Eagle Scout Project: Student Analysis

Over a century ago, Woodrow Wilson implored higher education to seek to answer the questions and challenges of our community and nation by sharing ownership of the issues that define the well-being of our society. More recently, President Barack Obama stated: “Our task, working together, is to constantly widen the circle of our concern”. Service to others has been an integral part of my life that I anticipate continuing through adulthood. A service project that I completed over the summer taught me about the resiliency of the human spirit and the importance of widening my circle.

    I am glad to say that I will begin the installation of the brand new sign for the St. Margaret's Parish Center this weekend for my Eagle Scout Project. The new sign has just been finished, and I am in need of a few dedicated scouts to assist me in the installation. I am looking for between 8-12 scouts to help out this Saturday between 9:00 - 12:00 and 12:00 - 3:00. Bring shovels, wheelbarrows, post diggers, and of course work gloves and safety glasses. If all goes to plan, we should get through all of the work on Saturday, but we may need some people to help out on Monday aswell. Thanks to everybody for your support, and remember to sign up on the Troop Web Site so I know how much food to get! Thanks again, hope to see

The two things that I can say without a doubt in my mind that I have done that have made a difference are my club, Irmo Arts Outreach, and my work at Lexington Medical Center(LMC) as a volunteer. Irmo Arts Outreach has left an impact more on the community than anything else, and the volunteer work at LMC has changed me more than anyone else. Irmo Arts Outreach was a dream I had, which I was able to make into a reality with the help of a few friends. What we do is go to the VA hospital to perform musical pieces for veterans, to let them know we appreciate everything they did for us and that they are not alone. I started the club, I organized our visits to the hospital, and I got permission for them to let us perform there. On our first visit

The first five weeks of this assignment nobody within my group was willing to make an actaul effort outside of class to make time to film and organise how we would approach this assignment. Leaving me to do basically all of the work from ideas, shot lists and organising everyone to meet and film, while Nick (Nicholas Aw) did some of the filming on his own I was left to do 90% of the moving camera work as Lahi and Anna disapeared for a solid hour during filming after returning the Dolly equiptment. From there I edited the assignment together as I’d originally offered to do the editing as I have the Final Cut Pro software on my Laptop. The entire group came up with the idea for the assingment and how we would approach it after we agreed on the idea. Production wise that Role went to myself as I took lead in the group and organised times and shot lists. However, after an chat and email to Louise after class, I stepped back as discussed, but still I have had to find out if anyone was doing any work and doing a small amount of editing and trying to explain that this assignment was about incorporating the moving camera technique not narrative and this has not really been done in the final assignment as the majority of the assignment footage is still shots.

The act of service that meant the most to me was my Eagle Scout Project. I began planning it in November of 2014 and finished April 2015. It was one of the largest things I planned from concept to final product. Before my Eagle Scout Project, In my town, the park is one of the most used venues in our community and most of it is beautiful but in front of the bathrooms was an area that was overgrown and had corn growing in it. I had to go through many steps of bureaucracy just to get approval, plan everything in detail, and execute the project effectively.

One of the greatest things we can do in this life is to help others. I’ve found no greater joy, than when I have been able to lift another’s burden. One the proudest achievements of my life, was when I completed my Eagle Scout project. I was able to raise money and collect items to furnish an apartment for African refugees who recently emigrated to the U.S. After a couple of months of collecting and fund raising, I organized volunteers to set up the refugees’ apartment. I couldn’t have been more proud than when I saw the family’s smiling

In this reflection, I choose to write about the assignments surrounding my object, the Albina mural project documentary film. The research part of the assignment for the annotated bibliography required working in teams. For the most part, I really enjoyed this experience since it forced me into a situation where I had to find a way of incorporating everyone's thoughts and ideas in a manner that complemented and respected each of our individual leadership styles. At first, it was difficult to find a way of holding everyone accountable so that there would not be shifting blames at the end of the project. However, as a group, we decided to go with a divide and conquer approach. This was effective and efficient, however, I realize in the real world this only works when every team member does their part in a timely fashion. During the research phase, I learned quite a bit about myself that I didn't know in high school. For example, when I have to, I am willing to be the person that steps up to the plate and takes charge. Taking on more of a driver’s role is something I would like to continue expanding moving forward. While researching I also learned how to utilize a variety of different resources in a way that helped uncover the information I needed. At first, I was frustrated with the lack of information

For one of my friends Eagle project, we went around the cemetary and recorded all the information given about veterans. These records would be put down online so that anyone serching for a specific person could find where they are buried. It was actually a fun job, we got to see all the awards given to some of these vets and compare them. It was interesting to see just how much some people had done to serve our country. I both helped decipher eroded gravestones and and took pictures of what we were doing. This experience allowed me to gain a deeper understanding and respect for those who have served.

