Narrative Essay On Eagle Scout

There is one thing that President Gerald R. Ford; the first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong; filmmaker Steven Spielberg and I all have in common. We are all Eagle Scouts. Since 1911, there have been more than one million Boy Scouts that have earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank advancement in Scouting. However, only about two and a half percent of ALL Boy Scouts have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. It is a very long path, but one that is well worth the journey.

I hope everyone had an amazing Troop “Boot-Camp” and Leadership weekend. I want to thank all the adults that were able to oversee and guide. Now moving away from this weekend, I am here to primarily talk about my Eagle Scout project.

You probably don’t know this about me, but I used to be an eagle scout. And in order to be an eagle scout, you have to do things like go camping. And over the summer, my troop would like to travel about six hours north of Milwaukee to a place called Camp Lefeber, where we would camp in the wilderness for several days. About ten to twenty other scout troops from around Wisconsin would meet us there, and there were no cabins at the camp grounds. Instead, we slept in tents. My first year at camp, my friend, Matthew, and I had just the minimum age requirement to go: twelve years old. And, being the good friends that we are, we decided to share a tent for the time we were at camp. It’s not weird. We were in the wilderness. We shared for survival.

Rather than being lead by the older scouts, it was me and my friends who began to run the troop. The ones that I had looked up to had mostly left, and, almost seemingly without warning, it was our turn to lead, and mentor the new scouts. I was a troop guide, then an Assistant senior patrol leader, and then the quartermaster. All the while, I continued on my own to advance steadily through the scouting ranks. However, with these greater responsibilities, came greater enjoyment to be had out of scouting. We went to summer camps, high adventure camps, and dozens of troop-sponsored camping trips. I was nominated for, and accepted into, the Order of the Arrow, the Honor Society of Scouting. After being nominated by my Troop, I participated in a service project where we slept under the stars, followed by a period of silence and

My Eagle Scout project was one of the most difficult and challenging achievements in my life. For my Eagle Scout project I decided to build a storage closet and a seating area for a horse rescue shelter in Georgia. Both of these tasks were a huge risk considering this included pouring concrete and using heavy equipment. I was confident I could get it done and I presented my plan to the Eagle Board to be approved. At first, the Eagle Board liked my idea. The board proceeded to ask me questions about how I would be able to get the project done before my eighteenth birthday coming up later that year. I tried to answer their questions but soon realized that I failed to account for all the time and effort it would take me to build both the storage

Boy Scouts of America: I have been involved with the scouting program since I was six years old, and continue to be actively involved. I currently working to the rank of Eagle Scout. I am currently the Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) of my troop, which includes running the weekly meetings, sending and creating the weekly agenda, updating our Troop website, and help plan Troop outings. On average I spend roughly 5 hours a week with doing activities that are involved with Boy Scouts.

For my Girl Scout Silver award, I had to create and finish a project that was both sustainable and filled a need in my community. I decided that I wanted to put furniture in the teen area of my local library. I then met with the children’s librarians and the library director and we set a fundraising goal.

Starting as a tiger cub, scouts was something that I looked forward to each week. There was not a lot of responsibilities. I just showed up each week and the adults had something fun planned. I made lots of friends through it and we all had a good time. As we advanced we learned more and more and got more responsibility. With each rank the group of us got smaller and smaller. The last ranks were Webelos 1 and 2, they signified a transition towards Boy Scouts. The requirements were harder and we had a lot more responsibilities.

Throughout life, we will all meet numerous people. Each character in our story is different and unique in some way. Perhaps one is known for being a prodigal and dedicated athlete. The next is creative and passionate in the arts. Yet another prefers to stay to the side, despite being surprisingly knowledgeable and wise for their age. They all have their own story to tell and their own characteristics that have formed them. I am no exception to this rule and have my own characteristics that set me apart from others. My various different interests are what have encouraged me in different ways, whether it be my drive, my creativity, or my intelligence.

The Junior Cadet Corps is a middle school organization founded on integrity, leadership, and respect. The junior cadet corps, unlike JROTC in high school, did not garner the highest respect from peers at my middle school. JCC was often viewed as an escape for students from the physical demand of athletics. Unfortunately, many of the students within the class were students who were at high risk of gang exposure and suffered from low income status. Very few took the class with the mentality of being challenged. I was thirteen when I joined the class and I immediately wanted to leave; I was a shy girl with no voice being yelled at and told to do push ups. However, I chose to remain in the class.

When I first joined cub scouts, I was thrilled. Staying through Boy Scouts, however, was a struggle. I had to hold leaderships in the troop through the years and learned a lot from it. I had to earn merit badges with rigorous and very long time requirements. Some that I had to work on daily. Being a Boy Scout is a big time commitment and earning the rank of Eagle Scout is something that only 4% of the 28 million boy scouts in the entire world earn.

My Girl Scout Troop (#473) and I went to the Discovery Cube on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. It was raining really hard so we did not go outside much. Did I mention that they were having their “Winterfest”?

Brief description of my Eagle Project: My Eagle project was to re-due the decking for the handicap ramp at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church here in Acton. This involved ripping up the old wood decking and disposing of it accordingly. Next, we attached “sister-boards” to the frame of the deck. Then, I attached brand new composite decking. I chose this as my project because everyday someone needs to use the ramp and it was very unsafe at the time and desperately needed an update. I financed this project by asking for donations at Saturday and Sunday masses, holding a back to schools party fundraiser, and lastly receiving an anonymous donation.

To assume this title would be an exploration in converting valued words of inspiration into courage. In my small town, enveloped in the Catskill Mountains, I am surrounded by the comfort of familiarity. I have seen very little of the world and it's diversities. As an AU Eagle, I would be afforded the opportunity to become acquainted with a new way of life in a way I have only dreamed of. Leaving the vigil of the mountains to be an AU Eagle would be a drastic change of scenery; mountains to metropolitan and an endeavor in my own daring.

Stripping and paving a football-field length path by six feet by hand sounds excruciating. That is because it is, but, how can one negotiate against a monstrous feat such as this? This is an obstacle I faced that made me extend my leadership abilities during my Eagle Scout project. Oddly, though I encountered a plethora of turmoil during my project, I am glad because the experience allowed me to grow as a leader.