,
and it should be as correct as possible, with the badges worn properly. It
may be the uniform as the members of his troop, team, crew, or ship wear
it. If wearing all or part of the uniform is impractical for whatever
reason, the candidate should be clean and neat in his appearance and
dressed appropriately, according to his means, for the milestone marked
by the occasion. Regardless of unit expectations or rules, boards of review
may not reject candidates dressed to this description; neither may they
require the purchase of uniforming, or clothing such as coats and ties.”
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The Eagle Board of Review
– What should I expect?
• The EBOR is similar to BORs for Tenderfoot to Life
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Not a “retest” nor “examination”
You may be asked where you learned your skills
Who taught you your skills
What did you gain from fulfilling selected requirements
How you have lived the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your home, unit,
school, and community
• Some differences include:
– You may not know some of the board members
– A little longer in time, primarily to review your Eagle Scout Service
Project
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The Eagle Court of Honor
• Not mandatory, however…
– it is a NATIONAL award, recognition opportunity
• There is no set script and lots of variations!
– Can be as simple as a get-together
– Can be as complex as a wedding reception
• The troop may have a “ECOH tradition”
• Hosting may be done by the troop, Eagle’s
parents, or both – it’s a family and unit decision
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The Eagle Court of Honor - Preparation
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designate an award presenter who should then be contacted and
their participation firmed up
invite a representative of the BSA (district, council, etc.) to "open
the National Court of Honor for the purpose of presenting the
Eagle Scout Award, this nation's and this program's highest youth
honor for Scouts and Venturers, to...."
necessary arrangements should be made for a hall or other facility
as soon as possible
requests for letters of recognition and congratulations from
government officials must be mailed a minimum of four weeks prior
to the ceremony
items, including props, public address system, and the movements
of the participants
Decorations
Refreshments
Invitations to the guests
Printing of the program
Publicity, with special emphasis on photographs in newspapers
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The Eagle Court of Honor – Common Elements
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Opening
Invocation
Introductions
Convening the National Court of Honor
Re-dedication of Eagle candidate to Scout Oath & Law
Eagles’ Nest
Eagle Charge
Presentation of Award
Acceptance and Recognition
Closing the National Court of Honor
Benediction
Closing
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The Eagle Court of Honor – Optional Elements
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Significance of the Eagle Rank
The Call of the Eagle
What’s It Worth?
The 4% and Scouting Alumni
Reflection of the Scout’s Trail to Eagle
– Slide presentation
– “Open Mike”
• Limited only by your imagination
• http://www.eaglescout.org
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The Eagle Court of Honor – Features of a Good Ceremony
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The ceremony should have a crisp definitive opening.
A proper introduction of the Eagle Scout candidate should be made
by someone or some group the Scouts in the Troop respect.
A complete and easy to understand explanation should be made
regarding what must be accomplished to attain the Eagle Scout
rank. (Explicit mention should be made of the candidate's Eagle
Service project.)
The Eagle candidate's parents should be escorted to the front of
the room and should stand or sit near their son. (If neither of his
parents is able to attend, his guardian, a close relative or friend
should join him.)
The Eagle candidate should reaffirm his belief in the ideals of
Scouting by either reciting the Scout Oath or participating in the
Eagle charge.
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The Eagle Court of Honor – Features of a Good Ceremony
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The presenter should be someone of special significance to the
Eagle candidate. The presenter should be given a few moments to
speak concerning the individual Scout or the Eagle Award.
The Eagle Scout award is PRESENTED to the parents, who then
pins the award to their son's uniform.
Both the mother and father should receive some recognition from
the Eagle Scout himself.
The Eagle Scout should receive congratulations from all people
involved. All or some of the letters of congratulations may be read
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The letter from the CSE, BSA's senior most administrator should be read first. If
a letter from the deceased father or mother or former Scoutmaster is saved for
the event, that is the most important.
The Eagle Scout should be given the opportunity to say a few
words if he is inclined to do so.
The ceremony must have a definite closing.
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The Eagle Court of Honor – Small Pitfalls to Avoid
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When using candles for the ceremony, get a supply of fresh
candles. Don't try to get by with candles that have previously been
used.
Make sure you have matches or a working lighter available.
Check the PA system immediately before the start of the
ceremony.
Check all props before the start of the ceremony.
Remind the parents of the Eagle Scout that their son will be
pinning awards on them also. They should dress in a way to
facilitate this.
Order the Eagle Presentation Kit as soon as word is received from
National that the application has been approved.
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The Eagle Court of Honor – Small Pitfalls to Avoid
• Prior to the ceremony, detach the badges and pins from
the presentation box. This can be a little tricky, and
trying to figure it out for the first time in the middle
of the ceremony interrupts the flow and pacing of the
ceremony.
• PLEASE rehearse the ceremony. Stumbling over words
detracts from the quality of the ceremony. The young
man worked hard to achieve the rank of Eagle; we want
to make the ceremony appropriate to his achievement.
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The Eagle Court of Honor – Other General Thoughts
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A guest book which can be signed by everyone who attends the Eagle
Court of Honor makes a wonderful memento of the occasion for the new
Eagle Scout.
Consider presenting a NESA membership to the new Eagle Scout. Whether
you present the membership or not, invite a representative of NESA to
attend the ceremony and to say a few words as part of the ceremony.
All of the Courts of Honor in this document assume that the Eagle Scout
comes from the "traditional family:" one mother and one father. This is
not necessarily true. Be prepared to handle the exceptions by modifying
the ceremonies, as appropriate. Some Eagle Scouts will be part of a single
parent family while others will involve multiple sets of parents. Be sensitive
to individual situations.
Finally, a word of advice to the motherof the Eagle Scout: enjoy the
ceremony. Let someone else do the work of providing refreshments and
decorating the hall. This day belongs to your son and to you; make it a
day that you will remember fondly.
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The Eagle Court of Honor – Final Thoughts
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Make it simple, but keep it fun.
The Master of Ceremonies (MC) sets the tone and the pace of the
ceremony.
Keep the aisle space clear for parading the colors.
Use props with candles; Scout spirit candle.
Make sure the candidate's parents sit in a special place.
An Eagle Ceremony should be held separately from troop Court-OfHonors.
Master the lighting and sound system before a ceremony..
Have the principle speakers sit close to the front to reduce program lag
time in traveling to the podium.
Have the troop march in with patrol flags, and sit together for colors.
It is appropriate to let humor in and to expect the unexpected.
Have the Eagle speak from prepared notes!
Daytime window light may affect slide programs
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Final Thoughts – Primarily For Parents
• Ideas for motivating your son to complete the Eagle
Scout award?
(Disclaimer: Not all of these motivating techniques work, or are even
good ideas. If you find them inappropriate for motivating your Scout or at odds with the ethics
and values of Scouting, by all means don't use them. But sometimes desperate parents resort
to desperate measures. Our recommendation: motivate boys early and often and help them get
Eagle while they are enthusiastic and active if possible so that nobody gets desperate.)
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Rewards - When you complete Eagle, you will receive ... (gifts, $$$, etc.)
Restrictions -You can't have a ... (often a driver's license) until you complete Eagle
Warnings - If you don't complete Eagle, you'll regret it like ... does (sometimes
this comes from Dad who didn't complete Eagle and wishes he did.)
Guilt -Your (father, grandfather, brother, mother, ...) will be so disappointed if
you don't complete Eagle.
Competition - (Your brother, your friend, your nemesis) completed Eagle - when are
you going to?
Sunny Futures - Eagle Scouts become ... (corporate leaders, community leaders,
millionaires, famous, etc.) and you will too if you complete Eagle.
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Questions?
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