Through my church, family and The Boy Scouts of America I have learned to always give back and serve my community.  As an adolescent and young man I have been able to give back to my community by volunteering in free stores for the less fortunate, food pantries, and serving free lunches during the summer to school age children.  Even though this has helped build my character and shape my decision for my future, the most significant service project I have been a part of has been my Eagle Scout Service Project.  I learned an important lesson in project management and taking responsibility for something significant. This act of responsibility has helped define my transition from a child to a young adult I can be proud of.

Not only was I required to find a service project, but I had to plan it and create a proposal, gather materials, coordinate efforts of volunteers, as well as lead the project during the work hours. The project was a period of personal growth for me because I had to adopt new responsibilities that I had previously never even fathomed, even as a leader in my scout troop. I was responsible for the quality of work and everyone’s safety, as well as planning the logistics including work hours and the organization of

When I was chapter president of my Rainbow Girls assembly, my service project for the time being was the Animal Shelter. I believe that the shelter really helped our girls become more involved in the community. It was a way that the girls could take on responsibility for the animals and the girls that are shyer could help the community without having to interact with too many other people. I wanted to go back to the shelter for my senior project because it had already helped the original foundation of my project so much.

One was the CN Tower Charity Climb which focused on training members to climb the 144 flights of stairs in the CN Tower as well as raise funds since each climber had to donate $100. It allowed me to grow as a leader because I was creating workouts, booking locations to train and fundraise, making posters and taking care of attendance. Being the founder also allowed me to support my passion for environmental initiatives, in a way that raised awareness for a fantastic cause. Additionally, I started the JFSS Amnesty International Youth Chapter which focused on writing letters to political leaders to make changes to their policies for the betterment of their

An activity that I participate in after and before school is Boy Scouts. In this activity we do many things such as service projects and fun activities during meetings. I have been participating in Boy Scouts since sixth grade, during this time I have participated in many service projects. One example of a recent service project in which I have participated in is, a fellow Boy Scout’s Eagle project. An Eagle project is a service project that, an individual does as part of many requirements to earn the eagle scout rank. The project is organized and run by the scout with little to no help from adults or peers. At the Eagle project we helped renovate roadrunner food bank. More specifically we painted four walkin fridge/freezers, while cleaning

As the show came together, the core “crew” was established; it was to be the stage manager, her assistant, the director, the actresses, and myself. As more elements were added, the distribution of the jobs became clear; the stage manager was to record and check out blocking, the assistant stage manager was to keep an eye on props and reset them whenever necessary, and I was to watch for lines. This placed me in a position wherein I would have to tell the actresses, at least thirty years my senior and two astoundingly talented figures, what to do and how to phrase certain lines. Not only was this prospect daunting, but it was terrifying; I entered this project assuming I would be told what to do, but what they needed of me was to tell others what to do. The community of theatre, I realized then (and still hold with me now), did not rely on the heavy power structures that the rest of the world seems to care about so deeply; there is give and take. The director tells the stage manager what to do, yet sometimes the situation is switched. The actresses take instruction from the director, but the director will listen to them for thoughts on where the scene should go. Therefore, despite my small position as a standby assistant for whoever needs it, it was expected of me to correct the actresses and give them cues when necessary (no matter how uncomfortable I felt with it). I was nervous at the thought and yet this

My project impacted me and others in many different ways. By choosing to do a project based on kindness, it was both educational as well as hands-on learning. This has further educated me on kindness and how being kind can alternate your attitude and your view on people. This project has made me grow as a person by showing me that there is more to life and that helping others is a huge part of my future. I have been able to communicate things more clearly and been able to show more respect for others. It has impacted others by showing them that kindness can flip your perspective on people and that you don’t just get joy from receiving kindness, it's the joy of being kind to someone else.